Hi Edward, Yes, I was a member of Birmingham Word from way
back when. I found eventually it was getting a bit too
poetry orientated for me but it did have some very good
master-class articles on writing.
I had already read your review in Furtherfield, Wanted to
see comments from a different audience. Incidentally I
have been reading the e-version of Confessions of a GP which
seemed to complement your cartoons.
Regards,
Margaret
On 02/03/2012 19:25, Edward Picot wrote:
> Margaret -
>
> How did you know I was posting on Birmingham Words? Are
> you a member from way back when?
>
> I think Birmingham Words is pretty much defunct. There was
> a bit of a debate in the forum recently, in which somebody
> said "Is Birmingham Words still doing anything?" and a lot
> of people who had obviously been lurking came forward and
> said it was a shame how moribund it had gone: then
> somebody from the university (which is supposed to have
> taken over the site since Will Buckingham moved on to
> other things) posted a message to say they were sorry not
> much was happening on the site, but they'd got great plans
> for it - since when absolutely nothing has happened except
> they seem to have started moderating the forum and
> blocking all of my messages, presumably on the basis that
> they're spam. And as I'm just about the only one who posts
> anything in the forum any more, that's pretty much the end
> of that as far as I can see. A lot of other
> discussion-lists and websites have gone the same way in
> the last few years, though.
>
> Anyway, if you want to see my review of The Last
> Collaboration it's on Furtherfield, at
> http://www.furtherfield.org/features/articles/last-collaboration
> - and thanks for taking an interest!
>
> - Edward
>
> On 01/03/2012 23:06, Margaret Penfold wrote:
>> Edward,
>> I was trying to access posts on Birmingham Word to view
>> your post on The last Collaboration, First of all I had
>> to re-register as I wasn't recognised as a member. .
>> Your post wasn't listed in the latest postings in fact
>> the latest item on the home page was dated 2009. However
>> I got a glimpse of the title of you post in the forum
>> after I had read what seemed to be the newest post dated
>> 2011. but couldn't access the body - (I received a
>> message about a request to an incorrect id instead.) Is
>> any aspect of Birmingham Word still functioning?
>> Regards,
>> Margaret
>>
>> On 13/02/2012 19:43, Edward Picot wrote:
>>> Joel and Martha -
>>>
>>> Many thanks for the responses; and I'm really glad you
>>> like it.
>>>
>>> - Edward
>>>
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