tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8184562969471581744.post6694907487598083500..comments2024-03-04T02:09:30.979-06:00Comments on One Man's Pony Ramblings: Fandom Classics Part 58: Forever Is ForeverUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8184562969471581744.post-3112281674910802002014-06-27T13:19:47.523-05:002014-06-27T13:19:47.523-05:00Thanks! Imma go clean those up now.
Somehow, a t...Thanks! Imma go clean those up now.<br /><br />Somehow, a thousand words without a stupid mistake or three seems to be a bit too much for me... must be a character flaw.Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11581572699330155065noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8184562969471581744.post-175248234119115232014-06-27T13:17:07.749-05:002014-06-27T13:17:07.749-05:00There are definitely people out there who don'...There are definitely people out there who don't like to read retroactively un-canonned fanfics. In my experience, they mostly don't mind stuff that was written after they joined the fandom, even if it contradicts later canon, but some readers don't like stuff from before they hopped on the bandwagon (e.g. I don't know of anyone who watched MLP prior to the S2 finale who minds old stories where Celestia and Luna are the only two alicorns ever to live; I know at least two people who got on later who do). <br /><br />Personally, un-cannoned stuff doesn't bother me a bit, but if some readers would rather avoid it, I figure that's up to them.Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11581572699330155065noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8184562969471581744.post-9892131968362459222014-06-27T04:49:29.218-05:002014-06-27T04:49:29.218-05:00Personally, I only recently got done reading Parad...Personally, I only recently got done reading <i>Paradise</i>, and it was the best fic I've read for quite a long time, despite being very far from the current state of canon.DannyJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13273313206696087395noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8184562969471581744.post-90853531717920187812014-06-26T13:17:38.844-05:002014-06-26T13:17:38.844-05:00A good review, as usual. Based on the issues you o...A good review, as usual. Based on the issues you outline, I'll probably give this one a pass, (I can't stand intrusive narrating, and that immortality trope is getting old too) but it doesn't sound as bad as SOME I've read.<br /><br />Also, there were two errors I noticed:<br /><br />"I don't mind either of those things in principal"<br /><br />Principle. While we're on it, "character" is misspelled in the prior sentence.<br /><br />"(except possibly for the last revelation, which some might to be one too many plot conveniences)"<br /><br />I know there's a word missing in here after the "might", but I don't know which idiosyncratic verb you intended to place there. "Believe"? "Consider"?<br /><br />"The Irony of Applejack"<br /><br />Ooh, this is going to be interesting, all right! :-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8184562969471581744.post-59911250595775918032014-06-25T08:00:29.876-05:002014-06-25T08:00:29.876-05:00You got that Croatian Rainbow Dash I am so jealous...You got that Croatian Rainbow Dash <i>I am so jealous</i> D:Present Perfecthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16195959811544391904noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8184562969471581744.post-57491223230307468792014-06-25T06:41:39.929-05:002014-06-25T06:41:39.929-05:00Stories that contradict canon are usually a-okay i...Stories that contradict canon are usually a-okay in most people's books, or at least I don't know a single person who dislikes that. The only exception is pre-S2 Luna, because that angsty OC that 90% of ponywriters chose to portray can get really tiring.<br /><br />But then again, if people can enjoy an AU, I don't see why something that made sense in its time but is against canon at the moment would be bad. Hell, my most popular story is about Velvet being Daring Do's author, and that got doomed like a month after publishing, so there's that.<br /><br />Now, about the story, I think I'll give this one a pass. I don't really like when fics do that "the Princesses can turn anypony immortal and nopony really gives a damn" thing. It's just a little too much for me. Then again, princesshood = immortality is also a pet peeve of mine, so I wasn't going to read this one anyway : PAragónhttp://www.fimfiction.net/user/Aragonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8184562969471581744.post-59296220929377698412014-06-25T06:10:45.480-05:002014-06-25T06:10:45.480-05:00Picky as I am, that's one thing that doesn'...Picky as I am, that's one thing that doesn't bother me. In the end, if it made sense at the time it'll make sense later, canon or otherwise. Half the problem is that they don't always make sense at the time and that amplifies the mess by an order of magnitude.<br /><br />Here, the problem was mostly that the older mares were still emotionally retarded cretins who couldn't have a real conversation to save their lives. It doesn't make for good reading.InquisitorMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10209346997929773686noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8184562969471581744.post-4776316235795103442014-06-25T03:39:38.359-05:002014-06-25T03:39:38.359-05:00Clearly, Chris was referring to the Rainbow Dash t...Clearly, Chris was referring to the Rainbow Dash toy in the same way that a boat owner might refer to their boat, only with the gender swapped. He must subconsciously feel that Croatian pony figurines are intrinsically masculine for some reason. *nods head sagely*<br /><br />I wonder how many people actually mind stories that contradict the canon post publishing. I appreciate having it pointed out because it prevents some confusion, but I haven’t been pulled out of a story because of it. Then again, if I saw every single episode of the show before ever reading fan fiction, I’d probably feel differently.<br />- TorpidBerg<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8184562969471581744.post-6801934178988477452014-06-25T00:21:03.624-05:002014-06-25T00:21:03.624-05:00Weird, I just unintentionally bypassed the CAPTCHA...Weird, I just unintentionally bypassed the CAPTCHA system. Didn't work twice, thoughHolly Oatshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01703437987958922954noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8184562969471581744.post-15552794392760326052014-06-25T00:19:13.036-05:002014-06-25T00:19:13.036-05:00Hate to break it to ya, Chris, but Rainbow Dash is...Hate to break it to ya, Chris, but Rainbow Dash is a mare<br /><br />Passing on retroactively uncanon works sounds like an easy way to lighten the queue, but it completely goes against my (archival?) instincts. I'd rather restrict my choices based on quality concerns anywayHolly Oatshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01703437987958922954noreply@blogger.com