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Mars 05-20-2008 08:08 PM

The "Pen and Sword" Private Group
 

What is up with the private group "Pen and Sword"?

I don't mind this website having a little Gadianton-esque secret society. But didn't your mothers teach you that it's rude to talk about someone behind their back? I don't care if you're a friend of Lyodo's- If you want to discuss me, do so in a public forum where I can openly defend myself, without all the cloak and dagger, or don't do it at all. Alright?

~Mars

Indy Coug 05-20-2008 08:11 PM

If that's what this forum amounts to (secretly talking about us uninvitees), then that's pretty shameful.

YOhio 05-20-2008 08:13 PM

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Originally Posted by Indy Coug (Post 223276)
If that's what this forum amounts to (secretly talking about us uninvitees), then that's pretty shameful.

I agree. Those bullies in the Pen and Sword forum can be brutal.

MikeWaters 05-20-2008 08:16 PM

there is this great website called cougarboard. http://cougarboard.com

It will fulfill your every desire. it's much better than here.

Indy Coug 05-20-2008 08:18 PM

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Originally Posted by MikeWaters (Post 223280)
there is this great website called cougarboard. http://cougarboard.com

It will fulfill your every desire. it's much better than here.

Except that El Jefe puts you on forced ignore there if you disagree with someone too often or too vociferously.

MikeWaters 05-20-2008 08:19 PM

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Originally Posted by Indy Coug (Post 223282)
Except that El Jefe puts you on forced ignore there if you disagree with someone too often or too vociferously.

more and more I am coming to the conclusion that Jefe had it right all along.

Indy Coug 05-20-2008 08:20 PM

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Originally Posted by MikeWaters (Post 223284)
more and more I am coming to the conclusion that Jefe had it right all along.

It's your website. Feel free to be as magnanimous or as sphincterific as you see fit.

Archaea 05-20-2008 08:21 PM

Pen and Sword is a wonderful idea but it has nothing to do with talking about uninvitees. We're much too petty for that.

TheSizzle36 05-20-2008 08:38 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mars (Post 223272)

What is up with the private group "Pen and Sword"?

I don't mind this website having a little Gadianton-esque secret society. But didn't your mothers teach you that it's rude to talk about someone behind their back? I don't care if you're a friend of Lyodo's- If you want to discuss me, do so in a public forum where I can openly defend myself, without all the cloak and dagger, or don't do it at all. Alright?

~Mars

There is a 'secret' forum called Pen and Sword? What does one need to do to gain admittance? I am shocked and hurt I am not invited to participate in said forum.

Mars 05-20-2008 08:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MikeWaters (Post 223280)
there is this great website called cougarboard. http://cougarboard.com It will fulfill your every desire. it's much better than here.

Nice dodge. Cougarboard is crap, but CougarBlue is awesome. Doesn't answer the question though does it? Just because you have some power doesn't mean that you should abuse it.

If you WANT all the posters on this board who aren't a part of your private group to quit posting, just come out and say so. I'd be fine with that, if that's what you really want.

~Mars

MikeWaters 05-20-2008 08:42 PM

all posters who cannot chill out before they get the lay of the land should leave. Yes, that is true.

Archaea 05-20-2008 08:45 PM

Why would one assume the existence of a supposed secret forum is necessarily for nefarious purposes? I'm King of Skeptics, but not that radical.

Brian 05-20-2008 08:51 PM

Mars eats B.M.
That's why you can't join the secret club.

Mars 05-20-2008 08:54 PM

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Originally Posted by Archaea (Post 223307)
Why would one assume the existence of a supposed secret forum is necessarily for nefarious purposes? I'm King of Skeptics, but not that radical.

Are you denying the existence of the Pen and Sword? And that you are a member of it?

Because my web safety software shows that there is a thread about me containing personal information about me, but I cannot read said thread because it is only viewable by 14 select members of this board. That's not radical, that's rational. No one else here wants personal information about them posted by others.

Your board creator MikeW needs to chill because I'm being completely reasonal here and he is not yet. Maybe you should talk to him. On your private board, if needs be.

tooblue 05-20-2008 08:54 PM

Pen and Sword is a private "writing" workshop for the many would-be writers on this site. There are not many posts in the forum because most of us, though we aspire to be great writers, are not very good at writing and lack the time to really take advantage of the forum.

If you want admittance because you enjoy writing just ask.

Archaea 05-20-2008 09:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mars (Post 223313)
Are you denying the existence of the Pen and Sword? And that you are a member of it?

Because my web safety software shows that there is a thread about me containing personal information about me, but I cannot read said thread because it is only viewable by 14 select members of this board. That's not radical, that's rational. No one else here wants personal information about them posted by others.

Your board creator MikeW needs to chill because I'm being completely reasonal here and he is not yet. Maybe you should talk to him. On your private board, if needs be.

Unless you're acting under a duplicate account, your web safety software should be discarded. If such a secret forum existed, given the parameters of the forum, you certainly would not be the subject of such a forum. Get a grip man. Life is not all about you.

What do you think of me anyway?

Mars 05-20-2008 09:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tooblue (Post 223315)
Pen and Sword is a private "writing" workshop for the many would-be writers on this site. There are not many posts in the forum because most of us, though we aspire to be great writers, are not very good and lack the time to really take advantage of the forum. If you want admittance because you enjoy writing just ask.

So why was my info being talked about in a "private writing workshop" group's thread, was my main question. I hope you understand that I'm just a little concerned, not angry at any of the writers.

MikeWaters 05-20-2008 09:08 PM

None of the writers have an agent. That should tell you all you need to know.

Archaea 05-20-2008 09:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mars (Post 223322)
So why was my info being talked about in a "private writing workshop" group's thread, was my main question. I hope you understand that I'm just a little concerned, not angry at any of the writers.

Are you a duplicate account?

Mars 05-20-2008 09:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Archaea (Post 223321)
Unless you're acting under a duplicate account, your web safety software should be discarded. If such a secret forum existed, given the parameters of the forum, you certainly would not be the subject of such a forum. Get a grip man. Life is not all about you. What do you think of me anyway?

Come on man, no reason to be a tool.

1-TooBlue already confirmed the "secret forum", which you are a part of.

2-MikeW (this website's creator) also confirmed the "secret forum", which you are a part of.

3-MikeW (this website's creator) also confirmed the thread that discussed me, which you've likely already read, and why the information was posted.

So why in the world are you acting so secretive? Are you hiding the WMDs in your secret forum or something? But seriously, there's no reason for you to lie or act like a fool my friend.

Archaea 05-20-2008 09:15 PM

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Originally Posted by Mars (Post 223327)
Come on man, no reason to be a tool.

1-TooBlue already confirmed the "secret forum", which you are a part of.

2-MikeW (this website's creator) also confirmed the "secret forum", which you are a part of.

3-MikeW (this website's creator) also confirmed the thread that discussed me, which you've likely already read, and why the information was posted.

So why in the world are you acting so secretive? Are you hiding the WMDs in your secret forum or something? But seriously, there's no reason for you to lie or act like a fool my friend.

Show me the post where Mike said this.

Answer the question. Are you a duplicate account?

Mars 05-20-2008 09:16 PM

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Originally Posted by Archaea (Post 223326)
Are you a duplicate account?

As in, "Am I also NorCalCoug, or do I post under some other login account"?

No.


And good for you writers. Stephenie Meyer started the same way. Though it seems your group may be a little bit more classical/historical than fictional (or at least that's the "intelligence" vibe I'm picking up).

MikeWaters 05-20-2008 09:17 PM

no really, some of us are working on vampire porn as well.

Mars 05-20-2008 09:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Archaea (Post 223328)
Show me the post where Mike said this.

Mike and I are private messaging now, so I don't have to blunder too much more about this publicly. He can send you a copy of the PMs if he wants to.

Archaea 05-20-2008 09:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mars (Post 223331)
Mike and I are private messaging now, so I don't have to blunder too much more about this publicly. He can send you a copy of the PMs if he wants to.

Let me dispense with it. There is nothing in P&S about you, as discussing others is not about that. It's about throwing around works of the written nature, and people barely have enough time to try that let alone gossip behind somebody's back.

tooblue 05-20-2008 09:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mars (Post 223322)
So why was my info being talked about in a "private writing workshop" group's thread, was my main question. I hope you understand that I'm just a little concerned, not angry at any of the writers.

There is no post about you in the Pen and Sword forum.

Mars 05-20-2008 09:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MikeWaters (Post 223330)
no really, some of us are working on vampire porn as well.

I wouldn't call Twilight vampire porn. I would call Charlaine Harris' "Southern Vampire Novel" series (such as "Dead Until Dark") vampire porn. Which my wife bought mistakenly thinking it was the first book in Stepenie Meyer's teen vampire series. And I bet half of you could write better than Ms. Harris.

tooblue 05-20-2008 09:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tooblue (Post 223337)
There is no post about you in the Pen and Sword forum.

Voila, now there is a post that mentions a poster named Mars in the Pen and Sword forum. I hope the would-be writers will participate in the writing exercise I have proposed -NO it is NOT about you!

Mars 05-20-2008 09:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Archaea (Post 223334)
Let me dispense with it. There is nothing in P&S about you, as discussing others is not about that. It's about throwing around works of the written nature, and people barely have enough time to try that let alone gossip behind somebody's back.

It wasn't malicious, and it may not even exist anymore as I asked Mike to delete it and, as it turns out, Mike can be pretty cool when he wants to. I used a couple of great pics from this website in a blog of mine about politics.

http://cougarguard.com/forum/image.p...ine=1203575435 &
http://cougarguard.com/forum/image.p...ine=1209489369

In a thread discussing how many hits the Pastor Wright thread had reached, Mike linked to my personal blog with the CougarGuard Wright photo as a possible source. I didn't know the context, I just knew about the link to my private blog. Thus my worries, my response, and this brew-ha-ha.

I think things are beginning to calm back down now. I think. Or did the whole thing really never happen Archaea? Perhaps I am not even typing this post now...

TripletDaddy 05-20-2008 09:36 PM

Links from CG to blogs has been the undoing of this place lately.

First, the Quakers. Now Mars.

Also, genius, you can find out who is a member of Pen and Sword on the main page. It isnt secret.

creekster 05-20-2008 09:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mars (Post 223327)
Come on man, no reason to be a tool.

1-TooBlue already confirmed the "secret forum", which you are a part of.

2-MikeW (this website's creator) also confirmed the "secret forum", which you are a part of.

3-MikeW (this website's creator) also confirmed the thread that discussed me, which you've likely already read, and why the information was posted.

So why in the world are you acting so secretive? Are you hiding the WMDs in your secret forum or something? But seriously, there's no reason for you to lie or act like a fool my friend.


Some secret forum. Your detective work is very ClouSeaU-esque.

Archaea 05-20-2008 09:39 PM

Isn't that photo the same NorCalCoug uses?

ute4ever 05-20-2008 09:40 PM

Mars,

Hypothetically speaking, if "Pen and Sword" contained only six threads and its most recent post was on January 12th, would you have the same unquenched curiosity, wondering what was said four months ago about who what when where why?

Mars 05-20-2008 09:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TripletDaddy (Post 223355)
Also, genius, you can find out who is a member of Pen and Sword on the main page. It isnt secret.

No freaking duh "genius". I also linked the 14 posters at the top of this thread.

"T-t-t-today Jr!"

Mars 05-20-2008 09:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by creekster (Post 223356)
Some secret forum. Your detective work is very ClouSeaU-esque.

There is no secret forum. Just ask Archie.

Mars 05-20-2008 09:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Archaea (Post 223357)
Isn't that photo the same NorCalCoug uses?

The "no mak-up" Clinton one, yes.

I also liked the photo of Obama not saluting the American flag, but couldn't find it again here, so I found it elsewhere.

MikeWaters 05-20-2008 09:54 PM

so why would someone want to stalk you Mars, from another message board?

Mars 05-20-2008 09:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ute4ever (Post 223358)
Mars, Hypothetically speaking, if "Pen and Sword" contained only six threads and its most recent post was on January 12th, would you have the same unquenched curiosity, wondering what was said four months ago about who what when where why?

No. I just cared about the thread with the post about me, not all the other dark secrets. I'm pretty sure I'm not worthy of those juicy morsels.

Mars 05-20-2008 09:55 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MikeWaters (Post 223372)
so why would someone want to stalk you Mars, from another message board?

Because I made fun of The University of Utah, The Utes, and Ute fans "too much", which made him angry. He wanted some sweet revenge I guess, so he crossed over into "real life". A phone call to his local P.D. stopped all that.

mpfunk 05-20-2008 09:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mars (Post 223376)
Because I made fun of The University of Utah, The Utes, and Ute fans "too much", which made him angry. He wanted some sweet revenge I guess, so he crossed over into "real life". A phone call to his local P.D. stopped all that.

I'm going to call bullshit on this story.


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