tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8221881756433157362.post2459216926611674066..comments2022-11-06T01:05:13.197-07:00Comments on sparacus: Important Announcement: Blog exclusivesUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger43125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8221881756433157362.post-43671896094688708822008-03-05T08:08:00.000-08:002008-03-05T08:08:00.000-08:00Back on now and I'm going to avoid Spara threads a...Back on now and I'm going to avoid Spara threads as I don't want to be banned again. Although if we all ignore spara threads...Johnstone McGuckianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16161208681526754388noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8221881756433157362.post-10953017057318397452008-03-04T13:04:00.000-08:002008-03-04T13:04:00.000-08:00Bernie, I bet my ban was longer than everyone else...Bernie, I bet my ban was longer than everyone elses. Oh, the shame.<BR/><BR/>See you all on Saturday "folks".Jimmy Barneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08518441706240435281noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8221881756433157362.post-90004265766971830062008-03-03T18:45:00.000-08:002008-03-03T18:45:00.000-08:00The Massacre of Sparacus' Ghosts of Weatherfield T...<I>The Massacre of Sparacus' Ghosts of Weatherfield Thread's Eve</I>? There's even Ben being mistaken for a local bastard which goes nowhere, and a completely unsatisfying final sequence...Youth of Australiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08509521019229324658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8221881756433157362.post-49998073393902607272008-03-03T16:12:00.000-08:002008-03-03T16:12:00.000-08:00Do you think we shoud refer to these events as "Th...Do you think we shoud refer to these events as "The Spara-Cull"?Bernie Fishnoteshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09269404249615792808noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8221881756433157362.post-74185747513572032712008-03-03T16:09:00.000-08:002008-03-03T16:09:00.000-08:00Blimey, am I the only person who HASN'T been banne...Blimey, am I the only person who HASN'T been banned from DWF?<BR/><BR/>It's all gone quiet on the spara front, nobody talks about him (well, everyone who read his stories bar MLock and myself are banned!) and there's been no outcry (except from Lemon Bloody Cola, which might be why he's been banned too!)<BR/><BR/>Sorry spara, but I think you've always overestimated your popularity!Bernie Fishnoteshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09269404249615792808noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8221881756433157362.post-26246218399142475352008-03-03T10:09:00.000-08:002008-03-03T10:09:00.000-08:00This comment has been removed by the author.Scyther Slitheenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00609434389908623953noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8221881756433157362.post-75315053060976721822008-03-02T14:34:00.000-08:002008-03-02T14:34:00.000-08:00"It is horror drama fiction. Nobody accuses Stephe..."It is horror drama fiction. Nobody accuses Stephen King of being a violent man just because he writes horror books."<BR/><BR/>No, but then he doesn't write innumerable stories where the violence is <B>solely focussed on young women and children</B>, and then has the main character dismiss their deaths and unimportant, before date raping the nearest young man claiming to be from Oxford.<BR/><BR/>Also, Stephen King can actually "write".<BR/><BR/>The most generous would say you can "briefly describe".<BR/><BR/>"I am not ageist or youngist."<BR/>So what was the point of the "we must give children healthy fear" and "cutting edge cyber-20s" stuff about?<BR/><BR/>BTW, the van driver was not interested.Youth of Australiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08509521019229324658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8221881756433157362.post-7661854418404087342008-03-02T14:23:00.000-08:002008-03-02T14:23:00.000-08:00Spara said: "Yes I am. I am not ageist or youngist...Spara said: <I>"Yes I am. I am not ageist or youngist."</I><BR/><BR/>You obviously are, that's the reason why we all got banned in the first place!Tevshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00816147173465017951noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8221881756433157362.post-85512581739552804552008-03-02T14:13:00.000-08:002008-03-02T14:13:00.000-08:00Stephen King is a writer and there is actually a p...Stephen King is a writer and there is actually a plot behind the blood and gore.Johnstone McGuckianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16161208681526754388noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8221881756433157362.post-36457046208296840022008-03-02T14:11:00.000-08:002008-03-02T14:11:00.000-08:00"Then of course, you write these stories were lots..."Then of course, you write these stories were lots of young girls are brutally slaughtered in back alleys and their eyes are ripped out and children set on fire.."<BR/><BR/>It is horror drama fiction. Nobody accuses Stephen King of being a violent man just because he writes horror books.sparacushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13695698678269794739noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8221881756433157362.post-41769693600397237972008-03-02T14:09:00.000-08:002008-03-02T14:09:00.000-08:00"Spara, are you capable of talking nicley about an..."Spara, are you capable of talking nicley about anyone under the age of 20?"<BR/><BR/>Yes I am. I am not ageist or youngist.sparacushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13695698678269794739noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8221881756433157362.post-86073371642781318602008-03-02T14:04:00.000-08:002008-03-02T14:04:00.000-08:00Spara, are you capable of talking nicley about any...Spara, are you capable of talking nicley about anyone under the age of 20?Johnstone McGuckianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16161208681526754388noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8221881756433157362.post-6275880258797528032008-03-02T14:00:00.000-08:002008-03-02T14:00:00.000-08:00Although I must correct this. Anything along these...<I>Although I must correct this. Anything along these lines that I've said has been said in jest.</I><BR/>Well, that is what I thought, which is why, at the time I posted "You're joking, right?"<BR/><BR/>You replied, "this is a serious topic and we should not be immature and humorous about it". And then you said "Anyway, moving on."<BR/><BR/>Then of course, you write these stories were lots of young girls are brutally slaughtered in back alleys and their eyes are ripped out and children set on fire...<BR/><BR/>People start to talk.<BR/><BR/><I>Obviously I'd never 'smack' my students - for one thing I'd rightly get the boot and for another at their age they'd probably belt me one back.</I><BR/>Yep, human beings fight back. Amazing.Youth of Australiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08509521019229324658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8221881756433157362.post-24784719542747259442008-03-02T13:52:00.000-08:002008-03-02T13:52:00.000-08:00"Like the one on the blog? Did he tell you he some..."Like the one on the blog? Did he tell you he sometimes smacks his students as well? THAT was a nugget of info that set me off, way back ago..."<BR/><BR/>Although I must correct this. Anything along these lines that I've said has been said in jest. Obviously I'd never 'smack' my students - for one thing I'd rightly get the boot and for another at their age they'd probably belt me one back.sparacushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13695698678269794739noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8221881756433157362.post-72821324871102681022008-03-02T13:51:00.000-08:002008-03-02T13:51:00.000-08:00Spara. Just admit you've lost this one!Although I ...Spara. Just admit you've lost this one!<BR/><BR/>Although I must stress that I'm not banned due to Spara. Some prick called Spaceship titanic got me banned. I took the bastard down with me so it's not that bad.Johnstone McGuckianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16161208681526754388noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8221881756433157362.post-40948961985270219502008-03-02T13:48:00.001-08:002008-03-02T13:48:00.001-08:00Clearly this is a debate which the forum moderator...Clearly this is a debate which the forum moderators over there will not allow to continue. I for one am saying nothing more on the issue.sparacushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13695698678269794739noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8221881756433157362.post-53667535596664200542008-03-02T13:48:00.000-08:002008-03-02T13:48:00.000-08:00Johnstone:YOA, I've no idea as I'm currently banne...<I><B>Johnstone:</B>YOA, I've no idea as I'm currently banned for something else. This is all what I've been told outside the forum.</I><BR/>They banned you?!<BR/><BR/>What the hell is wrong with the mods? Banning is only for the more extreme cases. Like me. God, how can I have a superiority complex if they just ban ANYONE?!<BR/><BR/><I>Spara has aired his views on how children should be handled. Naturally it's snobbish and sycophantic. Total bullshit as always.</I><BR/>Like the one on the blog? Did he tell you he sometimes smacks his students as well? THAT was a nugget of info that set me off, way back ago...<BR/><BR/><I>Quite a few people have really had a go at him, he's bloody lucky I wasn't on or I'd have really lost it. But yeah, some kind of massacre is the best way to put it.</I><BR/>I should set up some kind of encounter group. Getting the "You have been banned for the following reason" screen is not a nice experience...<BR/><BR/><I><B>Sparacus:</B> I am currently under a compulsory rest period from posting.</I><BR/><BR/>Oh, give over, Spara! That's like "spending more time with the family". You've been banned - fair enough. I'm hardly likely to think LESS of you. In fact, I dare say people will start to quit the forum now you're not there...<BR/><BR/>As for people I've <I>heard</I> are banned (be it temporary or permanent)<BR/><BR/>Johnstone<BR/>Evans-t<BR/>Fugitive<BR/>Leonard Hatred<BR/>Sparacus<BR/>Lemon Bloody Cola (that's his name, apparently, not an oath on my part)<BR/><BR/>As you all can appreciate, I can't simply log on and check.Youth of Australiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08509521019229324658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8221881756433157362.post-10087330525467302712008-03-02T13:11:00.000-08:002008-03-02T13:11:00.000-08:00Brenda Pid, I think. We did start debating it in t...Brenda Pid, I think. We did start debating it in the Lord of Reedy River thread, but those comments have been deleted too, now...Kinggodzillakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13616530880090852279noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8221881756433157362.post-11719697276585866312008-03-02T12:41:00.000-08:002008-03-02T12:41:00.000-08:00Posted by Spara:"To shed some light on the situati...Posted by Spara:<BR/>"To shed some light on the situation:<BR/><BR/>I expressed some opinions regarding social issues and the discipline of youngsters. Several posters agreed and posted similar views. A discussion then followed which became out of hand. A fair few posters disagreed strongly .<BR/>It all became rather personal so the moderators have understandably stepped in . I am currently under a compulsory rest period from posting."<BR/><BR/>Crap. You expressed your beliefs on parenting which were completey wrong, we argued against you, the mods saw this and banned us, deleted the thread (as far as I can gather) and you're not under a compulsory rest period, you're banned along with the rest of us.<BR/><BR/>Just a question, who is banned? I am, Johnstone is (though he's response implied that he's banned for something completely different), who else is. I'm just wondering.Tevshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00816147173465017951noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8221881756433157362.post-61793288152213125672008-03-02T12:38:00.000-08:002008-03-02T12:38:00.000-08:00Basically, on the Ghosts of Whatever it is thread,...Basically, on the Ghosts of Whatever it is thread, Spara said that all you need to do in order to be a parent is "praise the kid when he does good and smack him when he does bad".<BR/><BR/>Me and several other members got offended at this statement, many of us having actually gone through having to take care of a child and got offended.<BR/><BR/>An arugment started and many people got banned, including me who's now banned for two more days till I'm allowed to log in again.<BR/><BR/>I'm quite surprised that this got so harshly dealt with. While I respect the mods who banned and deleted the thread, I'm sure that worse stuff has gone on in Ben Chatham before hand.<BR/><BR/>Nevertheless, this might be the end of BC on DWF is it's going to be blog only from now on, and if we're allowed back onto the forum afterwards (something which I'm really looking forward to) then there's no real harm done (Sorry if anyone has been permently banned and finds that last remark quite bitter :))Tevshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00816147173465017951noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8221881756433157362.post-10947975710020511622008-03-02T09:35:00.000-08:002008-03-02T09:35:00.000-08:00I hate the fact that all this has happend because ...I hate the fact that all this has happend because of an agument that had nothing to do with the story :(<BR/><BR/>And its sad that its happend on what is the best BC story ive read, it must have been an extreamally bad argument and one that should have been stoped when it started :(<BR/><BR/>I hope you do still post some storys on TDWF Spara, all you will need to do is make them a little less offensive. You could always do an edited one :)Scyther Slitheenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00609434389908623953noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8221881756433157362.post-55223845526327857942008-03-02T08:03:00.000-08:002008-03-02T08:03:00.000-08:00In retrospect my original posts and that particul...In retrospect my original posts and that particular issue were too inflammatory for the Doctor Who Forum. I will confine that issue to this blog. <BR/>I am also thinking of making this the home for my fan fiction as too often I'm having to worry about people taking offence at some comment of Ben's or other and conflict arising.sparacushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13695698678269794739noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8221881756433157362.post-2295347540845313582008-03-02T07:54:00.000-08:002008-03-02T07:54:00.000-08:00"Oh and Spara, I think you should change "Setting ..."Oh and Spara, I think you should change "Setting the standards" to "Shitting on the standards"<BR/><BR/>The aim of this blog is to reflect the best in Doctor Who related fiction and other cultural themes.sparacushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13695698678269794739noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8221881756433157362.post-62896680607114812972008-03-02T07:52:00.000-08:002008-03-02T07:52:00.000-08:00To shed some light on the situation:I expressed so...To shed some light on the situation:<BR/><BR/>I expressed some opinions regarding social issues and the discipline of youngsters. Several posters agreed and posted similar views. A discussion then followed which became out of hand. A fair few posters disagreed strongly .<BR/>It all became rather personal so the moderators have understandably stepped in . I am currently under a compulsory rest period from posting.sparacushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13695698678269794739noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8221881756433157362.post-70484106778934701402008-03-02T07:40:00.000-08:002008-03-02T07:40:00.000-08:00YOA, I've no idea as I'm currently banned for some...YOA, I've no idea as I'm currently banned for something else. This is all what I've been told outside the forum.<BR/><BR/>Spara has aired his views on how children should be handled. Naturally it's snobbish and sycophantic. Total bullshit as always. Quite a few people have really had a go at him, he's bloody lucky I wasn't on or I'd have really lost it. But yeah, some kind of massacre is the best way to put it.<BR/><BR/>Oh and Spara, I think you should change "Setting the standards" to "Shitting on the standards"Johnstone McGuckianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16161208681526754388noreply@blogger.com