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Barbeinterview (week 3)

 
  

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The Apple-Picker
21:27 / 20.09.02
Or even two.

For Haus: What has your education in poetry been? What has your education in etymology and all that other fun linguistic stuff? In foreign/classical languages? Did you study these in school? With your dad? On your own? All elaboration is welcome.
 
 
paw
21:42 / 20.09.02
my question for you haus is

'have you any published poetry or fiction to your name?'
 
 
Seth
22:19 / 20.09.02
Haus: I'll collate and PM you the questions when we're done.

My question: have you always been so impatient?
 
 
ONLY NICE THINGS
22:30 / 20.09.02
Perhaps timorous, especailly given the "justify yourself!" tone of the recent questions. And that Ultra Magnus one is a sickener. Smell of blood, sound of bone...
 
 
Seth
23:02 / 20.09.02
More questions:

- As honestly as you can answer, what do you think this board would be like without you?

- Do you keep track of threads in the Magick forum? If I said I thought it would be fun if you posted there at least once a day, because your perspective would be interesting and productive to the standard of debate, would you consider it? Please give reasons for your answer.

- Tell us about the hardest decision you ever had to make.

- Avon = Garak. Discuss, if you know what the hell I'm talking about.

- Please tell us about the last time you were moved to tears by a work of art, in any medium (when I say art, I'm talking music, film, painting - anything). What do you think it was that had that effect on you?
 
 
000
23:05 / 20.09.02
Haus:

What would your question(s) be for another poster, and why would you ask hir this/e question(s)?
 
 
Spatula Clarke
23:05 / 20.09.02
Why the change back to Tannhauser? At first I was under the impression that you had a Tann suit and a separate Haus one, and presumed that Haus was reserved for posts 'in character'. Is that not the case?

Also: From comments made by those who know you well off-board, it seems that Haus is a concerted attempt to post in a particular manner, rather than a true representation of you IRL. If this is the case, do you not get tired of it? Has the Haus character become a monster that you've now got little control over, or is there little difference between you anyway?
 
 
Lurid Archive
23:34 / 20.09.02
Sex and gender.

Where do you really stand on the liberalism versus protection from exploitation divide. This comes up so often in the Head Shop, but I'm never actually sure where you stand even though you demonstrate lots of interest. So. Porn, prostitution, human tables. Are the people involved unavoidably victims of power relations?

What about feminism? You often seem keen to discuss it and quick to point out other people's unexamined views. I'm not trying to start a fight here but I think it would be interesting to contrast your views with those of last week's winner. How do you respond to,
Feminism as an institution I find unhelpful...To focus on any specific strand is to miss the point. It’s still a division, an us versus them. I find the hostility toward men frequently found in sex and gender discussions absurd

Why do feminism and issues of gender concern you so?

Politics:

Not sure exactly where your politics are. What do you think of anrchists and anti-capitalist/anti-globalisation movement?

Fictionsuit.

How much disparity do you feel there is between your fictionsuit and you real self? To put it another way, do you accept the description of *real life Haus* as fluffy and cuddly while that of Haus as prickly and aloof? To what extent can a long term facade really be said to be "not real"?

What things really wind you up about other's posts on Barbelith? (Again, don't want to start any fights so feel free to ignore if you feel it would be politic.) What things do you love?

I think my questions were better before I wrote them down. Ah well.
 
 
telyn
23:35 / 20.09.02
janina + harmony conglomerate:

Thanks for asking what we wanted to but just couldn't get right!

We were having a conversation about the difference between 'people on-board' and in real time earlier. Seeing the question above we realised that you'd asked the question that we couldn't quite form.
 
 
Lurid Archive
23:40 / 20.09.02
I know that the cat is out of the bag, but I think we should try to avoid using a ficsuit's real life name. You know?
 
 
The Apple-Picker
00:28 / 21.09.02
Sorry. I don't mean to have any "justify yourself!" tone to my questions--perhaps in the same way you don't mean to sound like you're taking the piss. I really love language and was just curious about your investment in it.

Some more:
Do you cook and bake? Are you any good? Do other people think you're any good? What's your favorite dessert to eat? What's your favorite dessert to make?
 
 
ONLY NICE THINGS
01:22 / 21.09.02
I have to admit, I'd be a lot more comfortable if people would be good enough to edit my name out of their posts. It's a boundary thing.
 
 
Spatula Clarke
01:29 / 21.09.02
Done. My apologies.
 
 
STOATIE LIEKS CHOCOLATE MILK
07:53 / 21.09.02
Haus- you're at a dinner. The entree consists of boiled dog. How do you respond?
 
 
STOATIE LIEKS CHOCOLATE MILK
07:54 / 21.09.02
Oh, and completely off-topic, but- I've always gone with the "not using real names" thing. Not so much for reasons of privacy, I just think it looks better.
 
 
some guy
16:23 / 21.09.02
The character 'Haus' is probably the most controversial non-troll regular poster on Barbelith. A contribution from the Haus can alter the direction of a thread, regardless of thread context, because of the perceived history of the character, and the perceived and actual tone of the character.

Sorry - if someone's deliberately snarky, but "in character," it doesn't qualify as trolling?
 
 
gravitybitch
16:40 / 21.09.02
Milk chocolate or dark?
 
 
Spatula Clarke
23:18 / 21.09.02
Laurence> If the snarkiness is relevant to the topic at hand or an issue raised within that topic, no, not really. Its effectiveness and value as a debating tool is another matter...
 
 
Seth
23:11 / 22.09.02
Haus now has his questions. Here's hoping he starts a new thread for it.
 
 
some guy
17:25 / 23.09.02
If the snarkiness is relevant to the topic at hand or an issue raised within that topic, no, not really. Its effectiveness and value as a debating tool is another matter...

"I'm not an ass, I just play one on the Internet."
 
 
ONLY NICE THINGS
17:27 / 23.09.02
We believe you, Lawrence, really we do.

(Which I know is a reformed version of "I'm rubber, you're glue", but let's face it, it really doesn't deserve a much more considered response)
 
 
some guy
18:21 / 23.09.02
Interesting you would think I was talking about you, Haus...
 
 
ONLY NICE THINGS
18:34 / 23.09.02
And there will be a brief moment of silence where the world thinks. "Twenty-eight? Are you sure? Like, not in dog years? Crikey."

All done. Excellent. And relax.
 
  

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