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	krazycat 2004-09-30 03:53 am UTC (link)
	..the character was based on her? Huh. (Reply to this)(Thread)

	chash 2004-09-30 05:50 am UTC (link)
	Yeah, I had no idea. Not that I was complaining about the storyline, but I just don't really think about the SP characters being based on real people. (Reply to this)(Parent)

Wow. This is pretty wanky. tiki 2004-09-30 05:02 am UTC (link)

On the one hand you have the OP bitching out readers of a comic when she SHOULD be bitching out the CREATOR of the comic for turning her life into a goddamn cartoon soap opera. If she didn't want strangers offering their opinions on things she does, mayhaps she shouldn't be broadcasting what she does on a very popular web comic. On the other hand you have readers going OMG WHY WOULD ANYONE LEAVE THE SAFETY AND SANCTICTY OF THEIR CHILDHOOD HOMES? LEAVING THE COUNTRY FOR A GOOD JOB IS SCARY AND I DISAPPROVE. (Reply to this)(Thread)

	Re: Wow. This is pretty wanky. mistressrenet 2004-09-30 05:21 am UTC (link)
	If she didn't want strangers offering their opinions on things she does, mayhaps she shouldn't be broadcasting what she does on a very popular web comic. Ya think? (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	Re: Wow. This is pretty wanky. iczer6 2004-09-30 05:38 am UTC (link)
	Didn't you that webcomic fans are imbued with psychic powers and therefore just intrinsically *know* which storylines and characters are reflecting the artists RL? Icz (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	Re: Wow. This is pretty wanky. pyratejenni 2004-09-30 05:57 am UTC (link)
	Really? Damn. I don't have that gene. Randy's post in response to the response to Mercy's (leaving aside the idiot who got an LJ just to harass them) was pretty lame. Dude, did you not miss the " had no idea Branwen was based on Mercy" theme there? Judas Priest. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	Re: Wow. This is pretty wanky. iczer6 2004-09-30 06:14 am UTC (link)
	I kinda think that he knew she was bringing the wank but didn't want to admit that to the comm. Icz (Reply to this)(Parent)

	Re: Wow. This is pretty wanky. (Anonymous) 2004-09-30 11:30 pm UTC (link)
	ICON LOVE. <33333 (Reply to this)(Parent)

	Re: Wow. This is pretty wanky. ashenmote 2004-09-30 05:59 am UTC (link)
	They are easy to spot. It's the ones that get you shouted at when you comment on them. (Reply to this)(Parent)

	Re: Wow. This is pretty wanky. mistressrenet 2004-09-30 01:07 pm UTC (link)
	Oh, is that it? Of course. How could I have forgotten? I'm still waiting for someone to post 'well, you were a bitch for leaving that guy,' but I haven't checked the thread lately, so maybe it's happened by now. (Reply to this)(Parent)

	Re: Wow. This is pretty wanky. dawnswalker 2004-09-30 06:07 am UTC (link)
	"On the one hand you have the OP bitching out readers of a comic when she SHOULD be bitching out the CREATOR of the comic for turning her life into a goddamn cartoon soap opera." You know, I was kind of curious as to how Randy's RL friends took that whole "just 'slightly' based on my RL friends" thing. I guess I know now. (Reply to this)(Parent)

Re: Wow. This is pretty wanky. (Anonymous) 2004-09-30 07:42 am UTC (link)

Heh. Well, the original strip got more OH NO WHY WOULD ANYONE LEAVE HER TWUE WUV FOR A JOB! HEARTLESS MATERIALIST BITCH! It's, um, nice to see how gender roles and thoughts about romance have evolved in the twentieth century. No, really. But the whole thing where we should never make fun of anyone in the comic because they might be based on real people is annoying. Anyone like Kyle needs to jump under a semi; likewise anyone acting like Eva did while she was with Davan. And if you're these people, I will tell you so. --funwithrage (Reply to this)(Parent)

	lurker32 2004-09-30 06:14 am UTC (link)
	Wow. Because it is, indeed, all about Mercyspeaks. I love the poster who thinks everybody who believes this comic strip is, in fact, a comic strip needs to die. "No, seriously." No, seriously, you need a tranquilizer, lady. (Reply to this)

red_eft 2004-09-30 06:43 am UTC (link)

I kinda feel like if you've allowed yourself to be made into a web-comic character, you're not allowed to complain. Well, you're allowed, of course- free speech and all that- but it's dumb. I figure once something is in the ether of fiction, then it's up for interpretation, and *gasp* people have different opinions. Now, I could understand if she was saying "I was in this situation, and it hurts because you're condemning this character for doing what I did." but not "You're DIRECTLY INSULTING ME, you h0rs!" But then I also think author intent is unimportant, so *shrug.* (Reply to this)

	embyquinn 2004-09-30 08:26 am UTC (link)
	I personally believe that anyone who chooses a job over true love is an idiot, but that's just me. I had no idea that Branwen was based on a real person, nor did I know the situation was based on something that really happened. My viewpoint stands. (Reply to this)(Thread)

	tiki 2004-09-30 08:34 am UTC (link)
	I'd ask why he didn't move with her if the Wuv was so Twoo, but then you'd just tell me to read the comic, and I don't wanna have to do that. ANYTHING BUT THAT!!! (Reply to this)(Parent)

	big_bad_wolf 2004-09-30 03:22 pm UTC (link)
	I'm amazed that concept of "long distance relationship" never crossed the character's mind. It's not necessarily an either/or situation. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	sewingmyfish 2004-10-01 12:28 am UTC (link)
	Word (Reply to this)(Parent)

	teratologist 2004-09-30 10:05 pm UTC (link)
	Well, I think anyone who chooses 'true love' over a job, their dog, or for that matter a really good steak is an idiot, so I suppose we'll have to agree to disagree. I like the fake kind of love better. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	(Anonymous) 2004-10-01 12:40 am UTC (link)
	I love you. Truly. --funwithrage (Reply to this)(Parent)

	xturtle 2004-10-01 08:36 am UTC (link)
	I, too, must confess my true love to you. However, I am sleepy, and do thusly choose sleep over continuing to expound. ;-) CJ (Reply to this)(Parent)

	pokecheck 2004-10-01 11:56 am UTC (link)
	I was doing pretty good with the battery-powered love of a pocket pikachu, until I accidently put him through the wash. Okay, I honestly didn't realize how dirty that sounded until I read it out loud. Yay! (Reply to this)(Parent)

	(Anonymous) 2004-09-30 11:32 pm UTC (link)
	Sorry to butt in, but are you the KiSS artist Emby Quinn? Because if so, I love your dolls! (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	elainemc 2004-10-01 06:06 pm UTC (link)
	Doesn't she do great work? Her cartoon dolls are epically cute, too. (Reply to this)(Parent)

(Anonymous) 2004-09-30 11:43 am UTC (link)

I think one of the posters captured my opinion of this wank perfectly. "Randy is a trained monkey churning out comics for your amusement." Well, ok, they said he wasn't a trained monkey but in his relation to my life...trained monkey. I don't want to know that he based a sl or character on his own life or feel obliged to sympathize or care about anything but whether or not it's a good strip and funny. (Which, despite all the hype, I don't think the whole Branwen going off to Canada is. It was rather dull and worthy and I thought it was stretched out for too long. But then I've never cared much about Branwen.) (Reply to this)

msmanna 2004-09-30 03:07 pm UTC (link)

During that whole story arch, I felt like I was being called a bitch 500 times everyday. When someone told me that I and my fanfic were getting trashed on a fandom hate thread I dealt with it by, you know, *not* going there and reading the posts. Simple. This is just a variation of the old 'don't write rapefic/incest fic/cutting stories/chan because there are SENSITIVE people out there who might be HURT' line. Only here with the delicious spicing of irony that it's coming from someone who gave permission for her life to be used in a web comic. "Draw cartoons about my life! But don't anyone else dare talk about it!" (Reply to this)

pipssister 2004-09-30 03:46 pm UTC (link)

I never thought Branwen was a bitch for leaving because she gave Davan the option of begging her to stay. I'm more in the Aubrey camp of thinking Davan's ridiculous for not going after her because he's comfortable in a job he hates and a city he doesn't like very much either. That being said, the "No criticisms because you may be insulting a real person!" nonsense is just that... nonsense. (Reply to this)(Thread)

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	sadisticferret 2004-10-01 12:29 am UTC (link)
	Same here, and you've no idea how much it pains me to agree with Aubrey. (Reply to this)(Parent)

	visp 2004-10-02 03:50 am UTC (link)
	I agree. (Reply to this)(Parent)

(Anonymous) 2004-09-30 07:50 pm UTC (link)

Yeah - there was a wanky post about that [Error: Irreparable invalid markup ('<a hrefhttp://www.livejournal.com/users/fantom07/113490.html#cutid1>') in entry. Owner must fix manually. Raw contents below.] Yeah - there was a wanky post about that <a hrefhttp://www.livejournal.com/users/fantom07/113490.html#cutid1>a few days ago.</a> The whole thing is pretty recockulous. And now everybody's all "OMG! This new story line MUST be from his real life!" and flips out any time Mercyspeaks posts (although, aparently she went on a deleting rampage a few days ago just because she could). People are getting their panties in a bundle, and it's amusing yet annoying. Hence - WANKTASTIC! (Reply to this)(Thread)

	(Anonymous) 2004-09-30 07:51 pm UTC (link)
	oops - my bad, the link is here (http://www.livejournal.com/users/fantom07/113490.html#cutid1) (Reply to this)(Parent)

slackerbitch 2004-09-30 09:12 pm UTC (link)

Dammit, and I really like S*P. Now I'm losing respect for it. Poor widdle Mercyspeaks has her feelings hurt, because she feels like people are calling her a bitch - while admitting that they aren't actually calling her a bitch - and I'm supposed to care, why? Randy shows up to wag his finger and let us know we should be nice to Mercyspeaks - and I'm supposed to care, why? Dude. I can't sum it up any better than this guy did: 1. In regards to a web-comic that has mercilessly taunted everything from religion (Nailed), rape (Kim/Davan), anarchy (the one where Davan beats up the guy yelling “quit hitting yourself”), and suicide (Scotty), we can’t say mean things about the characters for fear that we will offend someone. And let's not forget furrydom, or the whole Wicca arc. Or the fact that Davan sent his pregnant ex a wire coathanger for her baby shower. So much for killing the sacred cows. Everything Is Fair Game, Except My Real-Life Friends Who Have Incredibly Thin Skins, Who You'd Better Not Be Mean To. (Reply to this)(Thread)

iczer6 2004-09-30 09:18 pm UTC (link)

So much for killing the sacred cows. Everything Is Fair Game, Except My Real-Life Friends Who Have Incredibly Thin Skins, Who You'd Better Not Be Mean To. You mean the ones Who Agreed To Be A Character In A Well Know Web-Comic? I was chatting with a friend about this a few days ago and he made a good point, it really does seem like Randy can dish it out via his comic avatar, but can't take it when people are calling his ex on her bull. Icz (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

warchio 2004-10-01 12:05 am UTC (link)

And now Randy has decided not to stop using the LJ because it's too stressful. Which, of course, is up to him but why does he have to read the posts when he updates if he wants to avoid them? Plus, I have to say that he can't really complain about people wondering if his latest strip is based on his own life after the whole Mercyspeaks kerfuffle. I mean they might have said that they didn't like the sister character and have her appear out of nowhere to rebuke them. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

iczer6 2004-10-01 12:23 am UTC (link)

And now Randy has decided not to stop using the LJ because it's too stressful. To me the recent thing is just more proof that he likes picking on people who for the most part can't fight back. I mean someone dares to point out that a comic really isn't funny, [to them] or moving along any dangling plotlines, and he throws a fit like Anne Rice. Congrats Randy you're a first class wanker. Icz (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	sewingmyfish 2004-10-01 12:32 am UTC (link)
	Ah, so that's why his rant about her was about two steps down from "You Go Girl!" (Reply to this)(Parent)

pipssister 2004-10-01 05:48 am UTC (link)

As somebody who did review his comic and gave it a positive - yet critical review (I said his dialogue needed tightening and the dramatic scenes were often inserted into the comic awkwardly), I have to say that's pretty accurate. He acted civil to me to my face and to an interviewer that bashed my review, then bitched about the entire magazine I work for (despite the fact that another staff reviewer gave him the highest possible score) on his LJ. (Reply to this)(Parent)

	tiasian 2004-10-01 12:10 am UTC (link)
	Man. The SP community. It weirds me out whenever I read it. People going on about how deep and meaningful and touching Something Positive is. Mind you, I'm not saying that comics - or webcomics - can be touching... but, um, _still_. (Reply to this)(Thread)

	iczer6 2004-10-01 01:23 am UTC (link)
	Thing is it seems many artists do have a tendency to flip out whenever they *aren't* showered with praise and adoration. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	(late reply sorry) tiasian 2004-10-05 05:24 pm UTC (link)
	Well, um. I'm not sure what that has to do with what I was commenting on. ... Unless you're saying Randy is like that? Odd. He didn't strike me as that sort. (Reply to this)(Parent)

	tabby_phobos 2004-10-01 06:06 am UTC (link)
	I KNEW there was a reason I left that community back when there were the Furrywars. Everyone there, from those involved with the comic to its fans, is batshit insane. (Reply to this)

	milkshake 2004-10-01 07:15 am UTC (link)
	Dammit. Now I'm all creeped out about just how much of Randy's life is in that comic. I didn't need to know all that! At least I know Scary Go Round isn't based on real-life. Er, right? Eh-heh. (Reply to this)

	cpip 2004-10-01 10:32 pm UTC (link)
	Mercy was the reason I stopped reading the S*P LJComm to begin with. She wanks like a mad fiend what wanks, and made the reading of the LJComm a painful chore. I'm hideously unamused. (Reply to this)

(Anonymous) 2004-10-03 09:57 pm UTC (link)

*is a die-hard S*P fan* *plugs fingers in ears* La la la, not listening, not in the slightest... *thumbs her nose at Mercyspeaks* I agree with what's been said before: If you don't want people being critical about you, don't put yourself in their path in the first place. Someone please show me where Randy put a gun to her head and said "BE IN MY COMIC, OR ELSE!" Silly, silly fandom. I pat thee on the head in a most condescending fashion. ~ stormswift on LJ (Reply to this)