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Dreamscape wrote:For the record, this is not a flame. Do not get bad reviews and flames mixed up. It only makes you ignorant.
But down to business. While I'll give you points for having correct grammar and spelling, I personally think the theme of your fic is really quite flat. It has been done before, it is not interesting, and moreover, it is not funny, though that may be contrary to popular belief. Fanfiction is hardly fanfiction when it is so out of character, and to a higher degree when the author openly admits that it is as such and that they did nothing to fix it.
Also, such long author's notes, especially those done in the form of conversations between nonexistant people, is not only unnecessary, but also irritatingly cliche and therefore not funny. If you want to make someone laugh, do it... but do it right. This is half-[edited].
I apologize if I hurt your feelings, which I probably did. That was not my intention.
TB3 wrote:Your De-Virtualization wrote:Rather than staying in a cage of canon, why not think outside the box once in a while, so to speak?
Also, yes it IS fanfiction, for if nothing else, the plain fact that it is done by a fan and it is fictitious. But the point remains that it absolutely qualifies but you don't see it that way. Taking an idea and doing it in a totally different way, like holding an object and rather than looking straight at it and around the side occasionally, flipping it over and turning it inside out, seeing the possiblities, is the roots of fanfiction.
I'm not going to be angry with you, but I will send you an ultimatum: do NOT tell me what or how to do my stories, or that my perspective is wrong, for it's completely subjective and depends on the person.
Likewise you have no right to respond to another member like that, and also don't be so hypocritical. YOU flamed me for my ideas on Un Monde Sans Danger - offending me enought that I left that forum and came here instead. Noobies don't send ultimatums to other members on their first day.
That said I will never mention it again. Let's start anew.
Hi there! How are you doing. My name is TB3 and I live in Wales.
Your De-Virtualization wrote:Yeah whatever. That is your opinion. (It's not been done before, and for your information, it's supposed to be totally out there. That's the point. Rather than staying in a cage of canon, why not think outside the box once in a while, so to speak? I knew people who didn't appreciate the ridiculous wouldn't like it going in, so I really don't care. There's plenty of others who actually like it.)
Your De-Virtualization wrote:Authors' notes are the core element of communication between author and reader. And those are not non-existant people, those are myself and my cousin (yes we actually act like that in real life because we're not stuffy people who point out what's wrong with everything)
Your De-Virtualization wrote:And furthermore, what right do you have to tell me what the "right" way to make someone laugh is? Have you ever heard of artistic liscense? Obviously I'm doing something right because it does make people laugh. Just not you.
Your De-Virtualization wrote:Also, yes it IS fanfiction, for if nothing else, the plain fact that it is done by a fan and it is fictitious. But the point remains that it absolutely qualifies but you don't see it that way. Taking an idea and doing it in a totally different way, like holding an object and rather than looking straight at it and around the side occasionally, flipping it over and turning it inside out, seeing the possiblities, is the roots of fanfiction.
Your De-Virtualization wrote:I'm not going to be angry with you, but I will send you an ultimatum:...
Your De-Virtualization wrote:...do NOT tell me what or how to do my stories, or that my perspective is wrong, for it's completely subjective and depends on the person.
Your De-Virtualization wrote:I'm sorry you don't or didn't enjoy my story. But you're obviously not in my target audience. (Why not take a look at my other story, When One Door Closes?)
Dreamscape wrote:Your De-Virtualization wrote:Yeah whatever. That is your opinion. (It's not been done before, and for your information, it's supposed to be totally out there. That's the point. Rather than staying in a cage of canon, why not think outside the box once in a while, so to speak? I knew people who didn't appreciate the ridiculous wouldn't like it going in, so I really don't care. There's plenty of others who actually like it.)
Umm... okay... Do you actually read other people's fanfic, or just write your own? Because your theme is nowhere near 'out there' and I'm sorry if you can't deal with that. I can't count how many fanfics are out there that are exactly like yours. And yes, the plot could be unique, but the style is utterly washed-up. If you don't understand that, you're more ignorant than I thought.Your De-Virtualization wrote:Authors' notes are the core element of communication between author and reader. And those are not non-existant people, those are myself and my cousin (yes we actually act like that in real life because we're not stuffy people who point out what's wrong with everything)
If you're having trouble communicating through a work of fiction, I pity you. Fiction is art, and art IS the communication of feelings.Your De-Virtualization wrote:And furthermore, what right do you have to tell me what the "right" way to make someone laugh is? Have you ever heard of artistic liscense? Obviously I'm doing something right because it does make people laugh. Just not you.
Yes, but artistic license only goes so far in fanfiction. You can't take the characters and bend them way out of shape; it just doesn't work like that. Fans want to read about the characters they know and love, not ones that have had their personalities altered to fit the author's tastes. If you want to write a story about people like that, you may as well just make a completely unique work of fiction rather than fanfic, because as is Ulrich and Yumi are *not* Ulrich and Yumi... they have the same names and live in the same environment, but they are nowhere near true to the actual characters from the show.Your De-Virtualization wrote:Also, yes it IS fanfiction, for if nothing else, the plain fact that it is done by a fan and it is fictitious. But the point remains that it absolutely qualifies but you don't see it that way. Taking an idea and doing it in a totally different way, like holding an object and rather than looking straight at it and around the side occasionally, flipping it over and turning it inside out, seeing the possiblities, is the roots of fanfiction.
Good for you, you know about compound words. Guess you passed second grade, huh? But by your logic, I could write a story about rocks and say that it's fanfiction because they happened to appear in a movie I like and because it's fictional.Your De-Virtualization wrote:I'm not going to be angry with you, but I will send you an ultimatum:...
You seem pretty angry to me. Hope you can handle constructive criticism better in the real world.Your De-Virtualization wrote:...do NOT tell me what or how to do my stories, or that my perspective is wrong, for it's completely subjective and depends on the person.
I don't believe I was telling you 'how to do your stories,' but instead giving my opinion which could maybe help you in the future. I'm sorry that you can't handle it.Your De-Virtualization wrote:I'm sorry you don't or didn't enjoy my story. But you're obviously not in my target audience. (Why not take a look at my other story, When One Door Closes?)
Sure, I will.
YDV wrote:(I can handle constructive criticism, except when it's basically like saying "you're stupid for thinking the color yellow is better than the color blue you horrid person")
Dreamscape wrote:I was expecting a little more than that... Oh well, looks like I win since you can't back yourself up.
And are you referring to me with that last comment? Because if I do say so myself, I just gave you a *very* thorough review, and if you think I was 'brooding over nothing,' you must not have a lot going on in your own head.
And I wasn't patronizing you, I was telling you the truth.YDV wrote:(I can handle constructive criticism, except when it's basically like saying "you're stupid for thinking the color yellow is better than the color blue you horrid person")
Wow, you didn't understand a thing I just said.
Dreamscape wrote:Well, if I were trying to make you mad, which I'm not, I can tell I suceeded, or else you wouldn't be acting like such a d****e."La La La" and "Same to you".
I win.
Dreamscape wrote:You have it backwards. I was giving you a review, and you blew it all out of proportion, and now you think I was just trying to pick a fight, when that's not true at all. If you're going to respond to your reviews, you should be able to back yourself up beyond the reviewer's second argument. You couldn't, so that shows me that I am dealing with a little schoolboy here who will choose not to benefit from the criticism I so kindly gave him.
Linii-chan wrote:Please, watch your language! This is not BKO or Games (which has a little bit more freedom yet still not BKO), language such as you two have used is inappropriate. Please be cautious when choosing your words and watch the fighting, okay? Agree to disagree or settle this quickly, before Erynn locks the thread.
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