Subject: *Canon, darn it! Not cannon... (nm)
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Posted on: 2013-01-01 02:30:00 UTC
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A question pertaining to minis. by
on 2013-01-01 00:41:00 UTC
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Is a mini solely created when a character or place is misspelled/ uncapitalized? Because in the Harry Potter fic I'm working on sporking, there are a number of spells that are either misspelled or uncapitalized when canonically they should be capitalized (ex: the fidelius charm). Should these just be written off as SPaG errors, or do they create minis?
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If capitalisation matters, it's a mini. by
on 2013-01-01 22:22:00 UTC
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If it doesn't, it's just SPaG.
I mean, imagine all the minis Tumblr would spawn just for their collective disregard for capitalisation unless provoked... -
My thoughts. by
on 2013-01-01 05:51:00 UTC
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I deal with minis quite often, considering I'm writing an OFU.
About capitalization: I think it only matters if the capitalization is important to the spelling. For example, there's a Star Trek: Voyager character named B'Elanna Torres. B'elanna is a mini, and so is b'elanna (and Belanna, for that matter). But torres is incorrect capitalization, not an actual misspelling. Also, something like DAta instead of Data is a mini.
Whether spells make minis: I'm not sure. For Trek I've been collecting misspellings of starships and gadgets and making them miniature versions of those things. So maybe spells would fall in a similar category, or have some entirely new property when misspelled or mis-capitalized (is that a word?). I think somebody suggested that the spells backfire, which is a good idea.
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Uh, I think your html glitched. by
on 2013-01-01 02:29:00 UTC
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This might be my DS being a dumbass, but yor topic is reading out as just your username and the date to me.
Anybody else getting this, or...? -
Language~ by
on 2013-01-01 04:08:00 UTC
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Also, I think it's just your DS, brother mine. :D
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Like I said on LJ... by
on 2013-01-01 04:12:00 UTC
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The DS' internet function was added secondarily, when Nintendo realized that they'd forgotten something.
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Incorrectly pronounced spells... by
on 2013-01-01 02:28:00 UTC
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...if I remember correctly, fail entirely or backfire on the spellcaster.
What happens to cannon is entirely up to you of course, but I can see mispronounced spells wreaking havoc in the 'fic. It can also serve as a really ironic assassination technique... -
Re: Incorrectly pronounced spells... by
on 2013-01-01 06:35:00 UTC
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But most of them aren't incorrectly spelled/pronounced. They're just not capitalized. I'm so confused as to what to do.
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Update. by
on 2013-01-01 09:43:00 UTC
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Basically, all of the vocabulary that was canonically capitalized is lowercase, such as the word/job Auror and a bunch of spells. These aren't necessarily proper nouns, just words that JKR made up herself.
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What my friends and I always do... by
on 2013-01-01 13:37:00 UTC
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Whenever a word's not capitalized when it should be, we jokingly say it's a "small [word]," so the spells would have less of an impact.
Also, when JKR says they're proper nouns, they're proper nouns. -
*Canon, darn it! Not cannon... (nm) by
on 2013-01-01 02:30:00 UTC
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Canon Cannon... by
on 2013-01-01 02:34:00 UTC
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Sounds like an amazing weapon for assassins to use against god-sues or the like.
And the ammo is the spiritual essence of the pages of the book in question. - We do have a Canon Cannon! by on 2013-01-01 02:40:00 UTC Reply
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Aw, but blasting my friends with my favorite canons is fun! by
on 2013-01-01 04:10:00 UTC
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Heck, I do it all the time with World of Warcraft!
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Speaking of Warcraft... by
on 2013-01-01 05:42:00 UTC
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...I've always wondered what StarCraft's sister series was all about. I know there's elves n' dwarves n' humans n' orcs n' two large factions n' stuff, but what's the general storyline?
The lore in a minute video is informative, but is there something I can read somewhere? I need something to take my mind off Mass Effect.
Hey, maybe it's time for another fandom buffet... -
Fandom buffet? by
on 2013-01-02 06:23:00 UTC
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What, praytell, is that? Sounds like a luncheon put on by a particular fandom, where they would explain who they are and what they are about. They would serve food from/based off their world, and overload the guests with information. May be wrong though.
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It's a thread... by
on 2013-01-02 08:34:00 UTC
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...structured as follows:
Main post
>Fandom 3
>>Question/comment on fandom 3
>>Ibid
>>Ibid...
>Fandom 2
>>Question/comment on fandom 2
...and so on. So yeah, it's a thread where we can all talk about different fandoms, wax on about why we like so and so, or even to try to convince others to pick up a book/TV series/video game/what-have-you.
Food from the continuum might be nice, though. If I ever present StarCraft, we'll have to settle for Terran cooking. Mutalisk wings, anyone? No, there's no chance of infestation from eating it, I swear... -
Go to the wiki first. by
on 2013-01-01 06:23:00 UTC
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And by the wiki, I mean WoWWiki. It's not exhaustive, but it's a terrific place to start.
The general storyline focuses mainly on the interactions between the Horde and Alliance during some of the main planetary setting's darkest hours - like the first attack of the Burning Legion on Azeroth, the Sundering, the opening of the Dark Portal, the Cataclysm, etc.
That's the quickest way to sum it up, methinks. But once you really get into the different stories from each character's perspective, it's really quite a fascinating fandom (I think). Especially characters like Varian Wrynn, on whom I am absolutely not crushing. At all.
Except maybe a little. -
Mind, if you've got more detailed questions... by
on 2013-01-01 08:44:00 UTC
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...I'll have more thought-out answers. :D
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Well... by
on 2013-01-01 06:04:00 UTC
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Having seen her collection of books, I can safely say that Kitty will direct you to the multitude of Warcraft lore books.
There's also the Warcraft wiki.
I'll have Kitty tell you more if you need. -
It is fun. by
on 2013-01-01 05:15:00 UTC
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I do it with Star Trek. I think I've done it on the Board before.
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The irony is that I've actually read that page before. by
on 2013-01-01 02:45:00 UTC
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Boy, short-term memory, huh? I was looking up the Sue spectrum when I first found it.
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I think... by
on 2013-01-01 01:31:00 UTC
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...that it's mostly characters and places.
But maybe specific titles of spells could work as well.