Post by Cass on Dec 16, 2011 15:25:36 GMT 10
Only at Goldenlake
By Katty and Grifftastical
By Katty and Grifftastical
Only at Goldenlake...
... Do administrators spend as much time mucking up the board as administrating it
... Will you develop semi-permanent health problems in a desperate attempt to save your favourite pairings in SMACKDOWN
... Pulling an all-nighter to write about two characters who don't exist together in canon is considered a perfectly good use of time
... Twitterfics are considered a valid and perfectly acceptable genre
... Is it socially acceptable to pronounce actual love for any fictional character
... Is math filled with innuendo. (As Mandi's immortal fic mentions: subtract the clothes, divide the legs, and hope to hell that multiplication isn't part of the equation!)
... Do people try to overcome squick by exploring it
... Are sandwiches first a pairing, and then a food
... Can you have a whole support system for Jon being a womanizing pig and loving him for it
... Is there an equal adoration for canon and noncanon pairings alike
... Is Roger worshipped like a God
... Are more bodies in a bed better. (Or out of it)
... Could Wyldon be considered as much a heartthrob as Jon, Dom and Numair
... Do you find comments like “I highly approve of such incestuous things” (Journeycat, on 27 Feb 2011)
... Do we celebrate and approve of both male and female promiscuity equally
... Would Kel/Wyldon be considered boring and Wyldon/Kalasin and Kel/Jon be perfectly acceptable substitutes
... It is perfectly acceptable for zombies and ninjas to randomly show up in fics
... Are Dom and Evin superheros
... Is there a whole contest dedicated to crazy-strange pairings
... People write equal amounts of crack! and serious fic
... Are moustaches fully appreciated for being completely dashing and awesome
... Without fail, there is always something that will make you smile, even on the crappiest of days
... Does the one protagonist who ends up single get shipped with everyone
... Is femslash appreciated and written on par with guy-slash and het
... Are a substantial percentage of all three also multi-partner fic
... Does chat lead to Wordy making comments like "I predict J/Z will come from behind" and then insist she meant it non-sexually
... Does a chat about what animal you are lead to Kat claiming she is a lion, "because she rules everything and eats everyone!"
... Are minor characters given the attention they deserve
... Are beards a serious topic of discussion
... Are the merits of facial hair directly linked to one's ability to rule the kingdom
... Are floods not a natural disaster, just a method of recruitment
... Does 526 fics get written and posted all within 60 hours
... Are there people who are willing and insane enough to think of and write every pairing imaginable
... Is Katty feared as a force of evil
... Are all pairings and viewpoints treated with equal respect
... Is there a Tortallan Air Force
... Does the word 'SMACKDOWN' send everyone frantic
... Emelan and Provost's Dog are shown as much love as Tortall
... Are Dedicates ranked on their hotness
... Is a teddybear a fully fleshed-out (fluffed-out?) character
... Does a Decathlon not require any physical activity at all (unless typing is a physical activity...)
... You are not only allowed but encouraged to disregard canon in favor of head-canon
... Can you write many anger filled, begging and pleading letters to your muse
... Is Francis of Nond fully appreciated
... Is the chatroom called 'Roger's Lair'
... Do people ask, 'loincloths or panties?
... Does Roger actually get to take over if only for the day
... Are the mods names subject to change without warning (and sometimes seemingly without reason!)
... Do we spend a month writing peculiar pairings, and only a week writing canon ones
... Does Roger use a BlackBerry
... Are undergarments used as a heroic measure
... Can chat involve 5 weddings, 3 divorces, and 6 affairs - in fifteen minutes
... Is crack considered family friendly
... Can any problem be solved with time travel
... Is infidelity not so much a sin as a hobby
... Do Bingo games require a new decorating scheme
... Is the community magazine named after a man who hides behind curtains and swoons off his horse
... Is the Chamber a character with its own wonderful, if slightly twisted, personality
... Is the price of peas in Persopolis a matter of some debate
... Does the word 'jousting' illicit numerous dirty giggles
... Are drapes held in higher esteem that the royal crown
... Is the word 'squire' most often accompanied by 'bendy'
... Is there a support thread to console those unhappy with parts of a new book
... Is Contecest a fic genre, not a squick