tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8184562969471581744.post3441553246461428704..comments2024-03-04T02:09:30.979-06:00Comments on One Man's Pony Ramblings: Mini-Reviews Round 170Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8184562969471581744.post-30613859647746149262017-02-11T15:34:08.808-06:002017-02-11T15:34:08.808-06:00Seems odd and unfair -- until fairly recently, eve...Seems odd and unfair -- until fairly recently, everything went through moderation, so why wasn't the story picked up at that stage?Loganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03769758118827489093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8184562969471581744.post-83554822726227385262017-02-11T06:18:14.534-06:002017-02-11T06:18:14.534-06:00Chris are you okay
Are you having an aneurysm
Or...Chris are you okay<br /><br />Are you having an aneurysm<br /><br />Or a midlife crisisPresent Perfecthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16195959811544391904noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8184562969471581744.post-69771871491059829792017-02-10T22:49:59.813-06:002017-02-10T22:49:59.813-06:00If I weren't so lazy, I'd re-read the post...If I weren't so lazy, I'd re-read the post and make note of them. I'll get you next time, Chris. NEXT TIME!!!Holly Oatshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01703437987958922954noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8184562969471581744.post-65943664811389117232017-02-10T22:39:17.429-06:002017-02-10T22:39:17.429-06:00Sounds like "It's Not About the Bobby Pin...Sounds like "It's Not About the Bobby Pin" is kinda "Tales from Magic Kindergarten" all over again.Icy Shakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00490981784760484964noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8184562969471581744.post-35528673030465023142017-02-10T22:37:50.689-06:002017-02-10T22:37:50.689-06:00Yeah, when I saw it scanning ahead I thought it wa...Yeah, when I saw it scanning ahead I thought it was gorilla-y.Icy Shakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00490981784760484964noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8184562969471581744.post-79623346194612070712017-02-10T22:36:51.667-06:002017-02-10T22:36:51.667-06:00I'd go "gorily".
And one of them wa...I'd go "gorily".<br /><br />And one of them was "liked to" for "linked to". Probably.Icy Shakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00490981784760484964noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8184562969471581744.post-84892632127088534002017-02-10T20:12:19.014-06:002017-02-10T20:12:19.014-06:00*sputter* My friend posted to FIMFiction a re-inte...*sputter* My friend posted to FIMFiction a re-interpretation of <em>The Call of Cthulhu</em>, thoroughly reimagined to fit into the world of Equestria. You know, to the extent that a story of creepy cults and ocean dwelling monsters can fit into Equestria.<br /><br />Within a day it was blocked by one of the administrators. Not with a "Hey, that's neat, but not really what we accept here, sorry," but an aggressive insult to my friend's creativity. When my friend said they thought it was a mistake, and could the decision be appealed, the answer was not just "no," it was "No, and if you post anything like this again, you'll be immediately banned."<br /><br />(It may have been a different Lovecraft story, but I seem to recall it being <em>Call</em>.)<br /><br />I guess the warning was unnecessary, my friend has never needed their account again. They decided pony fanfiction wasn't for them if this was the sort of asshole they were going to have to deal with. It's always stained my view of the otherwise excellently run FIMFiction.<br /><br />But now someone else just loosely reskins a comedy sketch? I'm not saying it should be removed, but it really grates.<br />Alannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8184562969471581744.post-25533205974306352442017-02-10T19:14:54.005-06:002017-02-10T19:14:54.005-06:00Because one of these days, I'm going to coin a...Because one of these days, I'm going to coin a new word that <i>sticks</i>, dammit.<br /><br />Though it appears that "gorilly" isn't it. Oh well, tune in next week, when Chris criticises a fic for its obtusosity, while acknowledging that its semirreverence gives it a certain air of abemusementness!Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11581572699330155065noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8184562969471581744.post-81005036184740437742017-02-10T19:11:32.674-06:002017-02-10T19:11:32.674-06:00I thought the tenor of the piece came through perf...I thought the tenor of the piece came through perfectly clearly as-written (though I did joke that chapter 3 was a parody of PresentPerfect's reviews). Glad you liked the review; the story was a pleasure to read!Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11581572699330155065noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8184562969471581744.post-7924709445408168052017-02-10T19:09:43.147-06:002017-02-10T19:09:43.147-06:00Typos only count if somebody complains about them ...Typos only count if somebody complains about them specifically and individually; this is why the EqD pre-readers used to love it when they sent an author a few examples of the kinds of writing problems in a story, and it was resubmitted twenty minutes later with only those particular examples fixed, and nothing else.<br /><br />The point is, if you already forgot them, then they never existed. Go me!Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11581572699330155065noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8184562969471581744.post-43252742296693190012017-02-10T18:13:53.962-06:002017-02-10T18:13:53.962-06:00Why just just "gruesomely"?Why just just "gruesomely"?Sammy B.https://www.blogger.com/profile/15166388470570622051noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8184562969471581744.post-64030210579518099812017-02-10T09:30:19.142-06:002017-02-10T09:30:19.142-06:00"Gorily", with one L, is fine by the OED..."Gorily", with one L, is fine by the OED. Apparently Tennyson used it in <i>Boadicea</i>.Loganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03769758118827489093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8184562969471581744.post-1729800489371880982017-02-10T08:53:09.056-06:002017-02-10T08:53:09.056-06:00This is a very pleasant surprise.
>I doubly a...This is a very pleasant surprise. <br /><br />>I doubly appreciated this story because it is simultaneously about a reviewer of the kind I aspire not to be, yet is still sympathetic to the practice itself.<br /><br />I'm very glad that came through. I strongly considered putting an Author's Note to the effect of, "If at any point you wondered whether Spilt Ink was a mockery of you: he wasn’t. Because, by asking that question, you've demonstrated more self-awareness than he ever did."Sammy B.https://www.blogger.com/profile/15166388470570622051noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8184562969471581744.post-57387741123858985632017-02-10T06:26:01.823-06:002017-02-10T06:26:01.823-06:00I think it'd be "gorily", with one l...I think it'd be "gorily", with one l. The version with two is the same kind of person who says "Santy Claus" talking about primates in the mist. :VPresent Perfecthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16195959811544391904noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8184562969471581744.post-54300545082617500972017-02-10T01:41:25.743-06:002017-02-10T01:41:25.743-06:00I'd probably go with "gorelly", but ...I'd probably go with "gorelly", but that still doesn't look right<br /><br />Spotted a couple typos, but I've already forgotten where they were. SorryHolly Oatshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01703437987958922954noreply@blogger.com