So... if they don't want any sort of cooperation with fans, then... that just goes entirely against the purpose of a street team in general. Forgive my harsh nature, but what they're trying to do is perhaps the worst, and ironically least-professional method of promoting a tour. But I'll digress because I probably don't know what I'm talking about and have probably misread multiple things here and there. Just seems to me that when you say things like "that should be left to the fangirls" it has a sort of "We're working with a rich and famous Japanese band and don't need the support of the fans... however, we're asking kindly for it!" feel to it.

I understand that L'Arc is a different band than VAMPS, but despite some of the imperfections during both their 2009 and 2010 tours, what really made the shows a success, even if the tickets may or may not have sold out, was the connection between the official staff and the fans. It was a two-way street, I guess you could say. They promise to perform in our country as long as we help make their shows a success, as opposed to the feel I'm currently getting which is, they alone make the show a success but just in case here's a FaceBook page that might gather a little extra attention.

But again, perhaps I'm missing the point here. So yeah... sorry for any misunderstanding.

(10-28-2011, 09:31 PM)Guest Wrote: It's funny that these people are trying to be so "professional" when the L'Arc~en~Ciel "Official" Street Team page is full of grammatical errors. Initially when they started the page, L'Arc~en~Ciel's name wasn't even written correctly. That really pisses me off. I mean, if you're going to claim to represent this awesome band and present yourselves as official members of an organization that represents the United States, would it kill you to hit spell check? I mean, c'mon. It's ridiculous. I also really like how they make it a point to represent the east coast. I have no problems with the east coast or anything like that, but L'Arc did say that there is still more info to come, presumably more tour dates to be added. And if that's the case, why not keep that in mind? Instead, they post as if it is FOR SURE that L'Arc is going to New York and ONLY New York. What the hell are these people going to do if L'Arc decides to add a date on the west coast? Say, "Oh btw, those living on the west coast can help out now!" Way to alienate fans, guys. The goal of a street team should be to get ALL fans residing in the U.S. to work TOGETHER, not by region. Even though the focus, for the time being anyway, should be New York, they should still make all fans feel included because I don't know if anyone has noticed, but the internet is a powerful tool. And you don't need to live in New York to use it.

/rant

And this. Very much this.