Beedle the Bard available on 4 December 2008!

[Riocaz]

Originally Posted by HarryT

For adult readers - yes, I agree. Certainly not childrens' books, however.

They arn't?

I read them when I was about 8 or 9. I remember because WoE was the 2nd fantasy genre book I had ever read (the first being the Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe). As I had previously been more into Enid Blyghton mystery style books (secret seven, famous five etc etc)

I got them from the school library too.

[stepanok]

Originally Posted by JackieFrost

horrible books from a sociopath author with very, very devious messages for children. Awful staff...

WOW!!!.. After 130+ posts, someone that agrees with me. There is still hope for humankind

P.S
Although i agee that arguing and crossing the line sometimes isnt all that great, i find that having a "moderator" ( i.e policeman in a diguised form ) appearing out of the blue and deciding what is acceptabe and what is not, even worse...

[GeoffC]

Originally Posted by stepanok

WOW!!!.. After 130+ posts, someone that agrees with me. There is still hope for humankind

P.S
Although i agee that arguing and crossing the line sometimes isnt all that great, i find that having a "moderator" ( i.e policeman in a diguised form ) appearing out of the blue and deciding what is acceptabe and what is not, even worse...

Guidelines on posts are there for a reason....

[zelda_pinwheel]

Originally Posted by stepanok

P.S
Although i agee that arguing and crossing the line sometimes isnt all that great, i find that having a "moderator" ( i.e policeman in a diguised form ) appearing out of the blue and deciding what is acceptabe and what is not, even worse...

well, i am a recent moderator, but here i am speaking as a simple user.

i find the friendly and non-aggressive ambiance of mr to be one of its most appreciable features. as many mods and members have already said (including recently, in this thread), this is largely thanks to the members, who also seem to appreciate that for the majority of them, and do their best to maintain it.

if occasionnally someone seems to enjoy antagonism for the sake of antagonism, the mods are there to remind them that, well, this is not the place for that sort of behaviour. that's their job. if you think it's unacceptable to be reminded of the usually tacit rules of politeness and respectful discussion around here, then you can really easily avoid it by keeping to a respectful tone yourself. if you really feel the need to be antagonistic, there are lots of other forums where it seems to be the accepted modus operandi, and i encourage you to get it out of your system on whichever of them you please.

[stepanok]

One mans ceilling is another mans floor. If i was a moderator (!!!!???) i would target first people who are being silly rather than antagonistic

[zelda_pinwheel]

Originally Posted by stepanok

One mans ceilling is another mans floor. If i was a moderator (!!!!???) i would target first people who are being silly rather than antagonistic

well perhaps the difference in our values can be accounted for by the fact that silliness spreads joy and good humour, whereas antagonism does not. i invite you to go antagonize people at www.tor.com ; you'll see, they love that sort of thing. it's really your kind of place.

[stepanok]

Silliness spreads joy and good humour...Hmm...Well, i'll take your word for it, however, If you were genuinly silly, good humoured etc you wouldnt react this way

[zelda_pinwheel]

Originally Posted by stepanok

Silliness spreads joy and good humour...Hmm...Well, i'll take your word for it, however, If you were genuinly silly, good humoured etc you wouldnt react this way

i'm pretty sure i would. even silly people can get annoyed after a point.

[GeoffC]

Originally Posted by stepanok

Silliness spreads joy and good humour...Hmm...Well, i'll take your word for it, however, If you were genuinly silly, good humoured etc you wouldnt react this way

There is a place for seriousness, and one for the silliness (Lounge)....

[NatCh]

Originally Posted by stepanok

If i was a moderator (!!!!???) i would target first people who are being silly rather than antagonistic

Well, you see, the silliness doesn't actually cause any problems, and it's mostly in the lounge where it's appropriate anyway.

Antagonism, on the other hand, is directly harmful to the civil atmosphere we've tried so hard to foster here. It's one of the very few things we get excited over,actually.

[JSWolf]

This thread has gotten too out of hand. So the time has come to close it down. if you want to talk about The Tales of Beetle the Bard please do so in another thread.