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Requiescat in pace
Posted May 13, 2001
Heard the German radio series, read the English books. The Pan edition with the 42 on the spine. Sat in a desert. Met a wonderful person. Talked to her because she read TRATEOTU. Spent hours quoting passages. Laughed like hell. Kept the friendship through dire times and sandy beaches. Wrote letters and quoted. Been doing that for the last 9 years. Maybe it saved my life ... or just my sanity.
Thanks for that.
Lying in hospital after having all four wisdom teeth extracted in one go. Read Dirk Gently. As soon as I was conscious enough to do so. Laughed till I spat blood. That got the staff worried.
Thanks for that.
Thanks for books that bring people together. Give strangers a place to start talking. Go somewhere with a towel that says "Don't Panic!" and one will be greeted by stangers.
Thanks for that.
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Moderation
Posted Apr 16, 2001
How very strange. Is it really necessary that it takes more time to get an entry past the Moderators than it takes to write the wretched thing? Especially when there's (obviously? - Nah, probably not...!?) no indication that it might breach the House Rules?
Quis custodet custodes? [Note to Moderator to prevent unnecessary work: That's Latin, meaning: Who guards the Guards?]
The researchers, as they will turn to the Mod Help Desk. Thus, if it is us who are watching the Watchers. Couldn't we just watch ourselves?
TPTB want to prove that we are responsible - grown up - enough to care for ourselves. To show that, they treat us as irresponsible children. And scorn our mistakes. How are we to show that we can act responsibly? Especially if the Guards check on everything and thus leave no room for us to check upon.
We can only check upon the Guards. What will come of that? If we show that the Guards are not doing their job properly, they will only be replaced. If we assume that they are not doing their job properly (see the busy Mod-Desk) they depict us as behaving badly even though we are not. Thus making themselves neccessary.
A self-fulfilling prophecy.
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Latest reply: Apr 16, 2001
It's back!
Posted Mar 18, 2001
Whoohoo! The guide's back! Now I got this very nice place and community to spend my time with.
I just wonder why there was no e-mail to inform me about it after "they" said that there was going to be one.
And one more thing: Here it says "Think of your Journal as your personal diary." - I don't like the idea of someone/PTB looking through my diary to see whether there's something they don't like and strike it out if they do find something.
You decided that you'd do so.
Fine.
Just don't call it a diary then.
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Quand on n'a pas de l'amour...
Posted Jan 22, 2001
When one has nothing but love...
The surprising and truly wonderful twist in a messed up day.
[Excuse my French]
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Latest reply: Jan 22, 2001
Society
Posted Sep 18, 2000
I am formed by society, i.e. everyone but me. You are formed by society, too, i.e. everyone but you. Everyone is formed by everyone else but her-/himself. Society forms society.
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