There is no place to run

Who would have ever guessed that a children's show about friendship could cause so much vitriol?

And maybe some other things?

Welcome to the no whining zone.

They'll be playing in town tonight.

I won't be going.

The question is, am I being serious or am I being facetious?

I'm making this public. It's time for a Moderator Challenge!

It has recently come to my attention that not many people know about David Bowie. David didn't really do Glam Metal. He was born before metal was even a genre. He did Glam Rock. I talked with some people a bit off BZP, and they admitted they had no idea who David Bowie was. I honestly thought they were trolling, but in reality it turns they you just didn't know.

So that's why I'm going to give yourself a chance to improve yourself. To expand your horizons. To see what's out there in the world. Since you obviously know nothing about Bowie, you will learn and you will tell us of your findings. There will be three sections to this contest, and each section will be put to a vote. The person with the most votes gets nothing special except the admiration of thous around him.

Remember people, there are no losers here. Each and every single one of you is a winner for taking the time to learn something new.

You have until April 15th to get your entries in!

You may pick one of these three.

1) Dress up like David Bowie

In this challenge, you will dress like David Bowie. It doesn't have to be something that he once wore. It just has to look like something he'd wear. This will be informitive as it will force you to think like David Bowie and look and examine just what his taste in fashion is. You will prove that you have dressed like David Bowie by posting a picture of yourself in the clothes in question.

2) Sing like David Bowie

For this challenge, you will sing a David Bowie song. I don't care which one, but it will be BZP appropriate. You will then host the audio file and post it here. You don't have to have any backing, your simple voice will suffice.

3) Praise David Bowie

In this challenge, you will praise David Bowie and write a 500 word minimum summary of the achievements of David Bowie. You may not copy and paste from any website, and doing so will make your entry null and void and you will be forced to do one of the other challenges. The summary must be a praise article, you must not be facetious, sarcastic, or otherwise demeaning of David Bowie. If you do so, your entry will be null and void and you will do one of the other challenges.

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F.A.Q.

Q: But what if we know of/like Bowie?
A: You can still enter! Remember, this is about broadening your horizons. Explore an area of Bowie's accomplishments that you weren't aware of. I'm sure that (most of) you haven't recorded yourself singing a Bowie song or dressed up like Bowie, so those are fair game.

Q: Also do I win the contest if I successfully put out fire with gasoline?
A: Doing so and posting a video of you doing so will net you an auto-win.

seriously though please don't do this

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I know I'm on haitus right now, but this issue is hitting so close to home that I have to talk about it.

Blogs are in the same boat as images. They often go hand in hand, images appearing in blogs. They have certain rights. These are numerous. The right to exist. The right to enjoy peace and prosperity. However, above all other rights is this simple and inalienable right. Blogs and images have the right to be beautiful. While the images inside the actual entries are both very beautiful, often those in the content blocks are marginalized and taken advantage of. This is especially true for splash images. They are often abused by those holding old, outdated views of what's 'obscene' as dictated by silly notions that have long since past from the general consciousness.

Please, everyone. Help me fight blog and image abuse. If you have your content blocks on the left, use this image.




If you have your content blocks on the right, use this image.




Remember everyone, only you can prevent image and blog abuse.