to actually begin a post with something that is blatantly obvious to all and sundry as being the ‘meat and bones’ of supplying modblog with posts is surely a step in the wrong direction?

I wasn’t sure about that Nazi tattoo entry when they were editing the entry and things kept changing — I thought they were going to bomb handling it — but in the end I actually think that the situation was handled right. For the last year I thought ModBlog and BME were spiralling downhill in the worst way, but, with the exception of a few people who I really can’t stand, the last few weeks have actually been a huge improvement and it’s the first time since I left that I actually feel like there is some potential of things turning around. We’ll see.

When 2012 comes around again I am 100% sure that I will write about BodMod again in some capacity. I don’t know if it’ll be a full-fledged site, or if that’s something I even want to do (after all, I have a pretty blessed life right now), but there are many days I find myself wanting to write on the subject in detail, or where I want to interview someone, or when I see posts on other blogs that have so much ignorance on the subject that it drives me bonkers… I hate seeing authors who write about tattoos or suspension or whatever that have such holes in their knowledge of the subject that really ridiculous crap gets posted. And like you said, there is also the issue of some of the posters not knowing what is appropriate for posting. And finally, yes, some of the sheep are ridiculous. But perhaps that has always been true, and on all sites, not just on BME.

this is why bme will be dead in 2 years – no doubt you’ve seen their thinly veiled avatar ‘review’ where they try to convince us it’s news worthy for bme cos the characters have a stretched earlobe. *rolls eyes*

what they gonna pull out next? scans of wallpaper swatches that vaguely resemble tribal tattooing?

i admit it’s funny how most of the sheep who post comments at bme actually buy those posts and go along with it, but between all that weak rubbish from ‘she-who-must-be-obeyed’ and their recent introduction of 19 year old article posters who can barely string a few soul-less words together it is genuinely distressing to observe the death throes of what was once such an amazing site and community. :(

your blog here is the only one i read and it’s anazing stuff, but please re-assure us that you’ll be returning to bodymod writing once the gagging order is over with? those punk kids that’re new to bme might not have experienced the glory days of bme but for those who remember fondly the shannon era and the amazing content and insight he provided there will be a void until our man larratt is back in the saddle! :)

oh, and thesquirming caused the the bme staff over the ‘nazi tattoo’ debacle has been hilarious *muahaha*

respect to you and nefarious shannon.