Hi Friends, sorry about the glitches on The Works - new year, same ****.
I've mailed our hosts and am sure it will soon be sorted.

Speaking of '****' and all sorts of rudeness/crudeness: The Works is rather
old fashioned and doesn't hold to the bogus liberal consensus whereby
telling someone to 'go **** themselves' is considered to be valid literary
criticism. Nor does The Works assume that all persons share the same mores.
I am therefore grateful to the member who chose to preface a recent
submission with a 'warning'. One of the usage protocols that has served us
well is: "When dealing with themes that some may consider unsuitable please
consider prefacing the poem with a note to that effect." The key word here
is 'SOME'. This is not a the same as 'YOU' or 'I'.

Yrs, 'Digusted' of Chipping Norton.



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When dealing with themes that some may consider unsuitable please consider
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