I’m not going to censor posts unless they move outside all reasonable boundaries of decency. I expect that there’s going to be a great deal of screaming and carrying on over the next couple of weeks, as anxieties mount and hard feelings come back to the surface. A decision was made, and the issue now is where to move.
The Mateel Center will be telephoning all of the coordinators it can reach, to confirm continued interest and obtain feedback. There will be meetings with volunteers and/or the public as well. I’m certain the Mateel will appreciate all constructive input.
Contrary to rumors posted herein, the “database” was apparently given over to the Mateel.
The ROR forum was not hacked nor shut down in an attempt to censor discussion. The forum was not actually a part of the ROR site, but rather was provided by a forum service. The account was in the name of People Productions and so the forum was presumably shut down by PP. I’m told that another forum will be set up soon.
And Taunya Stapp posted in the thread below to confirm that a contract with a new producer is being negotiated presently. I assume that an announcement will be made upon completion.
By all means vent if you must. Use these threads. But please try to stick to the issues and avoid the unnecessary personal attacks. And come Tuesday, I hope the bulk of the community will start to come together to make ROR work.
Update: The ROR forum’s back up! No foul play on the part of anybody. Just coincidental timing.

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December 31, 2006 at 5:05 am
Garth Epling - Mateel BOD
Hey Eric – The message board problem is still being worked on.
We are in touch with Primo the administrator for the Reggae on the River Message Board. Looks like it might just have been bad timing and not an intentional shut down of the message board.
Here is what he says about it:
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The Reggae on the River Message Board wasn’t removed, and it’s still there as it was yesterday. I was attempting to apply an update to the message board this afternoon (spam prevention) when I noticed the login information had been changed, which prevented me from finishing the update as I wasn’t able to upload the newer files.
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December 31, 2006 at 5:23 am
Eric V. Kirk
Thanx Garth. Either way, there’s no evidence of malice, though the timing is unfortunate.
December 31, 2006 at 5:48 am
Anon.R.mous
Uh, who really gives a fig about that Reggae show or the drama bomb anyway?
December 31, 2006 at 6:41 am
Anonymous
Reggae on the River board is back up.
December 31, 2006 at 6:56 am
Eric V. Kirk
anonrmous – well, to start with, whoever has upped my hits to about 300 more than usual – and on a holiday Saturday!
December 31, 2006 at 9:26 am
Anonymous
Rock on the River. Now there’s something I can get excited about.
December 31, 2006 at 4:43 pm
Matthew
The process of contacting the Coordinators is underway. It’s not a simple and quick task, believe me. The first step was to get a copy of the Coordinator list with contact info from he-who-keeps-it. That has been done. There is a hope of contacting everyone in the next week. There is also a hope of finalizing the agreement with a new production company within the next week, although it may take a little longer.
I noticed some level of panic from an anon Coordinator on another thread. No need to panic. Reggae is extremely cumbersome to operate with it’s structure of a zillion coordinators and an even greater number of vols. Anyone stepping into this at this time will need the help of all of us who have been sheparding Reggae along. Patience, grasshopper!
December 31, 2006 at 5:37 pm
Kimba
I would really like to see the stage at French’s Camp become the performance stage once again.
Camp, come and go, etc, through Dimmick’s.
Have the music in the old bowl.
It was more intimate and gave us better sound. T
December 31, 2006 at 8:13 pm
Anonymous
amen! Kimba…
Old stage is better. PLus it is ALREADY THERE!! IE: reduced expense of constructing/renting NEW stage…
It has better access in relation to parking and camping… it offers sweet tribal intimacy….
December 31, 2006 at 10:35 pm
Anonymous
We who saw the Dimmick Ranch as a method of relieving traffic congestion were happy to see it added to the venue. However the current setup needs rethinking. Returning to the old stage would help but we MUST have a second exit only thru the old Bob Marley Blvd. in order to function properly!
January 1, 2007 at 1:26 am
Anonymous
People have become very paranoid, thanks to the heavy-handed tactics used by People productions. Today I overheard a fellow speculate that PP’s intention is to sabotage Reggae on the River and to eventually stage a Reggae on the Ranch on the Dimmick property. Sound farfetched? Perhaps — let’s see how well our fellow “community members” support Mateel in its time of need….