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   Message 44,287 of 45,517   
   Will Dockery to All   
   Re: HarryLiar gives PPB some unsolicited   
   03 Jan 26 19:05:38   
   
   From: user3274@newsgrouper.org.invalid   
      
   Cujo DeSockpuppet  posted:   
   > Will Dockery  wrote in   
   > news:1767446395-3274@newsgrouper.org:   
   >> mpsilvertone@yahoo-dot-com.no-spam.invalid (HarryLime) posted:   
   >>> George J. Dance wrote:   
   >>>> Cujo DeSockpuppet wrote:   
   >> >>> georgedance04@yahoo-dot-ca.no-spam.invalid (George J. Dance) wrote   
   >   
   > >> >> >>> I've just looked and don't see April Magazine anywhere on PPB   
   > >> >> >>> Do you have a link?   
   > >> >> >>>   
   > >> >> >>> Sure, I have two links (since there were two issues):   
   > >> >> >>>   
   > >> >> >>> April, volume 1 (2010):   
   > >> >> >>> https://gdancesbetty.blogspot.com/2010/04/   
   > >> >> >>>   
   > >> >> >>> April, volume 2 (2011):   
   > >> >> >>> https://gdancesbetty.blogspot.com/2011/04/   
   > >> >> >>>   
   > >> >> >>> Now that HarryLiar's dropped out of the discussion, Will, I   
   > >> >> >>> hope we   
   > >> >> >>> can move on to some of the other points in the OP which he's   
   > >> >> >>> tried to bury. The most important one is his "advice" that I   
   > >> >> >>> should take all of your poems off the blog.   
   > >> >> >>>   
   > >> >> >>> Not at all, in fact, I hope to contribute more poetry to PPB   
   > >> >> >>> in 2026.   
   > >> >> >>>   
   > >> >> >>> Given you haven't donated anything but unspeakable sh*t so   
   > >> >> >>> far, when do you plan to compose your first one, Douchebag?   
   > >> >> >>>   
   > >> >> >>> As if you've read any of it.   
   > >> >> >>>   
   > >> >> >>> It's a question of whether I can read all the way through his   
   > >> >> >>> derivative, yet amazingly incoherent, nonsense.   
   > >> >> >>> But I have tried. Indeed I have!   
   > >> >> >>>   
   > >> >> >>> I ask that you show some pity, Douchebag Willie has called me   
   > >> >> >>> a "mailcious troll and cyberbully". I don't know how I can   
   > >> >> >>> concentrate without those hurtful words breaking up my   
   > >> >> >>> thoughts and concentration.   
   > >> >> >>>   
   > >> >> >>> In other words: "Curb your Douchebag, George!". And wipe up   
   > >> >> >>> after. Thanks for your attention to this matter.   
   > >> >> >>>   
   > >> >> >>> I've tried to make some sense of this, but this is the best I   
   > >> >> >>> can do:   
   > >> >> >>>   
   > >> >> >>> You've tried to read Will's poetry on the blog, but you've   
   > >> >> >>> been unable to concentrate because you keep remembering   
   > >> >> >>> comments he's made to you that hurt your feelings; so you've   
   > >> >> >>> decided to call all of it "unspeakable sh*t." I hope that's   
   > >> >> >>> an accurate summary.   
   > >> >> >>>   
   > >> >> >>> PSSST! George!   
   > >> >> >>> It's satire!   
   > >> >> >>> HTH!   
   > >> >> >>>   
   > >> >> >>> Effective satire often contains more than a grain of truth,   
   > >> >> >>> Mr. Fries.   
   > >> >> >>>   
   > >> >> >>> Not always but your refusal to see the following as true kind   
   > >> >> >>> of makes me question your objectiity and impartiality.   
   > >> >> >>>   
   > >> >> >>> Is the statement true?   
   > >> >> >>> "Douchebag Willie has called me a "malicious troll and   
   > >> >> >>> cyberbully"   
   > >> >> >>>   
   > >> >> >>> It's true that Will's called you that.   
   > >> >> >>>   
   > >> >> >>> Y/N? <- HAS HE EVER!!!!   
   > >> >> >>>   
   > >> >> >>> I'd say that's more than a grain given how often the baseless   
   > >> >> >>> claim is made with no more than Drama queen shrieking. Perhaps   
   > >> >> >>> it's Dreckery's bunched panties. If you're a friend, consider   
   > >> >> >>> helping him unbunch them or at least fish a roomier set of   
   > >> >> >>> panties from a Canuckistani dumpster and forward them on. 3XXL   
   > >> >> >>> and up I'd guess for his fat ass.   
   > >> >> >>>   
   > >> >> >>> Also ask him to do something with his toofers!   
   > >> >> >>>   
   > >> >> >>> There's also more than a grain of truth that he's upset you   
   > >> >> >>> for some reason. You wouldn't be frothing and flailing about   
   > >> >> >>> like this otherwise.   
   > >> >> >>   
   > >> >> >> Pointing that out is nothing to get defensive over; after all,   
   > >> >> >> you wouldn't be the first to let one's personal acquaintance   
   > >> >> >> with a poet get in the way of appreciating his poetry. Look,   
   > >> >> >> for instance, at HarryLiar, who's popped up in this thread   
   > >> >> >> again. Notice that he doesn't like Will's poetry, either, which   
   > >> >> >> I'm sure he would claim has nothing to do with the fact that   
   > >> >> >> Will has identified him (quite accurately) as one of the most   
   > >> >> >> malicious trolls on Usenet.   
   > >> >> >>   
   > >> >> >> Pendragon a troll? And one of the most malicious ones too?   
   > >> >> >>   
   > >> >> >> Indeed; HarryLiar is one of the worst pieces of sh*t I've seen   
   > >> >> >> here. But call him that, and you'll find him trashing your   
   > >> >> >> poetry, too; and don't even think of him "publishing" you   
   > >> >> >> again.   
   > >> >>   
   > >> >> >>> You're such a whiny, lying little shitbird, Dunce.   
   > >> >> >>>   
   > >> >> >>> You were banned from "AYoS" because you attacked the magazine,   
   > >> >> >>> not because of anything you said about me.   
   > >> >> >>>   
   > >> >> >>> You falsely claimed that "AYoS" only published people that the   
   > >> >> >>> editors were friends with -- which was blatantly untrue --   
   > >> >> >>> especially since your poetry was still in our current print   
   > >> >> >>> issue at that time.   
   > >> >> >>>   
   > >> >> >>> "AYoS" was started as a continuation of "The Sunday Sampler,"   
   > >> >> >>> which was created to showcase the poetry of *each and every   
   > >> >> >>> one* of AAPC's members who contributed; and we continue that   
   > >> >> >>> practice today.   
   > >> >> >>>   
   > >> >> >>> And your recent false claims that "AYoS" steals poetry ensure   
   > >> >> >>> that you're going to stay banned from that publication for the   
   > >> >> >>> remainder of your miserable little life.   
   > >> >> >>>   
   > >> >> >>> Similarly, the Donkey and his Stink were not banned for   
   > >> >> >>> anything they said about me, but because they continually   
   > >> >> >>> interrupted "The Sunday Sampler" whenever Jim would "X" one of   
   > >> >> >>> their poems.   
   > >> >> >>>   
   > >> >> >>> In short, when you make false accusations of unfair practices   
   > >> >> >>> and literary theft, you're going to be banned from   
   > >> >> >>> participating in it. I doubt that *any* publication would   
   > >> >> >>> accept submissions from someone who made such charges against   
   > >> >> >>> them.  And disrupting a magazine to the point that its editor   
   > >> >> >>> closes it down, would get you banned from just about any   
   > >> >> >>> magazine as well.   
   > >> >> >>>   
   > >> >> >>> I don't hold personal grudges over name-calling.  And even if   
   > >> >> >>> I did, I wouldn't allow my personal grudges to carry over into   
   > >> >> >>> my publication. I would have considered allowing him to   
   > >> >> >>> participate in "AYoS" had several of the other contributors   
   > >> >> >>> not objected (although his recent attempts to label "AYoS" as   
   > >> >> >>> a vanity press have permanently closed the door on him   
   > >> >   
   > >> > There was a problem (I forget what) and my response was   
   > >> > justified.   
   > >> >   
   > >> > It's been almost a decade, I'll need to go back and refresh my   
   > >> > memory, obviously you probably need to do that also,   
      
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