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Re: Damn, Sept.
Posted By: Endbringer	Date: 10/2/06 1:03 a.m.
In Response To: Re: Damn, Sept. (Shishka) : Speaking of, since there was a brief debate about use of the word : "men," I'd like to point out that one of the reasons I am not : very big on fan fiction is because fanfic authors tend to try too hard to : sound authentic. Essentially, they're trying so hard to make like they're : accomplished authors with expertise in the Halo universe that they tend to : write only for themselves, or rather, only for people that read Halo : fanfiction. It'd be like Blizzard releasing a Warcraft Novel where they : describe how powerful Shishka, Dark Warlock of The Burning Legion and : Keeper of the Pants of Shadow is by calling him "Level 60." Well now the question is Boxers of Darkness or Briefs of the Void? : Put yourself in the situation. You're surrounded by monsters you've never : seen before. Your team is falling dead left and right-- and then getting : back up again as new enemies. Time is short and that damn Legate is being : a pissant. Chances are you're not going to take a moment to pick : honorifics out of a hat. You're going to go with the shortest word that : comes to mind because you don't have time for formal crap. : I discussed this here before, I think. Science Fiction often falls prey to : devices that make it difficult to relate to the characters or story : therein. Fanfiction is especially guilty of this, though I tend to think : that authors are in general unaware of it. Why use "men" instead : of some other word? Because it's quick, clean, and just as effective as : any other word you could use. The longer you draw out the sentence by : using more "appropriate" words, the more you take away the : urgency Spec-Ops Commander is feeling, and the more the reader loses grasp : of that same urgency. Sure, elites aren't human, so perhaps the male of : the species cannot be called "men," but you won't see a human : drill sergeant making exceptions because there's women in bootcamp. The : word is not the point. Sometimes we are so focused on that grain of sand we don't see the beach.

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Why I've lost faith in Bungie and the Halo film	MarineCorps117	10/1/06 4:42 p.m.
Re: Why I've lost faith in Bungie and the Halo fil	Grunt_Lover	10/1/06 5:18 p.m.
Um.	Peptuck	10/1/06 5:42 p.m.
Re: Um.	Sep7imus [subnova]	10/1/06 5:43 p.m.
worst typo ever *NM*	Document	10/1/06 6:37 p.m.
Worst? or best? *NM*	Peptuck	10/1/06 6:54 p.m.
Best Placed *NM*	Unsc Trafalgar	10/1/06 6:59 p.m.
Re: worst typo ever	Sep7imus [subnova]	10/1/06 7:05 p.m.
Damn, Sept.	Shishka	10/1/06 7:12 p.m.
Re: Damn, Sept.	Sep7imus [subnova]	10/1/06 7:37 p.m.
Re: Damn, Sept.	MarineCorps117	10/1/06 7:37 p.m.
Re: Damn, Sept.	raptor117	10/1/06 7:51 p.m.
"racism in science fiction" *NM*	Document	10/1/06 8:27 p.m.
Re: Damn, Sept.	Anton P. Nym (aka Steve)	10/1/06 8:08 p.m.
Re: Damn, Sept.	Count Zero	10/1/06 8:10 p.m.
Re: Damn, Sept.	Anton P. Nym (aka Steve)	10/1/06 8:14 p.m.
Re: Damn, Sept.	Sir Blunt	10/1/06 8:12 p.m.
Re: Damn, Sept.	Peptuck	10/1/06 8:37 p.m.
I've got a word	Hikaru-119	10/1/06 8:51 p.m.
Re: I've got a word	Peptuck	10/1/06 8:55 p.m.
Re: I've got a word	Schedonnardus	10/1/06 8:55 p.m.
Re: I've got a word	Sep7imus [subnova]	10/1/06 9:48 p.m.
Re: I've got a word	Schedonnardus	10/1/06 10:12 p.m.
in that spirit: troops. *NM*	Document	10/1/06 11:19 p.m.
Re: in that spirit: troops.	Andrew Nagy	10/1/06 11:21 p.m.
Re: in that spirit: troops.	ShortRoundMcfly	10/2/06 12:43 a.m.
Re: in that spirit: troops.	Document	10/2/06 12:45 a.m.
Re: I've got a word	HipboyScott	10/1/06 10:29 p.m.
the dude abides *NM*	Schedonnardus	10/1/06 10:40 p.m.
Re: I've got a word	Peptuck	10/1/06 10:42 p.m.
dude, where's my dropship? *NM*	Schedonnardus	10/1/06 10:44 p.m.
Flood's in your base, killing your d00ds. *NM*	Peptuck	10/1/06 11:38 p.m.
Soylent Green is d00dz! *NM*	Schedonnardus	10/1/06 11:54 p.m.
Re: Damn, Sept.	Gordon Freeman	10/1/06 9:23 p.m.
Hmm	Hawaiian Pig	10/1/06 8:19 p.m.
*sheds a tear*	Hikaru-119	10/1/06 8:40 p.m.
Re: Damn, Sept.	Cody Miller	10/1/06 10:14 p.m.
Re: Damn, Sept.	mercury	10/2/06 5:49 p.m.
Re: Damn, Sept.	Narcogen	10/1/06 10:27 p.m.
Re: Damn, Sept.	Shishka	10/2/06 12:16 a.m.
I fully disagree...	DanteThePoet	10/2/06 12:51 a.m.
Re: Damn, Sept.	Endbringer	10/2/06 1:03 a.m.
Re: Damn, Sept.	Anton P. Nym (aka Steve)	10/2/06 10:28 a.m.
Re: Damn, Sept.	Narcogen	10/3/06 12:39 a.m.
Here here. As shishka said.. have faith! *NM*	Littlebigman	10/1/06 11:08 p.m.
Re: Damn, Sept.	Brodingo	10/2/06 4:45 p.m.
Oy.	MarineCorps117	10/2/06 5:19 p.m.
Re: Oy.	mercury	10/2/06 5:37 p.m.
Re: Oy.	MarineCorps117	10/2/06 6:24 p.m.
Re: Oy.	Peptuck	10/2/06 7:26 p.m.
Re: Oy.	MarineCorps117	10/2/06 7:30 p.m.
Re: Oy.	Mister Froggy	10/2/06 7:21 p.m.
Re: Oy.	Peptuck	10/2/06 7:25 p.m.
Re: Why I've lost faith in Bungie and the Halo fil	slayer117	10/2/06 10:42 a.m.
Re: Why I've lost faith in Bungie and the Halo fil	Baz	10/2/06 10:53 a.m.
Re: Why I've lost faith in Bungie and the Halo fil	Peptuck	10/1/06 5:40 p.m.
Its all about the Benjamins	BeastIce	10/1/06 6:07 p.m.
Re: Why I've lost faith in Bungie and the Halo fil	WortWortWort	10/1/06 6:22 p.m.
Re: Why I've lost faith in Bungie and the Halo fil	MarineCorps117	10/1/06 7:28 p.m.
Re: Why I've lost faith in Bungie and the Halo fil	Peptuck	10/1/06 8:39 p.m.
that's easy	GhaleonEB	10/1/06 7:10 p.m.
Re: Why I've lost faith in Bungie and the Halo fil	Dojorkan	10/1/06 8:32 p.m.
Re: Why I've lost faith in Bungie and the Halo fil	BARBARIC RAGE	10/1/06 9:05 p.m.
Re: Why I've lost faith in Bungie and the Halo fil	jman571	10/3/06 8:09 p.m.
Re: Why I've lost faith in Bungie and the Halo fil	catsinspace	10/1/06 9:52 p.m.
Re: Why I've lost faith in Bungie and the Halo fil	ShortRoundMcfly	10/1/06 10:37 p.m.
Re: Why I've lost faith in Bungie and the Halo fil	[AMS] GreyThor	10/1/06 11:43 p.m.
Re: Yeah, man	ShortRoundMcfly	10/1/06 11:59 p.m.
Re: Why I've lost faith in Bungie and the Halo fil	Rox	10/2/06 3:04 a.m.
Go outside sometime. *NM*	Paul	10/2/06 1:23 a.m.
Always half empty with some *NM*	Grey Wolf	10/2/06 2:07 a.m.
Dual-wielding shotguns = Marathon	Chryton	10/2/06 3:21 a.m.
Here's a novel concept...	yakaman	10/2/06 7:26 a.m.
Re: Here's a novel concept...	mnemesis	10/2/06 10:56 a.m.
Re: Here's a novel concept...	Baz	10/2/06 11:03 a.m.
Re: Here's a novel concept...	Marine Corps 117	10/2/06 1:25 p.m.
Re: Here's a novel concept...	Anton P. Nym (aka Steve)	10/2/06 1:47 p.m.
Re: Here's a novel concept...	Louis Wu	10/2/06 1:53 p.m.
Re: Here's a novel concept...	Document	10/2/06 1:54 p.m.
Re: Here's a novel concept...	mercury	10/2/06 2:05 p.m.
Agreed. *NM*	Document	10/2/06 2:18 p.m.
Re: Here's a novel concept...	MarineCorps117	10/2/06 2:58 p.m.
Re: Here's a novel concept...	Sep7imus [subnova]	10/2/06 3:25 p.m.
Re: Here's a novel concept...	Peptuck	10/2/06 3:49 p.m.
Re: Here's a novel concept...	Sep7imus [subnova]	10/2/06 4:19 p.m.
Re: Here's a novel concept...	yakaman	10/2/06 4:19 p.m.
Re: Here's a novel concept...	[AMS] GreyThor	10/2/06 4:26 p.m.
question for the Bungie guys	Angel_251	10/2/06 3:04 p.m.
Re: question for the Bungie guys	Sep7imus [subnova]	10/2/06 3:27 p.m.
Re: question for the Bungie guys	Angel_251	10/2/06 4:04 p.m.
Re: question for the Bungie guys	Peptuck	10/2/06 3:52 p.m.
Re: question for the Bungie guys	Angel_251	10/2/06 4:05 p.m.
Re: question for the Bungie guys	KP	10/2/06 4:51 p.m.
I guess you missed the memo... *NM*	Usul	10/2/06 5:06 p.m.
Re: question for the Bungie guys	Ross Mills [subnova]	10/2/06 5:40 p.m.
Re: question for the Bungie guys	mercury	10/2/06 5:42 p.m.
Re: question for the Bungie guys	Angel_251	10/2/06 5:51 p.m.
Re: Why I've lost faith in Bungie and the Halo fil	Twelve Large	10/3/06 12:33 a.m.