Subject: Bleepfic.
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Posted on: 2010-05-31 22:47:00 UTC
I think we can probably assume we're going to decide on "Bleepfic"; it's six to two, now seven with my vote.
I like "C*1-level fic", or "Code C*l", too, like "Code 10" (for tenth walker fics); but Bleepfic is more casual and intuitive. Plus, we'd have to explain to the poor traumatized newbies where the "C*" came from, and that's just sadistic.
Well, it looks like Bleepfic has won. Still, it's so close, it wouldn't be fair to snub any of the other terms, since they're so popular, so I've made a new article at the wiki entitled Bleepfic, but all the major runners-up are mentioned there as well. Please, take a look and make any additions you like. I've also adjusted the Legendary Badfic page to reflect the new disctinctions.
Thanks to all of you for helping :)
Is sounds about right to me... *casts vote*
I think we can probably assume we're going to decide on "Bleepfic"; it's six to two, now seven with my vote.
I like "C*1-level fic", or "Code C*l", too, like "Code 10" (for tenth walker fics); but Bleepfic is more casual and intuitive. Plus, we'd have to explain to the poor traumatized newbies where the "C*" came from, and that's just sadistic.
Just "Code C", maybe? It's hard to pronounce * marks. The experienced agents could use it, at least...
So maybe that's the way it'd show up on the console readout when you PPC'd it; but most everybody would just call them "bleepfics"?
Just because we 'officially' name them "Bleepfics" doesn't mean we can't use other terms for them as well - "Worsefic", I imagine, is going to stay pretty common regardless of whether or not it makes a late break and wins the vote. I just wanted to get one 'standard' term so we could name a wiki article with it, but there's no reason the first line of that article can't be something like, "Bleepfics, also known as worsefics, AUGHfics, and many other such names, are..."
It's up to you. If you're writing a mission and your agents see "Code C" on the monitor, then whether they immediately translated it to "bleepfic" is a matter of your writing and their personalities. :)
Bleepfic looks like it's about soothing goodfic.
Bleepfic.
Because it's easy to spell and pronounce, short to type, and perfectly expresses the emotion such fics evoke.
Not that you needed an explanation . . .
I have to throw my support in for worsefic, though. It's so simple and elegant.
~Neshomeh
Bleepfic is my vote.
I vote for "bleepfic."
I really like Bleepfic and AUGHfic. I guess since this is going to be a PPC term that I will go with Bleepfic, because it is PPC-centric.
So my vote is for Bleepfic.
AUGHfic is rather generic, Glaurung isn't restricted to the PPC (and some people might not know who he is), but I find the idea of a 'Bleepfic' automatically unnapealing and very PPC.
(Although it feels weird to type that many -ng endings onto a word.) Failing that, Extremely Badfic.
(Horrorfic and HorroFic sound like a legitimate variation of Dark Fic or a term for crossovers with a horror movie.)
Can I nominate "The Horribly Bloody Death of Kairi" for the list?
These terms or the list of eligible badfic? It sounds like a fic title. I think we'd better hold off in filling the category until after we've named it, though.
I like AUGHfic and Glarunging Badfic.
If you see this, try:
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It gets the message across and rolls off the tongue nicely.
... but the glossary made by the BagEnders people gave the meaning of that as "fic written with the intention of squicking as many people as possible", and presumably most of the LBs weren't meant to be as bad as they are, so I don't know if that would work.
I'd vote for Bleepfic, Glaurunging Badfic or AUGHfic, personally.
Primarily because it doesn't rely on PPC in-knowledge, like bleepfic, or semi-obscure fandom knowledge, like who Glaurung is.
"Worsefic".
As in, there's badfic, worsefic, and worstfic (aka Legendary Badfic).
Elcalion, coining neologisms
Here's a nomination for Worsefic. {= )
~Neshomeh
I love those suggestions.
I would suggest SickFic for the list of possibilities, if anyone else likes it. Of the choices already there, I like HorriFic the best.
1.) AUGHfic
2.) ODEfic
3.) Incredibly!Badfic
