A couple of good, but not very bright elves may be there too, as well as the lich (Lewie lost his head but not for the first time). https://yafgc.net/comic/2910-the-serpent-awakes/
(This is my fourth try posting this… someone fix the server…)
In nearly twenty years of reading webics, have only come across one (maybe two) other authors who have a problem with their characters being giving nicknames
As the author, and creator, you have every right, it’s just… it’s not even what is written _about_ the characters
But this one is bothered by what you’re doing, Guesticus.
Could you make the effort for him? It doesn’t really matter if no one else on Earth asks for this. He’s asking. We love what he creates. We want him to enjoy creating, and enjoy interacting with us.
Someone you admire is asking you to make a small change. Would you please try?
I’m asking, too. This is a thing you could do, to make the comments area a little more harmonious. Would you give a try, for Rich’s sake? Even if it’s a bit hard for you, even if it’s counterintuitive.
We love Rich. We love YAFGC. I have, frankly, pretty crippling social anxiety, and speaking up here is quite difficult for me…but I make the effort, even when it’s difficult, even when it’s counterintuitive and even when it’s uncomfortable for me. It’s the least I can do. I don’t need to understand the whys of it; I know I’m wanted here, so I speak up.
Please try working on this. Use the memory recall technique, if it helps you remember…but when you get ready to post, please substitute the characters’ real names. Sometimes, things that bother people aren’t "terrible" in themselves…they just get on someone else’s nerves. When that someone is our host and the series creator…that’s a problem, for those of us who want him to enjoy creating the strip, and interacting with its fans.
I’m not a mod or anything; this is simply a request from one YAFGC fan to another. I’m not perfect, either, and don’t speak from any imagined position of superiority here.
Or as said in Pratchetts "Guards Guards": it is a chance of 1 in a million, but it may work". And we all know, that desperate last chances of 1 in a million will always work.
Rancourt has said this very well, Guesticus. That Rich has said, on more than once, that this annoys him should be enough to make you stop, especially if you do care for this comic and its creator as much as you say you do.
That you are careful to write Lord Dave’s name correctly, T’Chall, and Caelin, shows you recognize there are real people behind those characters. Part of that, I suspect, is because that I’ve commented on these comics well before this current story arc.
But you were also able to write Levana and Zac’s names correctly, even though they have only had very few appearances in this comic. You are capable of being careful about such things, at least for myself and Levana and Zac.
But when it comes to the person who has created this comic, you seem to fail to show the same respect, which puzzles me, given how you have said how much you enjoy this comic and the work that Rich has put into it. That he has asked you to stop, more than once, should be enough for you to stop, if you really care for him and the work he has put into this comic.
Nicknames aren’t the problem. Derisive alterations on a given name are. And you are too intelligent to be playing stupid about not knowing the difference.
I can see that you don’t understand why this is a problem. But can you see *that* it’s a problem?
People’s reasons don’t always make sense to other people. Feelings aren’t always logical, and aren’t always the product of reason. That’s why, generally, we don’t ask people to justify their feelings. I probably could never adequately explain why I love my wife more than other people I’ve met. It isn’t a calculated decision with reasons; it’s just so.
So, whether or not you understand why it’s a problem, please see that it is, in fact, a problem…and just as some of your reasons are personal to you, please respect that the reasons that this bothers some people, our host among them, are personal to them. The reason our host’s feelings are specially important here is because this is his space, his home online.
It’s a simple matter of understanding that this upsets the person who is creating this comic, a comic that you say you enjoy, and that the person you say you appreciate creating this comic.
It’s a simple matter of being respectful and considerate of that person’s feelings. A simple matter of understanding that once he’s said that he doesn’t like you doing that, you apologize and stop doing it because you really do care for the person creating this comic.
No Buttheadicus, you don’t get to hijack any more pages of comments with your dramatically defensive "help-me-help-me-people-are-very-politely-asking-me-to-behave-less-like-a-self-absorbed-jackass" ramblings. Nobody is ever going to be able to convince you of anything so I’m going to delete any more comments in this thread.
I tried, I really tried to be patient, understanding and to swallow my frustrations with your weird and irritating ways, but you’re really bad for my blood pressure.
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As Aragorn at the Battle of the Morannon. For Frodo!
Certainty of death, small chance of success – what are we waiting for?
Remember, one in a million chances succeed 9 out of 10 times.
If it turns out it’s only a one-in-fifty-thousand chance, then Eddie can try showing some humility. I mean, what are the odds of THAT?
If it turns out it’s only a one-in-fifty-thousand chance, then Eddie (and/or Dice) can try showing some humility. I mean, what are the odds of THAT?
(Oops. Sorry about the double-post. Glitch in the Matrix.)
To quote another classic: It’s so crazy, it might/has to work!
Who do we know who is located at that location…?
Oh right, evil elves and a thousand year old sister of a lich, no one who could help
A couple of good, but not very bright elves may be there too, as well as the lich (Lewie lost his head but not for the first time). https://yafgc.net/comic/2910-the-serpent-awakes/
(This is my fourth try posting this… someone fix the server…)
Oh right, forgot Glitterstarch and Dewcups were also there (Drow-cups managed to get out, and mess everything up, butt not on purpose)
Hate to see others having the same problems, butt at the same time, makes me feel better knowing it’s not just me
Glitterbranch and Dewcup. Guesticus, why don’t you just cut and paste the damned names?
To be fair, branches are not totally without starch 😛
Whoop! I’m outa here….
In nearly twenty years of reading webics, have only come across one (maybe two) other authors who have a problem with their characters being giving nicknames
As the author, and creator, you have every right, it’s just… it’s not even what is written _about_ the characters
But this one is bothered by what you’re doing, Guesticus.
Could you make the effort for him? It doesn’t really matter if no one else on Earth asks for this. He’s asking. We love what he creates. We want him to enjoy creating, and enjoy interacting with us.
Someone you admire is asking you to make a small change. Would you please try?
I’m asking, too. This is a thing you could do, to make the comments area a little more harmonious. Would you give a try, for Rich’s sake? Even if it’s a bit hard for you, even if it’s counterintuitive.
We love Rich. We love YAFGC. I have, frankly, pretty crippling social anxiety, and speaking up here is quite difficult for me…but I make the effort, even when it’s difficult, even when it’s counterintuitive and even when it’s uncomfortable for me. It’s the least I can do. I don’t need to understand the whys of it; I know I’m wanted here, so I speak up.
Please try working on this. Use the memory recall technique, if it helps you remember…but when you get ready to post, please substitute the characters’ real names. Sometimes, things that bother people aren’t "terrible" in themselves…they just get on someone else’s nerves. When that someone is our host and the series creator…that’s a problem, for those of us who want him to enjoy creating the strip, and interacting with its fans.
I’m not a mod or anything; this is simply a request from one YAFGC fan to another. I’m not perfect, either, and don’t speak from any imagined position of superiority here.
I see this escalated again… Note to self: When the universe tries three times to stop you from posting, listen.
Or as said in Pratchetts "Guards Guards": it is a chance of 1 in a million, but it may work". And we all know, that desperate last chances of 1 in a million will always work.
Let us all take a moment to ponder the phrase:
"a little more desperate than we really are"
t!
Well, they _are_ desperate, but they _do_ have a plan, they just have to make Ranna believe they have _no_ plan and _completely_ desperate
That’s so crazy it just might… get us all killed.
Is there a Plan B?
Learn to speak fluent Rannite I guess
Rancourt has said this very well, Guesticus. That Rich has said, on more than once, that this annoys him should be enough to make you stop, especially if you do care for this comic and its creator as much as you say you do.
That you are careful to write Lord Dave’s name correctly, T’Chall, and Caelin, shows you recognize there are real people behind those characters. Part of that, I suspect, is because that I’ve commented on these comics well before this current story arc.
But you were also able to write Levana and Zac’s names correctly, even though they have only had very few appearances in this comic. You are capable of being careful about such things, at least for myself and Levana and Zac.
But when it comes to the person who has created this comic, you seem to fail to show the same respect, which puzzles me, given how you have said how much you enjoy this comic and the work that Rich has put into it. That he has asked you to stop, more than once, should be enough for you to stop, if you really care for him and the work he has put into this comic.
No defending, explaining
Some names simply lend themselves better to nicknames (or ‘abbreviations’) than others
Just don’t understand why nicknames are such a problem
Nicknames aren’t the problem. Derisive alterations on a given name are. And you are too intelligent to be playing stupid about not knowing the difference.
I can see that you don’t understand why this is a problem. But can you see *that* it’s a problem?
People’s reasons don’t always make sense to other people. Feelings aren’t always logical, and aren’t always the product of reason. That’s why, generally, we don’t ask people to justify their feelings. I probably could never adequately explain why I love my wife more than other people I’ve met. It isn’t a calculated decision with reasons; it’s just so.
So, whether or not you understand why it’s a problem, please see that it is, in fact, a problem…and just as some of your reasons are personal to you, please respect that the reasons that this bothers some people, our host among them, are personal to them. The reason our host’s feelings are specially important here is because this is his space, his home online.
It’s a simple matter of understanding that this upsets the person who is creating this comic, a comic that you say you enjoy, and that the person you say you appreciate creating this comic.
It’s a simple matter of being respectful and considerate of that person’s feelings. A simple matter of understanding that once he’s said that he doesn’t like you doing that, you apologize and stop doing it because you really do care for the person creating this comic.
‘Being respectful and considerate of that person’s feelings’
So, nicknames [bla bla]
No Buttheadicus, you don’t get to hijack any more pages of comments with your dramatically defensive "help-me-help-me-people-are-very-politely-asking-me-to-behave-less-like-a-self-absorbed-jackass" ramblings. Nobody is ever going to be able to convince you of anything so I’m going to delete any more comments in this thread.
I tried, I really tried to be patient, understanding and to swallow my frustrations with your weird and irritating ways, but you’re really bad for my blood pressure.
May have done many things, butt have not attacked another reader, or you
Never accused you of attacking anyone, Buttheadicus, just of being a really irritating pain in the ass and a total asshole.
And on that note……