Whitechapel - The Rules

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warrenellis — Tue, 27 Nov 2007 10:25:34 -0800

The rules are very simple.

* Don't Be An Arsehole.

Being an arsehole may get you cautioned. It may get you suspended. It may get you locked out. These punishments will be delivered randomly, haphazardly, ruthlessly and sometimes without any warning. It will totally depend on whether or not I've had enough caffeine and nicotine. Arse Eels may be involved. When in doubt: just don't be an arsehole. If you don't know how not to be an arsehole? Ask a grown-up. Straight up: if you can't spend time on the web without abusing other people or generally fucking with things, you're going to get bounced out of here pretty sharpish. Okay?

* Don't Come Here Just To Argue.

It is boring to me. When Ariana or I tell you to shut up? It's time to shut up now.

* You Own Your Own Words.

But we own the Arse Eels.

* Whitechapel is Never Safe For Work.

Seriously. I mean, don't even think about complaining about that.

* Don't Post Your Fiction Here.

It makes the place a legal minefield. I don't have a problem with fan art, but fan fiction creates difficulties for me and any other pro writer visiting. This is not up for discussion. I refer you to Arse Eels above, yes?

And that's about it, really. You may run free, my children. Stick to the intent of each Category when you're posting. If what you've got doesn't fit any category, or doesn't fit anyone's concept of sanity, then into London Zoo it goes, and you can take your chances in the swamp there. God only knows what'll end up growing in that place.

We reserve the right to edit, add to or deny the existence of the above at any time we feel like.

-- W

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Kinesys — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 10:29:46 -0800

May links to existing work be posted here? Or is that problematical too?

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warrenellis — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 10:40:43 -0800

That, we can do, I think.

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DanielSF — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 11:02:31 -0800

* Whitechapel is Never Safe For Work.

I had to think about that for a couple of seconds. Clearly, I've not been spending enough time on the internet lately, as I was trying to figure out what you had against Whitechapel, London...

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Kinesys — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 11:16:21 -0800

Yay!

Also: Yay!

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Stalker#1358 — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 13:36:06 -0800

Don't Post Your Fiction Here.

The personalities posted here are artistic works of fiction and falsehood.
Only a fool would take anything posted here as fact.

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Lazarus Long — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 13:38:50 -0800

It's a police state, but it's a benevolent police state. Common sense must be enforced.

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hank — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 14:06:10 -0800

I still want a bowel disruptor, dammit. I live in DC, think of the possibilities.

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slangislayer — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 14:21:07 -0800

I´ve aknowledged the rules and like to be accepted by se almeidy Warren (as they call him in Germany) in this fine community and will prove worthy by staying sober, clean of drugs all the time and not posing my fiction and not making an arse of myself.

p:s. I will certainly keep the part of not positng my fiction or making an (deliberate) arse of myself.

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bairdduvessa — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 15:34:45 -0800

seams fair

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Wed, 28 Nov 2007 16:22:43 -0800

Re: Stalker#1358

Speak for yourself. In my day-to-day, I'm just as anonymous as I am here on the
internet. There's no fiction in the fact that I'm beneath notice where-ever I am.
The simple fact is, some of us would rather lurk and be left to our devises while
still maintaining some connection with the outside world (so that we know what
to say to the cashier at the grocery without scaring him). If I could ably and
convincingly pretend to be someone else, I would. I'm *that* interesting. My
main point here: the internet is full of fanboys and assholes who are fully
and stubbornly convinced they *are* the next Warren Ellis, they gave Brian K.
Vaughn all of their best ideas, and that Steven Niles owes them royalties for
stealing their idea to do a movie about vampires and snow. These people
sound harmless, but sadly infinite time (and in some cases, a fat wallet) can do
criminally stupid things to people's brains. They will, in fact, sue your ass for
having two cheeks, and file a civil lawsuit against the half that turned in pity.
Not all of us are content being anonymous drones. There are people who would
do anything to be noticed for five minutes, including ruining someone's career.
Then there are the truly delusional 'you read my mind and picked it clean' people..

Warren:
You know where the bodies are buried.

You say no fiction here. No problem. No need to involve the arse eels. I go lurking now.

-Z

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thom_wong — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 16:54:50 -0800

I think a random arse eels is necessary, even if it means administering it to me. We all deserve to see what this involves.

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Kinesys — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 21:40:09 -0800

I sense a Youtube video coming on.

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Rantz — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 23:06:47 -0800

heh...

http://www.festered.com/eels.wmv
http://www.encyclopediadramatica.com/index.php/Eel_girl

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Damn Samoan — Thu, 29 Nov 2007 06:01:21 -0800

Aye, Cap'n

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kittydoom — Thu, 29 Nov 2007 08:28:46 -0800

Always the eels with you...

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xtal — Thu, 29 Nov 2007 11:44:14 -0800

Seems like common sense to me.

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geeksofdoom — Thu, 29 Nov 2007 11:57:30 -0800

If only Warren could imposed a few of these easy to follow instructions on the rest of the Internets (and world for that matter), then we'd all have a much better day of things.

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Widgett — Thu, 29 Nov 2007 17:16:25 -0800

hank: I'm amazed there isn't a prop replica of a bowel disruptor. Hell, I would be cool with a plush two-headed cat. I bought the replica glasses, but they don't fit on my Oliver Platt-sized noggin. :-(

geeksofdoom: On my site we only have a variation of the first rule (ours is "don't be a dick"). It's been surprisingly effective with only a few people getting banned in nine years. Which is good because, you know, arse eels are expensive; we could never afford them.

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BrianKellett — Sat, 01 Dec 2007 14:21:08 -0800

A question, not that I'm arguing against the rule (and apologies for being thick).

I've seen the 'no fiction' rule on a lot of message boards and I understand that this is so that some nutter doesn't try claiming that someone stole their ideas.

i.e Mr Ellis writes a comic about a dyslexic atheistic teddy-bear, someone tries suing him citing the 'fact' that they wrote such an idea elsewhere.

But how does an internet forum differ legally from work that someone has published elsewhere (fan fiction, own website or book)? How does this defend people against a random nutter claiming that a published work doesn't come from their own site?

Is it just because there is no way you can defend against not seeing something written on your own message board?

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warrenellis — Sat, 01 Dec 2007 14:29:33 -0800

"Is it just because there is no way you can defend against not seeing something written on your own message board? "

That's a big part of it, yes. When you're just shoving it in front of my eyes, it's hard to stand up in court and say "no, never saw it, had me eyes closed the whole time boss."

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David xvx Ludd — Sat, 01 Dec 2007 17:21:12 -0800

I like Rule #1. A lot. It's quite similar to the two-law legal system I've been pushing for [(1) Thou shalt not be a shit cunt; (2) Thou shalt be a good cunt].

On the fan-fiction line; no problems there. However, I wonder if a more entertaining approach would be to allow it, but make it part of the terms of service that all fictional works posted on here become the property of the board owners. Ergo, if said nutter tries to sue you, well, one, he can't, and, two, you could probably counter-claim for him stealing your IP (even though it was originally his).

...probably not worth the time though. Really not worth the time. Or the server space, because, really, let's be honest here: Most fan fiction is appalling.

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cmwich — Sun, 02 Dec 2007 14:46:00 -0800

Yay! I love Rule #1!

Best part of your boards, Warren.

Well, and the Eels, of course.

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Wooleybooley — Sun, 02 Dec 2007 16:57:07 -0800

so .... no donkeypunching?

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screaming meat — Mon, 03 Dec 2007 04:17:33 -0800

"no, never saw it, had me eyes closed the whole time boss."

You have to say that a lot, right?

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screaming meat — Mon, 03 Dec 2007 04:19:34 -0800

wait... that wasn't me being arse (maybe it was) more of a "Carry-On" style remark.

I shut up now.

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warrenellis — Mon, 03 Dec 2007 06:40:57 -0800

I think that's wise, yes.

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Unsub — Sun, 09 Dec 2007 15:42:04 -0800

Z totally nailed me, I was just ranting about how Niles stole my idea about Vampires and the very short days we have where I live!!!

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Brandon Seifert — Tue, 18 Dec 2007 00:15:45 -0800

@ Unsub: You came up with it before 30 Days of Night came out. So did every Alaskan Vampire: The Masquerade player.

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Andre Navarro — Mon, 24 Dec 2007 04:30:46 -0800

The rule I liked the most: Whitechapel is Never Safe For Work

Excellent. This will be interesting.

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CK Burch — Thu, 27 Dec 2007 23:01:28 -0800

Sounds all about par for the course.

Don't be an arse? Aw....no, really, I tease. No arsing for me.

The last time I got the eels....bweh. Never again.

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curb — Sat, 29 Dec 2007 05:32:24 -0800

A couple of questions regarding ettiquette. Apologies if they sound a bit retarded, but this is the first place I've actually contributed to rather than just lurked on.

Firstly, to what extent is it acceptable to bring up subjects or topics that may divert a thread from its original purpose? Is it ok to fill up a thread with side conversations that might only be loosley related to the original subject matter?

Secondly, is there an acceptable limit to how many threads I should be posting on at any one time, or how many new threads I should be starting myself? I don't want to be the 'net equivalent of the noisy, hyperactive kid that some parent's bought to a grown up party.

God help me, I'm becoming more like Larry David by the day.

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Thu, 03 Jan 2008 13:13:30 -0800

@curb

I'll field that one since no one else has. I'm no authority, but I've been lurking in InternetJesus' forums since back in the WEF days.

1.] If the topic diverts, Warren or one of his beautiful & intelligent Assistants may 'Sink' the thread. In some cases (annoying threads; threads featuring unpublished material) threads may be 'Closed' outright. Wandering off-topic is acceptable if the conversation manages to circle back or evolve the thread to something better than it was. Additionally, threads may be moved to other categories if it turns out it's better suited. For instance, a thread titled 'Hellboy' in the Printheads category that turns out to be about the movie sequel may end up being moved to 'Art & Noise'.

2.] As for posting new threads, it's a matter of self-restraint and etiquette. I wouldn't necessarily start multiple threads in the same category in one day. It's a no-brainer, but I have to say it: look for a related thread first. If there isn't one, go for it.

I would also point out that hyperactive children that do appear on the forum are dealt with swiftly, and relatively fairly. You'll see it on occasion, and you'll know it when you see it. As long as you converse like an intelligent adult, and observe simple manners like an intelligent adult, you shouldn't have to be concerned. If you do have some concern for whatever reason, know that Warren- in my limited experience- does give fair warning, albeit only once (twice if you're lucky).

A place to go - that's what my mother always instilled in me. You need a place to go.
And you're worthless unless you have a place to go. - Larry David

- Z

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curb — Fri, 04 Jan 2008 03:53:48 -0800

Cheers Z, much appreciated.

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Fri, 04 Jan 2008 09:38:32 -0800

No problem.

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Nile — Mon, 14 Jan 2008 08:50:07 -0800

Having disrupted a man's bath by bursting through the door and throwing in a bucket of live eels, I am in a position to say that Arse Eels are a Terrible threat, and that Mr. Ellis is a man to be feared.

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tezifon — Mon, 28 Jan 2008 11:27:36 -0800

agreed

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Egon — Thu, 07 Feb 2008 13:04:50 -0800

I realize the Anon/Scientology debate tends to get the arse eels rather quickly around these parts. That in mind, I'm requesting permission for a thread to post all the madness from the wold-wide-raid this coming Sunday.

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warrenellis — Thu, 07 Feb 2008 13:26:00 -0800

No.

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Egon — Thu, 07 Feb 2008 14:28:56 -0800

Glad that's settled

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DaveNant — Fri, 07 Mar 2008 08:47:19 -0800

Oooh... a thread I started at Warren's Pub Table seems to have completely disappeared. Was that intentional? Did we overstep the mark or owt? Sorry, if so...

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Mon, 10 Mar 2008 18:31:23 -0700

@DaveNant

May be a simple matter of a pre-existing related thread. Could be they moved it to a more appropriate category. Did you try the 'With Me' tab?

- Z

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warrenellis — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 18:46:18 -0700

No, I swept up my hovel.

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Spiraltwist — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 18:50:20 -0700

The Broom of Doom prevails.

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DaveNant — Tue, 11 Mar 2008 04:07:06 -0700

Fair 'nuff!

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CatFang — Tue, 11 Mar 2008 10:13:39 -0700

Best terms of use I have ever seen :)

I guess if you are not an arse then the arse eels can't get you?

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DaveNant — Wed, 12 Mar 2008 07:29:27 -0700

I'm not so confident. I reckon anything that has an arse is as good as prey to an arse eel.

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ScottBieser — Thu, 13 Mar 2008 00:16:13 -0700

Was wondering if it would be considered appropriate for those of us who are creating comics to post announcements about our books here (or actually in the Printheads section)? I haven't really noticed any threads like that.

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warrenellis — Thu, 13 Mar 2008 08:05:18 -0700

No, that's really more a Panel & Pixel thing.

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mark barter — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 18:35:28 -0700

What does Sink and Sticky mean next to a discussion? Sorry if this had already been covered but I'm new to this.

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warrenellis — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 18:41:03 -0700

Sticky means it stays at the top of the front page. Sink means that it drops regardless of the number of comments it's getting.

Sticky = ATTENTION SCUM

Sink = YOU OFFEND MY EYE

Okay?

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mark barter — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 19:12:43 -0700

Yes, thanks. The world feels a safer place already.

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vrbtm — Mon, 21 Apr 2008 11:15:03 -0700

Warren:OK to print scans of comics in here when pertinent? i.e. single pages/panels?

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Val A Lindsay II — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 10:20:31 -0700

Please forgive my multiple discussion posts. I checked for any info on the posts and couldn't find any history. Since I also made those first two posts on a computer that I don't normally post on, I just assumed they hadn't appeared at all. Again, sorry 'bout that.

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warrenellis — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 13:32:17 -0700

Vr: scans are fine.

Val: sorry, both threads quickly turned into shit-magnets.

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DIGIT — Sun, 27 Apr 2008 15:24:31 -0700

(RE: the Ouija Thread) Well, I suppose I should have thought about the type of thread that was going to become before I started anything. There are just some topics not fit for healthy discussion.

Sorry for perpetuating bad vibes. Please don't send the eels .....

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Spiraltwist — Sun, 27 Apr 2008 15:29:56 -0700

@DIGIT

Warren routinely cleans his hovel. I wouldn't worry to much about it.

(My thread was closed also.)

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Pete Martin — Thu, 08 May 2008 18:20:50 -0700

Cleans his hovel with molotovs. Almost every thread I've been part of has been sunk, closed and deleted.

This is my last post. Seems easier this way.

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curb — Fri, 09 May 2008 11:22:04 -0700

Pete, I wouldn't take it personally, and I say this as a man who is paranoid enough to take ANYTHING personally.

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KeeperofManyNames — Sat, 10 May 2008 17:35:32 -0700

Hm, that's kind of reassuring to hear another person say that, actually, as most of the threads I've posted in seem to have died with me as the last poster, or been closed down with me as the last poster.

Of course, if there IS something I'm mucking up horribly, please let me know. I don't want to be an annoyance [both for the sake of the people on here, and my desire not to have eels attacking my arse.]

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Spiraltwist — Sat, 10 May 2008 17:49:49 -0700

@KeeperofManyNames

They would let you know very quickly, if you did something they did not approve of. As for being the last poster, it just happens that way sometimes. Like @curb said, don't take it personally, or worry about it.

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joe.distort — Sun, 11 May 2008 00:00:40 -0700

yeah, it happens to me all the time, and everyone knows im like, the raddest person ever.

i wish you could see me not being able to keep a straight face even just typing that last sentence....

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warrenellis — Sun, 11 May 2008 02:30:32 -0700

New rule: THERE IS NO CRYING IN WHITECHAPEL

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Winther — Mon, 12 May 2008 06:44:56 -0700

...

...

What are you looking at?

I've got something in my eye, ok?

I am not crying.

'm not.

*sniffle*

DON'T LOOK AT ME!

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JP Carpenter — Mon, 12 May 2008 07:38:13 -0700

Crocodile tears!

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roque — Mon, 12 May 2008 16:55:33 -0700

*pout* MY crying joke got deleted. I'm going to take my ball and go home.

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Lazarus99 — Sat, 17 May 2008 00:37:46 -0700

Warren,

You knocked my pictures out of the May Imagethread, because I hotlinked them from a Livejournal account, which you said used up their bandwidth.

My apologies, I don't know much about this sort of thing and didn't realise that would happen.

Would it be okay if I was to link them from my photobucket account instead (now that I have one)?

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Ariana — Sat, 17 May 2008 04:36:18 -0700

Lazarus: Al the images Riotclitshave posts are hosted on riotclitshave.com. And lots and lots and lots of people go "AWESOME IMAGE I THINK I WILL LINK IT" because it's a rock awesome journal, and people don't know how the internet works. So, when you just copy the link location of the image (hotlink), you're joining in with the other 70 billion people that steal bandwidth and drive hosting prices way way up on that domain every month. This has been the educational part of this comment.

Point is, yes, go ahead and post images from your own hosting, no problem. I've deleted your question post in the whitechan thread to clean out the messy words that aren't pictures.

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Lazarus99 — Sat, 17 May 2008 04:54:30 -0700

okay, thanks...as you've probably realised, I'm one of those people who don't know how the internet works.

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Harlotbug3 — Wed, 11 Jun 2008 10:41:14 -0700

@Ariana -Very sorry about trying to start a "continue the story" thread. I thought its very nature would negate any copyright issues, but like a dunce I didn't ask first.

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raymondconlon — Wed, 11 Jun 2008 15:33:41 -0700

Ariana and Warren: aren't rules meant to be broken?

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joe.distort — Wed, 11 Jun 2008 15:41:08 -0700

oh, im sure that will go over well.

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Ariana — Wed, 11 Jun 2008 15:46:18 -0700

oh, im sure that will go over well.

What, I'm going to argue continuity with a guy that's got a spandex scan for his profile pic? Nonono. Mommy values her sanity. He goes breaking rules and I'll just punch a couple walls and swear he was never actually here.

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joe.distort — Wed, 11 Jun 2008 16:11:24 -0700

I'll just punch a couple walls and swear he was never actually here.

genius.

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raymondconlon — Thu, 12 Jun 2008 11:04:44 -0700

Sorry, sorry and sorry.

Really, I do stuff like that and I feel guilty afterwards, especially when It gets that kind of response.

'Rules are NOT meant to be broken, rules are NOT meant to be broken...'

Again, sorry.

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thom_wong — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 17:34:04 -0700

Sometimes the best thing on this site is the discussions that get closed down, and the reasons Warren and Ariana leave for closing them. Hell, that could be a small book - These Threads We Closed.

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Egon — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 12:41:16 -0700

I wonder if it's possible to get the rules thread shut down.

...ok. I'm done wondering.

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warrenellis — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 12:44:16 -0700

No, but I'll be happy to disable the accounts of anyone who tries it.

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chris g — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 13:35:33 -0700

Thanks for stepping in for the save on the Carlin thread. :)

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joe.distort — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 13:51:51 -0700

no way, i wanted to see just how retarded it could get! that final quote made me laugh with the fear that people really compare deaths like they do sales numbers....

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zoem — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 06:39:26 -0700

I don't suppose I can request a brief timeout for myself because I seem to be incapable of shutting my damned mouth lately? It sounds stupid, but everything I say in the last week later just sounds like I'm being a dick - but I still want to read.

A week, if possible.

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Mark Seifert — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 06:49:02 -0700

zoem - you're doing fine. please, continue.

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zoem — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 07:15:30 -0700

Ok, thanks. I'll try to exhibit some self control... Sometimes I think a big MUTE button on my forehead would be a useful thing. In real life, I mean. And it'd blink.

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Andre Navarro — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 07:18:48 -0700

I don't suppose I can request a brief timeout for myself because I seem to be incapable of shutting my damned mouth lately? It sounds stupid, but everything I say in the last week later just sounds like I'm being a dick - but I still want to read.

??

??????

Oh, come on, Zoem, I haven't seen anything you posted that could be even slightly labeled as "dickish". Sometimes, people try saying what's on their minds and they sound like bastards, but you're far from being like that. You're very sweet, don't worry about putting your thoughts out in the open. :)

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Kradlum — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 03:16:14 -0700

What he said ^ (Otherwise I'd have to request a timeout from life)

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Harlotbug3 — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 14:38:17 -0700

@Zoem

As someone who is often mean for no damned good reason, accept my sincere and reassuring hug...and a gentle nudge to get some fresh air before your next whoknowshowmanyhourslong Whitechapel marathon ; )

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zoem — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 22:51:34 -0700

Hahaha, Harlotbug... believe it or not, I actually leave the house every day. I just never sleep. Which might explain a bit of the occasional bitchery... (which I'm over now, many thanks to those who sweetly accused me of being nice).

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LA_Gomez — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 12:19:52 -0700

I think it is funny how this thread went from:

DON'T BE AN ARSEHOLE!!!!

to telling Zoem how Awesome she is.

Ahh the Internet, What will you crazy kids think of next.

@Zoem

Don't stop posting. I love reading what you got to say.

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thom_wong — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 16:15:25 -0700

For future reference, did the Lego discussion get deleted because it was a) wrong section, b) just not that interesting, c) about Lego?

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warrenellis — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 16:32:52 -0700

All three, I think.

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thom_wong — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 21:04:20 -0700

Fair enough.

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odarable — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 06:11:30 -0700

Your rules make sense. I don't think I'll have problems following them. Warren for world rules maker!

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poor_boy — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 23:09:38 -0700

Our Lord Mr. Ellis wrote:

New rule: THERE IS NO CRYING IN WHITECHAPEL

Yes. Somebody please give the entire Internets to this man. All of them.

I am dead serious. Slightly drunk, but still serious.

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zensurfer — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 19:58:34 -0700

i am almost afraid to ask,but what does it mean when your post is followed by a post from mr. ellis that says "bump"?

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Ben — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 21:20:55 -0700

@zensurfer A "Bump" is a post made in a thread to bring said thread back to the front of the forum. Kind of like shoving it out of a crowd of screaming, yammering mental patients and into the foreground to be shown to anyone who missed it.

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Cureless — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 16:36:56 -0700

please don't hit/stab/slap/shoot/runoverwithacar/electrocute/asphixiate/throwarock/kill me....or any other means of ways that lead to the ultimate ends of the words "maim" and "kill"...

But I have got to be missing something....

What...Is...an arse eel (other than the possiblity of what i don't want to think about after speculating on the dead apparentness of the object through its name)?

Yea-yea...newbie....fresh meat. I got dirrected here by Charlie Huston's website (I was reading his stuff and decided to unknowingly stumble in here).

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warrenellis — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 16:47:50 -0700

Hey, you asked.

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Cureless — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 17:05:42 -0700

Oh...God...sudden;y I don't want to know- I don't want to press the link...and yet, curiosity calls....hmmm....

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Cureless — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 17:07:13 -0700

@___@

OHMYGAWD!!!!! NNNNNNNOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

..... *bursts into flames*

I should have never asked....Should...have..never...asked...should have..never-..never....om'god....

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warrenellis — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 17:17:47 -0700

Remember: Google is your friend, and prevents random bastards from destroying parts of your brain.

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Ariana — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 17:22:50 -0700

Welcome to Whitechapel, Cureless.

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Cureless — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 17:23:33 -0700

....This will need a few days of self therapy and a whole lot of force forgetting....

x___x

That means several movies and touches of Doctor Who, Eureka, various CSI and youtubing- all in that order....

Curse you! ....But I do like your rules. <3 good rules.

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Cureless — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 17:24:52 -0700

Thank you Ariana-

Greatly disturbed/shaken/disgusted etc. on my first day though- Is this what it's like for everyone I wonder?...probably not....it's just me.

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Ariana — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 17:28:13 -0700

He used to preface those sorts of things with a "Don't Look"...

Crap. Warren, does this mean I'm the nice one, now?

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Cureless — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 17:30:52 -0700

Does this mean you weren't the nice one before?

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warrenellis — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 17:43:57 -0700

On Whitechapel? You were always the nice one. Because the other one is me.

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Ariana — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 17:46:39 -0700

You were nice that one time, remember? That one time you... didn't... destroy someone's brain...? I think that was -- no, you're right. That was me.

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thom_wong — Mon, 28 Jul 2008 14:27:45 -0700

I think it's fairly amazing that it took this long for someone to get the actual arse eels. Remarkable even.

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kristynerox — Mon, 28 Jul 2008 23:59:57 -0700

there are some things you just can't UNsee..

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Billy Pilgrim — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 11:55:02 -0700

OMFG! I did not know. They are real. Very real. I thought it was a joke.
She is indeed very thorough, isn't she? I live on the same planet as these people!

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derfla3101980 — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 19:45:28 -0700

BLARGGGAGJHGUIDWGOUWGO......*snort*...ughhhhhhnoooes

Oh god...my keybord will never be the same now.

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Adam — Sat, 02 Aug 2008 00:27:02 -0700

Oh I am so so glad I'm running a Mac that doesn't support .wmv

The unstoppable self-destructive fascination gravitationally drew me to click on that link, but my faithful machine has deemed it too damaging for my own good, and sullenly refused my command. Goooood computer...

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Lazarus99 — Sat, 02 Aug 2008 06:16:28 -0700

Yeah, judging by your reactions I think that wee link is going in the "really don't need to look" file...

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BrianKellett — Sat, 02 Aug 2008 12:30:23 -0700

@adam

Oh I am so so glad I'm running a Mac that doesn't support .wmv

Flip4mac means that I got to see it, and ponder if those squeals are supposed to be pleasure or pain.

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odarable — Sat, 02 Aug 2008 15:48:49 -0700

I'm just wondering how you people can read Transmetropolitan without vomiting blood. Sure the drawn images do not resemble arse eels, but the language... Have you guys got no imagnation? Perhaps it's just because that's fiction... Anyway, Warren, arse eels do not seem to be much of a threat. Not exactly my cup of tea, but it looks like the girl is having the time of her life. (I always said; nuke Japan. Once more, with feeling?)

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warrenellis — Sat, 02 Aug 2008 15:50:45 -0700

Anyway, Warren, arse eels do not seem to be much of a threat.

I'm bringing some, next time I'm in Oslo.

And I'm going to refridgerate the funnel first.

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odarable — Sat, 02 Aug 2008 16:09:19 -0700

So who's getting eeled (is that even a word)? Because I know that even though you pretend you only see the part you want to answer, you do read it all.

Not. My. Cup. Of. Tea. If I'm gonna be hunted down by some Japanese sex thing I'd go with the cliché and pick a cat-eared tentacle monster.

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Blye — Sun, 03 Aug 2008 02:07:00 -0700

....is it wrong that the arse eels kinda turned me on?

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nah.

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Steve — Sun, 03 Aug 2008 16:58:05 -0700

You know, I've always assumed that certain things most people are repulsed by were created for someone to jerk off to.

These include the arse eels, 2 girls 1 cup, goatse, tub girl, lemon party, meat spin and so on.

With that said, none of them are my cup of tea.

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poor_boy — Sun, 03 Aug 2008 18:05:42 -0700

My Esteemed Colleague Lord Ellis wrote

And I'm going to refridgerate the funnel first.

Lol. You spelled refrigerate wrong.

By the way, Sir, I'm horribly drunk, please forgive me for fucking with you.

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vrbtm — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 11:42:48 -0700

will we resuscitate the US Election Thread? Did it become too noisy or just to Obama-centric, that is, lots of people agreeing.

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warrenellis — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 11:52:59 -0700

Too noisy, and people starting to behave poorly. Maybe at the end of the month.

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outlawpoet — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 18:53:36 -0700

Can dupe threads be merged, instead of closed/killed? I'm not familiar with the moderation capabilities of this board.

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Spiraltwist — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 19:23:18 -0700

Usually a dupe thread is closed - I've never seen them merge a thread. I don't think it's an option with the software (I could be wrong, I'm not a mod).

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rickiep00h — Fri, 08 Aug 2008 14:12:12 -0700

Usually someone steps in and searches up the old thread, links to it, and the new thread is closed.

Usually.

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Lazarus99 — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 02:17:19 -0700

Hey guys,

I added a comment to the Outside World thread the other day with a pic of a girl done up like Spider jerusalem. Now it seems to have vanished. Any idea what happened to it?

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Ariana — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 02:23:08 -0700

It wasn't of the outside world (and it was posted on warrenellis.com two years ago).

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Lazarus99 — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 02:23:48 -0700

oh...it was pretty cool though, but fair enough

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Lazarus99 — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 02:24:37 -0700

On that note, is there currently a thread for just posting random images?

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Jeff Owens — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 03:09:25 -0700

@Ariana - That thread needed to be closed. :)

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Lazarus99 — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 03:20:12 -0700

On that note, is there currently a thread for just posting random images?

(Jeez, quoting myself...)

Never mind, I started one...

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warrenellis — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 04:59:38 -0700

Aaaaaand I closed it.

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Lazarus99 — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 18:26:49 -0700

Aw...why? What did I do wrong?

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warrenellis — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 18:29:39 -0700

You mocked God and all his little fishies.

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Lazarus99 — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 18:31:34 -0700

I did? You mean the guy dressed as Buddy Christ?

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Lazarus99 — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 18:35:32 -0700

Jeez...you didn't just close it, you deleted it alltogether...did I piss you off that much, Warren? If so, that wasn't my intention...furthest thing from my mind in fact.

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warrenellis — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 18:49:43 -0700

DO NOT MOCK THE LITTLE FISHIES

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Lazarus99 — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 19:15:03 -0700

Okay, okay, I won't mock the fishies...jeez...

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Lazarus99 — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 19:16:14 -0700

So can I start a non-fishie-mocking image thread then?

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Fat Mike — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 01:53:56 -0700

...or any chance of resuscitating the "Things that should not exist" thread?
I loved it

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curb — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 09:45:44 -0700

Warren, Ariana, would it be cool to open a 'favourite single panel from a comic' thread, or is that just inviting image file size/copyright nastiness/neckbeard fanwank doom upon Whitechapel?

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buzzorhowl — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 10:59:51 -0700

@curb Warren had a similar thread on the Engine, but it was him going "THIS IS THE BEST SINGLE PANEL IN COMICS HISTORY", posting a Judge Dredd panel, and then everybody else submitting their own ideas of what such a thing might be. I posted a Jim Steranko page from Captain America #111. It was the first time I ever posted on an Ellis board.

But yeah, that doesn't mean he'll allow it here.

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curb — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 11:22:36 -0700

Thanks for the heads up. I'll bet the Dredd panel was the great 'gaze into the fist of dredd!' That rocked.

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buzzorhowl — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 11:50:07 -0700

It was indeed. Haha. Good guess.

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mister hex — Sat, 30 Aug 2008 14:10:04 -0700

Not at all wishing to invoke an arse-eeling (which, Warren, should be the name of your film production studio), but ... how is it anyone was shocked by ... what it is? I mean, we've all read the Master Storyteller's work, you people in the front row will get wet and all that.

I'm just happy to be alive. And frankly shocked that I still am. Well, the day is young. Anything can happen.

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Gekko — Sun, 28 Sep 2008 12:21:59 -0700

>One should read this thread more often you know. I mean, us little fishies.

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AdamK — Sat, 08 Nov 2008 11:53:33 -0800

Not sure if this belongs in the "How to use" thread, and I couldn't find it addressed on this one or that. I periodically see "I'm having a time out until I can learn some manners" over certain posts, and I'm curious. Is that something official, or is it just some weird Whitechapel meme thing?

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Ariana — Sat, 08 Nov 2008 12:18:02 -0800

It means Warren or I have decided that the user will be unable to post for a while.

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AdamK — Sat, 08 Nov 2008 15:59:24 -0800

Thanks for that.

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muse hick — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 14:10:08 -0800

i was wondering about the new novelists thread -- are people who have self-published excluded from posting there? i saw that some people with short stories and poetry have been given the go ahead and because the lead in talked about account suspension i don't want to get myself shot. my page is here if it helps to make a judgment me @ lulu

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johnjones — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 12:50:46 -0800

Does speculation about future events in an ongoing work fall under the "no fiction" rule? Essentially, may I start a thread in Freakangels about what I believe Mark's goals are?

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warrenellis — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 13:44:25 -0800

Does speculation about future events in an ongoing work fall under the "no fiction" rule? Essentially, may I start a thread in Freakangels about what I believe Mark's goals are?

You may.

Though I may laugh a bit.

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johnjones — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 14:09:39 -0800

I figure that if I amuse you, you're less likely to sic the arse eels on me, so I'm fine with laughter.

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poor_boy — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 23:05:46 -0800

The laughter of Our Lord Ellis is a good thing.

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Ben Thelen — Tue, 09 Dec 2008 15:54:38 -0800

Long-time lurker here, who just started a blog devoted mostly to politics, although I'm sure I'll be writing about music and comics and all the other stuff I like. In any case, I have adopted this posting policy as my commenting policy, attributed properly, of course. Now, I just have to strike some sort of arse eel deal with you; you must get a bulk discount.

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celan — Sat, 10 Jan 2009 19:41:24 -0800

As as sign of my self-professed noob-dom, can I just express my total disturbance re: Arse Eels?
Gives "Novelty Theory" a whole new meaning, methinks.

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Lactamaeon — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 21:34:36 -0800

Question:
What is the difference between "Arse Eels" and "Ass Eels" ?

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SteadyUP — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 22:57:16 -0800

About three thousand miles.

Or should I say five thousand kilometers?

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oddbill — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 23:07:08 -0800

That is how much longer the arse ones are.

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Oddcult — Fri, 23 Jan 2009 10:38:18 -0800

I've done a few filmed interviews with people on the UK occult and pagan scene. Okay to start a thread to promote this and embed them into?

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warrenellis — Fri, 23 Jan 2009 10:51:11 -0800

Yes.

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rhyzzz — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 16:24:58 -0800

Do song lyrics/poetry come under fiction?

I have a strong suspicion of an oncoming Arse Eel attack...

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johnjones — Sat, 31 Jan 2009 09:56:43 -0800

There's a lot of closed topics. Looks like Warren's cleaning his hovel again.

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warrenellis — Sat, 31 Jan 2009 10:02:45 -0800

End of the month. Time Of Clearing. Do not clutter this thread. Thank you.

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geoffmark — Sun, 08 Feb 2009 14:22:48 -0800

Noobish question:

Warren, do you mind if we ask questions about you & your opinions/creative process? Would you ever feel like answering such questions?

I swear that am not a fanboy, that I'm not going to tattoo anything you say or do on any part of me and that I am not a reporter, blogger wannabe or stalker. Nor do I think I'm the next you or that you owe me a damn thing.

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warrenellis — Sun, 08 Feb 2009 14:30:18 -0800

Try either of these threads:

The Warren Ellis Interrogation 2008

The Autumn Interrogation Of Warren

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geoffmark — Sun, 08 Feb 2009 14:39:52 -0800

Thank you.

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RickEvans — Tue, 17 Feb 2009 06:27:02 -0800

I've gotten so used to other forums that I forgot there is still "etiquette" in some places.

I'll be on my best behavior. Thanks!

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Dictionary Boy — Mon, 02 Mar 2009 17:55:41 -0800

@Warren or Ariana
what's the ruling on posting a friend's works in the various art threads, she wants to contribute to the remake/remodel thread's et. al, but doesn't want to create an account as she would prefer to remain a lurker. She asked that I post them on her behalf, is this ok?

I don't plan on taking credit for her work, as that's not a particularly friendly thing to do, and it would be a bit suspicious if I, who have never contributed to any art thread before, suddenly started posting amazing art.

If it's not ok I understand though.

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warrenellis — Mon, 02 Mar 2009 18:27:45 -0800

what's the ruling on posting a friend's works in the various art threads, she wants to contribute to the remake/remodel thread's et. al, but doesn't want to create an account as she would prefer to remain a lurker.

Not really how it works, sorry. Will lead to all kinds of confusions.

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Dictionary Boy — Mon, 02 Mar 2009 18:35:37 -0800

I figured as much, thanks for the response.

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Lani — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 19:22:06 -0700

Forgive my ignorance, but what does it mean when a thread title says "sink" at the beginning? I tried googling and found nothing...

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warrenellis — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 19:27:47 -0700

It means that the thread bores us and that it will now slowly slip away into the dark. You can still post to it, but it will still drop away, like a puppy with an anvil around its neck plummeting into a deep well.

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Dictionary Boy — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 19:28:04 -0700

@racingpenguins as far as I'm aware, a "sink" thread won't get bumped to the top when people post a comment to it. It's for threads that aren't bad enough to be closed outright I guess?

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curb — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 13:42:00 -0700

@Warren: Somehow, I fear that simile is based on fact, rather than imagination.

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johnjones — Sat, 14 Mar 2009 10:54:43 -0700

@ Warren

What about the Stewart/Cramer thread offended your eye to the point that it was closed?

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warrenellis — Sat, 14 Mar 2009 11:27:41 -0700

It bored me.

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johnjones — Sat, 14 Mar 2009 12:32:37 -0700

Okay, good enough.

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warrenellis — Sat, 14 Mar 2009 15:29:39 -0700

You almost make it sound like I have to justify myself.

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RenThing — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 16:15:24 -0700

@Warren

Would it bother you if we, non-mods, wanted to start a weekly Newskrusher thread? Some of those who enjoyed it haven't done it because we didn't want to step on any toes or get any eels...

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MarshallQuicksand — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 09:38:38 -0700

@RenThing -

I know it wasn't directed at me, but I think this's been addressed before, if vaguely.

In the event of us non-mods being allowed free reign over the posting of a weekly Newskrusher thread, those involved would have to designate someone to begin the next thread each week, otherwise there might be multiple postings, cluttering, closure of all offending threads and, eventually, arse eels.

But i'm in no position to do anything other than speculate.

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Ariana — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 10:37:28 -0700

When Warren or I don't restart a thread... well, okay, sometimes we're just slammed and haven't gotten around to it -- but most of the time we're well aware and have a Reason. Whitechapel is Warren's ~~garden~~ ~~Tamagotchi~~ experiment -- sometimes he lops offending bits off because he's bored, sometimes they weren't growing as said on the tin, sometimes a dry run gives him a good idea for something better, sometimes it's time for a break, and sometimes he just likes to kill the things you love because he can.

Do not tremble. We Know What We're Doing.

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Jeff Owens — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 15:27:47 -0700

If you're referring to the "Outside World" thread at all, I apologize. I saw that Warren said a few months back that he sometimes forgets to do that one.

If you weren't referring to that, please forget I said anything.

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izenmania — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 15:33:26 -0700

(I think she was mostly answering the earlier question about the Newskrusher threads)

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Jeff Owens — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 16:06:19 -0700

I thought so too, just covering all of my bases.

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RenThing — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 14:52:16 -0700

@Ariana

Thank you for the response. Figured that might be the case but I wanted to make sure.

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Lazarus99 — Mon, 06 Apr 2009 07:48:25 -0700

Did I do something wrong? My thread got deleted.

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Ariana — Mon, 06 Apr 2009 08:20:51 -0700

C'mon, Marc, you've been here long enough to know that sometimes threads take an extended vacation to a farm upstate where they can run free and be happy.*

*Sure. Why not?

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Andre Navarro — Mon, 06 Apr 2009 08:39:30 -0700

Ariana, you are the coolest evil admin of all time.

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Lazarus99 — Mon, 06 Apr 2009 16:20:51 -0700

Yeah, but I only started it yesterday...

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Ariana — Mon, 06 Apr 2009 16:37:29 -0700

OH MY GOD NO CRYING ON WHITECHAPEL.

It's a really nice farm, okay?

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MarshallQuicksand — Mon, 06 Apr 2009 17:50:20 -0700

Sometimes, chief engineer Ariana takes a personal dislike to a thread.

This has all the tell-tale signs of such an occasion.

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Lazarus99 — Mon, 06 Apr 2009 18:51:32 -0700

Not crying, just wondering...but fair enough.

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Medusa Jones — Tue, 07 Apr 2009 09:05:21 -0700

Eh, that happens.

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MDickey — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 08:23:39 -0700

What are the chances of getting a t-shirt saying "THERE IS NO CRYING ON WHITECHAPEL"

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bonzodog — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 14:27:05 -0700

Eel em all and let Warren or Ariana sort em out!

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johnjones — Wed, 15 Apr 2009 15:40:08 -0700

@ warrenellis

You almost make it sound like I have to justify myself.

Hopefully the key word there is "almost." But, no, I wasn't seeking justification so much as specific information on what was offending you so as to more effeciently prevent a repetition of that offense. After all, it could just as easily have been the presence of Jim Cramer or Jon St ewart that was causing the offence. I am I guest in your electronic home. As a guest in your home, it struck me as only polite to learn what was offending my host so as to avoid giving offense in the future.

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Lazarus99 — Wed, 15 Apr 2009 15:42:52 -0700

Are we allowed to use photos from the Self Portrait Imagethread for the Draw Each Other Imagethred, or is that up to the owner of said photo?

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izenmania — Wed, 15 Apr 2009 15:44:25 -0700

What are the chances of getting a t-shirt saying "THERE IS NO CRYING ON WHITECHAPEL"

I suspect approximately equal to the chances of you making a t-shirt saying "THERE IS NO CRYING ON WHITECHAPEL"...

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warrenellis — Wed, 15 Apr 2009 15:45:45 -0700

Are we allowed to use photos from the Self Portrait Imagethread for the Draw Each Other Imagethred, or is that up to the owner of said photo?

If someone doesn't post their photo in the Draw Each Other imagethread, then it's not for drawing.

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Lazarus99 — Wed, 15 Apr 2009 15:56:43 -0700

fair enough

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Thom B. — Thu, 23 Apr 2009 13:39:44 -0700

Question, the last three threads I tried to start appeared to post fine but then disappeared entirely shortly thereafter.
Were they lame ducks that were put out or their misery at birth or is a glitch responsible?
They didn't seem to be offensive or rule breaking posts as best I can tell but as they just vanished I'm not sure if that's my fault or not?

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warrenellis — Thu, 23 Apr 2009 14:50:46 -0700

Plugging a fan fiction film about Gollum? The front page is choked enough this week, sorry.

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Thom B. — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 07:29:46 -0700

Thanks, just wanted to be clear that it was meant to disappear :)

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mister hex — Mon, 11 May 2009 17:04:50 -0700

Just read your thoughts on recommending comics and was wondering - provided we play but the Rules, might we start a thread to recommend over-looked comics or OGNs to new readers? Would new readers appreciate such a thread? The best way to get somebody into comics is to give them good comics to read. (The First-Hit-Is-Free theory.)

Such a thread could be a beauty and a joy forever for Whitechapellers new to comics. First time somebody mentions Batman, it's gone.

Probably a bad idea, isn't it? Properly done, it could be wizard! As long as it doesn't turn into Wizard.

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warrenellis — Mon, 11 May 2009 17:31:51 -0700

First time somebody mentions Batman, it's gone.

Yeah, that'll take five posts.

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mister hex — Mon, 11 May 2009 17:36:11 -0700

That didn't sound like 'no.' But it's probably a bad idea without close supervision.

Sorry to bother you, sir.

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juju vanish — Sun, 17 May 2009 16:05:25 -0700

Can we have mammoth structures beaming from our eyes?

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Val A Lindsay II — Sun, 07 Jun 2009 22:21:59 -0700

Something tells me I've been doing something in ignorance and can't find it in the posting rules. Is there a rule against posting a link to another site? If so, forgive the ignorance, albeit no true excuse...

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warrenellis — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 05:51:56 -0700

See "Cleaning" thread

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chris g — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 17:56:07 -0700

FA Fan Art [only] thread - yes/no?

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poor_boy — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 04:24:01 -0700

self-edited (was too silly of a post to waste space with, apologies)

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stsparky — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 08:30:53 -0700

Did I do something wrong in the latest Remodel/Remake thread? OR did I accidently self-edit myself? Apologies if I did err.

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warrenellis — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 08:32:01 -0700

Two huge images that added nothing to the thread, made it harder to scroll through.

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stsparky — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 08:46:48 -0700

Thanks for the response. I am sorry.

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Pupato — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 11:19:14 -0700

hi, this is a request. Is it posible to reopen the last R/R thread, the one about HOKU TAMANOCHI? please
I´m asking this because this thread leaded me to a six pages comic story & i would like to post it there (are 2 pages posted allready) and because there are previous R/R threads still open...
It would be a great help for finishing this comic that i´ve started because of the thread. Thanks.

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dorkmuffin — Sun, 05 Jul 2009 16:20:10 -0700

Where did the favorite artist thread go and why?

Sadface. Sad panda.

(edited for clarification, originally wrote artist thread, not favorite artist thread)

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warrenellis — Sun, 05 Jul 2009 17:24:20 -0700

It just turned into people listing the same five comics artists, once you scrolled through the millions of thread-choking images.

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dorkmuffin — Sun, 05 Jul 2009 19:00:49 -0700

Ahhhh. Makes sense.

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JP Stargazer — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 12:37:05 -0700

Yesterday I posted a new thread (something about quantum physics or something like that). Today, it's nowhere to be found. Right, it was wipped out. MY doubt is: is it because it was dull? The wrong questions? To many cursing? Did it not followed some kind of general criteria expected from a whitechapel user? Apologies, in first hands.

With all due respect, sir
Me

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warrenellis — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 13:20:16 -0700

I seem to remember it being shot through with typos and having no particular purpose.

I am being a bit zero-tolerance right now.

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Verissimus — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 15:31:13 -0700

People must be complete masochists to ask you why you deleted their posts...

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LokiZero — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 18:23:51 -0700

For some people it's more akin to "why did you kill my babies?"

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rickiep00h — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 19:28:35 -0700

I'm confused why people seem to want reasons when they know (or should know, if they read The Rules) that their posts and/or threads can get deleted without warning at the discretion of The Management. If you can't be arsed to read the lease, maybe you shouldn't demand explanation from the landlord. Just an opinion, of course. Having been on the receiving end a couple of times, I've learned to just roll with it, and there's probably good reason for Warren cleaning the hovel.

Keeps the riff-raff out.

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mister hex — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 20:07:13 -0700

@ Rickiep00h -

Keeps the riff-raff out.

Real Riff-Raff get shown the door, face-first. The rest of the riff-raff (ie - everyone else) knows The Rules, or bloody well should. Newcomers should read The Rules and regulars should Keep Them In Mind, Even When Drunk.

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JP Stargazer — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 21:21:36 -0700

People must be complete masochists to ask you why you deleted their posts...

I'm confused why people seem to want reasons when they know (or should know, if they read The Rules) that their posts and/or threads can get deleted without warning at the discretion of The Management.

Yeah, well. But it's not a crime to ask, right? Nah, forget I asked, anyway...

Cheer-i-o. Good night.

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Lazarus99 — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 23:30:57 -0700

A friend of mine, unaware of how to behave in forums (especially Whitechapel) managed not only to get kicked, but completely IP banned after his very first post. I believe he directly insulted our lord and master - NO! He didn't know who Warren was at the time. After I explained (smacked him one), he was most contrite and apologetic...oops...

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stsparky — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 01:10:21 -0700

Is it possible to edit comments on closed threads. Just curious as the name of the movie I mentioned in the "Ant Mega Colony" thread came to me. It's called "Phase IV" ...

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warrenellis — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 05:03:02 -0700

HOW ABOUT I START KILLING SOME ACCOUNTS

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rickiep00h — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 05:05:03 -0700

OH JESUS NO *scuttles away*

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Lazarus99 — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 06:27:46 -0700

PREPARE TO FEEL THE WRATH OF INTERNET JESUS, FOR YOU HAVE SINNED!!!

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dorkmuffin — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 07:19:16 -0700

Pfffffft, but Jesus suffers FOR your sins, not makes you suffer for yours.

Unless this internet Jesus of which you speak is a wholly (holy? har har) different breed...

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Lazarus99 — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 17:51:41 -0700

Well, yeah, he's Warren, so it's definitely us who will suffer...

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Wed, 08 Jul 2009 01:29:31 -0700

Sometimes I wonder if Warren is amused by our apparent rudeness.

In other words, he indulges us for shits and giggles! Wouldn't you? I know I would! :D

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Lazarus99 — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 01:40:34 -0700

It's not rudeness (well, mine's not), this is veneration (kind of)...

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Wed, 08 Jul 2009 02:08:24 -0700

Heh. You know he gets a good laugh out of the stunts we pull.

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Rachel — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 09:00:52 -0700

You know he gets a good laugh out of the stunts we pull.

Oh, we all love it when you're a jackass and it's even better when you're rude or ignorant as well! For extra love, be creepy toward the women!

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Ariana — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 10:07:36 -0700

Warren may find humour in a lot of things, Shane -- but I am seriously starting to get weary of you going on a manic posting tear every time you change your name. So let's try this: next time you change your identity, how's about you pick a persona that pauses and thinks "am I just posting to see myself talk?" before you hit the post button, okay?

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MementoMori — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 10:42:01 -0700

C'mon guys, WTF are you trying to do? Can't you see that Warren is pissed with some of the things that are happening here in WC of lately? People asking why threads got closed when you know this shit happens and that there is no crying in WC. Asking to draw pictures of people who didn't post them in the Draw Each Other thread. Being creepy toward the women. People stating that is ok to a male to be subdued into unconsensual sex because, you know, a man can't be raped. WTF?! The old timers are the ones that should know better and know the fucking rules. I don't want to see this place closed.

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Wed, 08 Jul 2009 13:08:35 -0700

Warren may find humour in a lot of things, Shane -- but I am seriously starting to get weary of you going on a manic posting tear every time you change your name.

I really am sorry about that. I wasn't aware that I was causing that much of a problem. I just have a sick sense of humor, I guess. Didn't mean to be genuinely hateful or anything.

People asking why threads got closed when you know this shit happens and that there is no crying in WC. Asking to draw pictures of people who didn't post them in the Draw Each Other thread. Being creepy toward the women. People stating that is ok to a male to be subdued into unconsensual sex because, you know, a man can't be raped.

I kinda feel like I should point out that I've only done one of these, and the creepy part was meant as a joke. I didn't realize that people would be upset by it.
I'll be quiet then. Changed the forum name back, if that helps.

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shining_lion — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 14:19:08 -0700

A short, short story with a valuable lesson:

Sometime ago, I was on the Warren Ellis Forum--I made a post in response to someone. I thought I was being funny, clever, not annoying whatsoever. One of Warren's wonderful mods politely and graciously informed me of how wrong I was in my assumptions, and gave me the chance to self-edit or remove my post, so I did.

Later, on The Engine, I said something in a post that Warren objected to, and IP-banned me. Closed me out of the forum. I apologised and politely asked if he might reconsider. He didn't so much as respond--fair enough, since i already crapped in his house once, I didn't expect anything different.

I certainly didn't expect to miss the forum as much as I did. You know the countless times someone on here has said something akin to "only here can we find something like this?" Warren, bless his grace and patience, erects these places on the internet, knowing full well after years of doing this sorta thing, just what to expect.

A lot of crap, little thanks, and enough rabble to drive any 10 people insane. Moderating a forum is hard enough as it is, being an unknown person--being famous? Brutal. Warren is like the sharp-shooting cowboy who has to deal with all sorts of drifters coming in to challenge him to a shoot-out. Ariana has to try and calm him with booze and Red Bull and smokes.

Until you get closed out, until you see that one forum thread that you really, really wish you could respond to/add to, you really have no idea what you had 'til it's gone.

Don't push their buttons, because they have their fingers hovering above the only button that really matters: the BIG, red button marked "BAN" or "OFF" depending on their mood.

And when you think Warren is joking about the measures he'll take? He isn't. He's not known for his bluffing.

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MementoMori — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 23:04:56 -0700

@sleepless_criminal

I wasn’t picking at you specifically Shane or trying to be self-righteous, I know I’ve been slapped once or twice by the boss here. I like you and your sick sense of humor man. That’s why I enjoy hanging out with you and the rest of the gang in the back of the “I Did Not Need To See That” alley, shooting craps and talking shit. It’s just that Warren has closed other forums and banned people before. There are places here to be silly and places where we should behave properly. I don’t want to see this place shut down because Warren got pissed.

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Thu, 09 Jul 2009 23:37:27 -0700

I wasn’t picking at you specifically...

Oh yeah, I know. I was pointing that out for general reference, not you personally.

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Finagle — Sat, 11 Jul 2009 03:22:30 -0700

I've tested the waters a bit here to see what's allowed in terms of frivolity, and I've found Mr. Ellis & Co. to be pretty supremely tolerant. So far it seems that I've found the following to be true:

1. Before posting a thread or comment, stop and think, "Is this 4chan? Am I just posting this for teh lulz?"
1a. Even if I have the best of intentions, is the thread likely to devolve into lulz really fast if I do this?

And on the other extreme:

2. Before posting a thread or comment, stop and think, "Am I about to engage the CAPSLOCKS OF RAGE because SOMEBODY IS *WRONG* ON THE INTERNET?"
2a. Even if I have the best of intentions, is this thread likely to devolve into otaku of whatever stripe (comics, scifi, politics, embroidery) getting nerdjuice all over the place?

It really is those corollary rules that are a bitch to get right.

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Sun, 12 Jul 2009 08:31:13 -0700

Yeah. Been nice knowing you guys.

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warrenellis — Sun, 12 Jul 2009 12:32:15 -0700

EVERYBODY SHUT THE FUCK UP

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johnjones — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 07:55:21 -0700

What the hell is that from, Lord Stalin?

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Pupato — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 13:47:42 -0700

hi, this is a request. Is it posible to Re-reopen the Remake/Remodel thread, the one about HOKU TAMANOCHI, THE GHOST EXTERMINATOR? please
I´m asking this because this thread leaded me to a six pages comic story (now i got TWELVE) & i would like to post it there (are SEVEN pages posted allready)...
It would be a great help for finishing this comic that i´ve started because of the thread. Thanks.

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shining_lion — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 15:14:48 -0700

Gomez--There's nothing that says you can't post the rest of your pages up on any pic-site (flickr, photobucket, etc.) or if you want the people here to see them, the Artists thread should work for you as well.

Glad to hear you got yourself all sorts of inspired!

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RenThing — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 16:45:17 -0700

@mods

Take a look at the Cyberspace thread (http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=3200&page=3); close it before the idiocy spreads?

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Pupato — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 12:30:44 -0700

shining lion, Thanks for the information, i didn´t knew that thread... seems fine for me.
question: How is it works? Is it closed every end of the month? Thanks

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shining_lion — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 15:52:02 -0700

Gomez: Yes--it tends to get closed every month, to make way for a new one for the current month. Perhaps, if you want it to be around for awhile, wait until the August one. Keep up the awesome art!

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Lazarus99 — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 05:34:03 -0700

No threads for bitchin', huh?

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warrenellis — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 06:28:29 -0700

OH SHUT UP

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Lazarus99 — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 06:45:22 -0700

yessir...sorrysir

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Paladine — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 06:26:41 -0700

So did the I did not need to see that Image thread get closed because it's July 30th, or because that type of thread is done now?

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warrenellis — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 07:51:30 -0700

Because it's the 30th.

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bibbleco — Mon, 03 Aug 2009 12:54:10 -0700

Must scrawl tangent of minimal relevance on the Eels thread... then can has braaaaains.

Sir Arthur Streeb-Greebling (Peter Cook) vs. Chris Morris:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p0BjGQ0ZTRM

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meaninglessnoise — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 11:14:35 -0700

So, I'm not sure who to politely question...
Warren mentioned that the SINK tags was for threads that bore him, and thus they would slowly fade away.
When Ariana put the SINK tag on the DRAW EACH OTHER thread, she said it wasn't to get rid of it, just to make room for newer threads.
Now it's gone. I'm a little confused, and a little disappointed. Also, on the bottom it mentions "this thread has been inactive for 5 days and doesn't want to be ressurected," with the last comment one day ago...
Is it really gone, or is this a mistake? I really liked that thread, and clearly a lot of other people did, too.
I know there are other Artist Threads, but this one had a specific purpose, and was personally a real draw (no pun intended) to this forum. Also, I would imagine, a real source of pride for GREASEMONKEY for starting such a successful thread. So, politely, WTF?
Not sure how else to communicate to Those That Make Decisions.
Not angry, just sad and confused.

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warrenellis — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 11:20:41 -0700

I guess people didn't like it enough to bookmark it or find it in their "With Me" tabs, so, as it's a London Zoo thread, it goes dead after five days of inactivity.

However, if the last comment really is "one day ago," I'll take a look.

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meaninglessnoise — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 15:41:16 -0700

Wonderful. It appears to be back in action.
Thank you, Warren.

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MarshallQuicksand — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 16:36:50 -0700

The thread that I (drunkenly, I'm sorry) created a mere 8 minutes ago has already disappeared.

Were there spelling mistakes, or did it not suit your current tastes? Question applies to both Mister Ellis and Miss Osborne.

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city creed — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 16:49:00 -0700

Don't ask dude.
It's gone to the happy place, it's happy there kay?
IT'S HAPPY

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MarshallQuicksand — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 17:12:14 -0700

Heh, it's out of my brain and not online - not in any readable fashion, anyway. I suppose thats happy enough.

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warrenellis — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 17:40:06 -0700

There were so many spelling mistakes that I thought a monkey had taken your place. And not a smart monkey, either. A small, sickly monkey that had been fed a pint of petrol and put round the dishwasher.

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city creed — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 17:47:27 -0700

see? a happy monkey.

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MarshallQuicksand — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 18:20:42 -0700

Thank christ. I thought it was just the drink and the funny non-QWERTY keyboard that had done it.

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RenThing — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 10:01:30 -0700

If we need to contact a mod off-list, how should we go about doing it? I know Warren's posted his e-mail in various places but I haven't found a general mod e-mail address (and there wasn't one listed on the first page of The Rules or How to Use Whitechapel).

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Ariana — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 10:29:43 -0700

If we need to contact a mod off-list, how should we go about doing it?

The "mods" are Warren or m'self, so it really depends on what you need. If you need password assistance because you cannot get in to Whitechapel at all, there's a whitechapeladmin account for dealing with that in the password reset form. If you need help with Whitechapel and you can get in, it's fastest to ask here. If you want to talk to Warren or I directly, we're both pretty ubiquitous online, though our respective workloads may mean there's a delay in private response, depending on the query.

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RenThing — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 10:51:05 -0700

@Ariana

*nod* It doesn't involve the site here in a technical sense like passwords or anything like that. I wanted to ask about some information after an experience I had on here on Friday but wanted to take it off board (as posting in this thread is pretty open to the community at large). I sent an e-mail to Warren but I see he's gone offline for a bit to get work done and was wondering if I could toss you a line instead.

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Ariana — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 11:09:04 -0700

I sent an e-mail to Warren

Yup, we're aware. See also "our respective workloads may mean there's a delay in private response, depending on the query."

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RenThing — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 11:14:33 -0700

Ok, thank you; I understand that you two are busy. Just trying to get things resolved.

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Steven Thomas — Thu, 20 Aug 2009 19:02:29 -0700

Warren and Ariana:
I don't generally get involved in the political threads of debate and discussion even though i would browse them in curiosity of others opinions or what they do for the sake of their beliefs. I certainly noticed the most recent one was understandably closed.

Nonetheless, I'm aware of a peaceful protest rally being quickly organized in Boston (peaceful gathering permit pending) to show support of a Pubic Health Care option day.

Would it be acceptable to post what information i have so far to Whitechapel?

I'm also not sure which category it should appear under.
I certainly understand if the Powers-That-Be have had enough of political matters on the forum for the time being.

Thank you,
Steven

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stsparky — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 13:56:29 -0700

Did I err creating a thread on Do Anything 17? Apologies if I did.

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warrenellis — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 16:41:15 -0700

You were going to give away the next parts. So it got vanished.

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stsparky — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 23:23:40 -0700

@warrenellis Sorry to have jumped the gun. Did you ever read the Mediascene Interview of Paul Gulacy by Steranko? The article hurt my brain.

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Rooth — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 05:17:25 -0700

@Ariana- my apologies for buggering up the R/R Black Orchid thread -a misnamed file was linked to a much larger version of my artwork.
By the time I fixed it, the thread was closed, so I just wanted to apologize for making it run so slow and ruining it.
Won't happen again.

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Jess — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 20:09:03 -0700

Would it be OK for me to create a thread that can be bumped to let people know when Whitechapelers are playing iSketch? It's basically online Pictionary, but there are so many talented artists here that we end up with some pretty cool drawings.

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Oddcult — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 08:42:01 -0700

A request, really.

Could Glycon please be put up for consideration for a Remake/Remodel thread?

I've noticed people starting to say 'Thank Glycon' or 'For Glycon's sake' and stuff like that, and I'd like to encourage this meme. I think some more modern images and reimaginings would be interesting.

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MementoMori — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 06:05:19 -0700

@Oddcult
Briliant idea!! And thaks for taking this request boss.

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Pooka — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 12:38:19 -0800

Warren, would it be bad forum manners to post a heads up for a number of You related items I want to find a home for other than in my comic book box?
this would be a one time thing.

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Purple Wyrm — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 22:04:21 -0800

Warren, would you have any objections - violent or otherwise - to the establishment of an unofficial FreakAngels Wiki? I've been considering such a project as a kind of reference guide to the series but wouldn't be so bold as to do so without at least a vague OK from yourself first.

(I posted this in another thread initially and got no response. If this is because it was deigned unworthy of one, I apologise and am ready for my eels sir.)

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odarable — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 11:30:21 -0800

The grinch stole the christmas list thread. Boo.

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warrenellis — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 11:32:32 -0800

Listen closely.

Fuck Christmas.

There. All clear now? Good.

IT''S ONLY BLOODY NOVEMBER

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keyofsilence — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 11:39:12 -0800

For Christmas, I would like you to come to my house and scream 'FUCK CHRISTMAS' at me until you're hoarse. I will provide all booze, cigarettes and entertainment if you do this. Scream at my family too. They'd love it.

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Verissimus — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 11:42:13 -0800

@newspaperdrone

The real question is if Warren Ellis came to your house for Christmas would you kiss him underneath the mistletoe?

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KPatrickGlover — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 11:44:25 -0800

You know, "Listen Closely, Fuck Christmas" would make a great t-shirt.

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odarable — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 11:46:24 -0800

Arsekissers. Christmas is best in August. Eod.

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keyofsilence — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 12:36:03 -0800

@Verus

I don't think anybody in this forum wants to know the answer to that.

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Rootfireember — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 12:38:44 -0800

..I want a Fuck Christmas shirt. So I can wear it on Christmas. In big, Bold and Manly font.
Oh yes, I do, I do, I do.

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icelandbob — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 12:44:18 -0800

and you can wear it listening to this!

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Rootfireember — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 13:17:52 -0800

icelandbob
You, kind sir, are a genius.

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AlexGBYMR — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 15:48:20 -0800

"Go tell the elves to fuck themselves," is possibly the greatest christmas lyric ever.

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Ariana — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 15:51:09 -0800

We can stop cluttering up the Rules Thread now, thanks.

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Pooka — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 03:48:31 -0800

um....still waiting for a proper answer....can I offer a full run of first edition transmetros up for sale here... or would that be improper usage of the board?

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Pooka — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 03:57:04 -0800

i take that as a no then....

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lampcommander — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 10:08:09 -0800

Thank you for closing threads that need closing and silencing people that need silencing. It creates a more polite and thought-provoking world for the rest of us.

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Lazarus99 — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 12:24:20 -0800

Well, I warned him...both here and in person...and I plan to smack 'im one when I see him today...

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MarshallQuicksand — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 14:07:35 -0800

Will I live to see the IDNNTST imagethread resurrected?

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Oddcult — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 01:41:56 -0800

What are the rules on publicising stuff we've got for sale? I've got a page of Transmet original art being sold for me on ebay, so I figure it's relevant and people here will be interested, but I won't drop a link until I get the all clear.

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chris g — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 11:18:03 -0800

can we has a thread to talk about Warren's new Iron Man issue?

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odarable — Sat, 19 Dec 2009 02:38:07 -0800

Will I live to see the IDNNTST imagethread resurrected?
Seconded.

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Ariana — Sat, 19 Dec 2009 08:51:53 -0800

Will I live to see the IDNNTST imagethread resurrected?

Probably not.* It turned into an idiot magnet every time.

(*Unless Warren wants to gather all the idiots in one place at some point in the future so I can weapons test. In which case, even if it does come back, you may not want to trust it.)

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Mister Farrar — Fri, 25 Dec 2009 15:55:16 -0800

Can I please get a definintion of "Arsehole" I'm British so i'm have a pretty good Idea, but I just want to know the difference whether calling someone a neferious cunt makes me an "Arsehole" because I used the word Neferious before Cunt or because I used the word "Cunt".

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David Matthew — Fri, 25 Dec 2009 19:33:21 -0800

"When in doubt: just don't be an arsehole."

I think calling someone a cunt is a somewhat arsehole-ish thing to do, personally.

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Labyrinthine — Fri, 25 Dec 2009 20:17:50 -0800

Mister Farrar, using the word cunt makes you an arsehole, using the word "neferious" merely makes you less literate than you think you are.

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ebullientsoul — Tue, 30 Mar 2010 10:13:59 -0700

Question: There were some people who were talking about going to C2E2 (now ~2 weeks away), but the thread got mummified. [EDIT:] Since I'd like to meet up with other Whitechapel people there, [END EDIT] should I just make another C2E2 based thread OR can the original thread be resurrected?

I'm not sure who to direct this to, so I'm putting it in here. Thanks.

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Ariana — Tue, 30 Mar 2010 12:01:11 -0700

This is actually a really good example of why it's not a good idea to start an even thread until, you know, closer to the event. Even threads that don't auto-lock often get buried and forgotten when they're posted months out. Why don't you start a new roll-call thread the actual week of the convention since, honestly, there's sure to be people that don't even know if they're going yet, especially during tax-return season.

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NickDonald — Wed, 14 Apr 2010 14:55:18 -0700

@Ariana and Warren (possibly more Ariana)

Just a suggestion: After having noticed the absurd amount of posts attached to THE RULES, and wading through 16 pages of comments on THE RULES, including essential repetition of the same questions (and an alarming obsession with eels), I'm just wondering if it'd make sense to separate THE RULES from the questions by creating a FAQ section?

THE RULES could simply list the rules (which, let's face it, are fairly straight forward) without all the clutter. While the FAQ section could cover all the other bits and pieces, many of which could be (and have been in this thread) fielded by other WHITECHAPEL folk who know the correct answer. Then, if people read the FAQs first, this thread could be less than 16 pages long, especially when you consider how little space the rules actually take up.

I also propose a blanket ban on "why was my thread canceled?" as a legitimate question, a moratorium on questioning THE RULES (there's only 5 and they're noy confusing!) and suggest the first post in FAQ be "If YOU think you have reason to question if you're being an arse-hole, perhaps you should re-think your post". I know it's not an actual question but valid, nevertheless.

Odds are you've probably considered this already, but I've not seen any other mention of it.

Cheers.

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warrenellis — Wed, 14 Apr 2010 15:40:30 -0700

Funny, I'd been thinking about something similar.

That said, ANY thread on here will end up 16 pages long...!

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NickDonald — Wed, 14 Apr 2010 17:21:48 -0700

Yep. After I posted the above I had a look at the HOW TO USE WHITECHAPEL thread and that's 20 pages dealing with the same sort of stuff.

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RadioGuy — Thu, 15 Apr 2010 22:47:10 -0700

I assume our ever-vigilant hosts would notice eventually, but I wanted to point out that new user louisvuitton is on a minor spam-rampage (a spampage?).

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David Matthew — Sat, 17 Apr 2010 00:44:40 -0700

spamgasm.

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Fan — Sat, 17 Apr 2010 01:00:07 -0700

> a moratorium on questioning THE RULES (there's only 5 and they're noy confusing!)

There was a 6th rule too, added on page 4 -- "New rule: THERE IS NO CRYING IN WHITECHAPEL".

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dr.miklow — Sat, 24 Apr 2010 04:55:26 -0700

Ah, I may have just broke the personal fiction rule, but am not sure (it sadly isn't really fiction, just some non-sense I wrote) Sorry, long-time fan but new to whitechapel. I just found this thread. Like an arse I posted before reading the rules, apologies. Won't happen again. I would like to delete but am not sure how.

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Fan — Sat, 24 Apr 2010 05:06:51 -0700

> I would like to delete but am not sure how.

At the top-right corner of each post is a number like "(5.315)".
If the post is yours, then it also says "edit" next to this number: you can click on the word "edit", to edit an existing post.
You can't delete the post, but you can edit/delete the post's content: replace the post's content with a remark such as "Edited to remove fiction".

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dr.miklow — Sat, 24 Apr 2010 05:08:32 -0700

Thanks!

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Lazarus99 — Tue, 27 Apr 2010 05:52:40 -0700

Oh dear...I could be wrong, but I suspect Blogs: Hostgator.com Reviews may just be spam...

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curb — Tue, 27 Apr 2010 11:28:12 -0700

It may my faulty brain that's to blame here, but did my last post (about Mike Skinner) from the Matt Smith Who thread get deleted for some reason? If so, apologies if I got too much nerd stank over the place - I like it here and it'd be nice to avoid repeating whatever it was I said that was out of line, so any feedback would be much appreciated. Thanks.

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warrenellis — Tue, 27 Apr 2010 11:32:06 -0700

Wasn't me.

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curb — Tue, 27 Apr 2010 11:36:04 -0700

Ok, cheers. Must remember that typing something in the comments box is not much good without hitting the add button.

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government spy — Sun, 16 May 2010 12:46:35 -0700

... and I got personal (or took things personal) in the AZ Fail thread. Tried not to, and I FAILed miserably. Sorry to all offended (or just annoyed).

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warrenellis — Sun, 16 May 2010 13:24:19 -0700

Not a problem. For the record, I was less worried about you than I was about reactions to you, which were becoming markedly less measured.

In general: no harm, no foul, no-one lost it, but the energy of the thread was starting to whirlpool, so I killed it like the white god I am.

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MG — Sun, 16 May 2010 13:35:38 -0700

@Warrenellis:

Yeah, I'm sorry for contributing to that energy as well. Wasn't trying to make it spin-out.

@Government Spy

I honestly thought you were joshing. If you think you annoyed me, you didn't. I dig seeing your stuff on here, as you seem to have some different takes on "the issues", to sound utterly cliche.

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mister hex — Wed, 02 Jun 2010 10:42:44 -0700

@Warren - I'm wondering about the feasiblity of starting a thread about the Israeli attack on the supply convoy.

Thought I'd check with you first.

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warrenellis — Wed, 02 Jun 2010 12:41:48 -0700

I think that will end badly, quickly. Give it a shot, but I will have to keep an eye on it.

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sacredchao — Sat, 05 Jun 2010 11:36:50 -0700

Would it be okay to link to a bunch of comics I'm selling on eBay, either in their own thread or in the "Stuff around the net" thread?

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mister hex — Thu, 10 Jun 2010 05:54:55 -0700

@ Warren - how about a thread about the World Cup?

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flecky — Thu, 10 Jun 2010 06:22:14 -0700

i've been away for years..this is the only site i like.Anyhow i'm sorry for dropping irrelevant comments into discussions for sake of.We good?

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odarable — Thu, 08 Jul 2010 16:44:04 -0700

Where's the SPIT of July? I feel it wouldn't only be sort of weird, but also against THE RULES if anyone but Warren (or the lovely Ariana) starts one. Also you should try putting Jägermeister in your Red Bull, Warren. It makes the world a better place, promise.

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warrenellis — Thu, 08 Jul 2010 17:15:42 -0700

I think it can take the month off. I imagine everyone could use a break from seeing the same four faces on every page of every thread.

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odarable — Thu, 08 Jul 2010 17:30:02 -0700

Valid point. Perhaps people don't have to post every damn one of their 365 pics. But we still love it, you mean cuddly old joykill. Take me up on the Red Bull advice, I promise, it's a winner.

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flecky — Sun, 11 Jul 2010 18:44:49 -0700

@odaelisabeth- being curious and all and seeing that alcohol is no longer tolerated by my liver could you enlighten me about jagermeister..

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Dee_Noir — Mon, 12 Jul 2010 04:58:56 -0700

What the fuck, Warren? Why the fuck would you close a perfectly civil discussion that was really helping me? Was anyone being an asshole? No, the only asshole here at the moment is you. Think about it for one damn second, actually engage your brain, and you'll see you're breaking your own rules. Do you have to keep up this pretence of being some sort of angry misanthrope just for your own personal satisfaction, or because you think people will be disapointed if you actually start acting like a nice guy? You tell people not to be assholes, and then set an example by behaving like one yourself. I was gaining a great deal of good advice and ideas from the collected experience of Whitechapel, and you just had to show that you're the boss, didn't you. For what reason? To what end? The worst thing about this forum here is you.

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city creed — Mon, 12 Jul 2010 06:47:22 -0700

@flecky - I think Jagermeister might be German for 'just really really amazingly catastrophically terrible idea'
it's a very subtle language.

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Rootfireember — Mon, 12 Jul 2010 09:36:25 -0700

@Dee
-I think the love thread would've gotten no trouble if you put it up in Blogs. But Warren doesn't like mushy woo-woo stuff, and the topic of love does tend to bring out the crazies, or the mush-heads. Knowing that it's not really to warren's taste and throwing a fit when he doesn't want it in his 'interenet house' (as I tend to think of this place) doesn't do anyone anygood -- much less yourself. We're all more or less guests here. It's our duty to try and behave well. We all mess up now'n again-- but as decent human beings I think we deserve it to ourselves and to Warren and everyone else to try and act like decent human beings instead of snappish brute beasts even when things don't go our way. We are entitled to nothing here.

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flecky — Mon, 12 Jul 2010 16:48:25 -0700

@Rootfireember-I couldn't have put it any better myself..it's easy to "leak" your emotions on a website but when people say things that they wouldn't if in a persons presence its not cool. that's just my opinion..we are guests here.

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John Skylar — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 18:22:13 -0700

For a segue, a virology aphorism: "Love is fleeting, herpes is forever."

And speaking of viruses: a couple of Whitechapeliers have asked me questions about viruses around here, and I've thought about starting a thread where folks can discuss the more exotic viruses out there, but I thought I'd clear it with the higher ups first.

So, can I create it in Mad Science, or Elsewhere than Whitechapel?

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warrenellis — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 19:06:10 -0700

Mad Science.

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Jack the Rapper — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 06:05:57 -0700

Cool rules, Warren, I approve!

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Noir_Dee — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 10:20:47 -0700

I approve so much, it's just uncanny.

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ArtMonkeyWorld Dave — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 22:14:09 -0700

These are easily the best rules I have run across on any forum. So much so, I thought I would join. Forums for the most part are a bit like dark alleys at 3 am, chances are you will be okay. But when things get bad, they get BAD fast. I just don't see that happening here. Either that or I am very new and naive and the smell of fresh blood is already in the water.....
Unless I am eaten by sharks, I look forward to this. :)

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celan — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 12:27:19 -0700

^Not sharks...it's the arse eels here.

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mister hex — Fri, 10 Sep 2010 11:55:24 -0700

@Warren and Ariana ... at the risk of an arse eeling, I was wondering ... would there be room for a "Best of Whitechapel" thread? Kind of as an adjunct to "The Rules" and "How to use Whitechapel". It would be a place to house threads that worked, threads that didn't work and threads that never should have been created in the first place. You know, for new people to go through and see for themselves that we've had umpteen threads about "Your First Comic" or the various Zombie Apocalypse threads. Obviously, only you mods could add to it or it would quickly overflow, it'd kinda need to be watched and that would obviously create more work but it could be helpful for new people, introducing them to The Whitechapel Way of Doing Things (or indeed, Things We Do Not Do In Whitechapel). Would such a thing be possible or should I stop smoking those funny little cigarettes and get back to work?

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warrenellis — Fri, 10 Sep 2010 12:02:30 -0700

Go back to work and count yourself lucky there's no sealife following you.

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mister hex — Fri, 10 Sep 2010 12:14:49 -0700

@ Warren - Just thought I'd ask, sir. Thanks for the quick response.

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Prester John — Tue, 28 Sep 2010 17:03:28 -0700

I have just read through this thread 'completely' for the first time. Before I ever posted I read the first couple of pages. Now I have read the whole thread. The RULES are easy to understand, no complaints. Still there is more A-kissing in this thread than I am comfortable with. Maybe it's the price of fame and a damn good community online. Apologies if this is offensive, still I believe in a challenges to group think.

I started my first thread about dreams. I am interested in seeing it continue despite a stopped thread in the past. I have read that thread now, it was stopped for a good reason. I perhaps do not post enough (so far)to direct that thread, though I will attempt to step up and read and post daily, maybe I should take responsibility for what I have started.

I am looking for positive direction from the bosses here. I have started to identify with this community and will appreciate assitance in making this work.

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Ninewhilenine83 — Sat, 09 Oct 2010 04:47:48 -0700

Hullo there,

I was wondering if I could post a linky for an attempt at the U.K.'s first themed "halloween single," in the hope that it'll start a new tradition, like Christmas singles with "out" zombies. Proceeds go to charity.

Linky

It's doing well so far, beating preorders for last year's X Factor winner, which is something.

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Ariana — Sun, 10 Oct 2010 01:09:45 -0700

Eh, sure -- but we've got a Halloween 2010 (what are you doing) thread already up (should be on or near the front page or you can search for it), where it might get a bit more attention that it would in its own thread.

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-3- — Sat, 20 Nov 2010 19:11:09 -0800

Um... wait.
Are the Arse Eels supposed to be a dis-incentive?

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herowithoutpowers — Tue, 30 Nov 2010 20:54:32 -0800

What does the [Sink] tag mean?

Edit: Browsed through this thread and answered my own question.

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Oddcult — Thu, 02 Dec 2010 14:23:15 -0800

Request for a Legal Character Redraw thingy: Jenny Everywhere. Has she been done yet?

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warrenellis — Thu, 02 Dec 2010 15:34:36 -0800

I think we did her back on The Engine, I don't think we've done her here... so we're probably due, yes.

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Paladine — Thu, 30 Dec 2010 14:33:49 -0800

Sorry for being a cunt.

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government spy — Thu, 20 Jan 2011 12:05:04 -0800

How is the vile hugging thread inactive for 5 days when someone posted on it within the past 16 hours?

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warrenellis — Thu, 20 Jan 2011 12:25:21 -0800

Because there is a god and he loves me?

...

....okay okay I'll take a look

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roadscum — Thu, 20 Jan 2011 13:09:34 -0800

...so every time you post on the vile hugging thread an arse eel dies, which is why the Master hates it so.

(Runs, or at least hobbles off quickly)

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government spy — Wed, 02 Feb 2011 19:48:28 -0800

@ Warren

I'VE TOLD YOU BEFORE ABOUT POSING WITH WEAPONS HERE.

What is the rule about pictures with weapons? (I looked around but didnt't find one) I had posted one of me in uniform, armed, and didn't know it was a problem, I was going to post one from my upcoming training day exercises, but should I skip that?

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stsparky — Wed, 02 Feb 2011 20:00:59 -0800

@Gov'tSp
It's my fault. I collect knives. I was making a comment on being extra careful. But I was careless with a sharp blade and nicked myself. It was a before and after shot. I thought I had dreamt posting the images the first time.
@Warren
I apologize for my unintentional insensitivity. I do understand we play here by your rules.

- Alan

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government spy — Wed, 02 Feb 2011 20:26:54 -0800

@Stsparky
I know the comment was directed towards you, I guess I'm asking for clarification? Meaning, in one picture, I have a weapon holstered, and I guess that's okay? And somebody's FUCKRBEATR stick is okay, but would a pic from my training class where we're firing AR-15's be ok? Or an artsy pic with me and my Indiana Jones gun? Or is it that a few slipped through and it's Zero Tolerance? Before I post anything wepon related in the future, I want to understand the rules clearly, so I don't break the rule unintentionally.

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stsparky — Wed, 02 Feb 2011 23:02:46 -0800

Fair enough, the consequences there in the SPIT were mine though. Something could have happened locally in the UK or even globally that have raised sensitivity to 'weaponry'.

For the record, all my gun-like objects are airsoft or noisemakers, and one was a squirt gun. I use them as props.

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warrenellis — Thu, 03 Feb 2011 04:37:57 -0800

Let me be completely blunt: when I am aware that certain people here have certain medical issues, and I see them posting images of themselves posing with weaponry, I am going to delete them, so that Avatar Press do not have to deal with the inevitable CNN "and here we see the person posing on a message board with weaponry" story.

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Jack the Rapper — Sun, 06 Mar 2011 01:34:29 -0800

And what you have against posting freakangels lookalikes images?

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Ariana — Sun, 06 Mar 2011 06:08:39 -0800

And what you have against posting freakangels lookalikes images?

Mostly because no one was interested any of the FOUR times you posted it, and if they had it would have probably been the same wank that the "who should play who in the movie" threads are. Warren and I have been doing this a while, sometimes we preemptively sweep clutter.

More to point: if a thread disappears, the solution is not to just keep reposting it until it sticks. This time I let it stay in the blogs because I was busy. Next time I'm silencing your account for a while.

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Jack the Rapper — Sun, 06 Mar 2011 07:47:38 -0800

OK. OK, won't do it no more.