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"The chick that’s in him pecks the shell, 'twill soon be out," Stubb whispers to Flask before the voyage has even begun. Ahab ...

Locking a thread affects all who had anything to do with that thread—readers, as well as posters. Locking deprives all rule-abiding posters ...

"Yabbut some threads just attract trolls. Often, trolls disguise themselves as Reflective Posters and it takes us a while to catch on. ...

Emperor "What-Me-Worry?" Dubya Parody: any humorous, satirical, or burlesque imitation, as of a person, event, etc. -- Dictiona...

Motet, monster-ator of P &W Speakeasy (not!), bans members for mild, satiric bantering, tends to sulk, needs attention, defends "r...

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...JOAN HOULIHAN, JEFFREY LEVINE, & THE ACADEMY OF AMERICAN POETS The monthly "Pruning" of the Poets.org Forum at The Academy ...

In a forum that imposes few boundaries, these are important questions, and, certainly, the answers are not cut and dried. We would like to h...

Dear Tree Swenson, Of course I understand that The Academy of American Poets is a separate entity and that the Poets.org Forum’s administrat...

...Serious Debate. ADDED 4/28: Today, I received a letter from PEN, which, in support of releasing 38 Chinese imprisoned writers before the...

Dear Tree Swenson, This letter is part complaint and part apology—a difficult stunt to pull off! The complaint first --I think in its contex...

Dear Christopher, I'm very sorry that this has happened to you . The trumped up charges are a pretty clear indication that your banning ...

Poets.net is pleased to offer a platform for Christopher Woodman (also known as ACommoner). In essence, ACommoner was banned from two forums...

This may not be totally on topic, but here's a link to BOB EDWARDS INTERVIEW ON MUZZLES RESCHEDULED , an article on the Thomas Jefferson...

A Commoner (as he was known on the Speakeasy thread) was banned (and remains banned) from the P & W Speakeasy forum. After a week of h...

(Corrected entry) Evidently, freedom of expression at Poets & Writers is afforded to some poets and writers and not extended to others,...