You could always try to find out if the author is still actively rewriting the damn thing. Either by PM or by making suggestions about things that could be rewritten.
Other than that, I guess it is just as much fair game as anything else. I've seen a few fics I've PPCed rewritten (mostly after I tackled them) and those rewrites still left plenty to charge the Sue with.
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More of a moral issue, than a permission issue by
on 2008-12-03 10:41:00 UTC
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Awesome, thanks, it's headed your way. :) (nm) by
on 2008-12-03 10:29:00 UTC
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I can take a look. by
on 2008-12-03 10:10:00 UTC
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I've got a pretty good grasp on the Abhorsen canon, so sure, I'll give it a read for you. My e-mail is spud@hotmail.co.uk - I'll definitely have time either today or tomorrow.
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Oh, so that's what you meant. by
on 2008-12-03 10:03:00 UTC
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Anyway, the amount of objects (in reserve) that will fall on my head when I finally do join is probably going to increase, as I'm still having a problem figuring out what to wish for. No, it isn't going to be dimensional travel. I'd just bring a towel and attempt to hitchhike with someone, in any case.
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*grins* The second I saw that post... by
on 2008-12-03 09:16:00 UTC
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I knew you'd be over here in a second. I almost volunteered you myself (before I realised that might be a bad idea for a couple of reasons).
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Well, I was assuming there'd be some, but... by
on 2008-12-03 08:30:00 UTC
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it seems I got mixed up.
I've only been present for one round of Permission Giver elections, but as far as I know, the procedure is as follows:
-One of the current PGs announces that elections are taking place in a post on the Board.
-People post replies voting for whom they think would make the best PG/PGs.
-When enthusiasm dies down or the thread gets shunted off the Board, the votes are counted and the people with the most votes are then named official PGs.
But like I said, I just assumed.
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A couple ideas... by
on 2008-12-03 08:16:00 UTC
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First off, make the bad guys powerful and smart enough to make such incredible powers necessary to defeat them.
Secondly, make the good guys lose at least once. Show that the bad guys are sneaky enough to work around their powers and beat them.
Third, have situations that incredible powers can't solve. Being able to deflect superlasers is quite the power, sure, but it won't cure a broken heart or end a drought.
Most important, to my way of thinking, is that the universe needs to be balanced. These eighteen heroes have been given massive powers for a reason - there has to be something that requires at least that much power to overcome.
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Very interesting. by
on 2008-12-03 08:07:00 UTC
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Here's a few ideas...
For one, you can have them doing things with their element that would have lesser elementals or wizards or mages or whatever in fits, and doing them easily, without thinking. Sorry, that's a little confusing; what I'm getting at is that there's two ways of demonstrating the absolute control: through raw power, and through finesse. Finesse might be an easier way to do it. It helps if you have one of these lesser ones around to compare, or someone who's familiar with the lesser ones.
Another possibility is to show them keeping up (even if barely) with one of the gods, or a creature that is, in its home world, super-powerful. I'm thinking Chernabog (sp?) from KH for some reason, dunno why.
Hmm... yeah, I'm better at giving people awesome powers and making them half-useless. =P Hope I've helped at least a little.
It occurs to me that I never did finish going through the chapters I have. If you still want me to, I can finish probably tomorrow... Sorry about that! It completely slipped my mind.
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Looking for beta... by
on 2008-12-03 08:00:00 UTC
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I have a mission pretty much done; only thing is, my usual beta is very very busy and can't be reached.
So... anyone who's familiar with the Abhorsen-verse and feels like taking a read-through? It's fairly short. Leave your email and I'll send you the document, but do let me know if the .doc format is bad for you.
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Sweet Mew! by
on 2008-12-03 07:58:00 UTC
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That was atrocious.
The story, that is, not the sporking. The sporking made me lol, which is not necessarily a good thing as the rest of the house is currently asleep. >.
Good job, and keep it up! I'm off to read your other new mission now. :)
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Um. by
on 2008-12-03 07:44:00 UTC
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First up, sorry about that. I should've asked about it first. I just… find it a little odd, with that number.
I had a couple of questions. Um. What would be the most appropriate way to deal with the longer series of video games? Legend of Zelda can probably get away with one article, but I'm a little less certain about the Final Fantasy series (for one thing, aside from the numbered, there's the Compilation, the various Tactics games, and I don't know much about XI aside from it being a MMORPG). And then there's the Tyler-who's-not-in-MTFFAT-or-Reynolds. I was thinking, would his (current) species designation be all right?
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My personal favourite way... by
on 2008-12-03 07:21:00 UTC
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Breaking the fourth wall. This being done by a story of the character:s predesesors (if they have any) abusing the powers and basically showing the full extent of them.
But this is an over used way of doing it. But it does get the point across.
Or you could go Shakesphere and do a monologue, that would be interesting!
Leto, giving bad advice!
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Elections? by
on 2008-12-03 06:55:00 UTC
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There are elections? And how does one vote? Do they happen on here?
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That's happened. by
on 2008-12-03 06:48:00 UTC
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*points to the Final Fantasy mini listing* I'm not sure how that works, though. Looks like it might be 'summons' and 'everything else', though.
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Able and willing on both counts. by
on 2008-12-03 06:21:00 UTC
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You already know my email, and I'm both LOTR-verse knowledgeable and a full-blown Grammar Nazi. Chuck it over and I'll have a look.
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*shudder* by
on 2008-12-03 06:12:00 UTC
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Reminiscent of "Subjugation," that one. Except "Subjugation" at least used magic instead of the unnecessary surgery, which Lucius has no reason to know how to do.
... Dear Eru, I just made a favorable comparison of "Subjugation." O.o;
~Neshomeh, who is up too late.
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*Squee* by
on 2008-12-03 06:03:00 UTC
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Oh, do, do, do! I'd love to have peoples to talk to/hang with/sometimes introduce to my friends here who won't be scared by them or me.
I mean... *Innocent*
Yay. YAY. *Dances and wanders around* By the way, on the off chance you see this and don't have my email, it's leetrynace at gmail.
YAY, New England! ...It's been far too warm the last couple of days, though. *End rambly; excuse Lee, she's tired and pissy at roomie*
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The whosit? by
on 2008-12-03 05:45:00 UTC
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I'm pretty sure HFA (I'm assuming that's what you meant?) refers to a Headmistress--or at least, the sequel does for sure.
Canons teaching classes is good, though.
#4: Thou shalt declare a species of mini if thy continuum has them not.
~Neshomeh
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I have changed the topic of my paper by
on 2008-12-03 05:06:00 UTC
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Sorry y'all.
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Wanted: LotR Canon and Grammar Freak willing to beta read! by
on 2008-12-03 04:56:00 UTC
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I need a beta reader for a long, long, trying-to-be-Canon-compliant Legomance fanfic. If anyone's interested, my email is up there...*points*, so email me!
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If you want to interview me... by
on 2008-12-03 04:24:00 UTC
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You can either e-mail me at letohaven at hotmail . com or we can talk on skype, name there leto.haven Being an oldie an old subject of these interviews I would be glade to. O a, in Japan now, so the e-mail may be the safest bet.
Leto
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And another PLUG: Division of Mpreg this time by
on 2008-12-03 03:16:00 UTC
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Apparently we're having a productive week. The second mission of the Division of Mpreg, in which human biology takes an utterly bizarre turn in the Pegasus galaxy, can be found over at Trojie's lj as per usual:
http://agenttrojie.livejournal.com/55442.html
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Made the Transformers entry...random related question... by
on 2008-12-03 01:49:00 UTC
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Okay, so, this has been bothering me for a bit now, and since I just filled out the Transformers entry on the wiki, I'm going to maybe-not-so-randomly ask this question here...
Would minis in the Transformers-verse(s) be, well, mini-Transformers? I've been thinking that they could just be, like, the toys, or something. Only alive. Cuz that way they can still transform, which is kinda the point. And I don't think there's any nasty animals indigenous to the Transformers-verse(s) that could be used. Not to mention that they're ROBOTS, and I think they should stay that way...
The only problem with having mini-Transformers would be that, well, not all characters are giant robots, and I'm not sure what misspelled human characters would be. I'm thinking mini-hardhats, since it seems to be something of a recurring theme. http://transformers.wikia.com/wiki/Hard_hat
So, would it be too much to have two mini species for one continuum? Or slew of continuums? I've collected a number of the little buggers, and I'd kinda like to know what I'm dealing with here...
~Anjilly, who has a penchant for 80s cartoons, and who is also feeling slightly frazzled at the moment and thus apologizes for any flightiness inherent in this post. Like the way she just signed it. XD