Gary Kleppe wrote:

Shade <rowan-phoenix@usa.net> wrote:

Why settle for just simple C&C when you can stir the pot a little?

Daisuke: Because simple C&C might be useful to the authors?

Rowan: Ah, the sarcasm is starting early.

Guardian: What part of Spoof doesn't he understand?

The part that says that this can be one even though it's completely
unfunny.

That's right! Give it to him with both barrels!!! How dare he!!?!?

[snip a whole bunch of goofiness]

Bard: You do realize that if you take the goofiness out of
one of Shade's fics that there won't be much left.

You said it. I didn't.

Daisuke: Well, it WOULD be valid if he'd
given us any details to go on.
WHO does he think is out of character?
Where? And what does he think they WOULD have done?

Rowan: You really should be careful what you ask for.

Shadow: Yeah, you might just get it.

Nice dodge. You still haven't answered the questions.

No escape! Stomp this bugger!!

<snip>

Rowan: They do realize that this is
      a Altiverse Fic, not a true C&C?

This isn't a fic at all, as far as I can see. Just a whole lot of
goofiness combined with some mostly meaningless remarks about another
fic.

Alright! Now we're getting somewhere! Just a few more openings and you'll
REALLY be able to crush that ego!!

<snip>

Examples? I can name you plenty of instances in which she could've been
vindictive, but wasn't. When she had the battle dougi that made her
stronger than Ranma, she didn't go out and break Ukyo and Shampoo's
legs.

I don't agree with all the characterizations in this series. Some of 'em
I think are way off. But this one I do agree with.

She does tend towards more of an "instant gratification" thing, in my
experience.

[ There was something wrong with changing
people's minds, though.  It was too
underhanded, too much like Shampoo's potions.]

Bard: Standard fanfic cliche, and Akane is not averse to
using underhanded methods herself from time to time.
I can see if you're showing us part of her hypocritical
side but putting it as the real her isn't cutting it.

And you've still failed to give any support for this assertion.

Well, Shampoo the Mighty Alchemist is cliche, but examples of Akane being
just as underhanded aren't springing to my mind either.

[She could make herself a great warrior, and finally
show Ranma what was what.  She could cook a great meal
and shove it in his face.  But no; she wanted
to do something huge, something significant, not
just to change a tiny corner of her life.]

Guardian: This is just wrong. Akane just
does not have this kind of insight. She WOULD make
an impulsive wish. Her emotions control her, not
the other way around.

Not always.

In my observation, her emotions control her only when she's been provoked.
Controlling anger is not something she does too well, but she seems to be a
bit more on the stick when it comes to other emotions. (And I'm not giving
any examples either!! You'll just have to trust me!!!)

Rowan: The mythical "noble" Ryoga. Frankly this is
just not happening short of extreme Divine Intervention.
By all rights Ryoga should have either
A) wished to be cured of his Jusenkyo curse
or B) Wished to be better then Ranma

Ryoga's rivalry with Ranma pretty much ended by vol. 38. And in this
story, Ryoga can't decide between A) and C) wishing for a good sense of
direction. Do you get the point now?

[Chapter 3: Hikaru Gosunkugi]

[Asmodeus had arrived.]

Bard: For your information Asmodeus is a Devil not a demon.
There is a BIG difference between the two. Demons are evil
embodied in Chaos and Devils are Evil embodied in order.

D&D books: the source of all truth. :)

*ahem* Since ol' Asmo doesn't really exist, and isn't a part of Ranma
1/2 canon, he can be whatever we say he is.

I was under the impression that Asmodeus was one of Hell's nobility.....
Hey, do you actually have all that 1st ed AD&D stuff?  If so, contact me
offlist!

Guardian: Ugh....the stale melodrama is
as flat as day old rootbeer.
The battle reads like a grade school
tv action show. Also too much focus on Akane,
I find it hard to believe that Ranma didn't
do anything during or after the funeral.
It's just not him.

What did you expect him to do?

[Chapter 4: Mousse]

Shadow: Frankly, this chapter just sucked. Mousse is WAY
OOC here, the guardian angel bit was a copout. Mousse is
not a cold type of person, he tends to be more along the
lines of raging volcano, he has passion. The one here is
a corpse and that's BEFORE he dies.

Wow, I can actually see your point here.

Yeah, though I usually attribute his behavior to more than ten years of
good, hard, blows to the head. ^_^

Bard: The Unclean plot device stinks, Cologne
DOES have morals. Using her as a villain goes against
just about everything that took place in the previous 20
or so volumes.

"Stinks" isn't meaningful enough for me to respond to. And Cologne will
try to put Ranma and Shampoo together when there's an opportunity; the
reversal jewel story proved that.

Yah, OTOH I often get the impression that Cologne is pretty much trying to
keep everyone from resolving anything, so that she can have a bit of light
entertainment for her golden years. ^_^

-TH
--
W: How'd it go?
X: On a scale of 1 to 10? It sucked!
W: Oh.
X: Well, I guess it could be worse. I could have gangrene on my face.
            -Willow and Xander BTVS first season finale

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