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Buoysel

Trust me, I'm a Professional*

Age 32
Male
Kansas City
Seen August 4th, 2015
Posted April 12th, 2015
2,006 posts
15 Years
Well, the problem with that is that most of us regulars joined between three months ago and present day.
On the last two pages; the only people who have been here more than a year are Bay, Jax, and Nergerk.


Hm. I feel like...ranting. Anyone else?
Yes, I got in a car wreck today. Some idiot backed into me, to make things worse. The idiot was my step dad.

Speaking of moderators, I think some of you are worrying too much over who the next moderator will be and the state of this section. Just because we have no mod at the moment that doesn't mean the fanfic place will be in chaos. All of us (and some of the other mod staffers) can take care of this place fine. ;)
Okay, okay. Sorry to bring it up, I was just wondering. I will now keep all wonderings to myself.
I really need a new signature.

JX Valentine

Your aquatic overlord

Female
Harassing Bill
Seen August 19th, 2020
Posted December 8th, 2012
3,276 posts
19 Years
Wait, wait, wait.

about the Pokémon franchise being milked for all it is worth,
When hasn't it? XD

Also...

@ kcander: Ouch. Well, at least, no one was hurt. I assume.


Also also, because I'm currently preparing to cast out nets for betas (reluctant to post a request in the Beta Place right now and equally reluctant to attempt to corner someone who doesn't have time/isn't interested in the genre), two questions for the betas out there.

How long does it take you to go over someone's work?

Also:

What are your number one pet peeves (i.e., things you don't want people to do) when working with someone?

To answer my own questions (and to get the ball rolling), usually a week per chapter. Also, I can't stand it when people constantly ask when I'll get their work done (if it hasn't been more than a week), don't proofread to filter out simple mistakes before sending me their work, and blow me off (even when I explain things simply) for unexplained reasons. For the latter, while I understand that most of a beta's work are basically suggestions, I'm talking about blowing off the "For the love of God, don't use semicolons that way!" kind of blowing off.
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Sydian

fake your death.

Age 30
they/them
Georgia
Seen May 22nd, 2022
Posted November 29th, 2021
33,354 posts
15.2 Years
What are your number one pet peeves (i.e., things you don't want people to do) when working with someone?

Haven't betaed anything yet. xD But it would bother me if people tried to rush me.
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Elite Overlord LeSabre™

On that 'Non stop road'

Age 97
Shimoda City
Seen 2 Weeks Ago
Posted January 25th, 2022
9,705 posts
15.5 Years
How long does it take you to go over someone's work?
Usually 1-2 weeks, longer if situations arise (like earlier this month when I was without Internet)

What are your number one pet peeves (i.e., things you don't want people to do) when working with someone?
Folks begging me to get my rear in gear (though fortunately that has been a non-issue with the three fics I currently beta.) I beta for grammar only (unless a plot problem is glaringly obvious; again, not an issue for the fics I currently look over) but I still want the authors to run spell-check in Word first, so I spend less time with silly typos and more time with sentence structure, punctuation, etc.

If you want more on my beta procedures, ask Bay XD

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Buoysel

Trust me, I'm a Professional*

Age 32
Male
Kansas City
Seen August 4th, 2015
Posted April 12th, 2015
2,006 posts
15 Years

@ kcander: Ouch. Well, at least, no one was hurt. I assume.
Everything is fine, NO damage to my car, chiped the paint on his.

The impact was enough to push my car a couple of inches, I was pushing on the brake pedal and on the middle of my steering wheel at the time of impact.

He got in his car stuck it in reverse and took off with out paying attention to what's behind him.

How long does it take you to go over someone's work?

Anywhere form an hour to a couple of days.

What are your number one pet peeves (i.e., things you don't want people to do) when working with someone?

Two things:

People who don't know how to put a space between their paragraphs;

And someone who things there fic is perfect, and refuses to accept your help.
I really need a new signature.

Bay

She/They
Dani California
Seen 7 Hours Ago
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6,347 posts
17 Years
If you want more on my beta procedures, ask Bay XD
Yeah, he's my beta. XD Pretty much he does check over grammar during the beta process and then will point out other stuff in his reviews.

Speaking of betas DP, will give you Chapter Sixteen tonight or tomorrow. I'm still waiting for duncan to finish betaing Chapter Fifteen, but I think he'll be able to finish it by tonight (at least I hope so. XD)


How long does it take you to go over someone's work?
Did check a couple works before. It would take me a day if I'm not busy, but that's only because I look into more things like character and pacing and not grammar. XD

What are your number one pet peeves (i.e., things you don't want people to do) when working with someone?
If someone wants me to get the work done as soon as possible at a time I'm quite busy with other things. XD
Miles Edgeworth
Foul Play [On Hiatus]
Age 32
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Ecruteak City, Johto
Seen August 1st, 2010
Posted January 15th, 2010
263 posts
15.3 Years
How long does it take you to go over someone's work?

Well, I'm still getting use to looking over stories but usually between a few hours and a week.

What are your number one pet peeves (i.e., things you don't want people to do) when working with someone?

The thing that bothers me the most is when the writers you review still do the exact things you fixed when you first reviewed. They just keep having the same errors, almost like they ignore your review in the first place.
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Age 30
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Northern Virginia
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15.2 Years
What are your number one pet peeves (i.e., things you don't want people to do) when working with someone?

My number one pet peeve is this: when I submit some corrections/suggestions and the writer lashes out at me for being hypercritical. Worse yet, a specific writer who did this also quoted me but typed my words herself to make me look like an idiot. Here's an example, I wrote "Start a new paragraph when you have speech," but the writer quoted me as saying "start a new paragraph at every talking sentence". I wish I was kidding. Fortunately, that author isn't still around to defile the forum with her work.
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bobandbill

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A cape
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Posted 1 Day Ago
16,786 posts
15.2 Years
What are your number one pet peeves (i.e., things you don't want people to do) when working with someone?
Mostly if they ignore what I've pointed out in my reviews, and do the same mistakes over and over again.
In terms of beta-ing, I haven't had much wrong at all, although once I had done a rather long one, only for the person to never reply to my e-mails or whatnot - they just disappeared. Very annoying.

Which is why I'm calling him Bob.

Exactly. I'm all for spelling it correctly, but in the end, I'm just going to call him "Bob." It's, uh, a French pronunciation.

Hello? I'm the bob(andbill) around here! Come up with another name!

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JX Valentine

Your aquatic overlord

Female
Harassing Bill
Seen August 19th, 2020
Posted December 8th, 2012
3,276 posts
19 Years
Hello? I'm the bob(andbill) around here! Come up with another name!
You're BnB. It's like DnD, only with significantly fewer kobolds on fire.
Professional ninja. May or may not actually be back. Here for the snark and banter at most.

Need some light reading?
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The Leaf Green Incident (SWC 2012 winner)
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Sunnybeam

when the sky is bright

Age 27
Female
Seen June 9th, 2011
Posted September 21st, 2009
544 posts
14.8 Years
AAAAAAAAAAAaaaaaaaaaaaAAAAAAAaaaAAaAAAAAAAHHHHHHHhhhhhHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!

...

...Five whole pages of Fuega chap 8...lost to the inquisitive hands of a little brother with a knack for erasing important files...-sob- My soul weeps ;_;...
My fanfiction: Rune of Water


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Posted April 9th, 2021
787 posts
16.2 Years
AAAAAAAAAAAaaaaaaaaaaaAAAAAAAaaaAAaAAAAAAAHHHHHHHhhhhhHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!

...

...Five whole pages of Fuega chap 8...lost to the inquisitive hands of a little brother with a knack for erasing important files...-sob- My soul weeps ;_;...
Err... try the recycle bin? Or was he just malicous and intentionally deleted them from the Recycle bin too?

Buoysel

Trust me, I'm a Professional*

Age 32
Male
Kansas City
Seen August 4th, 2015
Posted April 12th, 2015
2,006 posts
15 Years
AAAAAAAAAAAaaaaaaaaaaaAAAAAAAaaaAAaAAAAAAAHHHHHHHhhhhhHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!

...

...Five whole pages of Fuega chap 8...lost to the inquisitive hands of a little brother with a knack for erasing important files...-sob- My soul weeps ;_;...

Ouch, I lost all of my flies once thanks to a windows error. (freaking Microsoft.) I was saved because I recently backed up my fic on a jumpdrive. You might want to try that next time.
I really need a new signature.

Sydian

fake your death.

Age 30
they/them
Georgia
Seen May 22nd, 2022
Posted November 29th, 2021
33,354 posts
15.2 Years
I'll just keep calling him Rekhyt. I've come to like that name better than Oni Raichu, actually.

..Five whole pages of Fuega chap 8...lost to the inquisitive hands of a little brother with a knack for erasing important files...-sob- My soul weeps ;_;...
Wow. I'm sorry. D: That makes me so happy that I have my own laptop now...xD But seriously, I'm sorry. That has to suck.
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Sunnybeam

when the sky is bright

Age 27
Female
Seen June 9th, 2011
Posted September 21st, 2009
544 posts
14.8 Years
Err... try the recycle bin? Or was he just malicous and intentionally deleted them from the Recycle bin too?
Well...the thing is...I was in the middle of cleaning out unneccesary programs (this laptop has NO. MEMEROY. Srsly), and I only discovered that the Fuega file was missing AFTER I dumped the trash...rrrrrgh.
My fanfiction: Rune of Water


Little sister of Bay
Twin of SailorShadow
Devoted underling of Midnight Jasper

Buoysel

Trust me, I'm a Professional*

Age 32
Male
Kansas City
Seen August 4th, 2015
Posted April 12th, 2015
2,006 posts
15 Years
Well...the thing is...I was in the middle of cleaning out unneccesary programs (this laptop has NO. MEMEROY. Srsly), and I only discovered that the Fuega file was missing AFTER I dumped the trash...rrrrrgh.

Ouch again, x10

down fall by your own hand, not good.

Try the jump drive thing. CD works too.
I really need a new signature.
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Ecruteak City, Johto
Seen August 1st, 2010
Posted January 15th, 2010
263 posts
15.3 Years
I'm really sorry Aqua, I have had that happen to me before, but it was more like, I was in the middle of writing and just about finished a chapter, get up to get something to drink and come back, someone had closed the file, without saving. I was furious. But I do apologize and hope you can remember the chapter =)
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Buoysel

Trust me, I'm a Professional*

Age 32
Male
Kansas City
Seen August 4th, 2015
Posted April 12th, 2015
2,006 posts
15 Years
Oh wow. I thought it was called a junk drive. O.O
Common names include: jump drive, junk drive, flash drive, thumb drive, and a few more that end in drive.

I just realized how much of a techie I am ^_^'
I really need a new signature.

Bay

She/They
Dani California
Seen 7 Hours Ago
Posted 8 Hours Ago
6,347 posts
17 Years
(hugs Aqua)

Seriously, that sucks. I too had that happened to me with one of my stories. Chapter Five of NE was accidently deleted...by me. ^^; I was cleaning my computer,though. XD

Think of it this way: You have the chance to rewrite and make the chapter better. ;)
Miles Edgeworth
Foul Play [On Hiatus]

Sunnybeam

when the sky is bright

Age 27
Female
Seen June 9th, 2011
Posted September 21st, 2009
544 posts
14.8 Years
Try the jump drive thing. CD works too.
Actually, my dad bought me a backup hard drive today :D

(hugs Aqua)

Seriously, that sucks. I too had that happened to me with one of my stories. Chapter Five of NE was accidently deleted...by me. ^^; I was cleaning my computer,though. XD

Think of it this way: You have the chance to rewrite and make the chapter better. ;)
But...I liked it the way it was...;_;

Eh, now that I think about it, it wasn't great. I'm horrible at writing about big cities...closest Annapolis has to a 'city' is a (rather lovely) historical downtown district...I need to spend a day in DC or Baltimore...
My fanfiction: Rune of Water


Little sister of Bay
Twin of SailorShadow
Devoted underling of Midnight Jasper

Buoysel

Trust me, I'm a Professional*

Age 32
Male
Kansas City
Seen August 4th, 2015
Posted April 12th, 2015
2,006 posts
15 Years
Fakemon in Fanfiction: Good or Bad?

Depends: It depends on the writer. Those who can wright really well and can get their ideas on to the computer screen then yes. Those who can't figure out how to describe a door, then no.

I really need a new signature.

bobandbill

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Male
A cape
Seen 8 Hours Ago
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16,786 posts
15.2 Years
*insert consolances for Aqua here* Ouch, tough there. I am yet to have such things happen to me...


Fakemon in Fanfiction: Good or Bad?
Good - if done well. I have nothing against Fakemon, but then I need to see a point to it. For instance - I would frown on a Penguin-like Fakemon - that's what Piplup and Delibird are for.

Also - in this instance description is definately a must. Now we would have no idea what these Pokemon look like at all - so now we need to know what it looks like. *insert-other-previously-mentioned-by-various-people-description-rants-here*

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Age 30
Male
Northern Virginia
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Posted May 26th, 2018
1,184 posts
15.2 Years
Fakemon in Fanfiction: Good or Bad?

Fakemon, is he a friend of Agumon's?

I partially agree with bobandbill, if there are new Pokemon, there'd better be a good reason for it. Aside from that, I'm generally opposed to using Fakemon. It's as if 450-something aren't enough. (I actually keep having to remind myself that the number is greater than 250.)
Old, Janky Fics
[url-inline="showthread.php?t=146381"]Gary Stu's Unpredictable Adventure[/url-inline]
Complete and FULL of lame jokes
[url-inline="showthread.php?t=127518"]Kanto: The Disputed Frontier[/url-inline]
Canceled
(Now with MST3K'd chapter 1!)
Chapter Fics
[url-inline="showthread.php?t=406057"]Roving Degenerates with Dangerous Pets[/url-inline]
Canceled
[url-inline="showthread.php?t=387471"]Will Somebody Stop These Kids?[/url-inline]
Complete
[url-inline="showthread.php?p=9293373"]Digimon Campaign[/url-inline]
Complete
One-Shot Fics
[url-inline="showthread.php?t=404864"]Wild Horses in Winter[/url-inline]
2017
[url-inline="showthread.php?t=385011"]Hubris Island[/url-inline]
A&D Collab 2016
[url-inline="showthread.php?p=7449808"]Giovanni Destroys the World and Everything in It[/url-inline]
2012
Small Writing Contest
[url-inline="showthread.php?t=193500"]2009[/url-inline], [url-inline="showthread.php?t=230366"]2010[/url-inline], [url-inline="showthread.php?t=258543"]2011[/url-inline] (1st), [url-inline="showthread.php?t=305055"]2013[/url-inline] (1st), [url-inline="showthread.php?t=332174"]2014[/url-inline] (1st), [url-inline="showthread.php?t=374329"]2016[/url-inline] (2nd), [url-inline="showthread.php?t=400230"]2017[/url-inline] (1st)
Family (kind of?): [url-inline="member.php?u=25615"]Strange person who calls me strange names[/url-inline]