deleting posts

[CRNDLSM]

Definitely me im very sorry....

[Leanne]

You must mean the rimming, because I hadn't noticed you being a delete offender...

We're not talking about an occasional delete - of course that's ok or we would just disable the feature. It's when every second post is deleted that we get a bit aggro.

[Lizzie]

Definitely me im very sorry....

Rimming not rhyming

[CRNDLSM]

Come on, you don't just stop rimming...

[71degrees]

A different "deleting posts" question.

I've posted twice in a recent thread. Both times my post has been deleted w/o a reason. Is there one?

I'm confused.

71degrees

[milo]

A different "deleting posts" question.

I've posted twice in a recent thread. Both times my post has been deleted w/o a reason.  Is there one?  

I'm confused.

71degrees

Look up a poet named Dave Etter.  Illinois guy.  His best work is Alliance, Illinois.  I had the opportunity to have a beer (or two, maybe three) w/Dave one night.  Great poet.  This piece reminds me of his work.  

Would be adequate for miscellaneous but not for mild. Check the guidelines at the top of each forum.

[71degrees]

A different "deleting posts" question.

I've posted twice in a recent thread. Both times my post has been deleted w/o a reason.  Is there one?  

I'm confused.

71degrees

Look up a poet named Dave Etter.  Illinois guy.  His best work is Alliance, Illinois.  I had the opportunity to have a beer (or two, maybe three) w/Dave one night.  Great poet.  This piece reminds me of his work.  

Would be adequate for miscellaneous but not for mild. Check the guidelines at the top of each forum.

It's somehow WRONG to recommend a poet? Okay....I'll PM her.

[Leanne]

Everyone has to follow the feedback guidelines in the critical forums -- not just new members -- otherwise why would we have them? Why not just have a free-for-all where everyone can tell each other how much they love stuff?

[milo]

A different "deleting posts" question.

I've posted twice in a recent thread. Both times my post has been deleted w/o a reason.  Is there one?  

I'm confused.

71degrees

Look up a poet named Dave Etter.  Illinois guy.  His best work is Alliance, Illinois.  I had the opportunity to have a beer (or two, maybe three) w/Dave one night.  Great poet.  This piece reminds me of his work.  

Would be adequate for miscellaneous but not for mild. Check the guidelines at the top of each forum.

It's somehow WRONG to recommend a poet?  Okay....I'll PM her.

There is a thread for recommending poets. In addition, it would be appropriate for a discussion topic.  Feedback in mild which has nothing to do with the poem and everything to do with you gets deleted. A new member might not know this.

[71degrees]

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Would be adequate for miscellaneous but not for mild. Check the guidelines at the top of each forum.

It's somehow WRONG to recommend a poet?  Okay....I'll PM her.

There is a thread for recommending poets. In addition, it would be appropriate for a discussion topic.  Feedback in mild which has nothing to do with the poem and everything to do with you gets deleted. A new member might not know this.

The post had nothing to do w/me and everything to do with the poem. The poet I was responding to wrote a poem that reminded me of a poet that would be beneficial to her and the style of poem she was writing. But no worries, I won't do that again in "mild"...heaven, forbid.

[milo]

It's somehow WRONG to recommend a poet?  Okay....I'll PM her.

There is a thread for recommending poets. In addition, it would be appropriate for a discussion topic.  Feedback in mild which has nothing to do with the poem and everything to do with you gets deleted. A new member might not know this.

The post had nothing to do w/me and everything to do with the poem.  The poet I was responding to wrote a poem that reminded me of a poet that would be beneficial to her and the style of poem she was writing.  But no worries, I won't do that again in "mild"...heaven, forbid.

Your reply was about you. Post it at the bottom of any poem on the forum and it would be the same. Just don't do it in mild again. We are in agreement.

[71degrees]

There is a thread for recommending poets. In addition, it would be appropriate for a discussion topic.  Feedback in mild which has nothing to do with the poem and everything to do with you gets deleted. A new member might not know this.

The post had nothing to do w/me and everything to do with the poem.  The poet I was responding to wrote a poem that reminded me of a poet that would be beneficial to her and the style of poem she was writing.  But no worries, I won't do that again in "mild"...heaven, forbid.

Your reply was about you. Post it at the bottom of any poem on the forum and it would be the same. Just don't do it in mild again. We are in agreement.

My reply was about Dave Etter. A very fine poet. Bye.

[milo]

The post had nothing to do w/me and everything to do with the poem.  The poet I was responding to wrote a poem that reminded me of a poet that would be beneficial to her and the style of poem she was writing.  But no worries, I won't do that again in "mild"...heaven, forbid.

Your reply was about you. Post it at the bottom of any poem on the forum and it would be the same. Just don't do it in mild again. We are in agreement.

My reply was about Dave Etter.  A very fine poet.  Bye.

Too bad the poem wasn't about Dave Etter, a virtual nobody.  So long.

[rayheinrich]

Leanne's idea about forming cliques is a good one. And yes, I know, as poets we should necessarily be
socially under-developed, but I really think we have carried this too far. PigPen  is in dire need of a few
highly-advanced social constructs.

So, should you desire to help remedy this situation, PM me. I'm now accepting applications for membership
in an impressively exclusive coterie of kindred spirits, a cabalistic cult of imperious personalities, which I'm
calling Inner Clique X. After setting it up, I think our first order of business should be to decide who,
besides ourselves, to secretly undermined with false praise and appeals to personal vanity.

[Achebe]

Leanne's idea about forming cliques is a good one. And yes, I know, as poets we should necessarily be
socially under-developed, but I really think we have carried this too far. PigPen  is in dire need of a few
highly-advanced social constructs.

So, should you desire to help remedy this situation, PM me. I'm now accepting applications for membership
in an impressively exclusive coterie of kindred spirits, a cabalistic cult of imperious personalities, which I'm
calling Inner Clique X. After setting it up, I think our first order of business should be to decide who,
besides ourselves, to secretly undermined with false praise and appeals to personal vanity.

Can I say that I applaud you for your boldness, but would rather have my own clique?
I'm going to PM select individuals and get them to join.
But as fellow clique masters, we need to be sure that we aren't being conned into accommodating double dippers. So let's be transparent about who's teaming up with whom.
Fellow swine, I have much to offer you, such as the chance to bet on the outcome of last year's Melbourne Cup on YouTube. Ray, on the other hand, can only give you cat food. 
I'm sending my letter by owl. Please check your rooftops.

[billy]

did some one say bye again? i concur with milo. we're good with recommendations but generally not in the feedback forums.

can people stop taking things to heart... if you want changes or have a grievance, post what you want in the correct forum, there's no reason for all the bye's and how could you's. we may do nothing about them but at least give it a try

[ellajam]

Personally, I didn't find anything wrong with the recommendation, the problem for me is that it wasn't accompanied by a critique. I would have PMed it or taken the time to critique so that I could post the comment along with it.

Just saying.

[milo]

Yah, nobody is saying don't recommend poets. Just if you are posting in any of the critical forums you have to actually comment on the poem or your post will be deleted.

[rayheinrich]

Can I say that I applaud you for your boldness, but would rather have my own clique?
I'm going to PM select individuals and get them to join.
But as fellow clique masters, we need to be sure that we aren't being conned into accommodating double dippers.
So let's be transparent about who's teaming up with whom.
Fellow swine, I have much to offer you, such as the chance to bet on the outcome of last year's Melbourne Cup on YouTube.
Ray, on the other hand, can only give you cat food. I'm sending my letter by owl. Please check your rooftops.

The problem with inviting people is that they can reject you. My way is SO much more cliquish as I get to do the rejecting.
And now you're "forming" your own clique? -- You're just mad because I rejected your application.  

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And back on-topic:
The problem wasn't referencing a poet, it was not providing any specific comparisons -- a few lines would have been enough.  
Not doing that is the equivalent of saying you like a poem and not giving the reason why.
( ...and critiques shouldn't contain pompous beer-buddy narratives.)

[milo]

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