From: Riggs<BR>
Date: 22 April 2001<P>

Dee<BR>
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Are you really going to let them get to you? Don't take your talent elsewhere because of the petty bullshit of a talentless wanker.
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From: terry<BR>
Date: 22 April 2001<P>

Sweet Lime Rikey~ I make it a policy not to respond to nameless posts. But I  make this one exception for a reason. What you posted was not your work, nor did you have permission to use it. The word for that is plagarism. It violates the terms of service for this site, and most every writing site I  know.<BR>
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Just because Kirk allows use of this site without registration nor isp  validation, there is a certain sense of being anonymous here. But sir or maam, whoever you are, Kirk has the records to pull your isp from the server records and ban your isp from the site if he so chooses...also if the owner of the work you posted asks.<BR>
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Plagarism is one of the lowest  forms of theft there is.<BR>
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terry
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From: iLLblEeD<BR>
Date: 22 April 2001<P>

harem:  sorry it's taken me so long to reply..thanks for all the very nice things you said about me..all i can say is likewise...<BR>
everything i've read here lately seems to have a touch of spring...rebirth..new beginnings..and yet still has an air of the past..<BR>
the idea that sometimes not forgetting helps you to create and live with your feet on the ground...head in the clouds...<BR>
love is not blind.<BR>

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From: iLLblEeD<BR>
Date: 22 April 2001<P>

okay first off, i'm pissed.  It takes alot to make me angry..but i've been reading from the love blender since late '98 * woohoo i rhymed* and i only started submitting this year.  But i have loved reading things from the regulars here..their words echoing into my life and often forewarning me that love is unrequited..or not always what it seems.  I do not want gala or dee or anyone of the ppl i love to read so much to leave.  It saddens me that someone gets off on putting down someone else's emotions.  So this is to whoever voice is...<BR>
I think you should grow a spine and back up your words with a name...or better yet..works of your own.  You are a close minded wanker...<BR>
so if you don't like someone here..don't like what they write..i suggest YOU leave...leave me to reading their works i love so much...because in the end their lives will go on whether you say negative comments or not.  It all boils down to respect..<BR>
over the past few months i've read lots of negative things said about people here....regulars to regulars...and anonymous posts to others..and it's simply disgusting.  This page is built around love...<BR>
And another note...whoever was bashing harem for her short stories...prose..that's shallow and not welcomed here.  She is a fabulous writer who deserves alot more than your half hearted put_
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From: iLLblEeD<BR>
Date: 22 April 2001<P>

sorry<BR>
finishing now&gt;&gt;&gt;putdowns&gt;&gt;&gt;<BR>
so i suggest that everyone who posts here have some respect<BR>
i"m sure we"ve all been in the same positions<BR>
so think about that before you post<BR>

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From: B.K.<BR>
Date: 22 April 2001<P>

deevaa; I think if you leave, it's like giving the bully the block. Stand your ground and never give in...no matter what!<BR>
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Chris; (Come to me) is awesome Misti poetry. I love it.<BR>
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Wing; 'minus tomatoes and two slices of pickle,' made me laugh so, Thanks!<BR>
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slug; Woman, just want to see you write anything. I love your stuff.<BR>
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h; 'In Dreams,' was lovely (sigh)<BR>
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distant moon; '3:15am,' there are times when I think you and I walk the same plank..lol<BR>
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verz bellanosa; first off I love the name you use and secondly, 'the story of you and me,' is wonderful. More please. <BR>
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Some nice writing here lately you all, keep it up!<BR>
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bk
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From: Kirk, Blender-Keeper<BR>
Date: 22 April 2001<P>

Voice: SHUT THE HELL UP.  If I wanted someone else to play cop, I would.  <BR>
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Everyone: Please don't pack up just because of some bad days.  "This too shall pass".  There have been a higher than average number of bad days lately, but the Blender Board is pretty resilient so long as people don't give up en masse.  I will try to get a registration system up soon, and it will probably require a valid e-mail to complete the registration process.  It's not foolproof, but it will take away a lot of the obvious opportunistic idiocy.
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From: Kirk, Blender-Keeper<BR>
Date: 22 April 2001<P>

PS Please e-mail me with the titles and/or URLs of plagirized works and the URLs they copy from.
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From: silent kevin (well, I have been, rather, of late) urenda<BR>
Date: 22 April 2001<P>

(um, no that is not Silent Bob - I only wish I HAD Kevin Smith's ca$h...)<BR>
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Kirk-<BR>
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here here!
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From: kevin urenda, again<BR>
Date: 22 April 2001<P>

p.s. - I have not gone away, I have just been silent, wondering if I'd be missed...
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From: Kirk, Blender-Keeper<BR>
Date: 22 April 2001<P>

Ok, loveblender 2.0 is underway.  You should be able to follow the (hopefully rapid) progress at http://www.loveblender.com/2/<BR>
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The upshot is: user/author accounts will be around, and more or less mandatory for participation in the site-- posting works or comments.  I won't add any real non-by-hand moderation until later, but it will be much easier if needed.  <BR>
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There should be lots of cool benefits I can build in: author profiles (incl links to all poems by that author-- at least those added after the change to the new code), an easy way to link to specific poems from the message board (probably something like each poem will show a code ala [[42258]] that if you include in a comment, you'll make a link to that poem, etc.  Each poem will get a unique permanent URL when it's submitted to the site, that even when the digest is made the URL is still valid (unless I elect to remove it.) Maybe even a search engine at some point.  <BR>
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Nothing like juggling a big new project with a big new job ;-) (starts tomorrow)
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