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Avocado ([info]white_serpent) wrote in [info]fandom_wank,
@ 2009-03-17 15:31:00


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Entry tags:community: bad_rpers_suck, plagiarism, rp

Small RPG wank
In the beginning, there was a multifandom RPG: Aternatopia, set in the fictional town of Aternaville. Time passed, and there was conflict.

In any case, one player (Dexy) was booted, and whined a bit about it in her four journals (same post, four copies). An excerpt:

I'm making another community that's going to be AV, but without the drama of the scary HP Harry/Snape crap that no one reads, and the very OOC Doctor/Rose/Master threesome, the very badly played, crying Sirius Black, the President Laura (who isn't anything like Laura) who can't do anything but wander around with her baby and beg for attention, and Mal/Master/Jack who can't be bothered to post more than three times in a thread unless it has something to do with sex -- Becky, Chris and everyone else all hate that about you, by the way, Mar. Because you can't do something without it turning into sex, and that's why Becky doesn't like to play with you often. You're sick and you need some help.

No bitterness, clearly. But "scary HP Harry/Snape crap"? I wonder if this will come up again... Touchingly:

Anyway, I will be starting the community tonight or tomorrow and we're just going to move it over, either to Insane Journal, or another place on LJ, and you can just shift your characters over. No drama on our front, we swear.

And, indeed, some players weigh in on their future plans.

Remember-- no drama! Which is naturally why Dexy posts to Bad_Mods_Suck. (ETA: Deleted. ETA: Oh, dear. Dexy has apparently been banned.)

Those mods were in a clique of their own, they never played with other people or other characters. The head mod, [info]xx_doctorwho_xx wouldn't play with you unless you were going to play porn with her (she needs to buy a vibrator), the smaller mod, [info]a_jade_phoenix , wouldn't play with you unless your character was going to coddle Harry and let him cry on your characters shoulder.. because he cries. A lot. So they played with one another. The Harry and Snape cried and had sex. A lot.

(Is it just me, or is she a little fixated on the Harry/Snape thing?) But, hey, it's all good! She's created a new community on InsaneJournal: Aternaville. And:

We just moved the game to another location, changed it a bit (so we wouldn't plag.) and took all of the good characters with us.

A happy ending! Or is it? One of her comments says:

Unfortunately, they did a horrible thing to me with no reason. No reason what so ever. That is unforgivable. They didn't even do it tastefully. They were rude and they were mean, and Pen was even worse.

Who might Pen be? Ah, yes, well... In our next wave, Pen, the original creator of Aternatopia, posts to bad_rpers_suck and stop_plagiarism. (Community responses are rather different.) Apparently the changes so they wouldn't plagiarize the game didn't actually include changing the name of the town, the mythology, the text of the game description, the application questions, or redrawing the map. Oops?

Pen has multiple screenshots and a name-redacted chat log. Highlights:

Woot: here's what's up. Didn't know it was your game originally. Sorry about that. If you'd been nice instead of a psycho, I would have been nice in return and changed everything early on. Unfortunately, you weren't.

and:

I have a better idea! Here's what you do: Put up our new com on your website. And get laughed at when people look and *gasp* nothing's the same! Not even the name! Aternatopia? Aternaville? I was in a game very similar three years ago. It was called Aternatown. Maybe you stole it from them! I bet you did!

The description is eventually rewritten, including the following caveat:

We realize that characters grow and change, but Snape and Harry, who clearly hate one another, should not suddenly decide that they're in love and want to raise a child together.. it's just strange!

But, hey: at least there's no drama!

ETA: Screenshot of deleted bad_mods_suck post.



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[info]eldritch
2009-03-18 01:39 am UTC (link)
Man, there's really no wank like RP wank.

Like nooooo wank I knooooooow.

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[info]microclimate
2009-03-18 04:49 am UTC (link)
Exaaactly.

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[info]tomato_ja_nai
2009-03-18 11:31 am UTC (link)
Everything about it is appealing
Everywhere the venue would allow~
nowhere else in the world can you get that feeling~
You get from wanking~
Before a crowd~


...Damn you. I'll never get it out of my head now. D:

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[info]vitalitat
2009-03-18 01:52 am UTC (link)
I am totally reading this post in the voice of an entitled 16 year old. You know, the ones who end up on My Sweet 16 on MTV?


Like omg these totally awful and crappy mods of this community I'm totally butthurt over being kicked out of totally kicked me out because I start drama, but I can't find any drama and when I asked random ass people about it, they didn't know anything about it either, so I'm totally leaving their stinking community. I don't ven know what drama is, I don't start it it just follows me around even though i so try to avoid it all the time. Anyway there was this one girl who totally complained about me because she didn't like me and was totally jellis of me because yeah, so she complained and they kicked me out. Can you believe that? ZOMG. I know I'm going off in a a comm that really is just to bitch about shitty moderators of comms, but I mean, everything matters when it comes to everything involving me and my RP journals pay attention to me already which brings me to my original point for this post, to whine and complain about them in some random ass community so I can totally promote my new crappy community and make everyone love me for being me and awesome and kiss my feet already! Tell me I'm so awesome and amazing because I am and everyone should already know that.





OH AND I'M MAKING MY COMMUNITY, HERE IT IS, BTW.

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[info]ari_o
2009-03-18 04:21 am UTC (link)
Am imagining the speaker doesn't stop to take a breath and suddenly passes out.

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(no subject) - [info]cmdr_zoom, 2009-03-18 05:39 am UTC
(no subject) - [info]anonyrat, 2009-03-18 07:05 am UTC

[info]yhibiki
2009-03-18 02:06 am UTC (link)
Drama? I don't see drama! There's clearly no drama anywhere! Why would you post it to FW, if there's no drama?


If we go by her definition, I think there's no drama on the internet at all.

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[info]kookaburra
2009-03-18 02:17 am UTC (link)
Ahahaha!

Yet another thing to point to when people ask me why I don't RP.

Also: is there some unwritten rule about RP-ing that you can't just go and make your own slightly different RP with your friends if you don't like where the original one is going? Because that seems like a more constructive thing to do than griping in the original. The intarwebz are a big sandbox, with room for everyone, is my motto.

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(no subject) - [info]ghostmaster, 2009-03-18 04:41 am UTC
(no subject) - [info]airawyn, 2009-03-18 05:22 am UTC
(no subject) - [info]eldritch, 2009-03-18 05:36 am UTC
(no subject) - [info]kookaburra, 2009-03-18 08:49 am UTC

[info]dragonfangirl
2009-03-18 02:30 am UTC (link)
No drama on our front, we swear.

Too late for that even when it was written.

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(no subject) - [info]kookaburra, 2009-03-18 02:34 am UTC

[info]copperbadge
2009-03-18 02:35 am UTC (link)
If you'd been nice instead of a psycho, I would have been nice in return and changed everything early on. Unfortunately, you weren't.

So it's okay to plagiarise if you think the original creator is crazy and mean?

Sweet, I'm gonna go republish all of Anne Rice's works. I'll spell Vampire with two "r"s, so it's different.

BRB, making my millions.

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(no subject) - [info]_goblin_, 2009-03-18 04:46 am UTC
(no subject) - [info]copperbadge, 2009-03-18 04:47 am UTC
(no subject) - [info]_goblin_, 2009-03-18 05:20 am UTC
(no subject) - [info]copperbadge, 2009-03-18 05:22 am UTC
(no subject) - [info]_goblin_, 2009-03-18 05:25 am UTC
(no subject) - [info]cassildra, 2009-03-18 07:08 pm UTC
(no subject) - [info]copperbadge, 2009-03-18 07:20 pm UTC
(no subject) - [info]cassildra, 2009-03-18 07:23 pm UTC
(no subject) - [info]t_boy, 2009-03-18 05:39 am UTC
(no subject) - [info]luthe, 2009-03-18 08:30 am UTC
(no subject) - [info]t_boy, 2009-03-18 08:40 am UTC
(no subject) - [info]funwithrage, 2009-03-18 04:46 pm UTC
(no subject) - [info]talec, 2009-03-19 03:45 am UTC
(no subject) - [info]t_boy, 2009-03-19 03:59 am UTC
(no subject) - [info]dragonfangirl, 2009-03-18 09:59 am UTC
(no subject) - [info]copperbadge, 2009-03-18 07:28 pm UTC
(no subject) - [info]_goblin_, 2009-03-18 08:58 pm UTC
(no subject) - [info]_goblin_, 2009-03-18 08:59 pm UTC
(no subject) - [info]copperbadge, 2009-03-18 10:05 pm UTC
(no subject) - [info]catslash, 2009-03-18 09:05 pm UTC

[info]_goblin_
2009-03-18 04:03 am UTC (link)
1) Be disliked enough (by the mods, anyway) to get kicked out of an RP comm
2) Screeeeeeed in four part harmony about it
3) In another comm, without provocation, personally insult the mods and how they RP
4) Plagiarize the shit out of the original RP comm

Gee, I wonder why they booted Dexy? She seems like such a nice person.

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(no subject) - [info]watersword, 2009-03-18 04:08 am UTC

[info]ari_o
2009-03-18 04:38 am UTC (link)
On the bad_rpers_suck post there is this comment to Dexy:

"I don't like that other players (not the ones you have a complaint with, but the ones who still want to play with you) are stressed to the point of tears because they just want to stay friends with everyone."

And she responds:

"I love everyone, unless they hate me. I hate people who hate me."

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(no subject) - [info]_goblin_, 2009-03-18 04:44 am UTC
(no subject) - [info]ari_o, 2009-03-18 04:47 am UTC
(no subject) - [info]_goblin_, 2009-03-18 05:01 am UTC
lol moar - [info]ari_o, 2009-03-18 04:46 am UTC
Re: lol moar - [info]white_serpent, 2009-03-18 04:50 am UTC
Re: lol moar - [info]ari_o, 2009-03-18 04:54 am UTC
Re: lol moar - [info]white_serpent, 2009-03-18 05:02 am UTC
Re: lol moar - [info]_goblin_, 2009-03-18 05:27 am UTC
Re: lol moar - [info]white_serpent, 2009-03-18 06:20 am UTC
holy crapola - [info]ari_o, 2009-03-18 04:52 am UTC
Re: holy crapola - [info]pyratejenni, 2009-03-18 09:41 am UTC
Re: holy crapola - [info]talec, 2009-03-19 04:15 am UTC
Re: lol moar - [info]risha, 2009-03-18 05:19 am UTC
Re: lol moar - [info]beejium, 2009-03-18 06:06 am UTC
Re: lol moar - [info]skarrow, 2009-03-18 06:25 am UTC
Re: lol moar - [info]blue_penguin, 2009-03-18 08:50 am UTC
Re: lol moar - [info]cassildra, 2009-03-18 07:12 pm UTC
Re: lol moar - [info]also_not_a_pipe, 2009-03-18 08:58 am UTC
Re: lol moar - [info]tangentialone, 2009-03-18 10:54 am UTC
Re: lol moar - [info]tangentialone, 2009-03-18 11:15 am UTC
Re: lol moar - [info]delineated, 2009-03-18 11:53 am UTC
Re: lol moar - [info]zara_zero, 2009-03-18 03:11 pm UTC
Re: lol moar - [info]narcissam, 2009-03-19 08:57 pm UTC
Re: lol moar - [info]ari_o, 2009-03-19 09:00 pm UTC
(no subject) - [info]ghostmaster, 2009-03-18 04:47 am UTC
(no subject) - [info]ari_o, 2009-03-18 04:55 am UTC
(no subject) - [info]tachikoma01, 2009-03-18 03:48 pm UTC
(no subject) - [info]vitalitat, 2009-03-18 07:33 pm UTC

[info]donna
2009-03-18 06:05 am UTC (link)
I need to make sure I can find this again. You know, next time I get a bug up my ass and decide to find a good online RPG.

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(no subject) - [info]wthrwthoutyu, 2009-03-22 06:37 am UTC

[info]kadath
2009-03-18 06:25 am UTC (link)
Put up our new com on your website. And get laughed at when people look and *gasp* nothing's the same! Not even the name! Aternatopia? Aternaville?

But the original game is set in a town called Aternaville!

...Eh, clearly I've already given this more thought than this Dexy person did.

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(no subject) - [info]white_serpent, 2009-03-18 06:40 am UTC
(no subject) - [info]kadath, 2009-03-18 06:43 am UTC
(no subject) - [info]white_serpent, 2009-03-18 07:09 am UTC

[info]brennalarose
2009-03-18 06:47 am UTC (link)
I was wondering if this was going to show up.

Sadly, the BMS post is bahleeted.

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(no subject) - [info]white_serpent, 2009-03-18 07:01 am UTC

[info]also_not_a_pipe
2009-03-18 07:12 am UTC (link)
On a completely unrelated note, have I told you all guys about the new book I'm working on? It's called "Mary," and it's all about this shy nerd girl with a Jesus-crazy mom and the terrible things that happen when she goes to winter formal.

I've heard that Stephen King wrote a book called "Carrie" that's sort of like that, but I've never read it or seen the movie or anything, so it's totes okay. His lawyers are crazy.

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(no subject) - pastri_archy, 2009-03-18 07:20 am UTC
(no subject) - [info]_rukia, 2009-03-18 07:22 am UTC
(no subject) - [info]_rukia, 2009-03-18 07:23 am UTC
(no subject) - [info]seca, 2009-03-18 08:22 am UTC
(no subject) - [info]plazmah, 2009-03-18 08:54 am UTC
(no subject) - [info]stimutacs, 2009-03-18 09:00 am UTC
(no subject) - [info]dragonfangirl, 2009-03-18 09:45 am UTC
(no subject) - [info]ghostmaster, 2009-03-18 11:35 am UTC
(no subject) - [info]freezer, 2009-03-18 11:42 am UTC
(no subject) - [info]amxjm, 2009-03-18 12:10 pm UTC
(no subject) - [info]mochibuni, 2009-03-18 12:15 pm UTC
(no subject) - [info]_goblin_, 2009-03-18 04:05 pm UTC
(no subject) - [info]beejium, 2009-03-19 04:02 am UTC
(no subject) - [info]disdainful_soul, 2009-03-20 06:18 am UTC
(no subject) - [info]cyndra_falin, 2009-03-18 10:12 pm UTC
(no subject) - [info]catremistrae, 2009-03-19 06:26 am UTC
(no subject) - [info]digigirl132, 2009-03-19 02:30 pm UTC

[info]_rukia
2009-03-18 07:27 am UTC (link)
Is there some kind of rule that [info]paperclipchains has to present in every single BRPS-related wank ever?

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(no subject) - [info]persona, 2009-03-18 08:58 am UTC
(no subject) - [info]brennalarose, 2009-03-18 06:06 pm UTC
(no subject) - [info]ghostmaster, 2009-03-18 11:11 am UTC
(no subject) - [info]caffeine_fairy, 2009-03-18 04:45 pm UTC
(no subject) - [info]pyratejenni, 2009-03-18 11:42 pm UTC
(no subject) - [info]cyndra_falin, 2009-03-18 10:14 pm UTC

[info]cmdr_zoom
2009-03-18 08:52 am UTC (link)
"Forget your stupid RP! I'm gonna make my own! With blackjack! And hookers!"

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(no subject) - [info]argylespy, 2009-03-18 10:46 am UTC
(no subject) - [info]lozenger8, 2009-03-18 11:49 am UTC
(no subject) - [info]kookaburra, 2009-03-18 01:43 pm UTC
(no subject) - [info]dragonfangirl, 2009-03-18 03:23 pm UTC
(no subject) - [info]dragonsong12, 2009-03-18 04:12 pm UTC
(no subject) - [info]cyndra_falin, 2009-03-18 10:19 pm UTC

[info]ghostmaster
2009-03-18 11:30 am UTC (link)
We have bahleetion. Also a mod post.

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(no subject) - [info]vitalitat, 2009-03-18 07:37 pm UTC

[info]tachikoma01
2009-03-18 03:53 pm UTC (link)
I know when one has an online fight it's normal to pack up your toys and go home.

But I can't say I've seen 'pack up the other person's toys and go home' all that often.

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(no subject) - [info]dragonsong12, 2009-03-18 04:18 pm UTC

[info]pocketfox
2009-03-18 05:08 pm UTC (link)
From the brps comments: The only sensible attitude to have when it comes to something written or created for a public, cooperative community such as a roleplaying game is that once posted it belongs to the community, not the author, and has effectively entered the public domain.

Awesome! So I can go and create a new RPG, copy/paste from the Dungeons and Dragons player's manual, dungeonmaster's guide, monster manual, and various supplemental books, and call it Donjons and Drakes, and it'll be kosher, right? 'Cause D&D apparently belongs to the community, and not to the guys who... you know. Own it.

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(no subject) - [info]_goblin_, 2009-03-18 09:04 pm UTC
(no subject) - [info]yattara, 2009-03-20 07:28 pm UTC

[info]crapweasel
2009-03-18 10:10 pm UTC (link)
This kind of shit almost makes me more ashamed to be an LJ RPer.

I'm also rofl'ing at how often Dexy refers to people as being "mean". I dunno, when I see that I automatically hear, like, a bullied six-year-old whining. MEEEEEEEAN!

And wth is with the original game's mod's inability to spell? "Grosser"? What the fucky-fuck? She also has "hanger" instead of "hangar", which is a real pet peeve of mine. Fucking homonyms.

All we need now is for nymosy to show up in the BRPS post screaming "I'M SO GLAD THIS COMM IS HERE TO VALIDATE PEOPLE" and I think we'll be set!

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(no subject) - [info]kadath, 2009-03-18 10:17 pm UTC
(no subject) - [info]brennalarose, 2009-03-18 11:45 pm UTC
(no subject) - [info]crapweasel, 2009-03-19 12:44 am UTC
(no subject) - [info]brennalarose, 2009-03-19 05:42 pm UTC
(no subject) - [info]crapweasel, 2009-03-19 07:46 pm UTC
(no subject) - [info]brennalarose, 2009-03-19 11:16 pm UTC
(no subject) - [info]ghostmaster, 2009-03-19 12:35 am UTC

[info]minibalrogmum
2009-03-19 12:36 am UTC (link)
I read the wank, saw it involved RP Laura Roslin (and William Adama) and thus got all sad that BSG is ending this week :( I fail at being entertained by wank.

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[info]damien
2009-03-19 12:55 am UTC (link)
Since the stop_plagarism post is GONE, and you said that the reactions from BRPS and SP were greatly different, does that mean SP actually SUPPORTED the plagarized mod? And if so, then why was THAT the post to go?

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(no subject) - [info]white_serpent, 2009-03-19 01:16 am UTC
(no subject) - [info]empyrealdragon, 2009-03-19 01:18 am UTC
(no subject) - [info]white_serpent, 2009-03-19 09:50 pm UTC
(no subject) - [info]empyrealdragon, 2009-03-19 10:03 pm UTC
it is late, therefore these are the things I fixate on
[info]varethane
2009-03-19 08:15 am UTC (link)
So, let me enlightening you.

Sounds like something off a macro. Or possibly a macro to be made...

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Re: it is late, therefore these are the things I fixate on - [info]cyndra_falin, 2009-03-19 09:29 pm UTC

[info]zorro
2009-03-19 03:29 pm UTC (link)
Most entertaining wank I've seen in a while.

Thank you good sir/madam.

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