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Fanfiction's Worst Summaries v8.0

Discussion in 'Fanfic Discussion' started by Dark Syaoran, Jul 10, 2011.

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  1. Bill Door

    Bill Door The Chosen One DLP Supporter

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    Oh God! They're learning! It will be planet of the apes all over again. They must be killed before all hope is lost.
    :axe:
     
  2. Lungs

    Lungs KT Loser ~ Prestige ~ DLP Supporter

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    No. Good spelling -> good grammar -----------> competent (3-star) writing -----------------------------> good stories.

    We should encourage it :\

    I think half the hate for some of the ships is just because of the terrible fanbase.
     
  3. El Duderino

    El Duderino Groundskeeper

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    I have nothing to say to contribute to this, but my OCD insists that I have 95 posts, rather than 94.

    Therefore:

    Lamp.
     
  4. Bill Door

    Bill Door The Chosen One DLP Supporter

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    Lungs - Normally I wouldn't disagree with you, but having just read the first chapter of the story, it has just about every cliché in the book.

    Not only is Harry suddenly a lord, but the kind and benevolent goblins are working to help free him from the clutches of the dastardly Dumbledore. Then suddenly he meets Daphne Greengrass, who he is engaged to apparently, and falls in love with the girl he is contractually obliged to marry. He then meets Lord Greengrass, because every Slytherin is an aristocrat. Lord Greengrass believes every word Harry says and swears fealty to Harry, for no apparent reason.

    Even the use of spellcheck and a working knowledge of the English language doesn't get it more than 2 stars. Only above 1 star because the author actually followed through and finished it.
     
  5. silentclock

    silentclock Chief Warlock DLP Supporter

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    Wizarding Savior gets worse, if you can believe it. Harry goes to America, where Daphne's family runs the Ministry.

     
  6. Hero of Stupidity

    Hero of Stupidity Villain of Sensibility ~ Prestige ~ DLP Supporter

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    I know I will regret it, but I must ask... What is Hammerstein?
     
  7. Thaumologist

    Thaumologist Fifth Year ~ Prestige ~

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    I've seen it used several times to refer to the 'Hammerstein Magical Index', which seems to a relatively common way of measuring magical strength.

    EDIT

    Although I have no idea where its from.
     
  8. Nuk1014

    Nuk1014 First Year

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    Against my better judgement, I've read three chapters. Flamed to High Hell. :fire

    What if Harry hadn't been the chosen one? He'd be a scar-less studmuffin. What if Voldemort was defeated by others, before he was even born? Voldemort would have a shorter life. What would have become of the Marauders? They'd be alive, of course.

    I'm losing faith in fanfiction.
     
  9. Christinathewitch

    Christinathewitch Second Year

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    I'll post a part of Reading the Mistake just to show you the awesomeness you're missing by not reading this story:
    And, of course, something that most authors don't seem to realize is that Hagrid and Snape think likewise and an obvious conclusion is that they will say exactly the same thing upon meeting the Dursleys, no matter the circumstances.
     
  10. Nuk1014

    Nuk1014 First Year

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    No. This isn't something to be proud of. They somehow managed to overpower Harry at the age of ten. The author keeps switching from present to past tense.

    Dumbledore's also too stupid. J.K. managed to make him manipulative without referring to how he always needed to get Harry, "Under his control.", No subtlety. If you really want to know what I think, read my review on the matter.
    What the hell?
     
  11. Christinathewitch

    Christinathewitch Second Year

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    I thought it was kinda obvious that I was sarcastic. Then again, there are some people who just aren't sharp enough so I thought to help you for future reference:
    Sarcasm= scornful, ironic language;
    It's easy, really, after you read something, think. That's the key action, then you try to figure out if you're dealing with irony or a moron (on FF.net it' s probably the later though).
     
  12. Nuk1014

    Nuk1014 First Year

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    Well, considering that I deal with actual people like that, I thought it best to be cautious. Of course, all of the morons on FF are partly the reason I don't review usually. I say something "hurtful", the author stops the story, Reviewers send me hate mail, repeat from the beginning. :facepalm

    You should be worried, though. You sound exactly like a fangirl. A bit too good at the imitation, ne?

    Of course, if you're wishing to insult my intelligence on the matter, you're trying too hard. At least try and stay on topic, though if you can't comprehend that, feel free to keep doing what you're doing.

    "better than it sounds I promise." Without first grade capitalization and punctuation? I don't think so.
     
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  13. Lungs

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    Both of you reek of fail.

    And there's nothing special about the quality of those summaries. Try to find some that are actually terribad, and not just more of the same. :\
     
  14. Nuk1014

    Nuk1014 First Year

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    No. Terribad is "My Immortal" quality. I'm not going to go looking for one. If I stumble across one, I'll be happy to burn your eyes with it. Of course, it seems that when I look for awful summaries, I get normal ones, yet when I'm looking for something to read I get terrible ones.

    Wow. I stand corrected.

    Has to be a troll. :fire
     
  15. Bill Door

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    Her profile says she's from "Suth Caroleena", so it's probably not.
     
  16. Nuk1014

    Nuk1014 First Year

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    Maybe she's a Tara wannabe, ne?
     
  17. Aerylife

    Aerylife Not Equal

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    Nuk by any chance are you a jap fag, ne?
     
  18. Nuk1014

    Nuk1014 First Year

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    Why, yes, yes I am. How ever did you notice? :rolleyes:
     
  19. theEternalNewb

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    Anything that calls itself an RP.

     
  20. Christinathewitch

    Christinathewitch Second Year

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    Hmm, a summary that doesn't tell us anything besides the fact that the author is either trolling or an idiot. But people behold, there is actually a very good reason behind this! It's really a song that sounds like it came straight out of High School Musical and there isn't even a hint of Harry Potter in it, or anything interesting for that matter (and I'm trying to ignore the fact that the author named his crap after another song ).

    Nuk, I thank you graciously for pointing out that mistake. I wrote this in a hurry as I was annoyed at you and didn't bother rereading it when the Spell Check didn't show anything. That being said, I'm not overly worried about sounding like a fangirl when that's exactly what I was going for. Really, if you don't get it, you don't get it, that's not a reason to be sore. I must say though, I wasn't trying to insult your intelligence, that was actually more of a rant about the stupidity of people( kind of like you did after my post).
     
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