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3:39 AM

Q: What does it mean when Ralph is thinking about Piggy's death in Lord of the Flies by Golding

I have a question about this quote: "He yearned for a bed and sheets- but the only whiteness here was the slow spilt milk, luminous round the rock forty feet below, where Piggy had fallen. Piggy was everywhere, was on this neck, was become terrible in darkness and death." I think the "spilt...

13 hours later…

Rand al'Thor

4:40 PM

@Librarian Just realised I haven't made any public response to this. Truth is, I was so shocked I didn't know what to say. @user58 I think I've known you through nearly your entire time on SE, across 3+ sites and too many chatrooms to count. Unlike with Aza, I knew you before your mod days, but it's still going to be damn hard to get used to you without a diamond. I'm really sorry that you feel so uncomfortable/unsafe as a mod :-( I hope you'll still be around as a user, especially here on Lit.

Also, thoughts and prayers to poor @Gallifreyan, now moderating all alone. I'll try not to raise too many flags and swamp you :-)

Honestly, although SFF is where my diamond and largest rep count come from, it's this site where I'd put most time into contributing if I had to choose. The community here has been small but producing some great content, and I've learned so much from spending time here. I'm really hoping that we won't lose too many active users over the current SE debacle: the site can't afford it. Losing the 2 most experienced mods is more than bad enough!

user58

5:33 PM

@Randal'Thor I'm planning on staying around a bit, but my participation on SE is about to plummet drastically.

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Gallifreyan

6:34 PM

@Randal'Thor thank you for the concern, but raise away - I'd rather be drowning in flags than have flag-worthy stuff stay around :)

Bookworm

6:47 PM

Q: Difference between Indian and English lyricism besides language?

Suppose we sing or rap about dark themes (depression, alcohol, drugs, violence, sex) similar to modern American music from 1970-present day in Hindi, Punjabi, Tamil, or Malayalam over Indian classical-Rock, Pop or Hip Hop fusion. Would the lyrics sound as modern as in sounding similar in sound/de...