I'm torn on the idea of a badfic thread. On the one hand, it seems somewhat on the mean side, on the other there is a tremendous amount of entertainment value to be had. When you release your fic upon the world, you are releasing it into a public forum and opening yourself up for criticism. I don't feel I'd have a problem with my meager contributions to the ficworld being mocked, but writing ability is not a load-bearing member of my ego. Maybe a disclaimer would be sufficient, warning off those who might be uneasy with the mocking, or who would be offended if they turn out the be the mockee.
I'll just jump in my time machine, go back to the twelfth century, and ask the vampires to postpone their ancient prophesy for a few days while you take in dinner and a show.
Giles ,'Selfless'
Bureaucracy 1: Like Kafka, Only Funnier
A thread to discuss naming threads, board policy, new thread suggestions, and anything else that has to do with board administration and maintenance. Guaranteed to include lively debate and polls. Natter discouraged, but not deleted.
Current Stompy Feet: ita, Jon B, DXMachina, P.M. Marcontell, Liese S., amych
Gudanov - Sep 18, 2002 9:06:49 am PDT #29 of 10001
Coding and Sleeping
Jessica - Sep 18, 2002 9:10:12 am PDT #30 of 10001
If I want to become a cloud of bats, does each bat need a separate vaccination?
I'm uncomfortable with a badfic mocking thread, just because it seems counter to the "we're nice people who don't flame" rules laid down in the Etiquette guide.
DXMachina - Sep 18, 2002 9:13:59 am PDT #31 of 10001
You always do this. We get tipsy, and you take advantage of my love of the scientific method.
DX, I just noticed -- the FAQ and Links links on the filk site still point to geocities and go.to.
Oops. You're right. Will fix shortly.
DXMachina - Sep 18, 2002 9:40:01 am PDT #32 of 10001
You always do this. We get tipsy, and you take advantage of my love of the scientific method.
Okay, the links in the filk site are fixed, and I changed the reference to the Buffista Contingency Plan to the Buffista Phoenix.
Beverly - Sep 18, 2002 9:44:31 am PDT #33 of 10001
Days shrink and grow cold, sunlight through leaves is my song. Winter is long.
Question: Where is Natter 29? I checked Archives and Plan, I can't find it either place. Was it eaten in the exodus upheaval?
Herself - Sep 18, 2002 9:45:23 am PDT #34 of 10001
Peel it and see
OK, these are all good points. I'll give private shout-outs to the people at TWoP who would enjoy us, and not post anything publically.
Jessica - Sep 18, 2002 9:48:37 am PDT #35 of 10001
If I want to become a cloud of bats, does each bat need a separate vaccination?
Beverly, it's in the Attic, here
DXMachina - Sep 18, 2002 9:48:57 am PDT #36 of 10001
You always do this. We get tipsy, and you take advantage of my love of the scientific method.
Question: Where is Natter 29? I checked Archives and Plan, I can't find it either place. Was it eaten in the exodus upheaval?
Bev, it's second on the list in the WX archive forum.
shrift - Sep 18, 2002 10:25:36 am PDT #37 of 10001
"You can't put a price on the joy of not giving a shit." -Zenkitty
This is by no means an urgent request, nor a particularly important one -- in the FAQ, the URL for the BRQG is [link] I've got a redirect up at that URL that points to:
And, since I'm thinking about it, I'll go change the URL pointing back to the Buffistas on the BRQG to the Phoenix board.
Rebecca Lizard - Sep 18, 2002 10:39:21 am PDT #38 of 10001
You sip / say it's your crazy / straw say it's you're crazy / as you bicycle your soul / with beauty in your basket
I would be against creating a thread specifically for the mocking of badfic just because that's not how this board works, I don't think-- at TT, you could start a new thread for a new *topic* of dicussion, but here, threads are for *areas* of discussion (like, fic), within which topics (like, badfic-mockage) crop up and die away. It's a different paradigm, and a basically a different *layout* and setup here; and-- do you see what I mean? I don't think I'm being silly, I think that's how this works.
Especially with the Message Center as the way to check your threads. I have too many threads to keep organized in my head to add another.