Actually, it was more or less a coincidence, at least at the beginning. The person who administered that board quit, and when the time came for the label to evaluate its next move, they probably had a good look at the board and noticed just how little of it had anything to do with their own product, which -- let's not fool ourselves -- was always in theory the thing that that board was meant to promote. They handled the "re-evaluation" in a heavy-handed way, but it didn't honestly have any direct connection to the fortunes of Ms. Jones. And already, many of those disgruntled board users are already finding a new home at Jazzcorner's Speakeasy, which has the benefit of not being beholden to any corporate agenda or identity. Steve Smith ssmith36@sprynet.com -----Original Message----- From: zorn-list-bounces@mailman.xmission.com [mailto:zorn-list-bounces@mailman.xmission.com]On Behalf Of Alan Lankin Sent: Sunday, March 16, 2003 4:22 PM To: Ken Waxman Cc: skip Heller; zorn-list@mailman.xmission.com Subject: Re: the Norah Jones album Two weeks after she won the Grammies, Blue Note shut down the Blue Note bulletin board. Coincidence?