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Which quality is more important to you when reading a story?

That it's entertaining
That it's entertaining

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Re: Realistic vs. Entertaining
« Reply #30 on: July 12, 2007, 11:20:07 PM »
I think it was named after a song...
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Re: Realistic vs. Entertaining
« Reply #31 on: July 12, 2007, 11:21:43 PM »
Um, is it just me or does the Bsbblvd fanfic board remind you of Refresh?  :D
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Re: Realistic vs. Entertaining
« Reply #32 on: July 12, 2007, 11:26:33 PM »
*feels hurt because she Mods there*

But yeah... All the authors are basically people in their late twenties who act like fourteen-year-olds...
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Re: Realistic vs. Entertaining
« Reply #33 on: July 12, 2007, 11:27:47 PM »
Quote from: nicksgal on July 12, 2007, 11:26:33 PM
*feels hurt because she Mods there*

But yeah... All the authors are basically people in their late twenties who act like fourteen-year-olds...

LOL I didn't mean you.  I meant the people in their late twenties who act like fourteen-year-olds, apparantly... and write like twelve-year-olds?
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Re: Realistic vs. Entertaining
« Reply #34 on: July 12, 2007, 11:28:52 PM »
I'm poking around there and saw a thread you started about wanting to create a database of fanfic links... which is a great idea!  But no one even responded LOL.  I guess they were more interested in posting their fics all in one paragraph without spaces and with characters named Jinefer?
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Re: Realistic vs. Entertaining
« Reply #35 on: July 12, 2007, 11:29:29 PM »
Quote from: RokofAges75 on July 12, 2007, 11:27:47 PM
LOL I didn't mean you.  I meant the people in their late twenties who act like fourteen-year-olds, apparantly... and write like twelve-year-olds?

Sadly, that's a pretty accurate description...

And ninety percent of them are from America to top it off....

You would think Americans in their thirties could string a decent sentence together... And write a chapter longer than like five hundred words or something...
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Re: Realistic vs. Entertaining
« Reply #36 on: July 12, 2007, 11:30:25 PM »
LMAO
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Re: Realistic vs. Entertaining
« Reply #37 on: July 12, 2007, 11:31:22 PM »
Quote from: RokofAges75 on July 12, 2007, 11:28:52 PM
I'm poking around there and saw a thread you started about wanting to create a database of fanfic links... which is a great idea!  But no one even responded LOL.  I guess they were more interested in posting their fics all in one paragraph without spaces and with characters named Jinefer?

I think you have something like it on your site... There used to be one called the "Backstreet Yellowpages" but it was shut down...

You'll also notice I tried to start an award section for stories/authors only on the forum... All the nominations I got were stories on other sites... :D

They also think it's a good idea to start new posts for all their chapters. :D

They amuse me but sometimes I want to hit them all.
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Re: Realistic vs. Entertaining
« Reply #38 on: July 12, 2007, 11:32:28 PM »
Quote from: mare on July 12, 2007, 11:30:25 PM
LMAO

The saddest part is that it's turning into a minature LD... Someone will be all like, "Look at what was posted on LD!!!!"

Body of message: Nick is fat. OMGz, is this true?

*tears hair out*
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Re: Realistic vs. Entertaining
« Reply #39 on: July 12, 2007, 11:32:48 PM »
Quote from: nicksgal on July 12, 2007, 11:29:29 PM

You would think Americans in their thirties could string a decent sentence together... And write a chapter longer than like five hundred words or something...

Isn't that sad?
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Re: Realistic vs. Entertaining
« Reply #40 on: July 12, 2007, 11:33:38 PM »
Quote from: nicksgal on July 12, 2007, 11:32:28 PM
The saddest part is that it's turning into a minature LD... Someone will be all like, "Look at what was posted on LD!!!!"

Body of message: Nick is fat. OMGz, is this true?

*tears hair out*

I bet most of them post regularly on LD lol

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Re: Realistic vs. Entertaining
« Reply #41 on: July 12, 2007, 11:33:51 PM »
Quote from: nicksgal on July 12, 2007, 11:31:22 PM
I think you have something like it on your site... There used to be one called the "Backstreet Yellowpages" but it was shut down...

You'll also notice I tried to start an award section for stories/authors only on the forum... All the nominations I got were stories on other sites... :D

They also think it's a good idea to start new posts for all their chapters. :D

They amuse me but sometimes I want to hit them all.

Aww I remember the Yellow pages! They were awesome! I wandered upon some really great stories through them. Or stories I did think were excellent at the wise old age of 16 lol

Weren't we supposed to start an awards for AC?
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Re: Realistic vs. Entertaining
« Reply #42 on: July 12, 2007, 11:33:56 PM »
Quote from: nicksgal on July 12, 2007, 11:31:22 PM
I think you have something like it on your site... There used to be one called the "Backstreet Yellowpages" but it was shut down...

Yep, I used to love the Yellowpages!!  There's still the Backstreet Bauhaus, although I don't think it gets updated anymore.  And here, of course.  I have one, but it's only for the stories on my site, just to make it easier to search for the kind of fic you wanna read.
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Re: Realistic vs. Entertaining
« Reply #43 on: July 12, 2007, 11:34:01 PM »
Quote from: RokofAges75 on July 12, 2007, 11:32:48 PM
Isn't that sad?

It's probably the one thing that depresses me most in the world, sadly.
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Re: Realistic vs. Entertaining
« Reply #44 on: July 12, 2007, 11:35:14 PM »
Quote from: mare on July 12, 2007, 11:33:38 PM
I bet most of them post regularly on LD lol

Better them than those on the "other" end of the spectrum.
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