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Ug... *kills someone*

I just typed up this whole thin about good fanfic/RPing for a forum I mod and this other like 9-year-old kid erased it! I just log on to fin this imbecile taking over everything and emptying forums. God...

/On a relative note.../

I think, though, that in the end it all comes down to acceptanc of concrits. It's one thing to try your best and write a sucky fic; it's another to put no effort into it and demand praise.
 
I think, though, that in the end it all comes down to acceptanc of concrits.
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Definitely true. I remember my first fic, L.O.A. Protectors of Peace (not posted here, just in case Annie wanted to know), experienced a dramatic improvement because I took all advice from reviewers under consideration. The change is so evident, it's crazy. My newest fic didn't need as much help and improved immensely as it progressed. This time, just as before, it was due in part to taking the advice of reviewers.
 
*pokes head in door*
Hey, everyone, since everyone seems to think I'm a better writer than webby (WTF? :P) I'm planning on bringing back my fic hopefully next week, after I graduate. :D
 
Hmm.... I had this idea o starting a one shot after a problem with someone.... I dont know if I should do it.... it might make the problem worse.... what do you guys think?
 
Why would writing a story cause a problem? o_O

For reading fics... it's really the title or the author that will make me want to read it at first. After all, that's all you see on the list of stories~
 
billy5772 said:
Definitely true. I remember my first fic, L.O.A. Protectors of Peace (not posted here, just in case Annie wanted to know), experienced a dramatic improvement because I took all advice from reviewers under consideration. The change is so evident, it's crazy. My newest fic didn't need as much help and improved immensely as it progressed. This time, just as before, it was due in part to taking the advice of reviewers.
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I'm not sure if this makes me weird, but reviews that don't really offer advice annoy me. I mean, praise is de-lovely, but... I'm not perfect and heck, do I know it. I'd like to get closer, though... and your illiterate ranting won't help me, thanks.
 
I'm not sure if this makes me weird, but reviews that don't really offer advice annoy me. I mean, praise is de-lovely, but... I'm not perfect and heck, do I know it. I'd like to get closer, though... and your illiterate ranting won't help me, thanks.
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LOL. I hear what you mean. I got a review one time by someone who had read like a billion chapters of my fic without replying the whole time. That one review that they did post sad something like. "Good job". I was thinking "After all of those chapters, you didn't find a grammar mistake, spelling mistake, break in plot continuity or anyting?!" I was frustrated. I recently got a reviewer at the green forum that points out every little thing (some stuff that I honestly couldn't see on my own). I am thankful for that, and I let the reviewer know it.

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Hmm.... I had this idea o starting a one shot after a problem with someone.... I dont know if I should do it.... it might make the problem worse.... what do you guys think?
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I don't think that you should write the story completely as it happened. I understand your need to express your feelings about the situation through some kind of medium, but, this could irritate the situation if that person were to read the story. They may feel upset with you because something in your story expresses a point of view or opinion about the happenings that they do not share. Could possibly be the cause of more conflict.

I say, if you really need to write a story about it, base it very LOOSELY on the problem that you had with that person, taking only the essence of the situation and implanting it in a story that could not be easily discerned as a real-life happening. Hopefully today was a changing day in your life!
 
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Can metapod actually move or attack?

I knwo in the show they cannot... and even in the pokedex it deems them immobile. However, they can, in battle in the game (primary canon, as far as I'm concerned) use tackle.

In my fanfic, should a metapod be able to use tackle?

I'm so confused ;.;
 
That's an interesting dilemma. It doesn't appear to have any way to move itself...Ah! Maybe the soon-to-be-butterfree within is pushing on the outer shell. That propels it forward so that it can use tackle! I don't know. You can use that idea or just not have it move at all. That was the best explanation that I could come up with.
 
actually, in the anime, it could move around and use Tackle. Not when Ash had one, but Bugsy had one that did. It was able to move around by hopping and such. For that matter, if Bugsy had a well-trained Metapod, it should be evidence that the Pokemon's able to somehow eat and stay alive and not be forced to evolve into Butterfree.
 
Caterpie evolution got a severe plot loophole... when Ash got one, metapod stage of the evolution is determined by time. 1 week after Caterpie evolves, it will continue to evolve into Butterfree. For Bugsy's case, to me it seems that Bugsy's Metapod is certainly trained a lot to be so strong. I doubt that Bugsy trained Metapod within a week of time to be that powerful (remember that Metapod is capable to use a combination of 2 tackle attacks to make one powerful "Stomp attack" according to Bugsy).

Actually, Ash's Metapod did use tackle attack, even though Ash never gave the command "tackle attack right now." When Ash is in danger because of Beedrill, Metapod used tackle to fend off the Beedrill before Metapod evolved. It's obvious that Metapod can definitely use tackle (and then we can even assume String Shot then.) However, the confusing part is regarding Metapod's evolution... is it forced by time (1 week), or trained like everything else?

Guess that's what freedom fanfic authors have to work with... sometimes, you can be like Bugsy and use a combination of moves in order to create a stronger move.

If Tackling against a tree, bouncing off into the sky then using a tackle attack downward will result in a stomp, then...

Iron Defense + Slam = Iron Tail?

*shrug* up to your imagination. Not every attack have to be stricly according to the game. As long as logic supports your creation, it's cool. Bugsy's scyther also used swords dance as a form of wind shield to blow away horizontal fire attacks.
 
ActOnThat said:
I'm not sure if this makes me weird, but reviews that don't really offer advice annoy me. I mean, praise is de-lovely, but... I'm not perfect and heck, do I know it. I'd like to get closer, though... and your illiterate ranting won't help me, thanks.
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That's why I like to ask Fwosty dear~ for reviews, because he gives a lot of detailed feedback XD
 
Jedi_Amara said:
That's why I like to ask Fwosty dear~ for reviews, because he gives a lot of detailed feedback XD
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And he'll probably be dead for a long time *kills school* o.o;

*hides from the 4 authors which he owes reviews to*
 
ActOnThat said:
I'm not sure if this makes me weird, but reviews that don't really offer advice annoy me. I mean, praise is de-lovely, but... I'm not perfect and heck, do I know it. I'd like to get closer, though... and your illiterate ranting won't help me, thanks.
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I figure I can't hate praise reviews when they're really the only thing I get. -.-;

I've gotten only around 10 constructive reviews for HLBMA at ff.net out of what? 950? Then there's like 500 (overexaggeration obviously) that are little RPs with my characters lol.
 
Breezy said:
I figure I can't hate praise reviews when they're really the only thing I get. -.-;

I've gotten only around 10 constructive reviews for HLBMA at ff.net out of what? 950? Then there's like 500 (overexaggeration obviously) that are little RPs with my characters lol.
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Ooh, if you want something other than praise reviews I can give you hate reviews XD :P
 
In case you have a fic that you desperately want to be read, just let me know and I'll check out a chapter. However, don't expect my reviews to be like Frostweaver's or ActOnThat's. I'll be constructive as possible, but it's not a good idea to take them to heart.
 
frostweaver said:
Caterpie evolution got a severe plot loophole... when Ash got one, metapod stage of the evolution is determined by time. 1 week after Caterpie evolves, it will continue to evolve into Butterfree. For Bugsy's case, to me it seems that Bugsy's Metapod is certainly trained a lot to be so strong. I doubt that Bugsy trained Metapod within a week of time to be that powerful (remember that Metapod is capable to use a combination of 2 tackle attacks to make one powerful "Stomp attack" according to Bugsy).

Actually, Ash's Metapod did use tackle attack, even though Ash never gave the command "tackle attack right now." When Ash is in danger because of Beedrill, Metapod used tackle to fend off the Beedrill before Metapod evolved. It's obvious that Metapod can definitely use tackle (and then we can even assume String Shot then.) However, the confusing part is regarding Metapod's evolution... is it forced by time (1 week), or trained like everything else?
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But isn't it rather simple to make both work? The evolution of Metapod to Butterfree happens in a week by default, but can be stopped like any other evolution when it's about to happen and put off until later, which is what Bugsy did.
 
The problem of giving a Pokemon evolution the restriction of time is that it will look like a part of the life cycle then. Can a kid not grow into a young adult (in the physical sense) within 20 years just because the kid doesn't want to? If such a thing is true, then the beauty industry would have died many thousands of years ago.
 
billy5772 said:
I don't think that you should write the story completely as it happened. I understand your need to express your feelings about the situation through some kind of medium, but, this could irritate the situation if that person were to read the story. They may feel upset with you because something in your story expresses a point of view or opinion about the happenings that they do not share. Could possibly be the cause of more conflict.

I say, if you really need to write a story about it, base it very LOOSELY on the problem that you had with that person, taking only the essence of the situation and implanting it in a story that could not be easily discerned as a real-life happening. Hopefully today was a changing day in your life!
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Hmmm... you have a good point there... but how come whenever I need to write a Pokemon Fanfic, especially one-shots, the next day, the problem is fixed..... -_-;;;; I'm kinda weirded out.... Now I don't feel like writting anymore
 
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