Subject: Something Mildly Intriguing
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Posted on: 2013-07-27 21:02:00 UTC
This is a somewhat snarky Non-fic I came across in the Pit while looking for tips on writing half-decent summaries. I thought it was relevant to the PPC, but I'm not entirely sure whether in a positive or negative way.
http://m.fanfiction.net/s/4911307/1/The-Tragedy-of-Mary-Sue
Opinions?
-- Len
I don't like the author bashing in this. I stopped reading at "Meet my author. Her name is Jessica; she's thirteen years old and has the mentality of a slow witted chimp on unhealthy quantities of crack." Here is the thing, the author of this story is using this character, who is a Mary Sue in name only, as a mouthpiece to bash authors and the people reading this fic. It is full of hate for real people.
I don't know why people come to the defense of fictional characters while spewing vitriol at real people, I really don't.
This is a really good example of what the PPC should NOT be. These are the kinds of things we discourage.
-Phobos
The equivalent of using a ten-ton warhead on an anthill.
I'm full of hate, but I don't literally beat people over the head with it. At least, not any more.