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Peder, I really respect your opinion on this. It reminds me that not everyone has the same level of emotional investment in these issues. I have a high tolerance for others' viewpoints, but we only need to think of the Cartoon Conflicts raging abroad to see that one man's humor is another...

Satire: any work of literature or art whose objective is ridicule. It is more easily recognized than defined. From ancient times satirists have shared a common aim: to expose foolishness in all its guises—vanity, hypocrisy, pedantry, idolatry, bigotry, sentimentality—and to effect reform through...

Oh, I too love England, steffee. I'm oh so familiar with the Midlands as well. Where would we be without England? The world would be speaking French, and we'd be forced to read books about lingerie, philosophie, and deconstruction. Mon dieu!

The Name of the Rose is much better paced and more straightforward. You don't feel you need a degree in Ecolalia to enjoy it.

Hi Madeline, Just as a matter of interest, why wouldn't you just not go to those threads if they upset you? Also, I think flamers from outside are instantly recognizable and dealt with accordingly.

I tried to take up piano again (dropped when I was 14), but my son who can really play won't let me near it. I've been banned! :)

Dang, meh, I figure I've got the body it's going to go on right here, so I just hold it up once in a while. Though I have made some funny boo boos. Once I made a lavender short-sleeved top that was crocheted so tightly it stood up on its own, like a suit of armor. haha. Still, it looked nice...

The few people who've been banned from TBF would habitually use really crass language and personally insult others, over and over. So, if you insist on doing that, sure, it's easy to get banned. Other forums might tolerate a bit more of that, but I don't really know. The censorship, as is, is...

direstraits, I'm very sympathetic to this urge. When I'm not writing, I'm a professional dilettante. Some of the stuff I do now: --freeform crocheting bits of clothing, i.e., without a pattern. There are a lot of very good wool farms near me, so it's too tempting. --I'm in the middle...

Sitaram, this is defnitely a worthy goal. I always feel that book discussion could benefit from a little more guidance. And I happen to have That Old Ace in the Hole somewhere around awaiting my attention. I'll try to get to it soon (I'm a great fan of The Shipping News, BTW, so have high hopes)...

I think Toadal is pointing to a different kind of moderating. Yes, it's nice to say hi to every new member. But what about merging every new Salinger thread into an overall existing Salinger thread, along with a polite paragraph on why you're doing it? How about marshalling all the stray...

In fact, if you look at the archived threads at TBF, you will see that discussion of religion and politics happened a lot in the past and those discussions were civil, well-informed, and multifaceted. I can't think of a religion/politics discussion that devolved into slanging. The need to hang...

Hey there, ds. I love Beck. He's very funny, plus has a great talent for sampling and mixing something new out of the familiar and funky. I bought Mellow Gold way back when his mixology wasn't really fully developed. I have Odelay and Midnight Vultures (great dance tunes), but not Guero. Now...

Hi Shade, No, I'm not gone. I just have less to say. Anything I do say may be held against me in a court of law. I got a warning for posting a gag book search. I thought it was amusing. Well, anyway. I read a lot, I write a lot, but my interests do not seem to be intersecting with the...

There's a whole thread on this book here: http://forums.thebookforum.com/showthread.php?t=6806&highlight=Monk+Kidd Maybe a mod will fold in gently.

Actually, it's not a part of the case at all. The paper has absolutely no liabiity for what the guy says on his own time. It's purely an issue of journalism ethics.

This is not a libel issue. Donegan violated a well-established journalists' code of ethics, one that applies to virtually every reporter for any newspaper that purports to report the news objectively. Different codes of ethics apply to different types of journalism, but a general rule of...