agw.

I’m disappointed in your belief that someone like me - someone who has firm beliefs and never ‘cosies up’ to anyone to obtain the support of their authority, someone who uses their real name and does not hide behind the labels of popular culture - would be trying to cosy up to an authority for a satirically based and frankly inconsequential (in the context of the wider media and political arena - not to say ‘not fun’) web site!

You seem to be telling us that the authority you have on Anorak puts you in a dictatorial position - something to be frightened of in case kicked off with no justification? Your describing yourself as a ’sabre toothed tiger’ is indicative of a belief that you are held in some kind of awe? Not by me you arent. If you choose to kick me simply for my challenging you or anyone else then the act would be self defeating.

If your position is indeed dicatatorial and not based on a reasonable set of rules then you really ought to make it explicit somewhere. - I see that some of the more investigative and creative posters have stopped posting here, whilst the more consistantly vitriolic are tolerated - encouraged in fact. Bully tactics, when employed by the powerful in any context, by the moderators in this context, is no more acceptable to me than bully tactics by us - the posters without whom you have nothing (even the trolls benefit the site).

Spongebob is not a name like ‘Ian’ - which cannot be copyrighted. I’m sure if the name ‘Madeleine’ and an eye defect can be copyrighted, then the possibility of the copyright of a created characters name is not up for debate.

I’d remind you that the law is based on precedent and their is such a thing as original precedent.

Administrator: …and you are proof of the the saying “…the Law is an ass”… and an example of a slipshod and poor education since you do not trouble to correct your grammar or spelling before issuing an attacking statement. One of the reasons I know the foregoing to be fact is, unlike you, I am -agw, LL.D (that’s Legum Doctor to you….and you are a very, very, long way from that) Evaluate that. If you return again to lecture me or anyone else on here on matters of the law, as you perceive them to be, you will find how sharp my teeth are. As I said, act your age or remove yourself. An attack on the level you choose for S.Bob should be beneath you. It is certainly below mine or that of the majority represented here. I will not debate the issue with you. I do not debate. Believe it or not, I adjudicate and if you do not understand how that works in the order of things your career will be a short and and extremely miserable one. You bore me and I have a very high threshold. It must be truly awful for others here. -agw

But I had never seen any official quotes on the matter.

There’s a new thread (and NO you won’t be first ) - perhaps you want to copy your post over there?

Good morning.

Mods + Admin, after much sleuthing, finally I unearthed directly attributable quotes to a PJ named spokesman.

The link is to see if it is of any relevance to todays debate, Sunday.

The quote about not even being sure if the DNA is/was human or animal, pezzled me.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/programmes/panorama/7106086.stm

hugh grant did a better version in “about a boy” film

Ian spat at Spongebob:

789 I shall discuss this with Mods and Admin. You are not allowed to use the name and they know who you are, I shall be requesting a withdrawel or taking action on behalf of the copyright owner.

This followed a previous posting and reply from the name-stealing SpongeBob (though, I note, not claiming to be the possibly copyrighted SB Squarepants )

SpongeBob

774
Ian
‘You are breaking a copyright - you should not use the name you use. Please remove it’

‘Squeeze me”

Were I King James l of GB and James Xl o’ the Scots, I may have been sorely tempted… but no not at this time of the morning….

This is reminiscent of a fight over who sits where on the children’s see-saw.…

Following that argument everyone named Wendy (J.M. Barrie invented it for Peter Pan) should immediately give up the name; pay the residual literary estate all their and all their husbands/significant others’ money. They should then adopt the name Gladys or Iris and wait for the inevitable suit organised by the Royal Horticultural Society.

The use of the names Ian, Iain or John would also be forbidden by the John Knox Society and the scriveners committee established to ensure the copyright purity of the… literally fellow-man loving… King James Version of 1611 of the New Testament.

Far more concerning is the fact Ian gives the suggestion he is familiar enough with the Moderators to cosy up to them. A bit foolish, in fact, those in the know would prefer to snuggle into a prone position with a sabre-toothed tiger…the resulting bites are said to be far less painful

I was going to carry on by signing this… Duncan Digestive McVitie

But chickened out in case I had a jointly raised writ from United Biscuits and DuncanR (one of our more cuddly Moderators).

Alternatively Ian may making an attempt at satire / irony; a deliberate goad perhaps.

Ah well. I await with interest to see who lifts the corner of my blanket to settle in and whisper sweet vitriol in my shell like.

Do us all a favour, grow up….and settle into the debate… -agw

March 9th, 2008 at 3:40 am
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Sam, I’ve thought of the possibility of an accident in apt. and mother found her. But that could be explained and no need to cover up…there was no time to get rid of the body once calling out they took her…..

March 9th, 2008 at 1:48 am
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The only known fact by any of us is the child is missing. Where are your facts the parents did it? Rumours, speculations, innuendos and fabrications are not facts.

Fluid and hair from a corpse, not necessarily human, and a separate DNA sample that’s a partial match from Madeleine and comes from a primary source. Our senior Portuguese contact has said the partial results that have been sent are inconclusive and that he doesn’t expect the full set will ever be enough on its own to bring a case, a view shared by those familiar with the investigation.

Still laffin ?

Night John-Boy

Phew, that’s a relief. MrT just told me what time it was. I nearly got a fit. So I’m really off now. I won’t even look if my post shows up!
Bye and sleep well.