tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2606699906808150572.post4525531102057782768..comments2023-09-13T10:48:58.940-07:00Comments on The Forbidden Books Group Presents, Necronomipod: The Lair of the Bookish Worm: Episode 41: Poppy Z. Brite's Lost SoulsNecronomipod@gmail.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18334862493870239161noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2606699906808150572.post-87052722593467748502009-08-10T04:31:15.550-07:002009-08-10T04:31:15.550-07:00Emphyrio,
We'll consider removing moderation....Emphyrio,<br /><br />We'll consider removing moderation. You could be right that it'll boost feedback.<br /><br />I wasn't aware about that particular controversy about Twilight (only the sparkly vs. nonsparkly vampire throwdown). We did note, especially in the later books, a subtle, and at times not-so-subtle, Mormon thread.<br /><br />I doubt, however, that there's a secret agenda. The Mormon beliefs are no more secret and hidden than, say, Stoker's secret agenda in Dracula to stoke fear of immigrants. Both agendas are there, no doubt, but are more a spontaneous expression of the authors' belief systems than of anything sinister like consciously planting subliminal messages for readers to absorb.Necronomipod@gmail.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18334862493870239161noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2606699906808150572.post-88052845376952566972009-08-09T09:48:20.250-07:002009-08-09T09:48:20.250-07:00Why don't you experiment with removing comment...Why don't you experiment with removing comment moderation?<br /><br />With immediate feedback, and the chance to start conversation, more people might comment.<br /><br />Hey, you discussed <i>Twilight</i> a while back. There's a <a href="http://www.google.com/search?q=twilight+mormon&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&aq=t&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a" rel="nofollow">controversy raging</a> that it's got a secret agenda to indoctrinate girls in the Mormon submissive-wife ethos.<br /><br />Does that seem plausible to you guys?Emphyriohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07297822556240522301noreply@blogger.com