Comments on: 2009 Diamond Awards Top 10 Posted

By: Daniel J. Mount

Daniel J. Mount — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 03:55:28 +0000

Thank you for toning your comments down and resubmitting them.

By: Randy Burgess

Randy Burgess — Tue, 21 Apr 2009 19:53:27 +0000

Mr. Herman and Mr.Man’s comments are very harsh and of course Mr. john’s coment. I happen to be glad to be a part of the Diamond Awards. We minister in place most pro. groups can’t and want go. We minister to hurting and happy people. Our ministry is genuine and honest. Sorry for being upset, I bothers me that uniformed people can coment at will.

By: Daniel J. Mount

Daniel J. Mount — Tue, 21 Apr 2009 15:09:50 +0000

A quick note to the individual who just submitted a post saying it sounded like the other commenters here were not Christians: That’s going too far for this site.

If you would like to submit a more toned-down version of what you had to say, I would be happy to consider approving it.

Also, please use a working email address in the email field. I would have dealt with this via email if I could have.

By: LaShay

LaShay — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 13:36:22 +0000

not frustrated at all about the awards. confused, yes. amused, yes. frustrated? hardly.

By: Daniel J. Mount

Daniel J. Mount — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 11:45:28 +0000

OK, everyone, this just went too far. I do appreciate that everyone gets frustrated and wants somewhere to vent it from time to time, but some things are better discussed in private.

I edited a few comments to just the on-topic part and deleted the firefight. And to those who were involved in the part where it got personal, my apologies for not stepping in earlier.

By: Seaton

Seaton — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 11:14:59 +0000

I would be happy if the Southern Gospel industry did away with all awards shows because at the end of the day they mean nothing.

By: Chris Unthank

Chris Unthank — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 21:22:06 +0000

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I guess I don’t see the big problem with these awards. These artists that you’ve never heard of obviously have a lot of fans and they voted. Way to go. Congratulations. The thing is I know Allen Smith (who runs the Diamond Awards) personally, and you won’t find a man who has more integrity in running his awards show. He refuses to throw out votes just because someone he’s never heard of gets a nomination. That, to me, should show the character that he has. If someone has enough votes to get a nomination then they should get a nomination – simple as that.

By: john

john — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 15:03:46 +0000

Sorry Mr. Unthank. The people who laugh at Southern Gospel are the ones who hear sub-quality music by countless overweight singers with enough money to forcefeed their music into a bottomless pit filled with promotional sharks.

In defense of the “Diamonds” it is just another group of “artists” who indirectly pay to play, on a smaller scale than the the ones over at the “printed voice” do.

By: LaShay

LaShay — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 15:01:17 +0000

And people who laugh at Southern Gospel aren’t necessarily the ones who’ve never heard of an awards show. The industry laughs at itself. And if you don’t believe me, bring that list to a concert filled with top notch groups and see if they recognize those names on that ballot. They won’t.

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By: Chris Unthank

Chris Unthank — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 14:33:44 +0000

This isn’t why Southern Gospel gets laughed at LaShay. People who laugh at Southern Gospel don’t even know there is one awards show let alone 6 (or however many there are).

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