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Rather you should make another post, soon, with a more serious tone -- fanaticism is fine as long as it's backed by seriousness.
Operation Fungible
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Posted 18 May 2011 - 05:14 PM
The love I bear thee can afford no better term than this: thou art a villain.
"Perhaps we think up our own destinies and so, in a sense, deserve whatever happens to us, for not having had the wit to imagine something better." ― Iain Banks
"Perhaps we think up our own destinies and so, in a sense, deserve whatever happens to us, for not having had the wit to imagine something better." ― Iain Banks
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Posted 18 May 2011 - 05:21 PM
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Question 11
You've held the record contract deal for a fantasy author for so long, what do you think TOR saw in your work way back in 1994 when it all began.
Answer 11
The future
You've held the record contract deal for a fantasy author for so long, what do you think TOR saw in your work way back in 1994 when it all began.
Answer 11
The future
What an arse, surely he's not being serious? He must be some kind of elaborate troll himself. I will get onto the edits on the front page and write a blog about fellow GG members thinking I'm not being serious and explaining why I am being serious if that will help.
Mottfather, who art in chat, hallowed be thy name, thy empire come, thy magic be done, on wu as it is in warren. give us this day our daily cahpters, and forgive us our timeline, as we forgive yours, lead us not into goodkind, but deliver us from ayn rand, for thine is the series, the epic, the glory, I<3WJ ~ Obdi and GH
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Posted 18 May 2011 - 05:27 PM
@Lusipher
Scary isn't it?
The only real difference between them is that instead of ruining the world with villainous use of superpowers Tairy is doing it with bullshit fiction and a stupidhead philosophy.
Scary isn't it?
The only real difference between them is that instead of ruining the world with villainous use of superpowers Tairy is doing it with bullshit fiction and a stupidhead philosophy.
This post has been edited by Quick Ben's Magic Pants: 18 May 2011 - 05:28 PM
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Posted 18 May 2011 - 05:29 PM
He contradicts himself though as he's said before that he doesn't consider what he writes to be fantasy because fantasy books are either about world building or magic and apparently he writes a story instead...or some such shite.
The love I bear thee can afford no better term than this: thou art a villain.
"Perhaps we think up our own destinies and so, in a sense, deserve whatever happens to us, for not having had the wit to imagine something better." ― Iain Banks
"Perhaps we think up our own destinies and so, in a sense, deserve whatever happens to us, for not having had the wit to imagine something better." ― Iain Banks
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Posted 18 May 2011 - 05:45 PM
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It has come to my attention that some of our newer members are not taking my advice or blog seriously but let me assure you Goodfolks and friends that I am indeed very earnest in my love and commitment to Goodkind and the awesome, fantastical, intelligent and philosophical books he writes.
I got a privet message from someone who did not seem to appreciate some of the comments I had made regarding Zedd and his apparent lack of involvement in major events. This was in no way intended as a criticism. Goodkind's dedication to subverting fantasy tropes and is impressive and well noted among the community. This particular one astounded me in its metaphorical implication. Taking a second to think about this really rewards the reader. In life every little problem is not sorted by some quick fix solution, people face problems everyday that can only be fixed through the application of hard work, thought and principle. Zedd maybe could have saved Richard from every difficult situation and every hard moral choice like Gandalf did for the Fellowship on countless occasions but despite him having the overwhelming power he didn't. Richard needed to grow and Goodkind allowed him to do so without automatically having the aid of his sorcerous friend. It is also important to note that life gets in the way and in a war torn, divided land with such diverse and mysterious cultures a lot would in fact be going on and it is unfeasible to expect the most powerful players to always be together, they needed to be apart to counter the evils that threatened from every side.
So, my friend who doubted my love and dedication, while my writing style may at times border on the irreverent it is never supposed to be read in that way. I am a true SoDS, a Goodfolk, a dedicated and benevolent fan who wants nothing more than for the spread of our elite fanbase and the spread of the word of our innovative, genius author who sees beyond the mere fantastical and into the realities of the world.
The facebook page has been set up and you can find us here:
http://www.facebook....100002427820668
And the great event, the Goodfolk Get together is here as an event also:
http://www.facebook....163064553758099
Looking forward to hearing from you all, things are starting to get going!
Stephen (I have not actually got my own facebook account so please if you need to get in touch you can do it through the website.)
I got a privet message from someone who did not seem to appreciate some of the comments I had made regarding Zedd and his apparent lack of involvement in major events. This was in no way intended as a criticism. Goodkind's dedication to subverting fantasy tropes and is impressive and well noted among the community. This particular one astounded me in its metaphorical implication. Taking a second to think about this really rewards the reader. In life every little problem is not sorted by some quick fix solution, people face problems everyday that can only be fixed through the application of hard work, thought and principle. Zedd maybe could have saved Richard from every difficult situation and every hard moral choice like Gandalf did for the Fellowship on countless occasions but despite him having the overwhelming power he didn't. Richard needed to grow and Goodkind allowed him to do so without automatically having the aid of his sorcerous friend. It is also important to note that life gets in the way and in a war torn, divided land with such diverse and mysterious cultures a lot would in fact be going on and it is unfeasible to expect the most powerful players to always be together, they needed to be apart to counter the evils that threatened from every side.
So, my friend who doubted my love and dedication, while my writing style may at times border on the irreverent it is never supposed to be read in that way. I am a true SoDS, a Goodfolk, a dedicated and benevolent fan who wants nothing more than for the spread of our elite fanbase and the spread of the word of our innovative, genius author who sees beyond the mere fantastical and into the realities of the world.
The facebook page has been set up and you can find us here:
http://www.facebook....100002427820668
And the great event, the Goodfolk Get together is here as an event also:
http://www.facebook....163064553758099
Looking forward to hearing from you all, things are starting to get going!
Stephen (I have not actually got my own facebook account so please if you need to get in touch you can do it through the website.)
Would this be okay? I really know very little about the actual specifics so I was trying to keep it very general.
This post has been edited by Mott: 18 May 2011 - 05:47 PM
Mottfather, who art in chat, hallowed be thy name, thy empire come, thy magic be done, on wu as it is in warren. give us this day our daily cahpters, and forgive us our timeline, as we forgive yours, lead us not into goodkind, but deliver us from ayn rand, for thine is the series, the epic, the glory, I<3WJ ~ Obdi and GH
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Posted 19 May 2011 - 11:54 AM
It has been brought to my attention that despite our subforum being hiding - when we recieve rep in a TQB thread the thread name appears in our rep history on our profile page and everyone can see it.
Thankfully it doesn't appear anyone has noticed or put two and two together. But it does mean that I had to change the thread name.
Thankfully it doesn't appear anyone has noticed or put two and two together. But it does mean that I had to change the thread name.
Wry, on 29 February 2012 - 10:50 AM, said:
And you're not complaining, you're criticizing. It's a side-effect of being better than everyone else, I get it sometimes too.
~TQB~
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Posted 19 May 2011 - 12:13 PM
If we are going to codename our operations from now on, I propose this one be called Operation Fungible
The love I bear thee can afford no better term than this: thou art a villain.
"Perhaps we think up our own destinies and so, in a sense, deserve whatever happens to us, for not having had the wit to imagine something better." ― Iain Banks
"Perhaps we think up our own destinies and so, in a sense, deserve whatever happens to us, for not having had the wit to imagine something better." ― Iain Banks
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Posted 19 May 2011 - 08:25 PM
Is a fungible some kind of snack food?
Sounds like a snack food.
I like it though!
Sounds like a snack food.
I like it though!
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Posted 19 May 2011 - 08:27 PM
It means interchangeable. I dunno -- it was dictionary.com's word of the day.
The love I bear thee can afford no better term than this: thou art a villain.
"Perhaps we think up our own destinies and so, in a sense, deserve whatever happens to us, for not having had the wit to imagine something better." ― Iain Banks
"Perhaps we think up our own destinies and so, in a sense, deserve whatever happens to us, for not having had the wit to imagine something better." ― Iain Banks
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Posted 19 May 2011 - 09:55 PM
Nor is there reason for him to -- he thinks he's out of the game now that he's declined the offer. What he doesn't know is he's on Goodkind's Goodfolk's mailing list and soon he'll find our newsletters filling his inbox.
The love I bear thee can afford no better term than this: thou art a villain.
"Perhaps we think up our own destinies and so, in a sense, deserve whatever happens to us, for not having had the wit to imagine something better." ― Iain Banks
"Perhaps we think up our own destinies and so, in a sense, deserve whatever happens to us, for not having had the wit to imagine something better." ― Iain Banks
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Posted 19 May 2011 - 10:00 PM
We are lulling him into a false sense of security...he has no idea what is coming MWAH HA HA HA AH! Or something like that.
Mottfather, who art in chat, hallowed be thy name, thy empire come, thy magic be done, on wu as it is in warren. give us this day our daily cahpters, and forgive us our timeline, as we forgive yours, lead us not into goodkind, but deliver us from ayn rand, for thine is the series, the epic, the glory, I<3WJ ~ Obdi and GH
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Posted 19 May 2011 - 10:01 PM
Yeah, something like that...
The love I bear thee can afford no better term than this: thou art a villain.
"Perhaps we think up our own destinies and so, in a sense, deserve whatever happens to us, for not having had the wit to imagine something better." ― Iain Banks
"Perhaps we think up our own destinies and so, in a sense, deserve whatever happens to us, for not having had the wit to imagine something better." ― Iain Banks
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Posted 20 May 2011 - 05:44 AM
Is anyone here 'Quinn Berry'?
She sent a friend request to Goodkind's goodfolk and a PM saying they can't wait for the forums and asking if we have ever met TG because she did once.
She sent a friend request to Goodkind's goodfolk and a PM saying they can't wait for the forums and asking if we have ever met TG because she did once.
Wry, on 29 February 2012 - 10:50 AM, said:
And you're not complaining, you're criticizing. It's a side-effect of being better than everyone else, I get it sometimes too.
~TQB~
