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Discussion in 'General Discussion' started by Darth Disaster, Dec 20, 2012.

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  1. Jarik

    Jarik Chief Warlock

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    Dec 21, 2012 #21
    I think if a page is written about this site, it should avoid going too much into all the cultural aspects of this forum that people talk about. "You need to have thick skin" and all that - I don't know what DLP was like back in the day, but it really isn't that bad. And I think talking too much about that aspect scares away people.

    I honestly was fairly surprised at how friendly everyone was when I joined. You guys aren't trying hard enough. =P

    Only real difference is that moderators are more hands off when it comes to discussions - even if they get aggressive.

    I'd say just focus on the features we have like The Library, Other Fandoms, our activity, WbA, authors of popular fics, etc etc.
     
  2. Ched

    Ched Da Trek Moderator DLP Supporter ⭐⭐

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    Dec 21, 2012 #22
    Yeeeeeah, I don't really care either way about the TVTropes thing. I think TV Tropes is great these days (it took me a long time to see the appeal though), but I don't really see it as an info-page for things like forums. I usually go there to read about common threads that run through various stories and whatnot, i.e. actual "tropes" as they call them.

    I don't see a need for us to have a page but I don't really see the harm in it either if someone wants to do it. Just keep it simple and let it go from there if you decide to go for it? No need to write thousands of words.

    Dark Lord Potter, also known as Project DLP, is a fanfiction community that values quality over all else. They favor blunt, constructive criticism and rarely sugarcoat their reviews. Traditionally their focus has been on Harry Potter fanfiction but in recent years they have branched out.

    *shrug*
     
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  3. KHAAAAAAAN!!

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    Dec 21, 2012 #23
    On the other hand, people joining cautiously and being pleasantly surprised is a much better option than having slurries of dumb fucktards ignorant of the lay of the land join only to be reamed out by the noob-police within their first few posts.

    To be quite honest, I doubt that retooling the TvTropes page would have any effect whatsoever on DLP's public image. Much of the resentment from the core HP fandom regarding this site stems from past actions. I lurked back in the old days once or twice while I was looking for fics, and let's face it, y'all were a big bag o' dicks more often than not.

    The only way that image is really going to go away is by being overtly nice to the newer members of the fandom. And I think we're well on our way. The site does seem considerably 'nicer' now than it was when I started lurking again in 2010 .... although that could just be attributed to Blaise being murdered by Schrodinger. :awesome
     
  4. Zombie

    Zombie Black Philip Moderator DLP Supporter ⭐

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    Dec 21, 2012 #24
    I think this is retarded. I don't give a fuck what people think about DLP, and what that cunt Less Wrong thinks either. The problem with everyone thinking we're all a bunch of hard asses is them confusing Internet with real life where people are courteous and don't tell you they will murder you and fuck the body on a continual basis. I've always been about if you get offended and make a scene you're not worth the time. No sweat if you don't join or post you probably had nothing to contribute anyways.

    Tl;Dr: Fuck everyone, this idea is stupid. Everyone that needs to know of dlp knows of it, I will kill you and fuck the body.

    Edit: Blaise is still alive. He just left because he's a cock sucking nigger.
     
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  5. Samuel Black

    Samuel Black Chief Warlock

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    Dec 21, 2012 #25
    So... weird segue. I googled 'Dark Lord Potter Tvtropes' to see what came up, and my computer corrected tvtropes to twitter. Which leads me to ask, DLP has a twitter account?

    When the hell did this happen?
     
  6. Aurion

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    Dec 21, 2012 #26
    If you want to make a DLP TVTropes page, I doubt anyone will actually try to stop you.

    With that said, ehhhhhhh. Hard to see this ending any other way than faggotry.

    Especially if you go full-in and apply tropes to notable users- the most likely end for that is someone nerdraging because they don't like that you sorted them under something like Internet Tough Guy.
     
  7. Mercenary

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    Dec 21, 2012 #27
    I dont see why we need to. But hey not like we can stop you from doing it on your own WD.

    I mean I'll admit trying to put a description other than "We're dark cool and edgy" isnt exactly helped by our forum name being DARK LORD POTTER.

    Kind of obvious there.

    I mean most of the time when I see DLP mentioned its invariably some form of "Those DLP guys are a bunch of circlejerking faggots." Which translates as "I didnt like the way the story was written but those DLP guys did so they're a bunch of a circlejerking faggots"
     
  8. Ched

    Ched Da Trek Moderator DLP Supporter ⭐⭐

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    Dec 21, 2012 #28
    This is a horrible idea and I hope no one has been suggesting it.
     
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  9. Xiph0

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    Dec 21, 2012 #29
    Fuck knows. It better be Raven or someone's going to die.
     
  10. Anarchy

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    Dec 21, 2012 #30
    I think it's Merrill? I remember someone saying something about it in irc a long time ago.
     
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  11. Midknight

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    Dec 21, 2012 #31
    First I've heard of it.
     
  12. Aurion

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    Dec 21, 2012 #32
    It was more of a "don't even think about doing this" than a "I've seen people suggesting this", if that's reassuring at all.
     
  13. Jeram

    Jeram Elder of Zion ~ Prestige ~ DLP Supporter

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    Dec 21, 2012 #33
    I'm surprised you don't remember - last year, Merrill created it and barely posted. Apparently he posted just three times this entire year, all about Obama near election time.
     
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    Midknight Middy is SPAI! DLP Supporter Retired Staff

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    Dec 21, 2012 #34
    Nope, didn't even see it. Been so busy with work it's not funny.
     
  15. Zombie

    Zombie Black Philip Moderator DLP Supporter ⭐

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    Dec 21, 2012 #35
    Bio did it last year, with permission. He linked it a couple times in IRC everyone had a good laugh. Nothing ever came of it cause he went inactive or I vanished, I can't remember. Might not have been last year,. Maybe the one before that.
     
  16. BioPlague

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    Dec 21, 2012 #36
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    Dec 21, 2012 #37
    I love TVTropes, but putting in a DLP entry... Meh. :|

    This sounds like one of those things better left alone. I mean, other than sheer vanity, is there really a reason to add to what's already there?
     
  18. Ched

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    Dec 21, 2012 #38
    Yeah, I'm with you on the meh.

    But to answer the question, I think OP and others are suggesting it partially in order to correct misinformation about us. DLP has a ferocious reputation that everyone is an unmitigated asshole (not quite true, especially these days) and that we are only interested in stories about Harry becoming a Dark Lord and/or Evil in some way (the latter kept me from coming to DLP for ages because what's the point in joining a community whose sole interest doesn't interest you?).

    I think that has the potential to misfire though. The TVTropes page will be open to trolling from a variety of sources and trolling will happen.
     
  19. Zombie

    Zombie Black Philip Moderator DLP Supporter ⭐

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    Dec 21, 2012 #39
    No it doesn't matter what anyone thinks. They join and stay because they want to. The only thing that was ever worth changing about DLP in the past was making sure everyone knew this wasn't 4chan. Which I'm totally for. I will always be an asshole, however, to anyone and everyone I want to be. Especially newbs. They don't have to respond to me if they don't like it.

    There is no misinformation. Anyone with half a Goddamn brain can read the threads here and find out what DLP is about. We're not some secret organization.
     
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    Sesc Slytherin at Heart Moderator

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    Dec 25, 2012 #40
    This. Personally, I'm quite happy with the reputation we have: it sets a certain threshold for signing up, resulting in a state where people who join mostly only do so because they actually want to be here. Our reputation is the first stupidity filter of the site.

    So: By all means make an entry, but don't do so in an attempt to somehow maintream-ise and de-evil-ise the site (more than it already is, anyway).
     
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