After Snuff.....

[Anonymous]

Haven't we always lived in the age of fanfiction? What are folk tales if not fanfiction? Arthurian legend is fanfiction whose canon was long lost, and the story gets retold over and over with emphasis on a different character or relationship each time.

No, because I doubt if the writer of Aerhurian legend was bothered by other writers using his characters in their own stories, imitating his style and having tamtrums when their fanon clashed with his canon.

Then? Y'know, you should really, really consider finish a sentence before posting it. Hard to keep track of your thoughts otherwise.

 

[high eight]

Haven't we always lived in the age of fanfiction? What are folk tales if not fanfiction? Arthurian legend is fanfiction whose canon was long lost, and the story gets retold over and over with emphasis on a different character or relationship each time.

No, because I doubt if the writer of Arthurian legend was bothered by other writers using his characters in their own stories, imitating his style and having tamtrums when their fanon clashed with his canon.

Then? Y'know, you should really, really consider finish a sentence before posting it. Hard to keep track of your thoughts otherwise.

What are you talking about?

You should really consider reading other people's post occasionally. It'll mnake you look less of an idiot.

 

[Tonyblack]

This is getting kind of tedious now with the pair of you taking shots at each other.

Please keep the thread on topic and keep your personal animosity to each other off the board.

I think I speak for a lot of the members here when I say that we are getting pretty tired of it.

Lil'Maibe - I'll say to you what I said to Quatermass a few months back - don't post in anger. If something has made you angry, then walk away, think about your response and then, if you still think you you have a valid point, then by all means make that point, but not in anger, as people might actually respect your opinion.

Quatermass seems to have taken onboard what was said and I have to commend him for his recent posts.

High eight - I feel that you are doing a certain amount of winding-up here. It's not funny any more.

If necessary I will temporarily lock this thread until things calm down, but I hope I won't have to do that.

Tonyblack (Moderator)

 

[Anonymous]

I will behave. Up there I just wanted to point out that a bit of height's sentence seemed lost, seeing he started an If-sentence, but never gave a -then-
On a note, if I may add: I find it very stuck-up and stupid of height to continue claiming ALL fanfiction-writers are as he sees them. Just because he doesn't like fanfiction their writers aren't automatically vile retards with no skills. And on a second note: If I may I'd like to end height's sentence there:
If the writers of old would have been bothered by [lots and lots of many mean cliches and ill opinions about fanfiction writers], we would not HAVE the arthurian legends, no robin hood, no Odyssee, or many other stories.

As they were all based on true events, which over the years got muddled etc.
What we have of the legends today, the best known versions, are the summary of the best the fanon has to offer.

 

[Tonyblack]

I will behave. Up there I just wanted to point out that a bit of height's sentence seemed lost, seeing he started an If-sentence, but never gave a -then-
On a note, if I may add: I find it very stuck-up and stupid of height to continue claiming ALL fanfiction-writers are as he sees them. Just because he doesn't like fanfiction their writers aren't automatically vile retards with no skills. And on a second note: If I may I'd like to end height's sentence there:
If the writers of old would have been bothered by [lots and lots of many mean cliches and ill opinions about fanfiction writers], we would not HAVE the arthurian legends, no robin hood, no Odyssee, or many other stories.

As they were all based on true events, which over the years got muddled etc.
What we have of the legends today, the best known versions, are the summary of the best the fanon has to offer.

Did you read my green post, or are you just determined to have the last word?

I've read high eight's posts and although he has made it clear that he doesn't read or care to read fan fiction, he has never suggested that people who write it are "vile retards no skills." The only person who has suggested that is you yourself. You come across as being overly defensive to fan fiction and it's getting tiresome.

I don't read or care to read fan fiction either. I have made that clear, yet you haven't accused me of thinking fan fiction writers are "vile retards".

I would suggest that, as you can't seem to get along with high eight, that you avoid him.

 

[high eight]

This is getting kind of tedious now with the pair of you taking shots at each other.

Please keep the thread on topic and keep your personal animosity to each other off the board.

I think I speak for a lot of the members here when I say that we are getting pretty tired of it.

Lil'Maibe - I'll say to you what I said to Quatermass a few months back - don't post in anger. If something has made you angry, then walk away, think about your response and then, if you still think you you have a valid point, then by all means make that point, but not in anger, as people might actually respect your opinion.

Quatermass seems to have taken onboard what was said and I have to commend him for his recent posts.

High eight - I feel that you are doing a certain amount of winding-up here. It's not funny any more.

If necessary I will temporarily lock this thread until things calm down, but I hope I won't have to do that.

Tonyblack (Moderator)

OK, Tony - point taken. I'll do my best not to be so abrasive (Winding up? Well, maybe - but when someone is so easily wound, its difficult to resist :twisted: ) and to to avoid Lil'Maibe as much as possible in future.

 

[Anonymous]

To butt in and to possibly help on this software is a friends and foe function, the foe function allows you to hide all of that persons posts, that way if you can't read it you can get upset etc etc.

all you need to do is go in to your user control panel by clicking here: ucp.php?i=zebra&mode=foes and add the user(s) username into the box and press submit.

The FAQ explains it as well: faq.php#f6r0

Hope you two might consider it

 

[Anonymous]

Did.
Back to topic?
Would stories from the time between UA and Snuff actually be possible, as, as said before, Discworld has always been rather straight forward in its timeline. (one or two exceptions aside)

 

[pip]

Did.
Back to topic?
Would stories from the time between UA and Snuff actually be possible, as, as said before, Discworld has always been rather straight forward in its timeline. (one or two exceptions aside)

Timeline was never too straight forward. Certain books involved massive leaps in time. Eric was a leap out of time , Wyrd Sisters had a huge leap , Pyramids was a confusion of time , Small Gods was way in the past , and with the goings on in Thief of Time Sequence can be thrown anywhere so while it might not work doing a Vimes or Watch book for that period , a stand alone or Moist or Witches book could be a possibility

 

[Anonymous]

Oh, no,no, should have made myself clear:
With straight forward I meant that the stories are in chronological order, at least widely (not counting small gods and can't speak for pyramids)
At least up to the post-nightwatch novels you don't had book that were set years before an earlier novel (again, not counting SG) as in, for example, one watch book released after anothere would not be set before the story of the previous book.
Now, with Snuff and ISWM there is a huge gap to fill.

 

[pip]

Oh, no,no, should have made myself clear:
With straight forward I meant that the stories are in chronological order, at least widely (not counting small gods and can't speak for pyramids)
At least up to the post-nightwatch novels you don't had book that were set years before an earlier novel (again, not counting SG) as in, for example, one watch book released after anothere would not be set before the story of the previous book.
Now, with Snuff and ISWM there is a huge gap to fill.

Ok now i get you. And true that the gap is a few years although its not clear where UA falls in the timeline (i could be wrong here) . Probably wouldn't work to pop a book in the gap years . Raises Taxes if it surfaced would have to postdate Snuff to work i think

 

[Who's Wee Dug]

Raising Taxes seems to be the next Discworld one Pip with Moist and I think it will take on from Making Money.

 

[DaveC]

Raises Taxes if it surfaced would have to postdate Snuff to work i think

May have been one of the reasons for the big gap, as the Undertaking may be almost finished by the start of it, maybe it was on purpose that UA, ISWM and Snuff didn't focus on that aspect much when referencing the city :

 

[Anonymous]

I think UA ca be settled only a bit after MM, what with Vimes having recently returned form the peace-talks or what exactly it was. Can't imagine Vimes staying away from his family for much longer and not even Vetinari would, well, risk doing that to him.

 

[pip]

Raising Taxes seems to be the next Discworld one Pip with Moist and I think it will take on from Making Money.

I always take these planned books with a pinch of salt. If its not 100% announced I'll take nothing for granted

 

[Who's Wee Dug]

Terry did announce it at Hogwatch, and the book of maps which I've seen the prototype of.

 

[pip]

i concede

 

[stripy_tie]

Terry did announce it at Hogwatch, and the book of maps which I've seen the prototype of.

Oh lord, another moist book? can i just slip down a trouserleg of time where that doesn't happen?

 

[Who's Wee Dug]

Terry did announce it at Hogwatch, and the book of maps which I've seen the prototype of.

Oh lord, another moist book? can i just slip down a trouserleg of time where that doesn't happen?

Maybe two the other one projected was Raising Taxes but I don't know if that will be a Moist one.

 

[stripy_tie]

I'd give anything for another Death book.