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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 #45 on: July 12, 2007, 11:35:24 PM »
Quote from: mare on July 12, 2007, 11:33:38 PM
I bet most of them post regularly on LD lol



It honestly wouldn't surprise me.
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Re: Realistic vs. Entertaining
« Reply #46 on: July 12, 2007, 11:35:49 PM »
Quote from: nicksgal on July 12, 2007, 11:34:01 PM
It's probably the one thing that depresses me most in the world, sadly.

Me too. *sigh*  You should have just told me they were all 9; I would have felt better for the future of the world.
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Re: Realistic vs. Entertaining
« Reply #47 on: July 12, 2007, 11:36:12 PM »
Quote from: MellzBellz on July 12, 2007, 11:33:51 PM
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?

Yup and Julilly and I have been talking about that. Well we did once since she got back, but we are still going to do those. lol
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Re: Realistic vs. Entertaining
« Reply #48 on: July 12, 2007, 11:36:20 PM »
Quote from: MellzBellz on July 12, 2007, 11:33:51 PM
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?

I think it's one of those things we all talked about at one point...
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Re: Realistic vs. Entertaining
« Reply #49 on: July 12, 2007, 11:36:51 PM »
Quote from: RokofAges75 on July 12, 2007, 11:33:56 PM
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.

I honestly think it would be too hard to run, really.
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Re: Realistic vs. Entertaining
« Reply #50 on: July 12, 2007, 11:37:33 PM »
Quote from: RokofAges75 on July 12, 2007, 11:35:14 PM
Better them than those on the "other" end of the spectrum.

Oh, you mean the *cough* mature *cough* fans or the teenies?
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Re: Realistic vs. Entertaining
« Reply #51 on: July 12, 2007, 11:37:44 PM »
Quote from: RokofAges75 on July 12, 2007, 11:33:56 PM
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.

Funny story about the Bauhaus... Evidently years ago I signed up to be included in their archive and I guess for some reason you needed your first and last name or stupid me just put them down. Anyway one day I was bored and I decided to google myself to see what came up to see if I have anything incriminating in my past that anyone could stumble upon and like ALL my old fics from there came up! No wonder I can't get a date LOL Let's just say I fixed that hehe
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Re: Realistic vs. Entertaining
« Reply #52 on: July 12, 2007, 11:38:46 PM »
Quote from: RokofAges75 on July 12, 2007, 11:35:49 PM
Me too. *sigh*  You should have just told me they were all 9; I would have felt better for the future of the world.

Well, there is one I'm helping that's like eleven, so there is hope... :)

Meaning that she's only eleven and trying to get better, not that I'm helping her so she'll be amazing...

:-[ I hate the way I word things sometimes...
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Re: Realistic vs. Entertaining
« Reply #53 on: July 12, 2007, 11:39:10 PM »
Quote from: mare on July 12, 2007, 11:36:12 PM
Yup and Julilly and I have been talking about that. Well we did once since she got back, but we are still going to do those. lol

Yay!
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Re: Realistic vs. Entertaining
« Reply #54 on: July 12, 2007, 11:39:57 PM »
Quote from: MellzBellz on July 12, 2007, 11:37:44 PM
Funny story about the Bauhaus... Evidently years ago I signed up to be included in their archive and I guess for some reason you needed your first and last name or stupid me just put them down. Anyway one day I was bored and I decided to google myself to see what came up to see if I have anything incriminating in my past that anyone could stumble upon and like ALL my old fics from there came up! No wonder I can't get a date LOL Let's just say I fixed that hehe

Oh Mel... That's why you call yourself "Mel Carter" or something. :D
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Re: Realistic vs. Entertaining
« Reply #55 on: July 12, 2007, 11:40:15 PM »
Quote from: nicksgal on July 12, 2007, 11:37:33 PM
Oh, you mean the *cough* mature *cough* fans or the teenies?

The "mature" fans (definitely with a cough), yes, and also the "fans" who aren't really fans, but music critics who, nonetheless, consider Fergie songs quality music.
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Re: Realistic vs. Entertaining
« Reply #56 on: July 12, 2007, 11:40:58 PM »
Quote from: MellzBellz on July 12, 2007, 11:37:44 PM
Funny story about the Bauhaus... Evidently years ago I signed up to be included in their archive and I guess for some reason you needed your first and last name or stupid me just put them down. Anyway one day I was bored and I decided to google myself to see what came up to see if I have anything incriminating in my past that anyone could stumble upon and like ALL my old fics from there came up! No wonder I can't get a date LOL Let's just say I fixed that hehe

LOL oh no!!  Hopefully no one else was obsessed enough with you to Google you...
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Re: Realistic vs. Entertaining
« Reply #57 on: July 12, 2007, 11:41:29 PM »
Quote from: nicksgal on July 12, 2007, 11:39:57 PM
Oh Mel... That's why you call yourself "Mel Carter" or something. :D

LMAO And that's not at all teenyish right?
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Re: Realistic vs. Entertaining
« Reply #58 on: July 12, 2007, 11:42:15 PM »
Quote from: nicksgal on July 12, 2007, 11:38:46 PM
Well, there is one I'm helping that's like eleven, so there is hope... :)

Meaning that she's only eleven and trying to get better, not that I'm helping her so she'll be amazing...

:-[ I hate the way I word things sometimes...

No, I know what you mean LOL.  Yay 11-year-olds!!  When an 11-year-old writes a story where the main character's name is Jinefer, and she kidnaps Nick and diagnoses his cancer, then it's sort of cute and endearing.  When a 28-year-old writes it... all in one paragraph and without spaces... it's just frightening.
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Re: Realistic vs. Entertaining
« Reply #59 on: July 12, 2007, 11:43:36 PM »
Quote from: RokofAges75 on July 12, 2007, 11:40:15 PM
The "mature" fans (definitely with a cough), yes, and also the "fans" who aren't really fans, but music critics who, nonetheless, consider Fergie songs quality music.

The "mature" fans are just mean... One pushed me when I was thirteen... *sniff*

Fergie is quality music? You're kidding... I think the world just exploded. Well... Yami's little world is safe... But the real one... definitely an earthquake or something...
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