tommyrot, what makes that noteworthy?
Well, you mentioned it was a woman.
Jeez, don't get all Movie of the Week. I was just too cheap to buy you a real present.
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tommyrot - Apr 28, 2010 8:23:36 am PDT #25840 of 30001
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
Steph L. - Apr 28, 2010 8:26:34 am PDT #25841 of 30001
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
tommyrot, what makes that noteworthy?
Well, you mentioned it was a woman.
She was, though, (or identified as such) when it all started, wasn't she?
Heck, I got the "psychic marriage" thing wrong, too, so I'm not the most reliable source of LotR wacko fandom info.
tommyrot - Apr 28, 2010 8:28:15 am PDT #25842 of 30001
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
She was, though, when it all started, wasn't she?
Yeah.
I get confused on whether gender identity should be backdated in cases like this....
Gudanov - Apr 28, 2010 8:28:39 am PDT #25843 of 30001
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tommyrot, what makes that noteworthy?
It was helpful for me, I just popped the link open and skimmed for a few seconds. The contrast between names and pronouns was confusing.
tommyrot - Apr 28, 2010 8:33:35 am PDT #25844 of 30001
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
ION, this io9 headline confused me for a second: Were-Monkeys? Were-Fish? Were-Ferrets? New Anthology Is Open To Going Any-Were.
Jessica - Apr 28, 2010 8:34:19 am PDT #25845 of 30001
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
I get confused on whether gender identity should be backdated in cases like this....
I always think the best way to proceed is to use the pronouns the individual person prefers, but fandom_wank isn't exactly set up for that.
Steph L. - Apr 28, 2010 8:34:25 am PDT #25846 of 30001
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
get confused on whether gender identity should be backdated in cases like this....
I totally don't know. Not doing it helps delineate the time period, but doing it maintains continuity. I assume everyone's preference on that varies, but if you're talking about someone not present, you often might not know their preference.
There should be a handbook. That would make things so much easier.
t edit Or, what Jess said.
Gudanov - Apr 28, 2010 8:36:28 am PDT #25847 of 30001
Coding and Sleeping
Twilight won, really? I feel like that's such a pop culture blip. Or am I just super hopeful that twenty years from now, we'll have forgotten about all that?
I think you might be right. It seems like the big fandoms have a lot more to play with in terms of made-up cultures, settings, languages, and what not.
Gudanov - Apr 28, 2010 8:37:43 am PDT #25848 of 30001
Coding and Sleeping
Alas, my porny Tolkien pun got nothing.
Polter-Cow - Apr 28, 2010 8:38:51 am PDT #25849 of 30001
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
Yeah, I'm thinking they didn't take the tinhat contingent of LoTR fandom into account.
Is this referring to something specific? I'm not sure what you're talking about.