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Small note: if you're betaing for someone on Gdocs, they'll notice any notes you add without being told. Especially if you're the last person to edit, because it tells you who made the most recent changes.

Oh, working in a different colour to their text helps. Sometimes my documents end up as a technicolour marvel before it's ready to post.

It's hard to tell the ages on anthros sometimes...

I was led to the webcomic "Jack" by a bad review, and still agree with several of the points from it (all the ones which *didn't* blatantly show that the critic hadn't actually read more than about three pages, which he clearly hadn't, but still made one or two valid points - why the heck DID that kid randomly bring a gun to school with him on the day the other kid just happened to go on a killing spree?), but grew to like it anyway. I like it when that happens because then I don't get defensive when people criticise it ^_^

Even if other people don't.

Hell, I see it as a good thing - there's *bound* to be Inheritance Cycle badfic out there, right? And so far none of us has taken it on. You can therefore one day boldly go where no PPC member has gone before :)

We've been a bit slack over the past few months, we admit, but we've come to make it up to everyone with some newly completed Bad Slash missions :)

Both are NSFW, as usual.

The first: http://rc45.dreamwidth.org/110536.html - 'Lady Light Skirt', rated R, Mpreg, BBC Merlin. It's biologically-illogical, badly written and gross! So basically all the things we tend to home in on in fic. Costarring Mpreg Agents Oscar and Iza.

IMPORTANT WARNING: This fic contains graphic non-con. We've taken out most of it, as we usually do, but for those of delicate dispositions, we warn you.

The second: http://rc45.dreamwidth.org/110814.html - 'I Will Never Stop Loving You', rated PG, fluff, BBC Robin Hood. It's sickly sweet, horribly written and makes absolutely no sense in terms of characterisation. But the worst the characters get up to is kissing, so it's not so bad.

Many thanks to our awesome beta-posse of Sedri and Ansela.

But it brought out the WORST parts of the book. It was like it was done by guys holding up card-board cut-outs of the actors. In fact the acting might have been done better if it HAD been done by card-board cut-outs. But the riff-trax (same guys who did MST3K) of it was brilliant. Worth the $4.

It was the funniest thing I've seen in a long time. Almost as good (or bad, I suppose) as Clash of the Titans. Haven't seen New Moon, though.

--anamia

Nah its fine, the worst you'll hear is people bemoaning it.

I like the first Book of Inheritance but when the second came out it was like... he was trying too hard.

And with Twilight I was sucked into THAT little whirlpool of obsession until I read Breaking dawn. And then I said 'what was I thinking' and moved on. Thankfully I only purchased the books and not any merchandise. my Twilight books now reside in the Attic never to be touched again. The Twilight movie (haven't seen 2) only cemented that fact.

I liked the first one reasonably well. Could barely get through the second, but I liked the first.

but I've seen Inato make an appearance in several other fics.

And Grey too, of course, because not everyone decides to look up whether it is Gray or Grey.

Poor Makes-Things. I didn't want him to die. But you're certainly right - I think perhaps we should draft this article as a group, no?

Ah, that's all right - it happens. Besides, now you have a mini-me to contend with. :P

Not in my mind. I like it, even if I don't think that it's at all a shining example of literature.

The main one is, of course, Makes-Things. I assume that, like good newbies, people read the Original Series, and Makes-Things is fun. Unfortunately, he's dead, so using him would be bad. But that tidbit's hard to find unless you're looking for it.

I can't think of any other similar things at the moment, baring perhaps the retirement of Jay and Acacia, which is easier to find, but I'm certain there are other, little things like that which, while not as important as Major Events, are more crucial when actually writing missions.

--anamia

Might I suggest that instead of a "PPC History" page, which doesn't seem like it would have much useful content, why don't we make an article that sort of touches on all major points about life in the PPC today which a newbie will need to know about before they start writing stories - the lack of solid directions, things like that; bits and pieces that we all take for granted but that aren't always obvious to newcomers?

Well, damn. -shrugs- Oh well. I'm sure they'll get over it. It's not like they don't have a whole month to think things over before I request permission.

Thanks for the links. I'll be paroosing them eventually.

--anamia

I too read and tolerated Twilight. Well, up until the release of Breaking Dawn, after which point I examined them again and decided that I had better things to squee over in my spare time. But I still enjoy twisting the characters until they break (have I mentioned anywhere yet that I'm a sadistic author?), which, for me, is a mark of affection. If we can like Twilight, you can like Eragon. 'Sides, someone has to agree to work in that canon, and you seem to be the only candidate.

--anamia

Hehe. That was great. Considering the character of most agents, I can totally see a little known Department devoted entirely to experimentation. Besides, if Vambiolaria ever manages to sneak into HQ, it could be used to find a cure. Or you could sell your findings to HFA.

--anamia

I know that Makari once wrote a charming little piece on the subject. Take a look - http://www.freewebs.com/rcphi/interludea.htm

I read the Twilight books, and I do not hate them. I don't exactly like them either - I don't like the two main characters or the love story, which is the bulk of the story, but I like other aspects.

The good thing about the PPC - and it's mentioned on the Constitution - is that we're not going to exile anyone for liking things we don't, though I'm afraid you will have to put up with others complaining about those books. Sorry about that.

I have a confession to make. I... I actually like the Inheritance Cycle. Yes, the one with Eragon. Does.... does this make me a bad person?

Trust me. And I say this coming from a non-Tolkein background. I expect I would have found it even worse if I had a Tolkein background. As it is, I was put off by the sheer squickiness of the thing. Then again, I've never dealt well with smut, and the thought of... well, for those who've read it, the Goblin King's, er, member, is enough to nauseate me right there. (I never did get any farther than that, and I was reading the MST version.)

So yeah. It is that bad. Really, it is.

--anamia