Topic Craze and Lotsasites: Why is my site listed there?
Mood:  irritated
Topic: rant
Well, it seems that, for the last few months, one of my sites (Mayv's Musings) has been listed at Topic Craze and Lotsasites. This is disconcerting to me as I NEVER gave anyone permission to do this, and I have no way of knowing who did or of editing the inaccurate descriptions that were posted. I don't even have an account there!

So if you see any of my sites on Topic Craze, Lotsasites, or any listing that allows just anyone to add a site, the description will likely NOT be accurate and is NOT authorised by me.

I am the ONLY person who edits my sites and I do NOT appreciate other people taking such liberties with my work. I take great pride in the effort I put into my writing and my sites. This is why it seems like I don't update that often: I like to get things just right before I publish.

For this sort of thing to happen (my sites being listed without my knowledge or approval) is just - I can't even describe how I feel about this!

It almost feels like I've been plagiarised. I feel betrayed, somehow, and exposed. Please, please do not submit my sites to those types of listings. If you think my site would benefit from being listed, tell me about it so I can consider it. Then, if I decide it's a good idea, I can submit my site with an accurate description.

I do list my sites at webring.com, though, a site which only allows site owners to list their own sites.

a message i got at change.org from an anti-choicer
Topic: rant
Here's a message I received through Change.org from a guy whose initials are BAE:

"Naral Taxpayers are forced (anti-choice) to hand over 1 million dollars per day to PP. The ONLY thing PP cares about is $$$ - NOT women. It ends a beautiful life at a most precious and vulnerable time. Abortion is not health care. I ask you to reconsider. BAE"

He had also sent me a message accusing me of inconsistency with the causes I support. Um, where? Because I'm against discrimination? Because I'm for equal rights for everyone?

The reply I sent him asked if he preferred that a rape victim be forced to carry her rapist's child.

I also said that I didn't know what "inconsistencies" he referred to, but that I was not here to make him happy.

Besides, you never hear of pro-choicers bombing clinics, it's the so-called pro-lifers that do that.

Then again, if the "pro-life" lobby had their way, women would just get black market abortions like they did before Roe v Wade. All that would happen would be more women would be dying from secondary infections and hemmoraging.

Anyway, I just felt the need to get that out. I can't believe the arrogance of some people to do that, to try to convince someone to become . . . Anti-choice, you could say.

And from a man, no less!

I wonder if he'd feel the same way if he could get pregnant?