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This is exactly the problem I have with what you write! Why should I care about what you're telling me that is.

What you prefer it seems to me is to start off right in the middle of the action with nothing explained and no context given. Of course you and other people who share your style would urge me to be patient and read on. This precisely what turns me off. Who is the character and what he is doing is not explained. Why should I care about him then?

When you read what I write however, you appear to dislike my style of not beginning the story in media res and introducing the characters and the world they are in. However, as a reader, if the author explains outright who our character is and what he does, I would say a context is provided and this would give the reader reason to care about the story. Yanker's entry I feel did that quite well by spelling out that he hunts demons.

If you were to write his story, I would imagine you describing in detail the crucifixes he has, the silver bullets in his revolver, the colour of whatever he is wearing and perhaps write out his demon warding incantations (which of course won't make sense). You would drop hints that I would find very hard to get about him being hired by someone to exorcise some demon in a house like a flashback of some named character who sorely needs an introduction coming out of nowhere pleading with him to slay some demon.

You might think it is very clear that he is an exorcist of sorts but I hate this kind of dot connecting especially when I find out I am wrong.




Of course. But this still begs the question, why didn't you like them presented as a list? They are very unconventional but succinct, brief and gets to the point which makes it funny in my opinion. Furthermore, I think it will be awkward if I said, James clicked on a website that says this, then proceeded to another website with very lousy web design that says that.

One way to generate publicity must be to publicise this post as widely as possible. Already another attempt at trolling some section of the forum is forming in this user's mind.

Wonder why. I don't find them boring, quite the opposite. I am learning more about a character that I hitherto don't know about. I am putting all of the things that he will be doing in some context. (Here, by establishing that our hero is dirt poor, it would make sense why he is so helpless in the event of a cold snap) Why is it boring for you?

On the other hand, I find your stories not to be engaging because I am completely lost after reading them, mostly because you are very stingy in giving important information. I have to go through your story word for word a number of times, and even after that there is still no guarantee that I will understand what is going on.



You might appreciate the story even better if you had some background knowledge of what I am satirising. It is real, doesn't make sense and I am making fun of it. I am sure that you have heard scientists attributing cold snaps to a warming climate and I am mocking that.

I suggest you read the news reports again in my parody then read about the migrant crisis and the effects of global warming.



They complain about the words I use being not in common usage and how I construct complex sentences for no good reason. I have failed in writing for idiots in that respect. I disagree that people would be turned off by simple writing. What matters is a good story and it needn't be presented in an arcane manner.



So what? What is the problem with that if the context of the story allows for it? This is a list of things James found online so it makes sense for them to be placed in a list.

I believe it is a matter of taste? I believe some people find it awkward. It certainly is if that is done in a movie but you are more than familiar with my take that the written word is a completely different medium because it cannot deliver audio and visual cues and so on.

There are classics that begin by introducing the characters and spelling out who they are. Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit certainly did that. I believe the Philosopher's Stone started by introducing Vernon Dursley right at the beginning. A Tale of Two Cities started by explaining the period it is set in. Romeo and Juliet started with a prologue that gave the whole story away!

I hope you won't mind me saying again that without this information, I would be completely lost. This is one of the major reasons why I don't take to what you write.




You might have noticed the satirical nature of this piece where I mock current affairs. There is some truth to it. Thinning ice makes it easier for polar bears to prey on seals. Seals also like thinning ice as it allows them to surface and take in air making them very vulnerable to polar bear predation. As to whether seal populations will drop, well, if you want to split hairs, then you are probably right.




Because what he heard was 'bloody right wing propaganda'. I am curious here. Why are you asking these questions?! Shouldn't you be asking why the cold snap because of the cold wind coming from a warming Arctic? (Wouldn't it make sense if I wrote 'colder Arctic'?)



This will sound condescending but I treat my audience as if they are idiots. I am not doing it well enough though. A lot of people still say that they can't understand what I am writing about.




Why not I wonder? I like lists! It makes things easier to read! Why be complex when you can be simple?

That was what I disagreed with. I didn't mean that you hate comedy.

No, no. You said something around the lines that this entry didn't adhere to the themes that well. It is of course a comedy but where horror and the supernatural play a very important role in the story. So I am of the belief that it fits the themes. As for whether comedy is enjoyable, well that is another matter.


PS: Read the parody of the other entry yet?

It shouldn't be surprising considering that the Writing Section has a number of psychopaths! I am very, very familiar with the user who started this poll and he told me that he is considering coming up with more polls over silly and trivial matters like,

1. "Can you describe a moment when you feel like doing your best in work?"

"Describe a moment when you feel like doing your best in work?"

Can "Describe a moment when you feel like doing your best in work?" be considered a question?

a. Yes
b. No
c. Too long, didn't read.


2. How do you feel about being poor and Black in America?

a. Very good
b. Good
c. Bad
d. Very bad
e. F**k you

Someone should start another poll or a petition appealing to the powers-that-be to lock him up!

It seems that we are in a deadlock Xenon. Only one way to resolve this. Subject this to a democratic vote!

https://www.fakku.net/forums/incoherent-babbling/tell-me-why-you-left-your-previous-job-question-or-not#4634405

Link to pertinent post

It is very comforting in a way to see the pool of people who consider themselves those who frequent the Writing Section to dry and shrivel. This is a very justifiable sentiment to hold for quite a number of reasons. They tend to advertise what they write in the most annoying way possible, they tend to be incredibly argumentative, they tend to make mountains out a molehill, they tend to react to the mildest of criticism and they tend to conduct polls in the wrong section of the forum. Long time users may be familiar with this thread:

https://www.fakku.net/forums/incoherent-babbling/should-i-do-poetry-or-books

Alas, like stains caused by bodily fluids, users from the Writing Section just refuse to go away.

This poll is started because of an exercise in splitting hairs between two people who consider themselves part of the Writing Section. Does a question necessarily need to end with a question mark? After all, everyone has sat for an examination where some questions end in full stops / periods.

There was a heated argument and both sides are in a deadlock. One of them so happened to have the brilliant idea of resolving this dispute by putting that question to a democratic vote, that most esteemed way of resolving a dispute.

Here are the options which you, the participant in this poll, can choose.

1. Yes. The phrase "Tell me why you left your previous job." is a question because it is an interview question.

2. No. The phrase "Tell me why you left your previous job." is not a question because it does not end in a question mark and it is really a command. There is ought to be something called an interview command.

3. F*** you. This is the second most succinct answer to this question and indeed this poll and whoever came up with it. The more succinct answers are 'Yes' and 'No'.

I was hoping that it might provoke a few thin skinned people though. Writing pieces like these is easy for me because all I need to do is to refer to current events. Coming up with original stories is a challenge for me. Not these however.

Thank you for clarifying how the US uses the phrase 'government'. I feared it didn't sound proper when I used in that parody.

Let me do a bit of Socratic questioning here. So you are saying, "Why did you leave your previous job?", to be an interview question but "Tell me why you left your previous job.", not to be an interview question?

You don't say interview request or interview order do you? If an interviewer asks, "Tell me why you left your previous job.", I am sure we will still consider it an interview question, not an interview request.

It is a really a matter of taste isn't it at the end of the day? Wonder if you agree that all of the themes are adhered to.

I would argue that the supernatural is quite prominent in this entry unless you don't consider humanoids with slimy skins and tendrils for hair as supernatural beings. I think the way the monsters reproduce is very unpleasant and unsettling. It can be considered horror. The supernatural and horror themes play a major role in this story surely! Without those, how can I come up with the twist that those women are really monsters that seduce men?

Glad you thought it is mystery even though I think this entry does the job of coming up with a mystery plot poorly compared to the other two themes. There is intentionally no resolution because I insist on doing a bizarre twist and more importantly because it is difficult to wrap up.

I can only conclude that the reason why you didn't rate this piece highly is only because it is an attempt at comedy. That said, I insist in incorporating humour whatever the themes are. There are too few comedic pieces. Most of the comedy in the forum are unintentionally or otherwise in the Incoherent Babbling section.

Out of curiosity, why wasn't there an honourable mention? Was it because the number of entries were too few?



Care to go into detail?



You find a story about someone reading a second hand account of men complaining about loose and vindictive women behaving badly after a trip to a club, who proceeds to read another account accusing the women to be monstrous demons, only to find out that the truth is a bit of both not crazy or outrageous enough?! I shudder to think what you consider crazy! Perhaps it is something high_time would write.

As for you not finding it funny, well, it is alright. It is all about taste. My attempts at humouring you are about as successful as your attempts at humouring me.

Glad to know I wasn't one of two.

That aside, I would really like to join you in one of those writing events. I can't contribute to your project because I cannot commit to a long term project but I should be able to come up with essays and short stories.

You can create a topic and approach a moderator to have it 'stickied'. I persuaded one of the hosts of events such as these to allow the participants to submit as many entries as they wished. The joy of coming up with stories for me is to have people talk, argue then quarrel about them. My idea of entertainment I admit is rather unconventional. I will try my best to participate in those events.

PS: That said do you have any comment on that parody I wrote?

PPS: Be careful of the refrigerants that are pumped by into the atmosphere by the NWO to cause global cooling. Scientists say that they will cause lung disease and asbestosis in the long run. All the more reason to take daily doses of our snake oil to combat those diseases!

I would like to use this opportunity to have an argument. I so happen to love those things. These are the points that I take issue with.



I am sure you have come across an essay question that doesn't end with a question mark. This is no different.



"All the more" I think is idiomatic. But since you mentioned it, I wonder if I should have used "all the more gloomier" instead.



Using "decided" sounded right to me even though your definition of 'decided' is correct. I went to check the definition of 'decided' and believe the use of the word in this context is correct. You see, 'decided' has two definitions.

First is making a choice. The other is deducing, determining or arriving at a conclusion. If I say that I decided that some politician will be assassinated anyway it does not mean that I am planning an assassination but I hold a strong belief that he will be assassinated.


Have you tried reading the parody of Masayoshi's entry?

Events with no prizes have been done before. I was all for it that time and I am still all for it now.

https://www.fakku.net/forums/writing-and-fanfiction/halloween-2013-writing-event

https://www.fakku.net/forums/writing-and-fanfiction/valentine-writing-event-2014

No honourable mention?! What an insult to Masayoshi!

No, no. Not at all. I am glad you found it silly that the applicants demanded Leonard to give them a job through their applications. My style of writing has always been comedic and having the characters behave bizarrely is a hallmark of that style. It is intended to be satirical in a way because we all know that every applicant wants to have the job whether they say it directly or not, and yes, had they been more truthful, Leonard might be warned about the monsters.

The women being real monsters is the only twist I can come up with. You might have noticed that I wrote the story with ridiculous premises like the monster women that aren't seemingly true. Also, the main character is in an isolated environment and all the information he gets is second hand. The twist will be demonstrating that the silly setup is actually true. I have written another story, a parody of another entry which uses this technique.

https://www.fakku.net/forums/posts/4626923#4626923

The idea came to me while I was discussing job applications with an acquaintance who encountered very strange questions while filling in a job application template for some company. Then you have the themes of horror, mystery and the supernatural. I recalled other material and stories that had those elements and made references to them in this entry.

This was the result -- a story about job applications which has horror and mystery themes. I intended it to be a very curious combination that when taken together should be called comedy.

https://www.fakku.net/forums/feedback-suggestions-and-support/fakku-rules-and-faq#4529623

"Cybering" is not allowed though I don't really mind it (not into it either). Then again is erotic roleplay considered 'cybering'? Personally, I would say no. It seems to be more elaborate and certainly takes more effort, especially when I need to pretend to be a woman!