Apparently, pointing out that a character is a laundry list of bad female-character clichés-and little else-is a sign of internalized misogyny now.

Yeah.  That yutz didn't have a counter-argument, so he pulled a "you're the sexist!" on me.  What gall.

Really; you keep telling people you that you can't take them seriously.  But considering how ( Read more... )

Much like this Dreamwidth user, I'm done explaining to people why fanfic is okay.  And it still mystifies me that-Sturgeon's Law or no-it's not explicitly protected under fair use.

Well, it seems there's at least one site that will not be intimidated, and continues to host works based out of Quarantined Continua.  While that certainly does my ( Read more... )

The writing in WoW?  Really going downhill.  Twilight of the Aspects...well, from what I'm hearing, it could drop the last three words off that title.

I started following the lore...why?  Because, in a game that story-oriented, it felt like the right thing to do.  For some time, I even enjoyed it.  And I still enjoy the game ( Read more... )

Overzealous WoW fans who trash on Rift remind me of overzealous 4th-edition Dungeons & Dragons fans who trash on Pathfinder.  The main difference is that the 4e fans seem, for the most part, to be somewhat less irrational.

Speaking of Pathfinder, I'm in the process of reviving my world blog.

When sinking a fan-preferred 'ship, never create a new character specifically for the purpose when there are previously-existing characters who would serve equally well.  Someone is guaranteed to see what you did there.

That is all.

(And no, this isn't just about WoW:  Yes, I am writing something original that may eventually involve characters ( Read more... )

For about the past hour, I have found myself ridiculously over-analyzing the concept of cecaeliasCase in point: I've come to the conclusion that if they have any bones below the pelvis, they're vestigial.  And because of that, a cecaelia that could move about on land (even a tiny lightweight one with stubby little tentacles) would have to be about ( Read more... )

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This is going to be a rather short and tame one ( Read more... )

Explains...well, at least most of the bullshit of the Internet that's not covered neatly by the G.I.F.T., at any rate.

And on a more pleasant note, Kippurbird of Eragon Sporkings said the following:  "One of these days, I'm going to create a culture that finds the 'dark' good and the 'light' evil."  So...here's my take on that ( Read more... )

They're still harping on it.  Ye gods, how freakin' pathetic.

That said, I've started a separate blog elsewhere for an independent project that I've been working on.  No, I'm not linking it; I do not need LJ dramaz spilling over there.  (But ask nicely, and I might consider PMing you the URL.)