An Interview With WLW.

Great idea for a thread

I shall have a ponder.

Does that mean PM you?

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So when can we be seeing this interview?

I am going to send all the questions to WLW on monday, I hope.

Please does anyone else want to make some questions at-all?

:-[

How many WLW's have there been?
Are you male or female?
Do you ever genuinally laugh at some of the letters you get sent in, including the inappropriate ones?

DJ has my questions via medium of PMage

A big party would be great. Can there be cake?

*An Interview With WLW.*
Questions by Antonia, Colin, David-James, Deb, Marton (and Ellen) and Strawberry.

Do you like Megazine? - Do you prefer to write all the Big Brother pages? (who do you want to win Big Brother?).  
I live for the Mega-Zine, Big Brother is merely a frivolous distraction.
My heart originally lay with Carole and Charley, but with Charley’s exit and Carole’s descent into a meddling moaner, my favour lies with no one.

Do you like Vegetable Revolution and Megaziners? - Do you think we are silly?  
Of course (to both).

Was Megazine *really* going to be cancelled last year?  
Yes.

What are your bestest books and movies and bands?  
My tastes are fickle to say the least so favourites are hard to name… I am currently reading The Devil In Amber by Mark Gatiss, watching Rome (well it’s a TV series, but I’m watching it on DVD which is near enough) and listening to Roisin Murphy and Robyn.

Fudge or chocolate buttons?  
I’m a fudge man.

Do you read all the old archives in your lunch breaks?  
No… it only reminds me how much funnier I used to be.

What types of letters do you think are really neat and cool?  
I like witty observations about life, though anything original that we haven’t had before is good. Easier said than done I suppose. I’m also partial to the odd list, poem and pun.

Did you read Megazine before you were WLW, ever?
But I’ve never been anyone else…  
 
Which 'ziner annoys you most?  
Everyone annoys me, on occasion, in equal measure.

Who is better - the manics or placebo?  
Well, musically I’d choose neither, but I’d say Placebo on account of Brian Molko being prettier than James Dead Bradfield.

Did you like the picture One Winged Angel drawed you?  
Yes, though it looks like I have, erm, expired… killed with love no doubt.
 
Would you like to go out on a date with the DeLorean?  
What’s he offering? Does he look anything like Hollyoaks' John Paul or Rome's Marc Antony? If so, yes.
 
How long have you been WLW?  
For as long as I can remember.

What were the sexes and ages of all the other WLWs? Did you meet them ever?  
“Other” WLWs?
 
Do you have a favourite 'Zine letter?  
I’m contractually forbidden from revealing that… though it changes often.

What's your favourite colour?
Not especially, though I’m growing fond of our purple makeover.
 
Tell us your favourite joke.  
What did the mother giraffe say to the baby giraffe after its bath?
I think you missed a spot.

Please sing a few lines of your favourite song for us.  
*Clears throat* So now you’re back, from outer space…

What's the last thing that touched your nose?  
Age defying moisturiser… I’m not as young as I used to be you know.
 
Who is your bestest Simpsons character?  
A tie between Ralph Wiggum and Mrs Krabapple.
 
Um, when you get a pedicure, do you have to pay twice over because you have four feet? That sucks. And I bet you don't have 5 toes per foot either. Daylight robbery.    
A pedicure? On a Teletext salary?
 
When was the 'Zine founded (Exact date if possible, so we can celebrate it)?  
It was so long ago, no one knows exactly unfortunately. Some time in 1993 seems possible.  

Have you ever been told off by faceless superiors for letting a certain letter through? If so, what was it? Did you stand up for yourself?  
Letters that controversial never make it to air… after I enter the letters into the system; they are checked over by the sub editors. It is them who make the cuts that I am so often blamed for. There’s a pesky organisation called Ofcom who will slap me on the wrist for publishing anything offensive.  

Do you want to be the faceless head of Teletext, eventually? - Are you going to make a coup?
No and no. A face like mine is far too pretty to be destined for that. Everyone knows the real power lies with the workers anyway.

How long do you expect the 'Zine to last?  
We live and die by the number of letters we get each month. So long as the figures stay afloat, so do we. There’s been no talk of the ‘Zine ending since our digitisation. Even though everybody hates them, newbies are essential to the ‘Zine’s survival – the more letters we get, the stronger our position.

If it's not infinite, how do you see life after 'Zine being?  
Lacking… a little bit of me would die with the ‘Zine.

How was life before 'Zine?
Empty between the hours of 4 and 5pm.
 
What enticed you to start the 'Zine?
A hollow feeling in my heart led to a yearning for forming an army of adoring followers. As that failed, I started the ‘Zine instead.
 
Do you get much fanmail?  
Sadly, no.
 
Do you get much hatemail?
Yes, if you count all the “Why don’t you print me?”, “Why do you print them so much?” and “Why did my letter get butchered?” letters.  
 
Which obscure celebrities do you fancy?  
Is Hollyoaks hunk John Paul obscure? Or a celebrity for that matter?
 
What Teletext pages do you read?  
Only the ones I’m contractually obliged to.

Which Ziners do you most miss?  
There’s been so many I have loved and lost… I wish The Brigadier would return, and the Confused Lima Bean too.
 
Who is your favourite gay icon?  
John Pa… well, take a guess.
 
Does it take you a long time to think up replies?  
It depends how perplexing the letters are… and how many daiquiris I’ve had.
 
Have you ever written to B*ckch*t? (There was a letter on there from WLW once, but it might have been a fake WLW, i s'pose.)  
Most certainly not. My contract forbids fraternising with the enemy.

I had forgotten my question! Thanks for doing this, David James. I guess thanks are in order for WLW also.

i liked reading the interview. Well done, David; it was a good idea.

If 'VR' written on a Funkypool table can get front page then surely this can

Message to WLW: Sorry about blaming you for the occasional crappy editing

My first letter on Zine was in November 1993. i don't know the exact date, though.

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Please can we make Mega-zine Day on October 30th every year? - we could celebrate with cake and balloons ad party-poppers.

Sure! I don't see why not.
By the way, Wikipedia states Teletext started on the first of January, 1993. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teletext_Ltd