A Midsummer Nights Dream (in Forumshire)

You rentboy you.

Without wanting to take sides in Petty vs. Figgy, Round 72, I do hope that you will both keep writing because I appreciate both of your "voices" in your stories.

The voice of reason - at last... and where the fook have you been while i was manning the trenches, laddie?   [typical]

Ally wrote:You rentboy you.

You don't know the half of it, darls.  

Wait, wasn't that just classic Eldo deadpan?

Sorry. I appreciate seeing you playing the role of peacemaker since otherwise it was just six pages of Petty and Figgy taking potshots at each other and Ally sniping at them both from the sidelines.

I think Mrs Figg has made her objections to Petty's writing very clear, but at the end of the day it's only one very brief portion of one scene in the whole story. Hopefully Petty can appreciate Figg's points and perhaps keep that in mind in the future, and we can all move on and either read or not read future stories each at our own discretion.

Ally wrote:Wait, wasn't that just classic Eldo deadpan?

I can be sincere at times, but I'll never reveal which times those are!

There may be many words applicable and relevant to Eldo, Ally - and several choice words come to mind just now  - but 'classic'?

Just when I was actually feeling quite good about myself that Ally deigned to refer to something about me as "classic".

Eldorion wrote:Sorry. :lol:I appreciate seeing you playing the role of peacemaker...

Yeah... and it's not usually my role at all, you bastard! Where were you?  

I am sure I will write other stuff Eldo- but I doubt I will put up the rest of this seeing as a lot of what I had already written rather hinged on the Figg character.
And frankly I cant be arsed, and it would be little fun to rewrite it all and have to come with a whole new plot device this late in, especially when the character act is set up in the very passage Mrs Figg has taken total offense at.
Sorry.

"Hopefully Petty can appreciate Figg's points"- Eldo

Normaly yes, this time, not even a little bit. I still dont know and cant see whats so offensive about that passage.

Orwell you are SUCH a troublemaker!

Eldorion wrote:Just when I was actually feeling quite good about myself that Ally deigned to refer to something about me as "classic".

Not you too? {{{As bad as Ally!  Why o why is everyone so needy at the moment? Is it in the air or something?}}}


{{{Even I'm having problems at home - between my Missus and my daughter - with me - of all people - as Peacemaker --- oh Gawd... it's not easy... but who thinks of me... no one! Yep! No one! Preciousssssss.....}}}

Ally wrote:Orwell you are SUCH a troublemaker!

Not that anyone would know that of late, you bitch!  

MODERATOh wait

But still! Offended!

Pettytyrant101 wrote:"Hopefully Petty can appreciate Figg's points"- Eldo

Normaly yes, this time, not even a little bit. I still dont know and cant see whats so offensive about that passage.

I think it was Mrs Figgs (fictional) points was what where the trouble began...


{{{Ahhh troublemaking... welcome home Orwell... }}} 

That's amazing.

Ally wrote:But still! Offended!

Nothing I said, I hope.  

I mean, I hope so!  

I mean, I didn't mean that... I hope...  

Are we being good moderators right now

because it sure doesnt seem so

Pettytyrant101 wrote:I am sure I will write other stuff Eldo- but I doubt I will put up the rest of this seeing as a lot of what I had already written rather hinged on the Figg character.

I'm sorry to hear that but perhaps it's for the best.

Normaly yes, this time, not even a little bit. I still dont know and cant see whats so offensive about that passage.

From catching up on all of this evening's posts, it seemed that Mrs Figg most took offence to it being the character based on her who expressed those views on female aging and beauty, which she has experienced in real life, possibly directed at her. I can't speak for Figgs of course, but that's the sense I got.

Ally wrote:Are we being good moderators right now

because it sure doesnt seem so

I ask myself this question every night before I cry myself to my sleep.

Welcome to my world of crippling self-doubt on one hand and the expectations of the forum on the other.

Confusing (and potentially offensive) penultimate sentence there!

I have faith that if anyone is able to decipher confusing statements it would be you.