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1johnnydrhodes
Jul 27, 2011, 6:22 pm

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Hi all

I'm new here so go gently on me. Firstly I'm looking for contacts, fans/readers of fantasy with a touch of humour - think Douglas Adams, Tom Holt, Robert Rankin, Terry Pratchett!

I'm an author and my blog is here:

http://johndrhodesauthor.wordpress.com

I like to put my short stories on here - currently just uploaded part II of 'Reginald' - a chap who meets the strangest of new friends in a field miles from anywhere!

I'd love to find some more authors who write a similar genre too!

I look forward to hearing from you all!

2readafew
Jul 27, 2011, 6:23 pm

Your behavior is beginning to closely resemble spamming. I suggest you stop posting and start reading before you get flagged.

3AnnieMod
Jul 27, 2011, 7:45 pm

Not to mention that the Weird Fiction does not even come close to any of the authors listed above... and I am pretty sure I saw the same posted in at least one more group.

And this is what I would call spam

4theapparatus
Jul 28, 2011, 8:21 am

And we also have a former wordpress.com support forum moderator here who loves bugging the Automattic folks about users of theirs who spam. :)

5MarkAlexander
Sep 1, 2011, 3:36 pm

I've just read his message and it seemed perfectly innocent. Obviously his Pratchett style fiction is more humorous fantasy than weird fiction, but I thought red flags were for swearing, stalking teenagers, or promoting bigotry. I didn't realise it was so easy to get the red flag treatment.

6paradoxosalpha
Edited: Sep 1, 2011, 3:39 pm

It's the prohibition on "commercial solicitation and spam." Those red flags help keep talk from becoming a swamp of hamfisted book advertising.

7Morphidae
Sep 2, 2011, 7:13 am

>swearing, stalking teenagers, or promoting bigotry

All of those are actually allowed.

What isn't allowed is personal attacks and commercial solicitation (including books.)