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I don't have a problem with it. It places the Twilight movies' stars in the context of movie history as the next generation of teen heartthrobs, which is exactly what they are. I've got no issue with that.

I think the writer of the article probably doesn't know what these teens get up to in fanfic, but why should she?

~Neshomeh

Consider it in the public domain, for whatever little it might be worth.

The PPC don't have anything to do with this other than some of our members may be joining in the protest. Can I copy-paste that example you wrote and send it? You said what needs saying better than I could.

However, I think if you squint a little as you read and imagine the writer having a sarcastic voice...

I don't think it meets the level of professionalism that the onion demands

I think I'll just bash my head on the wall, it will be less painful then reading them!
That said the first one is being sporked over on Deletrius... and yes it is horrid!

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091116/apence/usfilmtwilight_heartthrobs

Anyone else think that there's something wrong with this article?

Definitely do not mention the PPC or any sort of organization in E-mails - that's just begging for trouble.

The E-mail address is posted in public, on the school's official website. The act of sending E-mail to that address definitely shouldn't be illegal.

The other legal issue one could run into is harassment - Massachusetts law (Chapter 265, Section 43A) defines harassment as "willfully and maliciously [engaging] in a knowing pattern of conduct or series of acts over a period of time directed at a specific person, which seriously alarms that person and would cause a reasonable person to suffer substantial emotional distress"

Interpret that as you will - I could see someone making a whiny brat plea in front of a court, and given the way this idiot is responding to E-mails by forwarding them to the police, I wouldn't put it past him. However, felony harassment is something that's up to the prosecutor's office to indite for, rather than the principal of a high school, so I doubt anything would come of it.

So, yes, it could conceivably get us into trouble, just like conceivably, you could get hit by lightning while roller-skating. I'd give them about equal odds. Just for a bit of protection, you might want to include more in the E-mail than just "meep" - something like
"I protest your ban on the word "meep" and the associated infringement on the students' first amendment rights to free speech. While I understand and agree that disruptions to classes are intolerable, I believe that banning the use of a word is both overreacting and ineffective - what the meep will you do if they start using "the" or "math" instead?"
should lower the odds of legal action to something resembling those of getting hit by lightning while roller-skating indoors.

(disclaimer: I am not a lawyer)

Is there any conceivable way this could get us into any real trouble? Because if not I am SO joining in.

I give you this.

murray@danvers.org

dms22@njit.edu please. sorry for delay

Do friends, even friends like U2, call each other 'love'?
I came across this in a fic.

I'll just, uh, leave this here.

Ah, High School. What a bastion of civil rights you are. In fact, what a bastion of civil rights yo have ALWAYS been.

(Blame Windows7, Acer, and other computer screwups for the fact that I'm still separated from all my precious computer files. That's why I don't have access to them yet :( )

... essentially lowering the tone. Lowering the tone speedily and violently, usually. And it's a device that's been used since the days of Aristophanes and which I personally adore :)

For example:

'Oh Lycus, lord and hero, let me turn to you in prayer:
It really is remarkable how many tastes we share.
You love the tears of supplicants, no sound can please you more,
And that is why you choose to live close by the courtroom door.
Have pity on your neighbour now, and lend your aid divine,
And I'll promise not to piddle in the reeds around your shrine.'

A girl can only take so many fandoms on :), and I've managed to avoid having to spork anything in Tortall so far (given I've sporked everything from LOTR through Harry Potter and Discworld to Jurassic Park and Real World bandslash, it's a bloody miracle :D )

So don't worry, I'll be avoiding Goldenlake for now. Even though the Kel/Neal/Dom Mindelan Sandwich could be a psychologically interesting little idea (or pure and unadulterated snarky awesomesauce crack) and I feel like I'm going to be wrestling off the plotbunnies very shortly ...

Someone give me the Principal's email, if you find it.
I want to exercise my constitutional rights.