Whenever you start talking about the "Laws" of the Handwave, you need to remember the most important law of Drama:
If the rules interfere with Drama, throw them out!
I'm seeing a LOT of rules interfering with Drama, on several threads here, where people post what they think is a reasonably entertaining story, and the first response from the person who objects is not "Why did you do it that way? Did you think of doing it like instead?", but, rather, is "You moron! Don't you know you're violating Laws X, Y, and Z of the Handwave!"
Quite frankly, the second response would incline me to put the person posting it on my "better off ignored" list, while the first response would incline me to enter into a discussion of the response.
There have been far too many bunfights (as I've seen them termed) because of the excessive application of the "You moron!" response to stories that may, perhaps, be in need of tweaking, but may just be playing on something that the responder either doesn't understand or doesn't recognize.
Then again, in my opinion, the "You moron!" response is NEVER appropriate in what is supposed to be a friendly forum.--
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If the rules interfere with Drama, throw them out!
I'm seeing a LOT of rules interfering with Drama, on several threads here, where people post what they think is a reasonably entertaining story, and the first response from the person who objects is not "Why did you do it that way? Did you think of doing it like instead?", but, rather, is "You moron! Don't you know you're violating Laws X, Y, and Z of the Handwave!"
Quite frankly, the second response would incline me to put the person posting it on my "better off ignored" list, while the first response would incline me to enter into a discussion of the response.
There have been far too many bunfights (as I've seen them termed) because of the excessive application of the "You moron!" response to stories that may, perhaps, be in need of tweaking, but may just be playing on something that the responder either doesn't understand or doesn't recognize.
Then again, in my opinion, the "You moron!" response is NEVER appropriate in what is supposed to be a friendly forum.--
Homepage: http://www.macmanusnet.net
Sailor Moon Fanfiction: http://crystal.macmanusnet.net
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Homepage: http://www.macmanusnet.net
Sailor Moon Fanfiction: http://crystal.macmanusnet.net