Subject: For once...
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Posted on: 2015-12-06 11:30:00 UTC
I actually agree with the esteemed lord Protector — what if word reaches the Marizu?
((BTA is also a grump. He's also concerned about InfoSec.))
Subject: For once...
Author:
Posted on: 2015-12-06 11:30:00 UTC
I actually agree with the esteemed lord Protector — what if word reaches the Marizu?
((BTA is also a grump. He's also concerned about InfoSec.))
I posted last week that I was interested in taking this one on; however, for the reasons mentioned, I was going to hold off on putting down an immediate claim.
So... speak now or forever hold your peace?
One week and one day have since passed.
Consider it claimed.
I don't see why Legendaries need to be treated any differently than "regular" badfic (aside from, perhaps, warning newbies not to read them without knowing what they're about, but then again I'd also say that one needs to warn people about reading AUGHfics in general) — someone claims them, and if they don't do anything or renew the claim after a year and a half, someone else can claim them.
I believe July's concern is similar to... oh, if a company made a limited-edition run of 100 collectibles, and Iximaz promptly bought 75 of them. 'I don't see why the limited editions need to be treated any differently than "regular" collectibles - someone orders them, and if they don't pay in time, someone else can order them.'
hS
It seems to me that there is a consensus here that missioning Legendaries solely because they're Legendaries is Bad — if I get your parable (I think this is the right word?) correctly, it's like buying those limited-edition collectibles solely because they're limited-edition and because they're super-special mega-awesome figurines of Emperor Palpatine that actually shoot lightning or something.
(An economic-legal aside: AFAIK, unless stipulated otherwise ordering 75 limited-edition figurines out of a 100-figuring run is legit, at least here in Israel.)
I get that hoarding a limited resource is Bad for obvious reasons. That's not what I have a problem with. It's the treatment of Legendary badfics as a limited resource (solely because they're infamous, mind; there is no dearth of bleepfics that simply don't make it to Legendary status because they're not infamous enough) that feels problematic to me. Like PC and others said elsewhere, you're not supposed to mission a Legendary solely because it's a Legendary; if you're not supposed to do that, then you're not supposed to look at whether a fic is Legendary or not when you think about claiming it (aside from in the 'can I write a funny mission on this really bad fic' sense, but you'd do that for bleepfics or WhatThe fics or stuff that goes to DAVD anyway... or any fic, really).
If this is going to be a problem, I can just, you know, drop the claim. It wouldn't be the end of the world if someone else picked it up.
Their first mission was to Draco's Christmas Cuppa!
I think that if the problem is that we don't have a nearly-complete consensus for Legendary-ness, the solution is to decide that what's a wide enough consensus for something to be Legendary and go with that. We don't even have to decide the standard immediately; we can nominate stuff, see what's known and what's not, and go from there.
So yes, since you're volunteering, I'd be grateful. And hey, then you'll get to have fun making graphs about it, right? {= )
~Neshomeh
The colour is one of the least important factors when you come to choose a car. You want to look at stuff like fuel efficiency, handling, comfort and so on. So, yeah, when buying a car, you shouldn't look at the colour; it's an afterthought (car's perfectly good in all other respects, but only comes in ugly beige? Buy it).
Why don't you assume I said 'you shouldn't read a book just because it's sci-fi, so don't look at the genre at all, just whether reviewers think it's good'?
hS
((Obviously I have no objections, or else I would've said something earlier. Just making that clear in case Baron Me confused things. He's a grump. ~hS))
I actually agree with the esteemed lord Protector — what if word reaches the Marizu?
((BTA is also a grump. He's also concerned about InfoSec.))
I beg pardon for not speaking with Baron Ampelius before, but if Baroness Iximaz is to require any metal working, the Seneschal is here to provide.
"The warmakin' and crusadin' of milady fair is known in song an' tale from 'ere to the Tynee-Vandams. Sayin' as she do march fer the Marizu heartland at the 'ead of an army, with all the exaggeratin' stories as follow such things like fleas on a tatterdemalion, will be dismissed as stories. Wait a year be my counsel, good sir Baron. Wait a year, for milady's phoney war to end. Then strike. Take a few. Take the best. Strike in the night and melt away like morning dew. Make an assassin's work of the fight a battle cannot win."
Well, I'm not setting out to spork this one right away. It'll likely be a year at the least before I tackle it; I want to give my agents some breathing room, not to mention if any mission's ever had to be perfect before, it's this one. So I'm going to be doing a lot of prepping (lol preps geddit) for the mission. Thinking of jokes, coming up with snark, that sort of thing.
...also, this reminds me that I need to figure out how Little Miss Mary fits into Plort lore...
If my Agents or just my beta-reading can be of your service, count me in.
I wouldn't do anything decent with it. Let me paraphrase something:
"Run. Run, you mad woman... and destroy it!"
Legendaries are not good for your health. And for that of your Agents.
I commend your courage, though.
I'm just incredibly stubborn, that's all. ^^;
I'd do it if I only had permission. Go on and take it on.
I'll let you know my opinion ASAP.