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Flame – look, as much as you obviously think i’m gilding the lily – check the isp. I’m dead meat around here, remember? (but not around lexx.com – another coincidence – if possible, check the isp). Seriously, this is getting to be beyond a joke. please stop responding to your own assumptions as if they are self evident or certifying – that is why we have been arguing in the first place and part of the problem of knowledge I’ve been delienating. I don’t want to make a fool of you, but the names I was using in the other thread were either obvious references to the lyrics cited (stinky, mr hinky binky etc) or avowed disguises. I’m sorry – I thought that was apparent. I really thought the song exchanges were in honest, good fun – not some attempt to sustain some sinister pretence. as for on lexx.com – yes, I’m guilty of trying to fool you over there, but I note that you and JJ were eventually nicer to me on less friendly turf – which ilustrates the problem I’ve been talking about (and I dropped so many hints I’m surprised it took so long. By this stage Aleck had already unmasked me over here, so I’m puzzled as to why it wasn’t apparent to either of you there).
Please – Lily is not me. Lily, I’m sorry you’ve been caught in the crossfire between us idiots. please forgive us. this is bringing shame on us all, and it is about time we all acknowlege our role in this ungodly mess. it is simply too easy and plain wrong to want to keep blaming each other.
Aleck – I know why you think you’ve been dismissive of me. no need to reiterate again. I think, though, that you are deliberately misreading the exchange between you, dt and I. It was (and remained) a genuine attempt at good natured discussion, which you ruined by being unaccountably horrible to him. It was obvious he was hurt and confused by the vehemence of your response – as I was at your initial attempt to put me in place – and you simply needed to keep kicking him after knocking him down. and then of course – Flame had to get a kick in, and FX sanctioned said kicking by moving the thread back into the Lexx forum.
DT – I am sorry if my combatants have managed to convince you that I might be using you as a pretext to get back at them. Please try and believe me when I say that I WAS (and remain) completely taken aback by what has transpired between you, Aleck, Flame (and to a lesser extent, FX) – and regard it as symptomatic of a problem that needs to be addressed by Tony. This is nowhere better illustrated than the tendency for those to believe what they want to according to partisan lines and/or existing predispositions. I don’t think that it is any *coincidence* that this has been between three moderators mutually supporting each other and a very active member obviously highly esteemed in their eyes. Whilst i wouldn’t go so far as to imply a conspiracy, I understand why you might feel conspired against. but Aleck knew you weren’t being literal – you were just obviously describing how you were feeling, and he extrapolated from there.
The attempt to willfully obscure raised concerns is bordering on the culpbably ignorant – which is a lot worst than not ‘knowing’ your scifi in the same way as others around here.