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I just wanted to say hello and to introduce myself as a newcomer to this group. My name's Adrian and I'm from London. I've been a lurker for a couple of weeks now, and felt it was time to start contributing.

I've been really impressed by the knowledge of some of the regulars on here. There are folk on here who really know their stuff, and it's great to know there's a forum where you can discuss things with other writers in an open and honest way without it always turning into a flame war.
I may post a link to my recently-completed first screenplay 'Frank Casper Is Depressed' just so, if you're interested, you can read it and see for yourselves what kind of writer I am.
I hope I have something to offer this group - if nothing else, it'll be great just learning from and interacting with you guys.

Regards
A

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[nq:1]I just wanted to say hello and to introduce myself as a newcomer to this group. My name's Adrian and ... to offer this group - if nothing else, it'll be great just learning from and interacting with you guys. Regards[/nq]
Duh... should have read this before I asked all the questions in the other thread... that'll larn me.

"I write with one hand, but I fight with both."
Victor Hugo

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[nq:1]it's great to know there's a forum where you can discuss things with other writers in an open and honest way without it always turning into a flame war.[/nq]
Key words "can" and "always" there are flame wars too in this assembly.

"I write with one hand, but I fight with both."
Victor Hugo

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[nq:1]I just wanted to say hello and to introduce myself as a newcomer to this group. My name's Adrian and I'm from London. I've been alurker for a couple of weeks now, and felt it was time to startcontributing.[/nq]
New posters are required to answer this modified version of the questions James Lipton asks guests on "The Actors Studio":
1. What is your favorite word?
2. What is your least favorite word?
3. What turns you on creatively?
4. What turns you off?
5. What sound or noise do you love?
6. What sound or noise do you hate?
7. What profession other than your own would you like to attempt?
8. What profession would you not like to attempt?
9. Which Star Trek series was the best?
10. Without looking it up, quote a line from "The Big Lebowski."

Thanks in advance for your prompt attention to this matter.

Lois

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[nq:2]it's great to know there's a forum where you can ... honest way without it always turning into a flame war.[/nq]
[nq:1]Key words "can" and "always" there are flame wars too in this assembly.[/nq]
Sure bring that up again you needle-nosed, Macintosh-using, "proper-grammar and spelling", *******-transplant geek.

Paulo Joe Jingy
Sometimes some things just ain't right.
www.PauloJoeJingyIsWithoutADoubtTheOneAndOnlyDivineScreenwritingGod.com

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[nq:2]Key words "can" and "always" there are flame wars too in this assembly.[/nq]
[nq:1]Sure bring that up again you needle-nosed, Macintosh-using, "proper-grammar and spelling", *******-transplant geek.[/nq]
So nice to see you've cleaned up your act and are playing nicely again.

"I write with one hand, but I fight with both."
Victor Hugo

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[nq:1]I just wanted to say hello and to introduce myself as a newcomer to this group. My name's Adrian and I'm from London. I've been a lurker for a couple of weeks now, and felt it was time to start contributing.[/nq]
Welcome Apollyon.
Where do you stand on the brads issue?

Paulo Joe Jingy
Sometimes some things just ain't right.
www.PauloJoeJingyIsWithoutADoubtTheOneAndOnlyDivineScreenwritingGod.com

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[nq:1]I just wanted to say hello and to introduce myself as a newcomer to this group. My name's Adrian and I'm from London. I've been alurker for a couple of weeks now, and felt it was time to startcontributing. A[/nq]
Welcome to Wordworld. I'm Mr. O, Supreme Don of the Dead, the Devastating Master Piece, Sultan of Slash, Kaiser Killmatic the 13th, King of Things, reigning Pitt Bull of the Pulpit. 's Better Duck.
Oranse

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[nq:1]I just wanted to say hello and to introduce myself as a newcomer to this group. My name's Adrian and I'm from London. I've been a lurker for a couple of weeks now, and felt it was time to start contributing.[/nq]
How rude of us. You introduce yourself and except for MC and Oranse no one even says hi. Just because most haven't seen your post yet (weekends are slow) that's no excuse.
Let me introduce you to misc.writing.screenplays.moderated. Since you're British I would think a baseball analogy would be the most effective way to get it done.
Some people in this group write screenplays, are well known and make their living doing it. They would be comparable to players on a world class team like the Boston Red Sox. Others, make their living writing screenplays, but aren't quite as well known, although they're in the bigs, they're playing for a cellar dweller, like the New York Yankees. Others are on their way up, either as bench riders in the bigs or in triple A ball. Still others are playing double A and others are good high school or college prospects. Some are on their way up, some on the way down, but they're all pros or heading that direction.
Now we've also got fans and groupies here. Some fans are routing for the other guys even though they aren't really trying themselves and the groupies like to hang around to say they know the stars. There's the really belligerent fans who seem to think they could be better ball players if they ever bothered to learn to play the game. There's others who think the game should be played with ping-pong paddles and basketballs, who are always trying to rewrite the rules.

Every so often we'll get a fan who will claim that he's the next Babe Ruth, tell everybody how great he's going to be and in a couple weeks he'll drop off into a black hole. There's that last group who absolutely refuse to understand the game but insist the only reason they're not a star is because the team owner is a Jew, who won't hire him.

Some people here are like the bacteria on the day-old stadium hot dogs. These are belligerents who just happen to be in the ball park, they are the spammers, the thirty-five year old misfits who refuse to leave their mother's basements. And, well below these literal scum-sucking spammers you have this guy who sits on a bed, in his underwear, scratches his *** and his armpits then picks his nose occasionally has the T.V. on, sees part of a baseball game and is totally baffled by it, wondering what in the world is going on.
That's person is me.
I post things here. Sometimes my posts even have something to do with screenplays very rarely. I spend a lot of my time being called an "ultra right-wing, cultist extremist" and/or an "ultra left-wing, pinko extremist". This puzzles me because I think of myself as a level-headed individual who's pretty laid back, SO IF YOU OR ANYONE ELSE SAYS I'M NOT YOU CAN ALL JUST OFF!!!
I'm not a sophisticated person and I suspect not too bright either. But I do have enough hand-eye coordination to manipulate a switch up down up down up down up down, and I'm sentient enough to wonder just why in the **** that light keeps going more or less at random.
up down up down up down up down Look the light's doing it again strange.

Hey... I just thought of something... what if the light was Oh look those guys are hitting a little ball around with sticks and chasing it on T.V. again.

Paulo Joe Jingy
Sometimes some things just ain't right.
www.PauloJoeJingyIsWithoutADoubtTheOneAndOnlyDivineScreenwritingGod.com

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[nq:1]How rude of us. You introduce yourself and except for MC and Oranse no one even says hi. Just because most haven't seen your post yet (weekends are slow) that's no excuse.[/nq]
Man, I leave town for a few days, and look what I come back to! Guess I should go back to that other group, where I'll be appreciated by Jai, and Starman, and... Wait! I'm hearing an echo!
Welcome to mws(m), Adrian. Hope you enjoy your stay!

Ken

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I also apologize for taking so long to roll out the welcome mat. I must have been in shock over the fact that you posted such a thoughtful and detailed response to someone's work.

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