Subject: Well, we used to be.
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Posted on: 2008-06-30 18:37:00 UTC
But there haven't been too many volatile subjects on the Board of late, so I guess it's sort of faded into the background.
hS
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I Stumbled upon this recently by
on 2008-06-29 05:34:00 UTC
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I hope this plot bunny never gets off the ground;
http://forums.enturbulation.org/101-anonymous-think-tank/operation-fandom-19109/#post362063
Because I don't think anyone here has the ability to spork this if it gets written:(warning not brain safe) -
Huh? by
on 2008-06-30 04:46:00 UTC
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It feels like my eyes want to throw up. My god, the horror!
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You're actually 100% correct. by
on 2008-06-29 23:26:00 UTC
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No one here has the ability to PPC is -- or, more precisely, the permission. There's actually a ban on PPCing fanfic based on religious texts (which is why there's only one such mission report). You've not heard about it because it's not come up, but I figure this is as good an opportunity as any to mention it.
And yes, I know the Scientologists are a crazy religion, but a rule's a rule. I'm personally willing to lift the ban (I was never in favour of it to begin with) but I'm not doing that by myself.
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what was the origin of the ban, out of interest? by
on 2008-06-29 23:45:00 UTC
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It seems a fairly sensible ban simply because it would avoid religious flame wars (which I have learnt to dread, being a hardline Darwinian), but ... I'm curious as to when and how it came about.
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Basic summary, then. by
on 2008-06-29 23:48:00 UTC
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Someone presented the Board with Surrender to my Love, which is scary, and now dead, because I PPC'd it. When I posted it, someone responded with another Biblefic, which I said I'd also do. At that point, someone said "I'd rather you didn't," a couple of others backed her up, and then at least one, possibly two Permission Givers chimed in to agree to a ban. I don't remember the specific people involved, and I may have some of the details wrong, but that's a general version.
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I can get why. by
on 2008-06-29 23:53:00 UTC
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So many people have strong opinions in so many different directions about the topic that it's just a flamewar waiting to happen. I know, I read the Jack forum.
Slight shame, because then we can't spork such things as the Draco/Jesus fic I remember seeing a summary for once. (It was in a friendslocked LJ entry, but merely knowing it exists/existed terrifies the life out of me.) Ah well, there are other places to do so. -
Well, I'm all for a ban on PPCing purely religious fic, but by
on 2008-06-29 23:58:00 UTC
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But I think crossovers would be another story - literally.
Either way - *waves a little flag* - I've had enough difficult conversations with friends over religious issues that I'd be very glad to never see such things dragged into the PPC. I hope you don't lift the ban, hS. -
Ta by
on 2008-06-29 23:51:00 UTC
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As I said, backing away from religious subjects avoids flamewars, but ... surely badfic of the Bible is offensive to Christians? I don't see how it's better to let it exist. Oh well. Maybe it's that old free will thing again.
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I think... by
on 2008-06-29 23:58:00 UTC
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... it was the fact that any fanfic of the Bible is offensive, and a PPCing is such a beast, so better to have one rather than two. This is a Boarder thing, not an Agent thing, and sadly, writing a PPC of a fanfic doesn't always get it removed from the internets.
Actually, though, the PPC is very good at avoiding flamewars. We've had religious conversations on-Board before with no trouble, because we're mostly fairly nice crazy people. It was never really about flames or people getting angry.
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Hear, hear. by
on 2008-06-30 18:25:00 UTC
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I avoid Bible-fic like the plague because it really, really makes me uncomfortable, and PPC-ing it would just feel like having my nose shoved in it.
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Well, we used to be. by
on 2008-06-30 18:37:00 UTC
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But there haven't been too many volatile subjects on the Board of late, so I guess it's sort of faded into the background.
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That's good to hear by
on 2008-06-30 00:00:00 UTC
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Sorry I didn't see this before I posted by other reply. I hold my point, though.
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w00t for fairly nice crazy people by
on 2008-06-30 00:00:00 UTC
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and for people who can have a discussion rationally.
*has had far too many discussions of this subject with people who were reasonable in the beginning but got angry towards the end* -
Oh ye gods by
on 2008-06-29 22:41:00 UTC
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That...that is beyond scary. Why would you do something like that? Sheesh. Prayers to those on high that this never makes it to the net.
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Oh no... Narrative laws of comedy might come into play here by
on 2008-06-30 10:28:00 UTC
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Narrative laws of comedy might come into play here.
Also rule 34.