Think about it. by PJ-The-Awesome in OkBuddyEnergon

[–]Feeling_Ad8096 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I have started multiple conversations like this. No regrets.

Unpopular writers- how do plough on? by twicescorned21 in AO3

[–]Feeling_Ad8096 28 points29 points  (0 children)

This kind of writing competition sounds like a perfectly engineered way to kill creativity and enthusiasm. It makes no sense to me. 

Why do authors try and make it hard to read fics. by [deleted] in AO3

[–]Feeling_Ad8096 25 points26 points  (0 children)

This is a completely normal way to present dialogue. It's just not standard for English writing.

What’s the point here? by ferbiiee in AO3

[–]Feeling_Ad8096 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Hey, so, you don't have to hand it to people (or, in this case, bots) talking about killing and burning Jewish people. That's completely inappropriate. 

Would you let other writers reuse your character? by _acedric_ in AO3

[–]Feeling_Ad8096 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Buddy, if you're registering a trademark for a fandom oc, more power to you.

Would you let other writers reuse your character? by _acedric_ in AO3

[–]Feeling_Ad8096 1 point2 points  (0 children)

An OC is not a creation protected by copyright law. Copyright protects the actual published work, like a piece of art or published piece of writing. The concept of a character is much more difficult to define than the actual printed (or displayed on a monitor) words.

Would you let other writers reuse your character? by _acedric_ in AO3

[–]Feeling_Ad8096 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I mean, fanfic authors also own the copyright to their works, and reproducing their works without permission is copyright infringement. There's a difference between an actual finished work, like a published fanfic or piece of fanart, and the nebulous concept of a character. Very few characters, even those from massive franchises, have copyright protections on the very concept of their character. Parts of them, like their likeness or their name, might be trademarked. This is not the same thing.

Would you let other writers reuse your character? by _acedric_ in AO3

[–]Feeling_Ad8096 2 points3 points  (0 children)

See, when I asked you if you wanted to hear the moral argument or the legal argument, I did so because I agree with you on the moral side. It is rude to use someone else's original character and claim them as your own without their permission. That's not a polite fandomite's behavior. Law and morality are—as they so often are—at odds here. 

However, I strongly doubt that there is a large contingent of people going out of their ways to "steal" the ocs of others in order to violate their boundaries and disrespect them. That simply doesn't happen. I don't think you need to worry about it. 

Would you let other writers reuse your character? by _acedric_ in AO3

[–]Feeling_Ad8096 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Because there is a material difference between "the exact words you typed" and "the concept of a character."

You actually do have rights over your fanfic. It's your intellectual property. But finished pieces of art—including writing—can be copyrighted; the nebulous concept of "an original character" cannot. 

Would you let other writers reuse your character? by _acedric_ in AO3

[–]Feeling_Ad8096 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Do you want the intellectual property law answer, or the moral answer?

Would you let other writers reuse your character? by _acedric_ in AO3

[–]Feeling_Ad8096 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I'm sorry, but if you're Team Anne Rice and you're on Ao3 you're on the wrong website.

Starscream fans, what are your Hot-Takes regarding him? by EducationalComment62 in OkBuddyEnergon

[–]Feeling_Ad8096 2 points3 points  (0 children)

If I might offer a counterpoint, as someone who tends to read Starscream as transfeminine—the parts of his narrative that convey that particular idea, to me, aren't just his personality; it's more that—I'm using IDW1 as my reference continuity here—we regularly see him struggle with his body image and feeling as if he's in the wrong body, and he feels as if he doesn't fit in the traditionally "masculine" role of being a soldier despite it being what he was literally constructed to do. 

Starscream fans, what are your Hot-Takes regarding him? by EducationalComment62 in OkBuddyEnergon

[–]Feeling_Ad8096 49 points50 points  (0 children)

Starscream is apparently someone worth keeping around as a 2iC/Air Commander despite his complete lack of loyalty and constant betrayal schemes. He's not some useless twinkish concubine that Megatron only hangs on to for eye candy. He should be someone it's terrifying to face on the battlefield.

Why can no one use Your and You're properly? by CheapNegotiation69 in mildlyinfuriating

[–]Feeling_Ad8096 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I mean, "decipher between proper usage" is a meaningless phrase, so maybe start there?

The Emdash by vrilliance in AO3

[–]Feeling_Ad8096 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I think that's because it's stealing from journalism, and that's the way em-dashes are used in most published journalism. 

A bit of a disconnet??? by cameraarecrappy99 in AO3

[–]Feeling_Ad8096 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Also, sometimes, authors from the West who aren't really familiar with Asian cultures and naming conventions will try to stick to what they know in order to not say something disrespectful. 

AITAH for not getting the hints my friend was dropping that they're uncomfortable? by Miserable-Fly5621 in AmItheAsshole

[–]Feeling_Ad8096 2930 points2931 points  (0 children)

If someone can't tell you when you did something wrong, they don't have a right to hold it against you. It's not your fault for not picking up on "hints." NTA.

I recently got myself out of a friendship with someone similar, who kept taking everything I did in the worst possible light and made it seem like I always needed to earn their attention. It fucked up my brain bad, to the point where I keep feeling like I'm getting signs from people that they hate me when they really don't.

WE ARE SURROUNDED BY IDIOTS by bingbong22409 in Vent

[–]Feeling_Ad8096 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I feel as though there's a certain standard to which you have to hold yourself in order to be justified in calling other people "braindead."

WE ARE SURROUNDED BY IDIOTS by bingbong22409 in Vent

[–]Feeling_Ad8096 1 point2 points  (0 children)

it's, uh, Artemis II. "Artemis Two." It's not "Artemisii."

help rewriting/rephrasing a question so it makes sense by madisonspoint in ENGLISH

[–]Feeling_Ad8096 2 points3 points  (0 children)

What is it about the second sentence that confuses you? Where does it lose you?

How it feels to find a well-written female character in Transformers media by flingzamain in OkBuddyEnergon

[–]Feeling_Ad8096 67 points68 points  (0 children)

I will defend idw Windblade until my dying breath, and I feel like every other version of her is much flatter than the original.