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Thanks to the efforts of many charming gentlemen on The Hub, my article (another one went in today on Lewis Pugh's Arctic attempt) on reporter.co.za got so many hits, it made the weeks top three. Thanks for the extra moolah guys.

Most popular articles this week

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It's quite ironic that through The Hub's Finest's efforts to discredit, they've actually raised the issue even more - since these top 3 articles are emailed to all subscribers, and often advertised as PULL articles in the Sunday Times. It's a nice little deposit into the piggy bank too: I'll have some extra movie-ticket + coke and popcorn money at the end of the month, all thanks to the Hub Bub. Thanks guys, really couldn't have done it without you.

Seeing as though it was so popular, I regret that I didn't spend more time on this article. I probably wrote it in 20 minutes, and it doesn't flow as well as I would like. But it makes its intended point, and what's also good to see is whatever remarks the hubbers came with (because they obviously intended to respond...:

http://www.thehubsa.co.za/forum_posts.asp?TID=13409&PN=3

KonaFan
Posted: 05 Jun 2007 at 10:56am

http://www.reporter.co.za/article.aspx?ID=RP21A483601
So now that we have been fingered. What are the comments?)

...Reporter staff didn't post any comments because the comments sent were probably too moronic.

An avatar called Jason said this:

Chaps: Yeah Sunblock may have caused a bit of k@k in the last few days but some of things he says in his posts on the reporter.co.za and even on his blog or where ever are true.

See the Hub published links to the two reporter articles (the other one was: SA Champions in Bloem) thanks to Carinus Lemmer, under the thread: Where is Sunblock? Subsequently I was quickly unbanned, and after posting some truth-be-told unflattering comments, was quickly banned again. The moderator insisted I was never banned to start off with (what does this message mean if that is the case?)

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http://www.thehubsa.co.za/forum_posts.asp?TID=13409&PN=6

Cruxpearl
Sunblock,
Your account was never blocked...[but]...your username have (sic) now been suspended from this site.

Karel probably figured if I was banned and writing 'I wouldn't visit the Hub again' I couldn't make him look bad, so once I wasn't around I could be unbanned and then he wouldn't look like such a control freak/bozo. Obviously coming back as another avatar made KAKA of his best plaid plan, and made his actions look severely biased (which, after all, they were).

The following 2 posts were deleted as well, amongst others, although the question 'why?' comes up once more. Deleting what a third party has written is an example of what I referred to a few days ago: reconfiguring reality. The internet and digital technology allows us to do that, even makeovers, new haircuts, avatars etc. allow us to be disconnected from what happened before. That's a scary modern trend.

The two comments below were deleted, and there were others besides.

Forum: Rant 'n RaveTopic: SUNBLOCK.. Lyk soos jou resultate
Posted By: Draco Sondebok

btw that picture posted by Sunblock (aka I) represents a first place at the Tongyoung triathlon in South Korea. But it wasn't for an ITU race, just a local race on the same course the next day. I'm flattered though that you checked to make sure tho. Handy R1500 winner's cheque.

Forum: Rant 'n RaveTopic: Where is Sunblock
Posted By: Draco Sondebok

anyone looking for me? I must say Cruxpearl, you set a shocking example for a moderator. You at the very least ought to hold your tongue, lay off the slander, insults and foul language. Skaam jou.

Over the weekend I'm going to do a more thorough study of this: Manners and the Internet, for an international website.