A Guestbook on a web site that deals with personal preferences (such as this one), coupled with automatic anonymity usually leads to some pretty strong opinions. The converse, of course, to the above statement is "This site is the greatest I've ever seen!", and both have already appeared on our board.
     To the people who leave such messages, I say: Thank you! The design and execution of a web site is a creative process. Often times, the webmaster is too close to a project to objectively view it, so he relies on the opinions of  visitors to give him a clear picture. Without your comments, this site would not be growing in the direction it is today. 
     When I first started znuff.8m.com (now known as "Z'nuff Web"!! Yay!:), my goal was to simply update an old page I had at Geocities to let people know that Enuff Z'nuff were still kickin' it after all these years. I had no urge to compete with all of the fine sites that had cropped up since then, and I still don't. Keavin can get news faster than I can and has some killer audio and visual files, and Michelle has a terrific newsletter and a really cool song battle! Why would I want to compete?
     I wouldn't. So, I decided to make this the "Fun Site For Enuff Z'nuff Fans", by ignoring touring info and the 'business' side of the band, and focusing instead on trivial things like the often humorous duality of Donnie Vie's lyrics. 
     Happily, this didn't work. Instead,  I installed a Guestbook and search engine and found out that I was running a site that the visitors weren't completely happy with. Frequent searches for Tour Information has left me with no choice but to start adding it to the site (don't worry; I'm actually tickled pink that the site is growing and people even bother to come here at all!). What...you mean you didn't know I can see what you're searching for? *evil grin* Maybe I shouldn't have told you...I can't wait to see what shows up now!
     Another popular phrase is "Donnie Vie pictures". Unfortunately, while I'd love to make all your wishes come true, I can't fill this request. I will not take pics from anybody else's site (all the ones on Z'nuff Web were either scanned by me or donated), and some pics are copyrighted material. Of course, if anyone reading this has any pics that they've taken and wish to send them to me, I'll gladly start another section to the site and give proper credit to the owner of the pictures.
     Now, to address the downside of Guestbooks: although everyone has a strong opinion about what they like, not everyone shares that opinion. That's perfectly alright; it's be a boring world if we all felt  the same about everything.  What's not alright, and what will not be tolerated on this site, are vulgar insults directed at other people who have taken the time to comment in the Guestbook. If you wish to tell me that the site sucks, by all means, please do so. It's your right. However, do not insult others on the board, because personal attacks will get your post deleted very quickly and, upon repeat offenses, will get your IP address reported to your Internet Service Provider. Like the man says in the song:"We don't have to be friends to get along."
     Keep the comments and requests coming, please. I want to know what's on your mind. A comment from Anna who wrote that her favorite part was the Random Quotes, led me to add thirty more of the buggers (and I had a blast doing it, too). If I were doing this all for myself, I'd be bored out of my skull, and probably need therapy besides.

     Now, what about the original question, "Who's Running This Site, Anyway?"

     You are, and I wouldn't want it any other way.

     Peace.
     
 

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