Do we really think Fast Eddie's run of publicity will last long enough for a FAQ entry to be relevant for any length of time?
Given the things that are currently still in the fact, this makes me laugh just a little bit.
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megan walker - Mar 22, 2010 1:36:02 pm PDT #4469 of 6786
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist
aurelia - Mar 22, 2010 1:38:23 pm PDT #4470 of 6786
All sorrows can be borne if you put them into a story. Tell me a story.
That's kind of my point though. We can see that some things aren't relevant anymore.
§ ita § - Mar 22, 2010 1:50:27 pm PDT #4471 of 6786
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
One reason I'd want it in the FAQ is that it's been asked more than twice. I mean, the question might be "What does TV Tropes have to do with the Buffistas? I thought Fast Eddie started tvtropes.org from b.org?"
Answer (which I'm not wordsmithing) would say something like: We had a Gus, he said he started tvtropes.org from his basement, then he "died" and then, years later, Fast Eddie said he was a Buffista that started it, but we don't know who that is. With links to B'cracy for "died" and to the zip file where Gus decides to start the site.
Or something like that.
megan walker - Mar 22, 2010 1:57:33 pm PDT #4472 of 6786
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist
or, to combine entries:
Q: Who is Gus and why do you hate him more than Hellish hated Dawn?
§ ita § - Mar 22, 2010 2:00:23 pm PDT #4473 of 6786
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
That should be the text that goes up on the front page.
Steph L. - Mar 22, 2010 2:07:58 pm PDT #4474 of 6786
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I really don't get the impulse to "not draw attention to it." I prefer transparency and being forthright about it.
It's not the *situation* that I don't want to draw attention to (i.e., "a poster acted in this way. This is what happened. This is how we dealt with it.").
What I don't want to draw attention to is the *person* who caused the situation. He's gotten more than enough of our attention and bandwidth; I don't think he deserves to be enshrined in our FAQ. That's permanent attention.
DavidS - Mar 22, 2010 2:20:25 pm PDT #4475 of 6786
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
I don't think he deserves to be enshrined in our FAQ. That's permanent attention.
See, that's the part that doesn't make sense to me.
The FAQ is not the Hall of Fame. As Clint noted in Unforgiven, "Deserve's got nothing to do with it."
The FAQ addresses board history. Gus was part of our history. Ergo, Gus goes in the FAQ.
Connie Neil - Mar 22, 2010 2:33:21 pm PDT #4476 of 6786
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If someone asks about Gus, refer to a section on trolls. The inference should be obvious. If someone wants more information, they can ask. Are all our trolls going to be immortalized in the FAQ?
Vortex - Mar 22, 2010 2:38:02 pm PDT #4477 of 6786
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman
I agree with whoever suggested that it be in the FAQ regarding TV Tropes.
DavidS - Mar 22, 2010 2:40:37 pm PDT #4478 of 6786
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Gus was not a troll.
He was a member of the community who offed his board persona.
The very fact that we're still talking about it years later indicates it's an important part of our history.
And again, I don't get the "immortalized" language.
We're not giving him a posthumous Medal of Honor.