Subject: It helps if you interact with the community by joining in discussions and such. (Hat off) (BL 2)
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Posted on: 2022-11-24 21:15:03 UTC

You're mostly active on the wiki, as far as I know. Being active on the wiki is good, but only a handful of us pay close attention to edits, and it doesn't really help us get to know you as a person or how you'll write stories.

That said, for the benefit of my fellow PGs, I want to call attention to your most recent edit on the Mary Sue article, which may be viewed here. The previous version is on the left and the new version is on the right, with the addition highlighted in green (at least on my PC).

It's good that you cite TOS 22, "Elemental Crystals," for this. References are always good. My guess is that the relevant passage is this one:

Jay [in dragon disguise] eyed the sparrow [a shape-shifted Suvian]. "Looks like a tasty snack. Bet it tastes like chicken..."

"You know we don't eat Sues."

Your interpretation of the line, that "a Sue may not be eaten as an assassination method" as a hard rule, is plausible. However, that doesn't mean it is correct. Another possible interpretation is that Jay and Acacia have agreed between themselves not to eat Suvians because they personally consider it disgusting or unethical, not because it's a rule set by Upstairs. I favor this interpretation because it takes into account counterexamples such as vampires and other non-human agents who have been known to eat Suvians—not to mention human agents who don't consider Suvians human and thus wouldn't necessarily consider it taboo to consume them (though admittedly, most of them would still probably kill the Suvian before eating it).

I bring this up because it's relevant to Novastorme's point that there's more to the PPC than the Original Series. It's really awesome that you read and enjoyed TOS, but that by itself does not mean you understand the setting as it is now, twenty years later.

Grasping what it's like now, and showing the PGs that you do, means being involved. Might I suggest following along with the PPC+20 posts Huinesoron is providing? Chatting with other Boarders about the stories of then, and how things have changed since, would be a great way to get more familiar with the PPC and let us get more familiar with you. {= )

~Neshomeh

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