Comments | tip_not_tippy: And this fic won an AWARD? Wow, people's standards are low these days.

tip_not_tippy

And this fic won an AWARD? Wow, people's standards are low these days.

Jan 23, 2007 02:11

http://www.thepokemontower.com/authors/torchick/sapphire41.txt

You do NOT butcher Wallace's character like that in blatant contradiction of canon and expect TIP the Canon Nazi Wallace fangirl to forgive you.

( TIP's review. I'm surprised I managed to stay vaguely civil. )

wtfantards, n00bs, stupid, public, phail, wtfandom, badfic, wrrrrrrrrryyyyyyyy

Comments 11

immemoire January 23 2007, 12:41:51 UTC

Now, don't you feel like you wasted your time, writing a review for somebody who clearly didn't deserve a thing? o.o; This... Is maybe the worst Wallace I've read in a fic. I mean, he's so OOC he makes me laugh... XD

Now for some good news for you... The next TCG expansion revolves around the Elite Four and Steven, so a Micrins card is likely. o.o

tip_not_tippy January 23 2007, 13:17:47 UTC

Eh, I think of the review as more of a means of venting for myself rather than an honest attempt to critique a writer beyond help. I don't really even anticipate a reply, though it'd be amusing if they did reply being all indignantly defensive of their garbage.

OOOOOH MICRINS CARD. MICRINS CARD. *droooools* PLEASEPLEASEPLEASEPLEASE. *crosses fingers*

taitofan January 23 2007, 13:02:44 UTC

...Wow. That was soooo bad. I mean, characterization has always been the hardest part for me, being a romance writer (and some people get really bitchy at the thoughts of certain characters being in love), so I'm really quite forgiving for OOCness. But that...really was quite bad.

What category did it win anyway?

tip_not_tippy January 23 2007, 13:15:41 UTC

Best in Category - Original (Other) Trainer

Apparently you only have to be semi-literate to win awards on Pokemon Tower!

banzaisebastian January 23 2007, 16:32:15 UTC

As a side note, anyone who defines herself as an "authoress" should be shot. Multiple times for embarrassing the rest of us female authors. And then mauled by a panda for a nod to the infamous grammar joke.

Grammar nazism aside, I'd have to say I'm headdesking incredibly frequently at this fic. The pickup lines alone make me twitch, especially since a lot of them are uncreative, even if they were forcefed to Brock. (Getting lost in her eyes? Blah.)

In addition, I can't stand it when chapters are mostly dialogue and not enough action. For this reason, the battle scene sucked. "Muffin concentrated hard and came up with a will-o-wisp"? Okay, that's great, but I can't see the damn thing. Why can't authors (Yes, authors and not authoresses!) assume that they're supposed to detail things like attacks out so we have a clear picture of the most important thing to a Pokemon fic: the battle?

I can't believe this piece of crap got best in category. I would've given it an average rating at best. Is the Pokemon Tower getting ( ... )

tip_not_tippy January 23 2007, 20:48:16 UTC

Among outher amusing mistakes: I recall in another chapter they had one of their characters (the heroine, I think) use "Baka" out of the blue. Umm, correct me if I'm wrong, but they all have American-sounding names. What are they doing using fangirl Japanese? Oh, right, because the authoress is a fangirl.

banzaisebastian January 23 2007, 23:42:32 UTC

You know, one day, I'd like to see fangirls like that (who insert random Japanese into their stories) attempt to navigate Tokyo. I personally think it'd be effing hilarious to watch them whine because they can't read Japanese characters, much less understand anything past "stupid," "cute," and maybe "crystal tiara."

ophyjgjhnfn January 23 2007, 18:18:24 UTC

*sigh* I'll agree with that 'authoress' comment. I hate politically correct terms. Such an idiotic word anyway... Authoress...
*poke* Hey, grammar police... you said 'an refined.' *giggle*

ophyjgjhnfn January 23 2007, 19:33:33 UTC

*ahem* Yes and before you nail me, I just finished reading.
Honestly, I'm more apalled at the quality of writing than the Wallace... oddities. Now, I never liked Wallace but I would like to think I know him better than this author. Good grief that was horrible. The author made the number one mistake you can make in Pokemon fanfiction. She referenced stats. You never reference Special Defense or Defense in general unless you are referring to the fact that the Pokemon keeps blocking all your attacks. Stats aren't real! They're indicators! Come with me into reality fiction writers!
Gosh that was bad...

tip_not_tippy January 23 2007, 20:46:27 UTC

*coughs* I WAS VENTING OKAY. Actually, the original word I used began with a vowel, but I changed it to avoid repeating myself and forgot about the "an". Okay, that's not an excuse, but whatever.

And *gasp* YOU DON'T LIKE WALLACE HOW COULD YOU! J/k. XD

Yeah... There are myriad things wrong with that fic (of which I couldn't be bothered to read the entirety). I just happened to pick what pissed me off the most. XD

vycksta January 23 2007, 22:33:56 UTC

Ha ha ha ha ha, what a complete dick. I thought I was a crap author but she can gladly take my crown.