fiction files redux discussion

Invitation
If you are a dreamer, come in.
If you are a dreamer, a wisher, a liar,
A hope-er a pray-er, a magic bean buyer...
If you're a pretender, come sit by my fire
For we have some flax-golden tales to spin.
Come in!
Come in!
-- Shel Silverstein...

Hi Everybody:

This is the latest iteration of the group dubbed the fiction files brought together by jonathan evison, over on myspace, many moons ago.

We are a bunch of readers with eclectic tastes but we have dabbled in many book frontiers, including our pet novel, a prescription for love.

Please have a look around, and feel free to chime in: we don't bite -- most of the time anyway! Have a look at the guidelines i've added below, if you feel you're the type that might want to get nasty -- and not in a good way. Otherwise, we hope that common sense and respect will guide your interactions with the other people here, who are great, and we know you won't regret stumbling onto this group. ;)

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Flames, Spam, Personal Attacks

We hope that when people come to post here it's to have a good chat and express an opinion, not to rip somebody else a new one, or to market your wares. we've all got our own stuff, and our own perspectives, so please keep your temper. If the moderators of the group feel your post was malevolent, we will delete it, and we'll email to tell you why. capiche?

if you are frequently malevolent, to the tune of three times, we're going to find you highly suspect and wonder why you're coming here, because it's not to make friends. at which point we're going to suggest you either shape up or ship out. our skipper has many bunnies and they have big teeth.

Hi Mo. I adore you.

Hi Kerry:

the feeling is entirely mutual. :)

i was hoping that debbie and connie would say hello here -- it's been a while since i've seen their profile pics in the files. :)

margaret! i see you margaret! hello!

and the skipper too!!! whoooohooooo! moderator status coming up. :)

p.s. anybody who wants moderator status during the test just let us know here. we can start working on polls to make decisions about moderator guidelines and such in a couple of weeks if it's evident that people are showing an interest in maintaining a space here. :)

p.s. skipper: i gave you a title but you can change it to anything your pretty little heart desires -- you now have the power. :)

i'm about to fall asleep with a huge organic chemistry book in my lap...so glad to see you all reading fiction...i'll read through all of your eyes for a bit i'm afraid, but i do warn you...i plan on being back with a vengeance...

miss you all so very much...

HURRAY!!!!!! i love you egret!! we all love you!

you've been so very much missed. :)

mo
xo

Romper, bomper, stomper, boo.
Tell me, tell me, tell me do.
Magic mirror, tell me today.
Did all my friends have fun at play?

welcome kerry and egret and margaret... i see debbie and connie, mo, and kerry, and egret, and je, and there's margaret, and hi dan and ben... and the lady with the violet eyes and curly hair, and you with the piercing blue eyes...

Egret! Darling girl!!

Squeee! Great to see you pop up in here!

I really like that if you make a typo, you can edit a post you've already made!! That's something that has always driven me crazy over on myspace. There's nothing worse than reading over something you've posted and find a glaring error that you can't fix!

Maureen wrote: "margaret! i see you margaret! hello!"

Hi I stragled over. So glad to be here. Love you all.

Brian wrote: "Romper, bomper, stomper, boo.
Tell me, tell me, tell me do.
Magic mirror, tell me today.
Did all my friends have fun at play?

welcome kerry and egret and margaret... i see debbie and connie, mo, a..."


HA! That show is so old. Scarrrry. how come you see me twice?

Oh yeah?

Invitation
If you are a dreamer, come in.
If you are a dreamer, a wisher, a liar,
A hope-er a pray-er, a magic bean buyer...
If you're a pretender, come sit by my fire
For we have some flax-golden tales to spin.
Come in!
Come in!
--Shel Silverstein, Where the Sidewalk Ends

Hey that should be our heading or tag line or whatever. Motto? secret handshake?

Shelby wrote: "Oh yeah?

Invitation
If you are a dreamer, come in.
If you are a dreamer, a wisher, a liar,
A hope-er a pray-er, a magic bean buyer...
If you're a pretender, come sit by my fire
For we have some flax-golden tales to spin.
Come in!
Come in!
-- Shel Silverstein..."

I agree with margaret, the lady i see twice. this would make a great invitation.

slow rabbit aka patrick is here!!! hurray!!

and it's wonderful that we are scheming and planning again. when this group decides it's going to do something the energy is so tremendous. :)

(i still owe you an email, my dear!!)

p.s. where would you like to put the poem? should we have a poll? (i know, i'm nuts with the polls :)

poll! poll! poll! poll it i say. i wanna vote for something.

and welcome slow rabbit aka patrick.

hello ms micha!!!!

(my welcoming skills involve a lot of exclamation marks)

please have a look around and check out brian's poll. one of the possible answers is about bacon. :)

Hello, Hello, Hello! I have found you. As I stated over in 'that' space, I have lost the bubble on personnel time, but as Ms Egret (Hi!!!) declared "I plan on being back with a vengeance..." Once i get my world back in order, that is.

PS how did you all get cool descriptive names?

Connie wrote: "Hello, Hello, Hello! I have found you. As I stated over in 'that' space, I have lost the bubble on personnel time, but as Ms Egret (Hi!!!) declared "I plan on being back with a vengeance..." Once..."

everybody with the cool nickname is a moderator. i can add you to the list if you like.

and i appreciate that life can get in the way of things like book discussion but i am really hoping that you get some more of that personal time back, and come share it with us. :)

Hi guys Im still lurking around the dark edges of the group - just not much for posting these days for various reasons - carry on, Im with you in spirit

Matt wrote: "Hi guys Im still lurking around the dark edges of the group - just not much for posting these days for various reasons - carry on, Im with you in spirit"

it's nice to have you in dark edges! i'm glad to see you here e-monk, and hopefully we'll be able to lure you back with interesting or inane remarks. and now without further ado:

hurray!!!!!! e-monk/Matt is here!!!!!!! whooooo!
(the more of these welcomes i seem to do, the more exclamation points seem to be involved.)

I'm voting for the bacon set out so lovely, Mo. Although, the grease from the real bacon will be infecting the veggie bacon making even veggie bacon a cruel act toward piglets.

Alan wrote: "I'm voting for the bacon set out so lovely, Mo. Although, the grease from the real bacon will be infecting the veggie bacon making even veggie bacon a cruel act toward piglets."

alan!!!! my sweet lady!!!

i thought about that later, that i should make it clear that there were separate and not-touching trays of bacon arrays. trays of arrays! say it with me now. :)

Trays of arrays of bacon?! Are you mad?! hahawa!

i am mad, alan. crazy, even! :)

okay, so a lot of people showed up when i wasn't looking! exclamation marks for all of the following:

bonita!!!!!!!!!!!
kris/liehtzu!!!!!!!!!!
swanny!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
martyn!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
pavel!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
jesika!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

actually, jesika, i'm not sure if we've met before. feel free to tell me what your pseudonym is from the ff if we have. :)

once again, you guys, i really appreciate you coming over and checking it out. if we can recapture some of the old passion, it would be a tremendous thrill. i notice a bunch of you populating your goodreads profile, which i think means you see the possibilities. :)

and i know that brian already welcomed you, michael but guess what? i can't have you going away without any exclamation marks so

welcome and thank you for coming over, dear michael!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Margaret held the flashlight while I found my way over. I'm so embarrassed that I know the Romper Room bit!

Hi Mo! I'm kicking around over here. I signed up the other day, and my computer promptly decided to stop computing. Fantastic stuff.

Adrian is here too! Woop!!

Cool. Nice to see you all here when I arrived. Mo: thanks so much for making us all feel so comfortable after the trip. Where shall we put our suitcases?

BTW, I voted for bacon.
mm

Ok, I sent out invites to the friends I have here on goodreads that aren't all you folk! It's about a dozen peeps, and I hope to get some of them to join in!

i too have sent out invitations, and talked us up. i also started an introduction thread where we should all pony up some intel about us for when people we don't know show up.

michael: i think it's clear from my status that i also voted bacon, though i will probably change my vote at the 11th hour to something a little more practical. :)

and now without further ado: i have some welcoming to do.

adrian!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
(i love you, but you already know that. i appreciate you coming back to goodreads after the fangirls chased you away)
lara !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
(i think you know how much i love you, my kindred girl)
jennie!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! my sweet kentucky rose:)
james!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! another one of the great writers who keep us on our toes. you still reading dystopian fiction?? :)

and then we have jen! danielle! alex! luke! and charlaralotte! i suspect some of you are former members but i know alex is not! please feel free to introduce yourselves in the new introduction thread. :)

welcome to all!

Maureen wrote: "i too have sent out invitations, and talked us up. i also started an introduction thread where we should all pony up some intel about us for when people we don't know show up.


Anybody seen Hugh The Moderator?

I dont know how yous guys are doing but I'm completely overwhelmed by the number of books on this site. I'm not sure how I want to set up my shelves, ie. fiction, mystery, scifi, etc. or read, to read, never gonna read. So for now I'm scopeing out everyone elses shelves and memberships in different groups. I'll be lurking and spying. I am interested in anyones thoughts on how to get the most out of this site.

This is way better, more inviting and warmer rather than the clunky graphics on myspace.

well well, my lovely audi is here to join us!
hurray and welcome!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

welcome abi! I'm more stingy with my exclamation points (mo is reckless) and look forward to hearing more of your voice here in the group. thanks for dropping in. look forward to some laxness discussions.

Maureen wrote: "i too have sent out invitations, and talked us up. i also started an introduction thread where we should all pony up some intel about us for when people we don't know show up.

michael: i think it..."

Maureen wrote: "i too have sent out invitations, and talked us up. i also started an introduction thread where we should all pony up some intel about us for when people we don't know show up.

michael: i think it..."

Hey, Michael... that's for checking up on me. I tried GoodReads about a year ago but am just now getting around to Mo's kind invite.

I don't like the layout of Goodreads for groups.

Have a nice day!

Martyn wrote: "I don't like the layout of Goodreads for groups.

Have a nice day!"
yeah, but you don't like anything.

Patty wrote: "Martyn wrote: "I don't like the layout of Goodreads for groups.

Have a nice day!"
yeah, but you don't like anything.

"

Of course I like things...I like you, Patty...and John Keats' poems...and soccer.

What the hell is soccer? We call it football here in the states!

God, look at the moderators! It appears to be an Internet rogues gallery.

I think the moderators should have to wear outrageous costumes and fight each other in an arena.

i don't want to be a moderator. it makes me very nervous. but i don't want to relinquish my moderator status, for fear of what others might to do me.

Adrian wrote: "God, look at the moderators! It appears to be an Internet rogues gallery.

I think the moderators should have to wear outrageous costumes and fight each other in an arena.

"

. . .would you quit being a weenie, benji, and give your adoring public what they want?

what do they want?

The last few entries on this thread made me laugh out loud so that people next to me looked at me funny! I needed that laugh though so thanks!