Fugazi Posted October 18, 2020 Share Posted October 18, 2020 Historically, public relations have arguably been a weak spot for the band. Things have improved now that the PR is being managed by Equation Music, a communications company. Anyway, the band have pulled an interesting move by diverting their Facebook fan interaction to a page separate from their main page: Quote Wanna stay up to date with major Nightwish news? We just launched our official Facebook fan group! We'll only post major news here so you can stay up to date without missing anything! Join now: https://www.facebook.com/groups/nightwishofficial/ And the new fan page mentions: Quote Welcome to our official Facebook fan group! We will post major news here only. If you decided to enter your e-mail, you will also receive these posts in your mail. Check out the rules to make sure to keep this is a civil and friendly place! Breaking the rules can lead to getting banned. Having an official fan page is not a big deal. But posting news exclusively on the fan page instead of the main group page is unusual. In the light of the recent Finberg announcement, my take is that NW want to put a distance between their official channels and any controversial fan discussion that may flare up occasionally. Having fan reactions happen on a separate page distinctly labelled as a FAN page may help with the legal consequences of the occasional incendiary fan opinions and having to moderate the stuff 24/7. I could be wrong, but there's something about the timing of this announcement. So what content will remain on the official band page? 🙄 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fugazi Posted October 18, 2020 Author Share Posted October 18, 2020 Oh and I just noticed this: Quote Private Only members can see who's in the group and what they post It's a private group, so comments will be kept out of sight of most FB users. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mabla Posted October 19, 2020 Share Posted October 19, 2020 21 hours ago, Fugazi said: Oh and I just noticed this: It's a private group, so comments will be kept out of sight of most FB users. I'm not on Facebook 😁 🤘 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fugazi Posted October 20, 2020 Author Share Posted October 20, 2020 4 hours ago, mabla said: I'm not on Facebook 😁 🤘 You aren't missing much 😄 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fugazi Posted July 7, 2021 Author Share Posted July 7, 2021 On 10/18/2020 at 2:23 PM, Fugazi said: Anyway, the band have pulled an interesting move by diverting their Facebook fan interaction to a page separate from their main page: It would seem that the band management have completely forgotten about this project, as the fan page hasn't been updated in months. In the mean time, news items are still being posted on their main FB page. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fugazi Posted December 19, 2021 Author Share Posted December 19, 2021 The official NW website has just been rebuilt, and has a bit more information than it used to. Of note, a new (I think?) band biography here. Also a greater selection of pictures can be found on the various band member and album pages. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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