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Welcome to the Culture, where everything is possible. Except getting rid of spam! ARRRRGGGHHHHH!...
kurvanas
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Feb 14, 2006
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I know, I know... When I spot the little buggers I do delete them but I have to remember to come into Groups every now and then to check on things. Anyway,...
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"I just pick up my stories as I amble along, little bits of this, little bits of that. It gets easier the longer you've been at it." ~ Iain M. Banks [Non-text...
kurvanas
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Feb 2, 2007
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Anyone know how to get in touch with Nick, the group owner here? Many thanks, Thomas Fortenberry...
kurvanas
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Feb 3, 2007
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... He's a moderator... I'm the owner (said plaintively!) Tim...
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Ooops. :-) Thanks, for the clarification. I'm special that way. My question was actually about moderation/ownership. I wasn't sure who was actually watching...
kurvanas
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Feb 4, 2007
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Tim, Please write me at kurvanas@... I have a question for you. Cheers, Thomas...
kurvanas
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Mar 19, 2007
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Hello all, I found the group's links listed here didn't work for some reason (or had been moved elsewhere). So I took the liberty of adding a lot of relevant...
kurvanas
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Mar 19, 2007
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Guardian Unlimited review of The Steep Approach to Garbadale http://books.guardian.co.uk/reviews/generalfiction/0,,2030449,00.html...
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Mar 19, 2007
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If in doubt, give Uncle Sam a good kicking http://books.guardian.co.uk/reviews/generalfiction/0,,2020676,00.html...
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Mar 19, 2007
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"I just pick up my stories as I amble along, little bits of this, little bits of that. It gets easier the longer you've been at it." ~ Iain Banks [Non-text...
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Mar 19, 2007
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I started a Mark Z. Danielewski group. Absolutely amazing writer with fascinating, provocative works. All are invited to join. Mark Z. Danielewski ...
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Mar 19, 2007
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Thank for all this work Thomas. JD From: iainmbanks@yahoogroups.com [mailto:iainmbanks@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of kurvanas Sent: 19 March 2007 19:39 To:...
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Mar 20, 2007
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Also added some new, sharp versions of his books in the COVER ART section. Cheers, Thomas...
kurvanas
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Mar 20, 2007
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I added a bunch of foreign versions of Banks' book covers to the MISCELLANEOUS section of photos. Cheers, Thomas...
kurvanas
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Mar 20, 2007
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You are welcome. My pleasure. We're all here for the Culture, after all. Glad to do my part. Thomas <John said: Thank for all this work Thomas. [Non-text...
kurvanas
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Mar 21, 2007
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Thomas Thanks for sorting out the spam. I had it on my list of things to do and when I got in it was all sorted. Your arrival has breathed a bit more life into...
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Mar 28, 2007
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I like that...Banksness. Yes, I read an interview where he blamed his addiction to the computer game Civilization for slowing down the writing of his latest...
kurvanas
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Mar 28, 2007
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This isn't SF related, but has anyone read Banks' novel Walking On Glass? This is a strange, to say the least, book. But Banks can pull it off with his...
kurvanas
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Mar 29, 2007
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It's been a while since I read it but I think it's one of his most imaginative books, particularly as it isn't straight-forward fiction having some bizarre...
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Mar 30, 2007
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Greetings: I've got the new collection from Night Shade Books (great outfit!) on order. Anybody heard an update on when it'll ship? FPK3...
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Mar 30, 2007
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Oh I missed that one! Damn. But you know, reading Mr. Banks one senses there are about fifty allusions and winks per chapter and we catch only half. Thomas <<...
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Mar 30, 2007
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See, I found Banks via his SF side and read most of those Cultured works, and have only more recently started reading his "regular" fiction. I think all of his...
kurvanas
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Mar 30, 2007
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Why yes, it didn't take long for the group to be spammed...sigh... FPK3 __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam?...
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Apr 19, 2007
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Sorry about that. Spambots are the bane of the Culture. Thomas...
kurvanas
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Apr 20, 2007
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Iain M. Banks said, Of Use Of Weapons: I originally wrote it chronologically, but then Ken MacLeod said 'Why don't you put the climax at the end of the ...
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Apr 20, 2007
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Holy smoke! Two more spambots just joined and I had to neutralize them. What the heck is going on? It's a spambot onslaught! Cheers, Thomas...
kurvanas
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Apr 30, 2007
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Ex Libris Archive on Iain M. Banks http://www.wjduquette.com/authors/imbanks.html...
kurvanas
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Jun 3, 2007
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Richmond Review Interview with Banks http://www.richmondreview.co.uk/features/banksint.html...
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Jun 3, 2007
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Call for comedy or murder/mystery themed short stories ( less then 6000 words but more the 2000 Words ). This call for writers is being put out by American...
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