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In general we don't tell them, because we write the missions for ourselves, not them. Also, more importantly, waving the mission under the writer's nose would probably just result in bad feeling and possibly ignite a flame war, which nobody wants.

On the other hand, if you know the writer would be a good sport about it, there's no reason not to tell them.

~Neshomeh

I've got the same problem. Why must there be so many brilliant characters?!

It's still not likely that someone like Ollivander, who's seen more strange things than most, would actually faint over something like that. Therefore, it's the author's/self-insert's/Sue's doing. Anyway, that's just one quibble in a list of the fic's errors.

... You're new around here, aren't you? What brings you to the Board?

~Neshomeh

Seriously, besides a fireplace poker is MUCH more threatening. Unless one is terrified of getting papercuts or playing cards... but I digress. And thanks again

It's a toss-up between Aragorn and Sam. And Faramir. And Eowyn. And Galadriel. And Theoden. And Bilbo.

Um.

You see the problem. ^_^;

~Neshomeh

When one is writing a PPC mission do you have to tell the BadFic's author you're doing it? Should you tell them at all?

~Bryn

Um... Didn't Ollivander faint because of the fact that the wand was silver. I don't think it was because of Luna.

Though if you want the card game, I'm sure I can find one for you. *rummages*

Very nice. Who is your favorite character in the LotR fandom?

The Dromopodian family is my favorite!

LotR will always be my first true love. I'm not as knowledgeable as some about the finer points of Tolkien lore, but when it comes to the main canon (The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings, and The Silmarillion) I know my stuff. And if I don't, I have reference books to help me. ^_~

After that, there's Farscape, HP, Dragonriders of Pern, Phantom of the Opera (Leroux and Kay for the most part; Webber's all right as long as it's not the movie), Jekyll & Hyde (book and musical), Animorphs, and assorted other sci-fi and fantasy. Most recently I've gotten into Temeraire and the new Battlestar Galactica, though I've only read the first book and seen the first season, respectively.

~Neshomeh

Sorry for the capitalization issue. I really do try to aviod those. Thanks for the tip.

I like the HP, LotR, and Labyrinth fandom although I sometimes dabble in Artemis Fowl and Doctor Who fandom as well. What about you?

And many thanks for the links!

*pokes*

Welcome!

I see you got the Big Bag o' Links. May I also direct your attention to the Lost Tales Archive? It's under construction and likely to be for some time, but it's the place to read some PPC stuff you won't find anywhere else now that Geocities is gone. And there's more where that came from (read: on my hard drive until they've been spiffed up a bit).

Good to meet another aspiring writer. However, as such, you might want to watch your capitalization (or lack thereof). It's important to the craft. {= )

What fandoms are you into?

~Neshomeh

Help yourself to your favorite venomous arthropod!

Thanks for the welcome and the poker. I presume you mean fireplace poker not poker card game. I can't play poker to save my life... but I'm downright deadly at egyptian rat screw

Luna is so out of character I'm not even sure it's still her; a non-canon fifth Hogwarts house for speshul people, which has no Head of House and no uniform; the fact that someone seemed to know Luna and her friends would go there before the Sorting Ceremony; a wand made out of silver and other Magical Mary-Sue Artifacts; a Cute Animal Friend (Othello the Miniature Eagle Owl); making dignified adults (i.e. Mr. Ollivander and Madam Hooch) faint at "Luna's" awesomeness; and of course the poor spelling, punctuation and grammar.

Those are just the ones I can remember off the top of my head.

~Neshomeh

To fight off the Flowers, of course ;)

Thank you for the bleepka, and thank you for not sending me vanilla ice cream. The sad thing was it used to be my favorite. Now... eh... I can barely look at it without shuddering.

I'm sure I'll find MANY uses for the bleepka,

~Bryn

Um...I'm not so good with gifts. And since you can't eat vanilla ice-cream, how about a nice big bottle of Bleepka? (I read the Legendary Badfics, too. I feel your pain)

~Xanthia B.~

I liked the Silvermoon one. What's wrong with it?

eh yeah. foolish me when I first started reading PPC fics I came across the Legendary BadFics. and read them. and wlthough it gave me in sight to the sue-thors mind... I still can't look at lavender or eat vanilla ice cream *shudder*. thank you so much for the links and I'll be sure to comb trough them for fics I've not read yet.

~Bryn

I comes bearing links. *drags out Big Bag O' Links and digs through it*

First off is the link to the Wiki, a veritable fount of information for a newbie to read through. Especially helpful for you if you want to write missions would be the page on Permission (note the capital P).

I would advise against reading any Legendary Badfic, unless you are of strong mind and stomach. Even the summaries have been known to give those of weaker constitution nightmares.

For your reading pleasure, not knowing what you have already managed to find, I have several links for you. The Original Series (not to be confused with Star Trek) is a good place to start, as the PPC did many aeons ago. What do you mean I'm exaggerating? The Department of Geographical Aberrations is another interesting place to visit, if you have the time and inclination. Also by hS is the Tangled Webs site, which contains backstory for the PPC as an organisation. If you would rather visit the Floaters, then July's site is the place you need to be. And last, but most definitely not least, Response Centre 45 is where Trojie and Pads' missions are archived.

Hope you enjoy your stay here. Please deposit your sanity into the container offered to you by another Boarder; you won't be needing it here.