Sorry, but the comments were getting out of hand. You want to talk about Iron Man 2, go right ahead. If you want to debate military policy, take it outside. And Muldfeld, if you continue to violate our posting policy, we'll continue to delete your comments.

SciFi Wire, if people are getting so out of hand on here why don't you just ban their handles and e-mail addresses when ever they post stupid stuff? No warnings in the form of deletions, just send them an e-mail saying "you're done" and if they keep coming back with new handles and e-mails and keep posting stupid stuff, just keep banning them. Let them know you're serious about you posting policy. Some people just don't respond to a simple slap on the wrist, so you gotta crack the whip every now and then.

hyperwraith, the banning you suggest would be more technically complex than The Wire probably has the time/tech/manpower than it'd like to spend on what's a not very common occurence. Personally, I myself prefer a more developed user management system, where we could log in, "thumbs up" and "thumbs down" community posts, and PM other members. But I understand from The Wire's p.o.v. the first order of business is its news distribution, community interaction is a secondary matter. A lot of blogs view their "job" that way, though I find it hard to believe there aren't any "social media directors/editors" out there in need of a job or internship. I think eventually, as community interaction is such an important part to many sites, SciFiWire will have to go in that direction, but they like a lot of blogs aren't quite ready to go there yet.

On the post:
1.) Is it just me or does Downey look leaner every time I see this shot? Iron Man needs to eat too.

2.) The one joke deleted from the poltical discussion that I think should survive is mine, with the DoD's resource lending program to Hollywood, F-22s see more action in Iron Man and Transformers movies than they probably ever will in real life. There's like a veiled sales pitch to the American taxpayer.

hyperwraith, the banning system you suggest would be more technically complex than The Wire probably has the time/tech/manpower than it what it feels is necessary to spend on what's a not very common occurrence.

Personally, I myself would prefer a more developed user management system, where we could log in, "thumbs up" and "thumbs down" community posts, and PM other members. But I understand from The Wire's p.o.v. the first order of business is its news distribution, community interaction is a secondary matter. A lot of blogs view their "job" that way, but given the necessity for audience sustainment to maintain viability metrics, I find it hard to believe SciFiWire hasn't looked into any "social media directors/editors" out there in need of a job or internship.

I think eventually, as community interaction is such an important part to many sites, SciFiWire will have to adopt a more sophisticated user management system, but they, like a lot of blogs, aren't quite ready to go there yet.

On the post:
1.) Is it just me or does Downey look leaner every time I see this shot? Iron Man needs to eat too.

2.) The one joke deleted from the political discussion that I think should survive is mine, with the DoD's resource lending program to Hollywood, F-22s see more action in Iron Man and Transformers movies than they probably ever will in real life. There's like a veiled sales pitch to the American taxpayer.

lol. I just want to know what Muldfeld said to get that warning. I've seen him/her make some crazy comments before so the warning isn't any surprise.

to Marty B ..... according to interviews with Robert , he had to be lean and mean for Sherlock Holmes. Now he has been trying to put that weight back on and didn't have much time to do that. He's looking good though and maybe it is easier to get into his armor when he is so slender !