Hi Lilia,
I tried to reply to your PM on IMDB but you may not have got it yet. Here's what I sent:
Hi Lilia,
I realised we weren't getting anywhere in the Judges board, because they kept deleting all our best work, so I went into the Spa and created the following, which luckily I saved on my PC before it was deleted! See if you can find where I broke any rules. Remember, this is in the Fans' Spa, not the Judges board:-
"A Tiny Corner For The Disaffected"
This discussion has been closed.
Message 1. Posted by BiPolarMe (U14145500) on Wednesday, 7th October 2009 (43 Minutes Ago)
Please, only post here if you are one of the dissatisfied customers whose thoughts and opinions are apparently unwelcome elsewhere.
This is a place for those of us who are unhappy about this year's choice of judges, the way the boards are managed/moderated, or wish to share their humorous verse without being censored.
Please, everyone, remember to keep all posts GENERAL and NON-SPECIFIC. Don't name any individuals, or they'll get you for libel. Don't say anything that goes beyond fair comment. And don't be surprised if this thread gets closed-down anyway! LOL
I'll try again to post my little poem, since I'm still rather pleased with it, despite it receiving a less than enthusiastic response from the hosts!
Let's try and keep this one alive, guys. We pay the license fee too, and we're entitled to an opinion and a voice.
*clears throat*
O, poor lemons, thee,
How bitter must your juices be!
Dost not the choicest jest abate,
Thy lemon-tainted words of hate?
And what of sweetness, may I ask,
When each and every bitter task,
Is laced with bile and noisome reek,
Each time you hear our corner speak?
Of we, it can be fairly said,
That when we jest, it's oft misread.
Our thoughts committed to the page,
Are frequently the cause for rage.
Yet ever have we lent our quill,
To verses meant for good, not ill.
Please set aside thy citric gall,
And join the fun for one and all!
Message 2. Posted by BiPolarMe (U14145500) on Wednesday, 7th October 2009 (28 Minutes Ago)
It may take a while for people to find this, since its target audience mainly live in the Judges board...
So I'll give it a bump from time to time to help it along...
Hope that causes no offence to anyone.
Message 3. Posted by Sofajudge (U13261875) on Wednesday, 7th October 2009 (23 Minutes Ago)
Love the thread title, love the poem!
I will no doubt be forced to join you shortly.
Message 4. Posted by Strictly_Host09 (U14107885) on Wednesday, 7th October 2009 (2 Minutes Ago)
Hello all,
We are closing this thread as we indicated we would when the last one was closed.
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(Andy)
So that was closed down, along with a second little thread that I posted in the Judges board just to let people know that I had moved to the Spa.
Then, about an hour later, I received a second email notifying me that the same thread (the moving to the spa one) had been removed - again!!! And I was being placed in Pre-Mod for re-posting an offensive message!
So they deleted it. Then they put it back. Then they deleted it again - and punished ME for it, even though I knew nothing about it.
Here's the contents of the thread that got deleted TWICE!
"New Thread Started in Spa... Please Join!"
Hello all ye disaffected and unhappy people! lol
I've started a new thread in the Spa, where you are invited to post your poetry, state your opinion, and generally have a voice. (Within reason!) lol
I've made every effort to ensure that it fits within the house rules, and I would ask that all contributers please help keep it open!
It's called:
A Tiny Corner For The Disaffected.
Hope to see you there. <biggrin>
I think it is clear that I am the victim of bias, censorship, and probably some sort of personal grudge from the Hosts.
So I've quit the boards. I can't take it anymore.
I hope you keep fighting the good fight, but I now believe we are living in an Orwellian totalitarian regime, and I don't have the stamina for such a fight. I'm battling two life-threatening medical conditions, and there are more important areas to expend my energies.
I hope you don't mind, but I may still PM you occasionally, just to see how the struggle progresses, and maybe feed you a few one-liners if you desire. I haven't given up on the fight entirely, but I've withdrawn from the field to nurse my wounds. Hope that doesn't make me a coward.
Anyway,
Thanks for all the laughs and support and friendship that you've shared. It's been really fun knowing you. Give my best to all the other freedom-fighters in SCD-land.
BPM xx
