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Being abruptly yanked onto the floor didn't really do much to encourage him to start, especially with his partner in a snit. He turned, looking for her, and bumped into someone. Probably because he hadn't been looking right- up, and even if it was Christmas no one was going to teach her to fly, so- what was that on the ceiling?

He glanced at the person he'd bumped into, then back up at the mistletoe, then down again. "Oh, dear," he said. "Um, is it okay…?"

(Sorry if it's not okay. I just didn't like it dangling like that.)

Have a Prinny suit. It increases stats and makes people say "-dood" at the end of every sentence. It makes them explode when thrown, but that usually isn't much of a problem. It may or may not come with complimentary Prinny bombs and a pair of swords.

-Very slightly less new newbie

Another PPCer in my age group, I say "Yay" and partake in much rejoicing! Welcome, friend! Have a pair of dice.

It wasn't a badfic, persay, but it definently wasn't good. I could think of a thousand things I would have done differently and made it better. But like Sedri said, you can't just steal someone's idea.

The best thing to do, would be to as Lady Clark-Weasely if you can write your own version of her idea, making sure to say you're doing it differently, and if she gives you permission you can run with it. The downside to this is that you really really shouldn't spork any of her work afterwards. That's just rude.

I gift thee with an egg whisk! It's shiny, gold-plated, and whisks not only eggs but spambots and author wraiths, too! Use it for good and not evil.

Oh, and the Warhammer 'fic is that way. *points up and to the left* ;-)

Good to meet a new face!

...and they all boil down the point that deliberately taking someone else's idea without their permission leaves me so sick with guilt that I couldn't do it. It's not right. Just because it's fanfic doesn't mean we shouldn't respect someone's idea. I would be deeply wounded if someone pinched my 'original' (as much as fanfic can be) plotline - that is, after all, why some disclaimers include things like "but so-and-so IS mine".

That said, I know how you feel. There are some stories - fanfic and published - that I look at with longing, going, "I could do SO MUCH better! I could FIX that!" But I can't, and it's frustrating.

All this applies doubly if the rest is spork-worthy. It's painful, but that's life. The only chance I think you'd have of getting to write that story is if the author gives up, stops writing, and you ask if you can use the idea. But that's not likely.

Sorry. :(

Not blockaded as such. Just avoided and not spoken of. Criminals hid there during the Clone Wars, for one thing.

Never seen it done (or used it myself), but ysalamiri-usage would be fairly canonical. At least for the New Republic era - I seem to recall a statement that Myrkr was effectively blockaded/off-limits for the Old Republic.

Elcalion

Meant to include this in the original post but forgot. In case you're wondering what A Different World (the fic in question) is like, here's a link:

http://www.fanfiction.net/s/4543231/1/ADifferentWorld

I have come into a bit of a dilemma recently, which I was hoping y'all could help me with. Short version: I have run across a fic I'd love to spork or see sporked. I also want to grab the idea behind the fic and run away with it, cackling madly.

See, I happened to run across this fic called A Different World, by Lady Clark-Weasley of Books. If that name sounds familiar, it's because one of her other fics was nominated for sporking a while back. Looking at her fics generally provoke feelings of RAGE within me. This one was not much different, having the usual bad spelling, tense jumps, bad grammar, and awful characterization. However, I found the concept behind the story quite interesting: in the Season Two finale of the new Doctor Who, the Doctor is the one who ends up in the alternate dimension. With him gone, the TARDIS somehow transforms Rose into a Time Lady, and she goes on to take his place in the canon scale of events.

Yes, I know it's a weird, even silly-sounding idea. Only the more I thought about it, the cooler it seemed. Just for starters, there'd be the mental, physical, and emotional shock of suddenly becoming a very different creature. Presumably over the chapters you could follow the slow readjustment to her new identity and responsibilities. Then there's the fact that Rose is very much NOT the Doctor--she'd react to things differently from him, and other people (the Master springs to mind in particular) would react differently to her. So over time the story slowly deviates from canon, and the reader gets the pleasure of watching what Stays and what Doesn't. I've got even more ideas, even scenes sketched out in my mind, but I'm probably boring your socks off as is.

The question is, do I have the right to take this idea and make my own story out of it? It's not as if I'm picking up on a common AU idea; this is the first time I've ever encountered "Rose as Time Lord," frankly speaking. I don't want to come off as an idea-thief, but that's exactly what I'd be doing. Then there's the fact that I would gleefully spork pretty much all of Lady Clark-Wesley's fics given the opportunity. Talk about adding insult to injury! While I believe that people who write badfic deserve the riffs they get, I don't believe in being unnecessarily cruel. Posting her fics for retribution and then running off with her ideas...well, that's kind of pushing it.

And then, on the other hand, I genuinely believe that her version is a waste of a good idea and I want to give that idea the story it deserves.

Okay, so maybe I'm making a mountain out of a molehill. But I'd still appreciate hearing your input on the subject all the same. And if you have anything to say about the idea itself, feel free to post it--I'd love to hear what you have to say.

It's both funny and disturbing in a bizarre way. And if I recall my Torchwood correctly, the crew isn't exactly the picture of a smooth-running team itself. Still, I can't help but snicker at the image of a kid living in the Hub: "I don't have my homework 'cause a Dalek from last Sunday's invasion got into the Hub and we all nearly died only Ianto managed to kill it with a rocket launcher and all the fighting and stuff damaged the computers including the one with my essay. But Tosh said she could get most of the stuff on the computers back by Wednesday so if you can wait I'll have it in by then. Honest."

Good job killing the Sue, and congradulations on finally finishing the mission!

(Cross-posted to Cassie's LJ and Kgarrett's website)

We got RPing on Gtalk, and the result was our Agents, Nat, Kelvin and Marcus, talking about PPC history and making a trip to DIA Central to see Agent Cassie, who is currently under arrest.

Here's the link to the Gdoc:

http://docs.google.com/Doc?id=ddkcfxr6_75gp4fnbhq

Hope you enjoy it.

May I direct your attention to the PPC Wiki, if you have not already located that fine resource. Editors are always welcome. *drops an anvil marked 'HINT' on Zotz's head*

It is always advisable to read The Original Series (not connected to Star Trek) if you haven't already. In fact, I believe that hS insists on it these days. Well, he very strongly requests it anyway.

Beware of the Legendary Badfic. Even the summaries have been known to scar minds, so click on any links to those most foul of perils at your own risk.

Welcome, leave your sanity at the door (such a useless thing is not needed here) and join the fun.

Many, many welcomes. *presents you with a bag of pebbles and a Random Shiny Object*

Someone should be along shortly to present you with the recommended links, most likely JulyFlame.

Welcome, brother PPCer.

(Wow, we're getting a lot more male PPCers recently. I reckon the Board's got nearly double the number of males it had when I joined, though maths isn't my strong point.)

BTW, will your agents be based in a TARDIS or a Response Center?

Have a Long-Handled Cheese Stomper and some flame-roasted Suenicorn! I would give you man-flesh, but it's too nummy. Bleah.

Here's a vibrospork, and welcome to the PPC!

Well, it's happened again. A newbie has just joined. And there was much rejoicing. *Yaaay!!!* Looking forward to posting and skewering much Badfic. By the way, I am Maudlin Hart's big brother. I'm 16 years old, and hate badfic with a passion. I also am looking for Warhammer 40K Goodfic. See ya!

Can Agents use ysalamir if the situation calls for it? If not, are there methods of camouflaging their presence in the Force from Sues?

(We can say your post was set before the party broke up.)

It's really the only thing that would make sense.

Can it wait for a month? It's that time of year again - two seen exam questions to prepare for, some creative writing to do, and six to eight thousand words of something, I haven't actually checked what yet. All due in around the 19th of January. And Trojie, evil wench that she is, has buggered off for New Year, and is doing holidays from the 16th. In short, we're going to be murderously busy for the two weeks that she's back.

However, a cowrite in three weeks could certainly work, and I'm sure Trojie will agree.