Writing Fantasy

[Nefas Fatum]

LOL, yep, that is scary.  

[P a r a d i s e Garden]

it truely is.. it think we've just spawned the first guild meme.  

[DesertRoseFallen]

Wow, I wet myself in fear.

 

[Lt Oblivious]

What's a meme?  

[Nefas Fatum]

Lt Oblivious

What's a meme?

Quote:

Meme
/meem/ n. [coined by analogy with `gene', by Richard Dawkins] An idea considered as a replicator, esp. with the connotation that memes parasitize people into propagating them much as viruses do. Used esp. in the phrase `meme complex' denoting a group of mutually supporting memes that form an organized belief system, such as a religion. This lexicon is an (epidemiological) vector of the `hacker subculture' meme complex; each entry might be considered a meme. However, `meme' is often misused to mean `meme complex'. Use of the term connotes acceptance of the idea that in humans (and presumably other tool- and language-using sophonts) cultural evolution by selection of adaptive ideas has superseded biological evolution by selection of hereditary traits. Hackers find this idea congenial for tolerably obvious reasons.

Jargon File 4.2.0

The current usage of meme certainly came from there, last time I came across one was on 4chan.. P a r a d i s e Garden, are you hinting at something?  

[P a r a d i s e Garden]

Nefas Fatum

Lt Oblivious

What's a meme?

Quote:

Meme
/meem/ n. [coined by analogy with `gene', by Richard Dawkins] An idea considered as a replicator, esp. with the connotation that memes parasitize people into propagating them much as viruses do. Used esp. in the phrase `meme complex' denoting a group of mutually supporting memes that form an organized belief system, such as a religion. This lexicon is an (epidemiological) vector of the `hacker subculture' meme complex; each entry might be considered a meme. However, `meme' is often misused to mean `meme complex'. Use of the term connotes acceptance of the idea that in humans (and presumably other tool- and language-using sophonts) cultural evolution by selection of adaptive ideas has superseded biological evolution by selection of hereditary traits. Hackers find this idea congenial for tolerably obvious reasons.

Jargon File 4.2.0

The current usage of meme certainly came from there, last time I came across one was on 4chan.. P a r a d i s e Garden, are you hinting at something?

I apologize for the connotation, I was an avid GDer a few years back so I guess i still have a somewhat warped definition of the term. I suppose it would have been apt to just call it an inside joke.

You can just call me Paradise or Paradi if you'd like. My username is a pain in the a** to type out  

[Nefas Fatum]

lol, copy - paste smile best way for me to not misspell anyone's name.

Was that when the raids were happening? I have a lack of concept of time but I do remember that at one stage the ToS forbid us to tell someone depressed to kill themselves.. they've taken that out since.  

[P a r a d i s e Garden]

Nefas Fatum

lol, copy - paste smile best way for me to not misspell anyone's name.

Was that when the raids were happening? I have a lack of concept of time but I do remember that at one stage the ToS forbid us to tell someone depressed to kill themselves.. they've taken that out since.

yeah, the raids are actually why I have this account, my other one got raided--it was awesome.  

[Lt Oblivious]

Nefas Fatum

lol, copy - paste smile best way for me to not misspell anyone's name.

Was that when the raids were happening? I have a lack of concept of time but I do remember that at one stage the ToS forbid us to tell someone depressed to kill themselves.. they've taken that out since.

You're still not supposed to tell people to kill themselves. A mod told me that was against ToS, and I reported somebody for it.  

[theyrenotgonnagetus]

Lt Oblivious

Nefas Fatum

lol, copy - paste smile best way for me to not misspell anyone's name.

Was that when the raids were happening? I have a lack of concept of time but I do remember that at one stage the ToS forbid us to tell someone depressed to kill themselves.. they've taken that out since.

You're still not supposed to tell people to kill themselves. A mod told me that was against ToS, and I reported somebody for it.

Wait, you mean like this?

That picture makes me laugh so much.  

[Nefas Fatum]

Lt Oblivious

Nefas Fatum

lol, copy - paste smile best way for me to not misspell anyone's name.

Was that when the raids were happening? I have a lack of concept of time but I do remember that at one stage the ToS forbid us to tell someone depressed to kill themselves.. they've taken that out since.

You're still not supposed to tell people to kill themselves. A mod told me that was against ToS, and I reported somebody for it.

Only if the OP reports you.. otherwise, I would now be able to confirm that to you... stupid people! don't tell me I can insult you!  

[P a r a d i s e Garden]

I think we might've gotten just a might bit off topic there xD.

Not that I'm going to be a nag about it, but as the vice captain i do have to inforce some kind of order--so try not to let the bunny trails carry for more than a page or two...or three  

[saint_savin]

Best OT thread evar XD.

Ahem.

I confess. I like a little sparkly in my fantasy. Bust just a little! And I think most fantasy needs a little sparkle to work well. But! Too much sparkly is like too much rosemary. You will make your readers gag.

I'm getting a little hung up in some fantasy-character profiles I was working on. Too much shiny stuff. Need more regular people who fight with toasters or something...  

[DesertRoseFallen]

Example of too much shiny sparkly stuff = Twilight.

I dread to think what the movie is going to be like...

 

[P a r a d i s e Garden]

My fantasy tends to come off as industrial at first, then it becomes sparkly--but its an elegant sparkle. Lol

Acctually in all seriousness if I had to say anything about my brand of fantasy i would have to say that it's thought out almost to a fault.