To begin with one of the oldest cliche’s on this board, I wasn’t sure where to put this, so it’s here…
Who have you noticed Missing in Action since the subscription began?
The odd thing is, two of my favorite posters, Scylla and Spogga, are listed as Members - but I haven’t seen anything new from Scylla in 2 months, and Spogga in about 4 or 5. Are they missing? Boycotting (presuming someone else paid their subs)? Or just busy with that nasty ‘real world’ thing they keep telling me about?
So, this thread is up for two reasons: Post any names of folks you haven’t seen in awhile, and miss; and post any info if you have it. I also ask that, whatever reasons may be brought up (or not), let’s refrain from debating or picking over the reasons of posters who choose not to be here. The subscription debates have there place, and if it’s anything…darker…it probably needn’t be aired here, so I’ll stop harping on it.
So where was I? Oh, yeah. Spogga? Scylla? When are ya’ll coming baaaaaack?
InkBlot :eek:
This is only a few weeks old, so I’m bumping it, since I’m curious about Scylla as well.
His last post was number 9,999; I’ll speculate that…
He was ready to quit anyway, and decided to (a) not make a big deal of it with an “I’m leaving” thread, and (b) quit posting on a noteworthy number to indicate that this was a decision and not a drifting-off?
If that’s the case, it seems like an extraordinarily dignified way to go out.
I actually checked with Scylla, a little while back, right before the boards switched to paid subscriptions. FYI, I even made the offer of paying for his subscription, if price or the ethics of paying were the only factor. But alas, he said that it had become too “Politically Hostile” for him around here for him to consider paying for membership.
Let me just say: God…f***ing…damnit! :mad:
Let me also just say…oh, forget it. The pain is just too fresh. Just pretend I made a Cartman-esque tirade about “lousy tree-hugging hippies.”
He is alive and well, as I posted in the last “Whatever happened to?” thread… he moved to GA, had no internet access, got a busy life doing stuff. He’s back in CA now being typical old 'scratchie. I haven’t talked to him in a couple months but I’ll tell him y’all miss him when I catch him online next!
Now that is a tremendous shame. His thread on The Horror of Blimps was a classic. And didn’t he write something very touching about his wife on her birthday?
Sauron’s still around; he just posted to a LOTR question (somebody asked what people thought of PJ’s depiction of Sauron and he obviously felt compelled to contribute…).
**Old Name New Name**
1920s Style Death Ray 1920s Style "Death Ray"
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dneylon Bandersnatch
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erinfish Marjorie
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grem0517 Zakalwe
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JuanitaTech UrbanChic
Libertarian Liberal
lillalette Miss Purl McKnittington
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Marianne Roberta Plant
Mausmagill Maus Magill
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PapaBear According to Pliny
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Portwest Calokin
rimshotgdansk Genghis Bob
roxx222 Antigen
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Sender Peter Doubt
SMTWTFS Dewey Finn
Thea Logica The Asbestos Mango
tiglon1 Kaboodle
TOTBP Beauty Personified
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Who Stole My Name? Go You Big Red Fire Engine
yosemitebabe yosemite
That’s one hell of an accusation, especially considering he talked about copywriting it and/or publishing it along with some other of his works. That story was linked to from many sites, reposted endlessly, and I’d be a bit surprised if in all that someone along the line didn’t also try and take credit for it. It seemed to me it’s humor was entirely in line with many of Scylla’s other works and I had no reason to believe it came from anyone else. The very idea of Scylla plagerizing words or ideas strikes me as woefully lacking in justification.
You may pay lip sevice to not meaning that as a slam but unless you can legitimize your accusation I think you owe us an explanation and him an apology.