But hey, there's a reason we s/slashdotted/whedonesqued/g around here.
Because we're so pretty?
Hey, don't worry about it. Nest full of vampires, you come get me, okay. Box full of puppies, that's more of a judgement call.
Jonathan ,'Lies My Parents Told Me'
Firefly 4: Also, we can kill you with our brains
Discussion of the Mutant Enemy series, Firefly, the ensuing movie Serenity, and other projects in that universe. Like the other show threads, anything broadcast in the US is fine; spoilers are verboten and will be deleted if found.
Allyson - Oct 20, 2005 1:53:12 pm PDT #6701 of 10001
Wait, is this real-world child support, where the money goes to buy food for the kids, or MRA fantasyland child support where the women just buy Ferraris and cocaine? -Jessica
Allyson - Oct 20, 2005 2:01:00 pm PDT #6702 of 10001
Wait, is this real-world child support, where the money goes to buy food for the kids, or MRA fantasyland child support where the women just buy Ferraris and cocaine? -Jessica
Allyson, it was somebody here who suggested it should be put in front of JW's nose. If somebody doesn't want something putting on the internet, they probably shouldn't put it on the internet.
But here, we're polite.
I'd be interested to know if Nilly is remotely bothered by any of this.
I wouldn't dream of speaking for Nilly, ordinarily, but if experience tells me anything, it is that Nilly will say this is all her fault.
shrift - Oct 20, 2005 2:07:25 pm PDT #6703 of 10001
"You can't put a price on the joy of not giving a shit." -Zenkitty
Curse wee Nilly for being brilliant!
Going home soon, will check bandwidth after I watch CSI... the show, not the Hodgeberries.
Katie M - Oct 20, 2005 2:08:15 pm PDT #6704 of 10001
I was charmed (albeit somewhat perplexed) by the fannish sensibility of many of the music choices -- it's like the director was trying to vid Canada. --loligo on the Olympic Opening Ceremonies
In general, I'm a fan of the "look, if you post it publically on the Internet it's gonna get linked and forwarded to your Great-Aunt Ethel" argument. In this case, though, b.org has specific negative history with being linked to on Whedonesque--didn't they crash us a couple of times?--so we try to avoid advertising our existence in that way. Just one of those cultural things.
Allyson - Oct 20, 2005 2:12:08 pm PDT #6705 of 10001
Wait, is this real-world child support, where the money goes to buy food for the kids, or MRA fantasyland child support where the women just buy Ferraris and cocaine? -Jessica
And the awesomest mod, Simon, always asks about it, makes sure we're cool if we get a link or a cite. Which is the awesomest.
KernelM - Oct 20, 2005 2:18:39 pm PDT #6706 of 10001
Ankh-Morpork Watchman, Dreamer, Scooby, Minister of Grace, Still Flyin' in a Zoo2 World
I still remember the ridiculous kerfuffle when the Serenity board first got created and was linked on Slashdot. Fanpimp was woefully underprepared, and it showed. But people tried to blame it on the story submitter.
Kevin - Oct 20, 2005 2:20:36 pm PDT #6707 of 10001
Never fall in love with somebody you actually love.
Well, you see, now I know this unspoken etiquette I'll follow it. I didn't link here because I figured there might be database type problems here for a bunch of people, I just mentioned it from a politeness point of view.
Kernel: Chris Bridges got an email about the last time he linked to SerenityMovie.com from Slashdot last month from Spec Ops Media.
§ ita § - Oct 20, 2005 2:24:03 pm PDT #6708 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
But people tried to blame it on the story submitter.
You have to understand from whence we came. We were sized for us. The very idea that anyone would say anything here that'd make the interweb look in our direction? Sheer madness. So when Joss'd stop by and burp, or Tim'd leak a tidbit, we were unprepared -- like a chocolate cake is unprepared to tow a motorboat.
And, mostly, we prefer being chocolate cake, though care has been taken to beef up our undercarriage, just in case.
KernelM - Oct 20, 2005 2:30:50 pm PDT #6709 of 10001
Ankh-Morpork Watchman, Dreamer, Scooby, Minister of Grace, Still Flyin' in a Zoo2 World
- nods* That's understandable. It might be a good idea to make it more explicit though that you don't want to be linked. Newbies find this board all the time and they might not know.
Kevin: *boggles* Universal had a problem with exposing the site promoting their movie to countless eyes?
Zenkitty - Oct 20, 2005 2:48:49 pm PDT #6710 of 10001
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.
I don't suppose anyone's buying that my parents were transcendental hippies and Zenkitty is my real name?
My real name is very very common. To use it as my online nickname would, rather than asserting my identity, more likely bland myself out of anyone's notice.
I've been called some version of my online nicknames in RL by people who've met me online. It pretty soon starts feeling like my real name. Though considering I've changed my name once and also gone by a stage name for years, maybe I just have a looser association of myself with my name(s) than most people do.
And now I want chocolate cake. Dammit.