Topic: "What Are You Thinking Now?"

[Police Girl]

There was no luck with the last place, so I'm still job-hunting.

Have an opportunity for an interview at Target for overnight stocking. I'm going to call tomorrow to set it up.

[Quickman]

Good luck with that.

I'm fighting off a fever tonight.  Been feeling sick all day.

[Gaia]

Okay, Wookieepedia's connection is strange for me at times. Some areas, it's okay.. others is just copious amounts of slowdown. Weird.

[Akamaru]

"Well, f*** you too. I don't know why I bothered changing for you."

[Quickman]

Okay, Wookieepedia's connection is strange for me at times. Some areas, it's okay.. others is just copious amounts of slowdown. Weird.

That's Wikia for you.  It also may have something to do with the page size.   Also, I assume that you don't have an account and are thus using the ugly, default Wikia skin.  If you made an account, you could switch to the Monobook skin, which is far superior and faster.

Join us.  Use Monobook.  Even just for browsing.  It has no ads. 

[Mirby]

That's Wikia for you.  It also may have something to do with the page size.   Also, I assume that you don't have an account and are thus using the ugly, default Wikia skin.  If you made an account, you could switch to the Monobook skin, which is far superior and faster.

Join us.  Use Monobook.  Even just for browsing.  It has no ads. 

stop trying to get people to join the dark side

i don't care if you have cookies i ain't doin' it!

[Sapphire Knight]

stop trying to get people to join the dark side

i don't care if you have cookies i ain't doin' it!

I was on the Dark Side once, but I went back to the Light when I didn't get the coffee they promised.

[Quickman]

Lucasfilm still hasn't invited us over for coffee, even though they used an entire article in an episode of The Clone Wars.  Let me see if I can find it...

Here we go.  The article it's displaying is this one.  Everything, right down to our citations, is on that screen and translated into Aurebesh.

[Sapphire Knight]

Lucasfilm still hasn't invited us over for coffee, even though they used an entire article in an episode of The Clone Wars.  Let me see if I can find it...

Here we go.  The article it's displaying is this one.  Everything, right down to our citations, is on that screen and translated into Aurebesh.

All I can say to that is 'wow'... o3o

[Quickman]

And when StarWars.Com redid their site, their replacement for the Databank, the Encyclopedia, now links to Wookieepedia.  Every entry in their Encyclopedia links to its corresponding Wookieepedia article.  Once we saw that they did that, I drafted up a formal thank-you letter that jSarek sent to Lucasfilm.

[Gaia]

That's Wikia for you.  It also may have something to do with the page size.   Also, I assume that you don't have an account and are thus using the ugly, default Wikia skin.  If you made an account, you could switch to the Monobook skin, which is far superior and faster.

Join us.  Use Monobook.  Even just for browsing.  It has no ads. 

I did on TF Wiki, but I wonder if it's universal. Sometimes it happens to me on other sites in some sections so it could be just my connection acting up again, and I can't sign up if I have no content to share.. *le sigh*

[Quickman]

Nothing wrong with signing up just to edit for spelling and grammar.  That's mostly what I do!

Anywho, behold, Mary Sue.  Read the "Personality and traits" section for Mary Sue goodness.  This article just reeks of Mary Sue.  Everything about it stinks.

[Gaia]

Biggest example of Sue I've seen yet.

[DarkWaltz]

... That just... yikes.

[Mirby]

her name should be Meredith Susan

or Mary Sue for short.

[Quickman]

If you wish to compare the traits...

That N-25 hits each and every single criteria with a sledgehammer.

[Sapphire Knight]

Nothing wrong with signing up just to edit for spelling and grammar.  That's mostly what I do!

Anywho, behold, Mary Sue.  Read the "Personality and traits" section for Mary Sue goodness.  This article just reeks of Mary Sue.  Everything about it stinks.

Didn't you link to that particular Mary Sue before? o3o

[Quickman]

Yep, that Mary Sue should look familiar.  This time, though, it's been expanded with more Mary Sue goodness.

[Akamaru]

Remind me again why bird poop can actually cause car paint to start peeling off if you don't clean it for a long while?

[Gaia]

Didn't you link to that particular Mary Sue before? o3o

DeviantArt is swarming with them (practically a breeding ground), I'm trying not to trying not to make Sues but I end up with a few "..Abandoned Lab" here, and a "carefree traveler" there. Nobody's perfect. >>

[DarkWaltz]

Eh, a character with some 'Sue' or 'Stu' tendencies can be fine so long as you don't go overboard and keep them well balanced to be believable (And no, clumsiness does not counter the 'Sue'. I'm eyeing you, Bella. >.> ). There are some people though, who the moment they see OC, FC, or even CanonxOC/FC will go ballistic without even reading about the character or giving them a chance. 

[Quickman]

This one is not.  Like I said, it hits all of the criteria with a sledgehammer.

[Sapphire Knight]

Eh, a character with some 'Sue' or 'Stu' tendencies can be fine so long as you don't go overboard and keep them well balanced to be believable (And no, clumsiness does not counter the 'Sue'. I'm eyeing you, Bella. >.> ). There are some people though, who the moment they see OC, FC, or even CanonxOC/FC will go ballistic without even reading about the character or giving them a chance. 

I recall there are several tests to see if your FC/OC is a Sue/Stu or balanced floating around out there. Now, to find a couple good in-depth ones... -w-

[Quickman]

I regularly run my characters through litmus tests to make sure they're well-balanced.  Haven't had a problem with my characters yet.  Though, if I ran the Mary Sue I linked through the tests, she might break them!

[Sapphire Knight]

Would you be willing to provide a link to where these tests can be found? o3o

Scratch that, I found it while looking for something completely different.