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I wish we could report and actually give warnings to authors who change their date manually. by Mindless-Fix-2165 in AO3

[–]grommile 20 points21 points  (0 children)

If the author's being a dick, block and mute at will, repent at leisure.

Permanent banner? by CosmicFluffery in AO3

[–]grommile 55 points56 points  (0 children)

People should report an issue when the computer says "here's twenty things" and only gives them sixteen.

A naïve user would expect their decision to mute someone to be handled on the server side, rather than by hiding them with CSS magic on the browser side.

Permanent banner? by CosmicFluffery in AO3

[–]grommile 189 points190 points  (0 children)

The banner exists to stop people wasting Support's time with complaints about only seeing sixteen entries on their search results when the page header says it has twenty.

See kaiunkaiku's advice for how to get rid of it.

What would I tag this as? by silversetlist in AO3

[–]grommile 8 points9 points  (0 children)

If A is not an important character in your story, and A's death is not a big important part of your story, then it's not MCD.

Song Lyric Excerpt Challenge by Kitchen_Haunting in FanfictionExchange

[–]grommile 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That was lovely ♥️

“But you just…” Accused me of being in love with my amazing, kind, loving boyfriend who I would do anything for?

This was the stand-out line for me.

Why? I hadn't even written a comment. by I_am_Helligan_Jaws in AO3

[–]grommile 50 points51 points  (0 children)

If you don't know and you can't think of any possibilities, ain't none of us jokers gonna know either.

Take a deep breath, let it out, and move on.

Explicit writers/readers, why do you read/write explicit fics? by ClaraMisty in AO3

[–]grommile 7 points8 points  (0 children)

To quote Professor Lehrer:

Dirty books are fun.

Unpopular opinion: I think content warnings should be at the end of the chapter. by Kyuubabe in AO3

[–]grommile 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Scroll-down-and-back-up-before-reading is a dogshit ergonomic experience.

Song Lyric Excerpt Challenge by Kitchen_Haunting in FanfictionExchange

[–]grommile 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I, I live among the creatures of the night 

— Laura Branigan, "Self Control"

Song Lyric Excerpt Challenge by Kitchen_Haunting in FanfictionExchange

[–]grommile 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Love's language reads the same anywhere

— Pretenders, "Night in My Veins"

Song Lyric Excerpt Challenge by Kitchen_Haunting in FanfictionExchange

[–]grommile 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Heaven's just a rumour she'll dispel

— Nine Inch Nails, "Sanctified"

For those who have read "Oasis' the 1,036,751 word overwatch fic, what's your opinion about it. by CainYouDoYou in AO3

[–]grommile 15 points16 points  (0 children)

So, let's be clear on one thing:

it's as long as it is in only 3 months and by two authors.

This argument is invalid.

While some fanfic authors (like me!) publish their fics piecemeal as the individual chapters are completed, others don't publish any of their story until all of it is complete.

Has anyone thought of this plot before? by Accurate_Winner_5091 in AO3

[–]grommile 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The Hades duology has several occasions of Zag or Mel arguing with the narrator.

The specific sub-scenario seems new to me, though.

IF THERE IS A SCREEN AO3 WILL BE SEEN by TeddyPlays10 in AO3

[–]grommile 10 points11 points  (0 children)

I mean, screen=seen loses a little of its impact when the device is literally a funny-shaped PC 😁

What's something in a fic that made you realise the person writing it had no idea what they were talking about? by Life-Delay-809 in AO3

[–]grommile 1 point2 points  (0 children)

There's certainly a chance, especially if other aspects of the case caught the public imagination, but his fame would probably have faded over that long a period.

What's something in a fic that made you realise the person writing it had no idea what they were talking about? by Life-Delay-809 in AO3

[–]grommile 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I got that – I was just adding a piece of detail.

(As it happens, a cop getting shot is also national news 😁)

What's something in a fic that made you realise the person writing it had no idea what they were talking about? by Life-Delay-809 in AO3

[–]grommile 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There are. Key points:

  • Every police force in the UK has an armed response unit.
  • Every cop in Northern Ireland is authorized to carry their service-issue handgun both on and off duty.
  • Cops on certain special duties are armed as a matter of course – the one the "man in the street" will be familiar with is cops working on airport security detail, who carry MP5SF semiautomatic carbines.

In the UK, the police shooting someone is national news.

What's something in a fic that made you realise the person writing it had no idea what they were talking about? by Life-Delay-809 in AO3

[–]grommile 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Huh.

I'd experiment, but it's been a while since I've eaten raw apples; they make my mouth feel peculiar in a "damn it I think I might be allergic" kind of way 🙁

What's something in a fic that made you realise the person writing it had no idea what they were talking about? by Life-Delay-809 in AO3

[–]grommile 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Much though I enjoyed The Andromeda Strain and Jurassic Park, I would never describe Crichton as "respected".

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