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Everything that makes a fic bad

Discussion in 'General Discussion' started by Dark Lady Pryor, Nov 28, 2007.

  1. Seratin

    Seratin Proudmander –§ Prestigious §– DLP Supporter

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    Its a pity that its deleted. It could have been used as an example of everything that dlp stands against.....kind of like potter law.
     
  2. Helltanz98

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    You have a point. Well since the story has been deleted, perhaps we should find another example.
     
  3. Fenraellis

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    I know this isn't Harry/Ginny, and I actually like Harry/Luna... normally, but this story makes me laugh at how obscenely horrendous it is...
    (Warning: Minor amount of horribly-written Smut-like-err-stuff)

    Why, please, why!?
    :rrou: A good representation of the author, perhaps?
     
  4. Calis Clayr

    Calis Clayr Seventh Year

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    I can't help but feel relieved it's been deleted, I just had the misfortune of stumbling across My Immortal...
    (-shudders-)
    I don't think I can handle two abominations like that in one day...
     
  5. Seratin

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    Why, please, why!?


    While that is pretty terrible it doesnt sum up potter law in one fic like "MAGICUS TEMPOS EXTREMOS" did. It did make me vomit though.
     
  6. Banner

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    It has the VERY IMPORTANT virtue of being short. (I skimmed it, and even that was too much. Rather like a lot of Deathly Hallows.) I kept looking for the note that said "parody."
     
  7. The Doctor

    The Doctor Unspeakable

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    Epic fail.
     
  8. Aekiel

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    Well... At least it used full stops, if only them.

    Aekiel
     
  9. Warlocke

    Warlocke Fourth Champion

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    Umm, fucking ROFL.

    Awful or not, there hasn't been a fic written that couldn't eventually get a favorable review from someone equally as/even more retarded than the author.

    Encouraging dipshits to continue their moronic behavior should be illegal... unless it leads to their candidacy for a Darwin award.
     
  10. Niffler Lord

    Niffler Lord Headmaster

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    I didn't want to start a new thread as this one pretty much covers the topic I'm posting. I came across this gem when I was browsing FFnet.

    Harry Potter meets the King of the Monsters by DJ Rodriguez
    This is a new HarryHarem fanfic. Harry and some special ladies go to take a vacation in Japan... and meet someone that could make even Voldemort shudder in fear. R&R, no flames, enjoy, and leave long reviews


    At first I thought no fucking way. This guys could not seriously be talking about Godzilla...

    He was.

    On top of all the cliches, of money, Harry beating up Petunia because of his Quidditch skills.... Black inheritance, Dumbles betrayal, Narcissa, Bella, Tonks and Fleur blah blah, the lot of them end up in Japan facing Godzilla....

    I donno about you guys but I like Harry Potter and I like the old Godzilla (not the new shit that lived in New York). It was fun to read about a kid learing about magic. It was hilarious to see a guy stomping around in a rubber suit.

    But they don't mix!!!!
     
  11. Banner

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    Actually, HP just doesn't seem to crossover very well. With anything. I enjoy crossovers in general, and have spent a lot of time over at TtH. For me, the usual problem is that the author is deeply enamoured of series over another, and unbalances the crossover 'verse or marginalizes one group of characters. There are a few novel-length HP-crosses that work, but the vast majority are seriously lopsided in power.
     
  12. Seratin

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    I really dislike HP crossovers.As Banner said they just dont work! The only half decent crossover is Renegade and that is barely a crossover at all.I love stargate, I love LOTR, I love WOT......but they just dont mix.
     
  13. Manatheron

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    WOT might, and I stress the word might make for a relativaly workable crossover base if only because the difference in HP magic and WOT magic could be explained away by wether or not you could see the threads you were weaving.
     
  14. MellowYellow

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    Is this a joke? Because my little brother is only 7 years old and he can write better than this shit.
     
  15. fuubar

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    Ahhh that was different...

    I'm going to assume that someone pissed in that authors gene pool.

    Part of me kinda wishes that the other link wasn't broken, just for the lol value it would apparently bring.
     
  16. Seratin

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    That's a good point, but the way i see it WOT magic is just so much more powerful than HP magic, and then you have the whole tainted saiden argument, although having Harry show up in WOT makes for a nice variation to camelot or the founders days.
     
  17. Banner

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    Which 'verse is WOT?
     
  18. Seratin

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    Wheel of time, good verse .........if a little frustrating at times, im no expert though, im only halfway through the third book.
     
  19. Manatheron

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    Touche'

    I actually toyed with the Idea of trying a WoT crossover where someone from the third age accidentally got trapped outside the pattern, and was held timeless till the fifth age (or something like that) where 'the dragon' was considered a mythological and extremely powerful wizard, nothing more. decided I had enough on my plate at the time, but only after I'd drawn up a rough outline of the story... Ya, I'm my muses bitch...


    The fifth book will probably screw your mind up permanently :p
    On a side note however the mastermind behind the series Died last year with the last book unfinished... The family found someone to finish it for him, but even with all the notes and stuff he left behind (He knew it was coming) I'm worried about what it's going to look like...

    Edit2: Sorry about getting so off topic...
     
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  20. Seratin

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    Wow some of those stories were so bad they drove us into a conversation about a completely unrelated verse....
     
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