Ian Evans: "Interesting is an interesting word, on the internet...all sorts of connotations..."

I guess to clarify my meaning, I would have to say that I meant it to convey frustration. Which I probably should have just stated up front, rather than allude unclearly.

Furthermore, I have certainly seen the word "stolen" used to describe a scenario where the item in question was not literally stolen. Particularly by the victimized party. I assumed you did not mean it in this manner and even specified to that effect. But I don't know you, and I have already seen ample evidence that you are willing to play word games (infer, imply) rather than converse, or to use words incorrectly (peaked).

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SER: I suppose you picked up this insult from the "friendly" reminder regarding use of language that PAD posted on his site. I think most people who read this forum would state that JB rarely calls someone out for grammar or word usage *unless* it's amusing (as in "that's not a word, but it should be!") or if someone who claims they're the ultimate Spider-Man fan spells his name "Spiderman."

And, of course, JB could be the worst speller in the world and it wouldn't change the reality of his comment that created this monster thread.

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By all means, explain what exactly is wrong with asking the question: "I assume you mean it wasn't just taken for promotional purposes, but instead was literally stolen. If so, has the page ever resurfaced at a convention or online?"

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The second sentence is a legitimate question. The first is absurd. What kind of conversation can we hope to have if words such as "stolen" no longer mean anything? Stolen is stolen -- even if it were intended for promotional use or as one's own personal wallpaper, if it was taken without permission, it was stolen.

"Peaked" means to reach a maximum point. Try again.

ive never used the ignore button.

untill now.

Stephen Robinson: "I suppose you picked up this insult from the "friendly" reminder regarding use of language that PAD posted on his site."

Yes. I did read that there. Though I did so quite awhile ago (relatively speaking) and avoided bringing up until now as it seemed to not be relevant to any statement I might make. However, in casual conversation, the misuse of words is not uncommon. I pointed to the aforementioned lapse to show this.

Stephen Robinson: "I think most people who read this forum would state that JB rarely calls someone out for grammar or word usage *unless* it's amusing (as in "that's not a word, but it should be!") or if someone who claims they're the ultimate Spider-Man fan spells his name "Spiderman."

I never claimed anything to the contrary.

Let's look at what you said then: "Case in point, when I did a quick Phoenix flashback in SHE-HULK, and the page was stolen from Renee Witterstaetter's office before it was even sent to the printer."

All that is required is for the page to be missing when it needs to be shipped to the printer. Person X comes in, takes the artwork without any notice. The book needs to ship and the location is unknown. Perhaps the person who took it is unavailable (no cel phones or email after all). Perhaps the particular individual can't recall what they did with the artwork. Deadlines are demanding, and time does not always allow for things to sort themselves out. This is not a huge leap here. I assumed you did not use the term casually, but I allowed for the slight possibility. So what?

Here are the odds:

15 pages of pointless meandering: 5/2

16 pages of pointless meandering: 7/2

People who are so keen to seek 'truth and justice' devoting their time and energy to voluntary work for Amnesty International, rather than having a go at a comic book writer/artist: 1000/1