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DLP 5-Starred and Featured Authors C2

Discussion in 'Fanfic Discussion' started by enembee, Aug 15, 2010.

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Should we expand the C2 to include non-HP stories?

  1. Yes

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  2. No, Create a New C2 for 5-Starred Non-HP Fics

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  3. No, Don't bother

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  4. No strong opinion

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  1. Averis

    Averis Don of Delivery ~ Prestige ~

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    May I just point out the 'and featured' part of the C2 title.

    I don't think it would hurt to have some of the better, well-written stories just lurking at the edge of fantasic thrown in with slightly more obviously fantastic. A broader selection of new stories wouldn't hurt either.

    Whether or not Potter, No Angst should be in is entirely not up to me and I won't be advocating too strongly for fear of every damn author trying to get their story in. If it makes it on its own merit, however... kick ass.

    EDIT: Obviously its already in. Kick ass.
     
  2. Skeletaure

    Skeletaure Magical Core Enthusiast ~ Prestige ~ DLP Supporter

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    You guys have short memories. If you re-read the start of the thread, the C2 always included fics that were below 5 stars, if they were from DLP authors.

    Incidentally, a visual representation of the effect of this C2:

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    My inbox has been flooded with delicious notifications, lol.
     
    Last edited: Sep 25, 2012
  3. enembee

    enembee The Nicromancer DLP Supporter

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    I've tried to make this post a couple of times from work, but our internet has been pretty dodgy, so it never quite made it. Just want to confirm what Taure and Averis said, Featured Authors are anyone who's been a loyal member of DLP for a few years and whose writing I consider good enough to not be totally embarrassing ;D

    As far as I'm concerned Jeram is a DLP author, his omission was probably an oversight on my part. If anyone else thinks they've been unfairly omitted, feel free to contact me.

    For what it's worth, any part of this C2 is completely open for discussion for recognizable members of DLP (ie, more than 10 posts) though I won't promise I'll definitely take your suggestions and enact them immediately, this C2 is a product of DLP's combined efforts, no single person's hard work. I'm open to suggestions.

    EDIT: I don't know if people have noticed with all this discussion, but the C2 has a new icon:

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    Last edited: Sep 25, 2012
  4. Jeram

    Jeram Elder of Zion ~ Prestige ~ DLP Supporter

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    I have gotten a barrage of notifications just today. Only 4% are reviews, of course, but that's to be expected. I'm just glad they aren't all from the same person (it happens).
     
  5. Jormungandr

    Jormungandr Prisoner

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    Heh, if you call thirty or so comments of "GOOD STURY MORE PLZ" for every chapter 'reviews'. :)
     
  6. Vir

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    Also, I can add stories to the C2 if Enembee isn't reachable or whatever.
     
  7. Oz

    Oz For Zombie. Moderator DLP Supporter

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  8. silentclock

    silentclock Chief Warlock DLP Supporter

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    I just got a flood of notifications for Malfoy Manor, after not getting anything for a couple weeks, and had no idea why. Thanks for the add.

    Guess I'll be doing some writing tonight.
     
  9. Rahkesh Asmodaeus

    Rahkesh Asmodaeus THUNDAH Bawd Admin DLP Supporter

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    Is Alexandra Potter really worth putting in the C2? It's just yet another magical essay by Taure, written to look like a fanfic.

    I'd just rather DLP not be associated with Taure and his fetish for writing essays on magic.
     
  10. TheWiseTomato

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    I wouldn't mind putting my HP/Dresden fic 'Magician' forward for consideration. It's not in the Library, but it's sitting at four stars in the WbA thread.
     
  11. Sauce Bauss

    Sauce Bauss Second Year ~ Prestige ~ DLP Supporter

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    DLP's chance at not being associated with Taure came and past a few years ago. A bit late now, don't you think?
     
  12. Vir

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    Yes, I think it is.
     
  13. Jormungandr

    Jormungandr Prisoner

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    It does read as being a giant info-dump sometimes, and even though I personally don't like the direction it's gone in, the level of complexity in the writing (especially Dumbledore's characterization, and Alex's interactions) rivals that of 'other' DLP fics; this warrants its inclusion.
     
  14. Rahkesh Asmodaeus

    Rahkesh Asmodaeus THUNDAH Bawd Admin DLP Supporter

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    I'm not saying that Taure didn't think long and hard about magic and how it works and that he wrote it decently, I'm saying that a treatise on how magic works is not fanfiction, it's just Taure jerking himself off once again.
     
  15. Averis

    Averis Don of Delivery ~ Prestige ~

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    It takes all kinds I suppose. A lot of people probably wouldn't associate my semi-humorous, teen pseudo-romances with DLP, yet We'll All Fall and Potter, No Angst are both in there. Its not all about '5 star quality' anyway, as we've already discussed. Taure is a solid writer, and though the info dumps do take a toll, we know that's because he's thought so much about the theory.

    I do support showing not telling.
     
  16. Hawkin

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    I'd like to suggest The Wizard from Earth by Roarian. I think it qualifies with both the 5 stars (4.46) and the featured author?
     
  17. Jormungandr

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    Seconded...
     
  18. Vir

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    It's in the archive.
     
  19. Photon

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    Eligible candidates (>= 10 votes, >= 4.5 rating):
    * The Fire Omens ( http://forums.darklordpotter.net/showthread.php?t=21520 ) has 4.59 rating with 29 votes
    * The Master of Death ( http://forums.darklordpotter.net/showthread.php?t=23214 ) has 4.66 rating with 32 votes
    * The Prisoner's Cipher ( http://forums.darklordpotter.net/showthread.php?t=20881 ) has 4.78 rating with 74 votes

    Following stories from C2 were never submitted for review in DLP library
    * Gravesong: Requiem - see http://www.fanfiction.net/s/6321789/1/
    * Fractal - see http://www.fanfiction.net/s/8545947/1/
    * Death Wish - see http://www.fanfiction.net/s/9261033/1/
    * The Wizard from Earth - see http://www.fanfiction.net/s/8337871/1/
    * Magician - see http://www.fanfiction.net/s/6989216/1/
    * Mysterious Happenings at Malfoy Manor - see http://www.fanfiction.net/s/8170592/1/
    * Wizard for Hire - see http://www.fanfiction.net/s/7993653/1/
    * Criminal Limit - see http://www.fanfiction.net/s/8379857/1/
    * In Essence Divided - see http://www.fanfiction.net/s/7917665/1/
    * Alexandra Potter - see http://www.fanfiction.net/s/8299839/1/
    * You Can't Take The Sky From Me - see http://www.fanfiction.net/s/7613015/1/
    * Hallowed - see http://www.fanfiction.net/s/7469856/1/
    * Speak Softly, Love - see http://www.fanfiction.net/s/7400212/1/
    * Harry Potter and the Forests of Valbonë - see http://www.fanfiction.net/s/7287278/1/
    * The Sun Dog - see http://www.fanfiction.net/s/6738586/1/
    * The Pillars of Power - see http://www.fanfiction.net/s/6733750/1/
    * Harry Potter and the Heartlands of Time - see http://www.fanfiction.net/s/6325846/1/
    * India - see http://www.fanfiction.net/s/4176058/1/
    * River Run - see http://www.fanfiction.net/s/4227924/1/
    * The Game Is Afoot - see http://www.fanfiction.net/s/4543379/1/
    * Lost Soul - see http://www.fanfiction.net/s/5444111/1/
    * The Binding - see http://www.fanfiction.net/s/3173341/1/
    * Saving Ivy - see http://www.fanfiction.net/s/4662364/1/
    * Retsu's Folly - see http://www.fanfiction.net/s/5543906/1/
    * Demon's Feign, Merlin's Pain - see http://www.fanfiction.net/s/3468902/1/
    * Fire and Emerald: A Love Story - see http://www.fanfiction.net/s/4647941/1/
    * Tequila - see http://www.fanfiction.net/s/5812166/1/
    * A Story of Hallows and Horcruxes - see http://www.fanfiction.net/s/5106106/1/
    * The Potter Politics - see http://www.fanfiction.net/s/5974831/1/
    * Harry Farscape Potter - see http://www.fanfiction.net/s/3199072/1/
    * Familiar Conversations - see http://www.fanfiction.net/s/4348670/1/
    * The Denarian Omakes - see http://www.fanfiction.net/s/4355372/1/
    * To Deny Defeat - see http://www.fanfiction.net/s/3847381/1/
    * A Day in the Dreams of Ronald Weasley - see http://www.fanfiction.net/s/4604734/1/
    * For Want of a Wand - see http://www.fanfiction.net/s/4178534/1/
    * To Love in Vain - see http://www.fanfiction.net/s/4738303/1/
    * A Half Blood Prince Indeed - see http://www.fanfiction.net/s/5287437/1/
    * A Little Knowledge is a Dangerous Thing - see http://www.fanfiction.net/s/5642958/1/
    * Whatever Happened to Bromance? - see http://www.fanfiction.net/s/5445767/1/
    * Harry Potter and the Marauders’ Horcrux - see http://www.fanfiction.net/s/4220317/1/
    * 101 Ways to Kill Ron Weasley - see http://www.fanfiction.net/s/5248438/1/
    * A New Kind of Magic - see http://www.fanfiction.net/s/4560864/1/
    * Harry Potter: Space Wizard - see http://www.fanfiction.net/s/5224898/1/
    * Harry Potter and the Lords of Magic I - see http://www.fanfiction.net/s/5755130/1/
    * By That Last Candle’s Light - see http://www.fanfiction.net/s/4236163/1/
    * Sister, Mine - see http://www.fanfiction.net/s/4987540/1/
    * Harry Potter and the Innate Malapropism - see http://www.fanfiction.net/s/2927722/1/
    * Harry Potter and the Time Spiral - see http://www.fanfiction.net/s/5959149/1/
    * Skepsis - see http://www.fanfiction.net/s/3292913/1/
    * Always - see http://www.fanfiction.net/s/4827465/1/
    * Harry Gets His - see http://www.fanfiction.net/s/4212494/1/
    * Thank God You're Here: VotN - see http://www.fanfiction.net/s/4324847/1/
    * To Define Treachery - see http://www.fanfiction.net/s/3672254/1/
    * The Assassin Decreed - see http://www.fanfiction.net/s/3836799/1/
    * The Serpent of the South - see http://www.fanfiction.net/s/3738389/1/
    * Incorruptible - see http://www.fanfiction.net/s/5137867/1/
    * Harry Potter and the Defiance of the Hero - see http://www.fanfiction.net/s/4042356/1/
    * Harry Potter and the Soul of the Hero - see http://www.fanfiction.net/s/4413991/1/
    * Of Harry and Harry - see http://www.fanfiction.net/s/5572599/1/
    * Tragedy, Mine Alone - see http://www.fanfiction.net/s/6237609/1/
    * The Point - see http://www.fanfiction.net/s/5898448/1/
    * Marie Antoinette - see http://www.fanfiction.net/s/2935587/1/
    * Snitch Game - see http://www.fanfiction.net/s/5483499/1/
    * Firewhiskey Nights - see http://www.fanfiction.net/s/5268547/1/
    * Where in the World is Harry Potter? - see http://www.fanfiction.net/s/2354771/1/
    * Adventures in Babysitting - see http://www.fanfiction.net/s/2397633/1/
    * Harry Potter and the Apathy of Freedom - see http://www.fanfiction.net/s/2432499/1/
    * The Anachronistic Adventures of Patch and Eddie - see http://www.fanfiction.net/s/2404325/1/
    * The Untitled Cheekquel Project - see http://www.fanfiction.net/s/2477165/1/
    * Therapeutic Discussion - see http://www.fanfiction.net/s/2676579/1/
    * The DA Missions: Agent Furry Fury - see http://www.fanfiction.net/s/3564607/1/
    * The DA Missions: Agent Miss Print - see http://www.fanfiction.net/s/4568921/1/

    Stories that may quite easily reach C2 criteria (>= 10 votes, >= 4.5 rating). This list contains all stories that require less than 4 votes or have five stars.
    * Ground Hog Day ( http://forums.darklordpotter.net/showthread.php?t=3908 ) has 4.44 rating with 16 votes. It needs at least 2 votes.
    * Lessons ( http://forums.darklordpotter.net/showthread.php?t=1540 ) has 4.47 rating with 15 votes. It needs at least 1 vote.
    * Rivers of Blood ( http://forums.darklordpotter.net/showthread.php?t=2434 ) has 4.29 rating with 7 votes. It needs at least 3 votes.
    * Shells ( http://forums.darklordpotter.net/showthread.php?t=2864 ) has 4.46 rating with 13 votes. It needs at least 2 votes.
    * That Which Holds The Image ( http://forums.darklordpotter.net/showthread.php?t=23501 ) has 4.49 rating with 53 votes. It needs at least 2 votes.
    * The Broken Victory ( http://forums.darklordpotter.net/showthread.php?t=5096 ) has 4.44 rating with 9 votes. It needs at least 2 votes.
    * The Lord of Azkaban ( http://forums.darklordpotter.net/showthread.php?t=80 ) has 4.29 rating with 7 votes. It needs at least 3 votes.

    Generated at 2013-08-12 14:41:54 UTC. Note that there are some expected false negatives due to a DLP bug reported here: https://forums.darklordpotter.net/showthread.php?p=650870#post650870
     
    Last edited: Aug 12, 2013
  20. Skeletaure

    Skeletaure Magical Core Enthusiast ~ Prestige ~ DLP Supporter

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    Those would be the "Featured Authors" part of "DLP 5-Starred and Featured Authors". Most of them are in WBA, which people tend not to post for Library review.
     
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