@Books and Ebil: We should probably wait for Nautilus before we go much further, yes? 'Tis the reason why I hadn't been posting.
I'll try to contact him right now, but I'll go ahead and post if he turns out to be gone for too long.
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Neobullseye said
I... have no idea what to post about >_>
I'll PM you later; we'll figure something out.
It's just a thread.
Muse kept his eyes peeled as he scanned the immediate area, keeping a look out for any of the players, or anything that could’ve caused their disappearances… but his eyes shot wide open again when an unfamiliar girl appeared from out of the darkness, her body thin from uncounted days in the Guild. She claimed she knew the way out.
“We… weren’t lost…” Muse replied slowly, still stunned by her sudden presence. “But, now that you mention it, we probably should… leave… How long have you been here?” he asked, too distracted by her ragged shape to focus. “Are you ok?”
“We… weren’t lost…” Muse replied slowly, still stunned by her sudden presence. “But, now that you mention it, we probably should… leave… How long have you been here?” he asked, too distracted by her ragged shape to focus. “Are you ok?”
People are spending time with their mothers instead of posting in Spam? What a tragedy.
There's nothing wrong with fanfiction. At best, it actually encourages creativity and new ideas in fans of a series.
Like you said, fanfiction lets fans explore areas and scenarios that the original fiction didn't touch on. And while you argue that AU (Alternate Universe) stories seem to defeat the purpose of this, I think it's an even more creative take on a series. AU's take characters people know and love and put them in situations that not only didn't happen in-canon, but would've never been possible in-canon, exploring how those characters would behave in such situations.
And this creative thinking doesn't stop at those writing fanfiction, either, but can sometimes extend itself to those reading it. Fanfiction sometimes opens people's eyes to something they didn't see in the in the original fiction - a new take on the present themes, a new way to interpret the characters, etc. Hell, Derpy from MLP: FiM really only exists as a character because of fanfiction! The pony originally started out as a nameless background character whose eyes were crossed due to an animation mistake. Fans, noticing this mistake, dubbed her "Derpy" in light of her expression and built a whole character around her in the form of fanart, fanfiction, etc. In response, the makers of the show developed her into a real character to match, keeping of course her cross-eyed look and the personality fans created for her. Now, thanks to fanfiction, little kids who watch the show can appreciate Derpy without knowing any of the fanfiction!
But, even in cases where fanfiction doesn't make wheels turn in any such way, it's still... harmless, really. For those writing it and those reading it, the worst they're doing is wasting their time by, well... writing, and reading. Even if they're writing material that isn't great, or reading something that doesn't challenge them very much, there are still far worse ways to waste one's time.
Like you said, fanfiction lets fans explore areas and scenarios that the original fiction didn't touch on. And while you argue that AU (Alternate Universe) stories seem to defeat the purpose of this, I think it's an even more creative take on a series. AU's take characters people know and love and put them in situations that not only didn't happen in-canon, but would've never been possible in-canon, exploring how those characters would behave in such situations.
And this creative thinking doesn't stop at those writing fanfiction, either, but can sometimes extend itself to those reading it. Fanfiction sometimes opens people's eyes to something they didn't see in the in the original fiction - a new take on the present themes, a new way to interpret the characters, etc. Hell, Derpy from MLP: FiM really only exists as a character because of fanfiction! The pony originally started out as a nameless background character whose eyes were crossed due to an animation mistake. Fans, noticing this mistake, dubbed her "Derpy" in light of her expression and built a whole character around her in the form of fanart, fanfiction, etc. In response, the makers of the show developed her into a real character to match, keeping of course her cross-eyed look and the personality fans created for her. Now, thanks to fanfiction, little kids who watch the show can appreciate Derpy without knowing any of the fanfiction!
But, even in cases where fanfiction doesn't make wheels turn in any such way, it's still... harmless, really. For those writing it and those reading it, the worst they're doing is wasting their time by, well... writing, and reading. Even if they're writing material that isn't great, or reading something that doesn't challenge them very much, there are still far worse ways to waste one's time.
Fish of Oblivion said
Alright, Corocoro leaks are in.tl;dr- aside from basically confirming that Groudon/Kyogre are getting Mega Evolutions or at the very least Forme Changes, this weekend revealed a whole fuckton o' nothin' about the new games. At least E3 is in a month's time?
I wasn't really expecting a whole ton of information to pour out. I'm just happy they've been officially announced. ^^
Wayne said
Renamon's a pretty popular character amongst the furry fandom.
Yeeeaaah... I figured that out when I got older.
Though, that whole thing's kind of hilarious having heard Digimon Tamer's German dub.
I mean, listen to that sexy fox's voice.
Brovo said
Wow. This is almost what I'd expect to find in Off-Topic but with more really old memes being flung about instead of overly long winded Jorick-length responses.
You'd be surprised. Spam actually has some pretty serious discussions from time to time - long-winded responses included.
Crazy part is, even with the occasional meme or joke thrown in, we usually handle ourselves a lot better than 90% of the people in Off-Topic, who create debates so ugly and nasty they result in locked threads and bans.
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