Enough!

[cheshirenoir]

I have now been deleting posts on the last panel for a while, if they are to do with programming.

I am this close to deleting the whole damn thread!

I said STOP!

I think the most painful thing is someone using the planetfantastic  username just slagged off the programme for Swancon 2000.

I programmed that. It took 6 months of hard work. I had nothing but positive feedback until now.

Today I was told it was a trainwreck.

I don't like this game any more.

Comments

[angriest.livejournal.com]

I remember the six months of hard work. I was there.

Posts like that aren't engaging in any form of debate, either constructive or heated or emotive or whatever. They're just being destructive and unpleasant. Not cool. I wouldn't blame you if you wanted to delete the whole thread. Can you set it to no more comments and seal it off rather than erase it entirely?

[chaosmanor.livejournal.com]

As the manager of planetfantastic, I've smacked Stephen for using the shop lj for what was a personal opinion post. If he's going to be rude, he should damn well put his name to it. He shouldn't have done that, and I apologise to you for it happening.

Elaine Kemp
manager, Fantastic Planet bookshop

[stephen-dedman.livejournal.com]

I apologise for not checking to see that I was logged onto the shop lj. It was my opinion, not that of the shop's management. That aside, I stand by my comments about Swancon 20's program.

[msvyvyan.livejournal.com]

Ouch. Poor Chesh.

And - wtf? Rocks?

[stephen-dedman.livejournal.com]

I think the most painful thing is someone using the [info]planetfantastic username just slagged off the programme for Swancon 2000.

That was me - I was logged on at work - and I think the comment has been misquoted, but I can't be absolutely sure because you're now deleted it.

I was referring to Swancon 20 (Cadigan/Datlow/"people are complaining because we haven't had any open programming meetings but we are Generation X and we don't care" printed in the Progress report/24 hour programing without consulting or even warning any of the panelists including the guests/"I have no idea why I'm on this panel or what it's supposed to be about"... right number, yes?), not Swancon 2000. If I accidentally typed 2000 instead of 20 and didn't proofread, I apologize; mea maxima culpa. I had not intended to dis Swancon 2000 or anyone's role in programming it. Apart from some problems with the venue, I remember it being an unusually good con.

However, I stand by my statement that Swancon 20's program was a disaster, and I was hoping that by drawing attention to a probable cause of the disaster, we could prevent Swancon 31 making exactly the same mistakes.

Sorry if any mention of Swancon programs is adding to your stress levels, but I thought it needed saying - and very sorry to hear about the holes in your roof, but that definitely wasn't my fault.

[callistra.livejournal.com]

*eyes you suspiciously*