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Oh, Sven ...
JD:
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I love that link, but why did you post that here?
Surgoshan:
Because he just lost his job and is spamming the interwebs is my guess.
Why does this thread have like five thousand newbies? Are we infested with sock puppets, or is Sven's infidelity that engrossing?
Norton Quintessential:
--- Quote from: Surgoshan on 08 Feb 2009, 19:04 ---Are we infested with sock puppets, or is Sven's infidelity that engrossing?
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It's very engrossing infidelity, Surgoshan.
The_Bartender:
Well, as one of the newbies, I just stumbled on QC a little over a week ago, and this is the first chance I had to register and spend some time reading so i could make some semi-informed comments. Without this strip, I would have done so anyway, maybe a few days later. Things like this tend to be lightning rods, for good, bad or both. This is one of those moments that makes people form solid opinions and feel compelled to express them.
A few less than random thoughts:
The poster who went on the rant about people here being pathetic: I'm a volunteer admin on the Car & Driver forums. Every so often, we get somone who will wander in and say almost the same thing in the middle of some heaeted debate about "Ford vs Chevy", or "OHV vs. OHC". I see nothing pathetic about people having strongly held opinions and expressing, no matter the topic. Pathetic is refusing to admit the other side could have valid points, and really pathetic is feeling morally smug because you think you dressed down a bunch of folks who didn't need your input. To paraphrase a friend of mine: "I may be opinionated, but you're an ASS, and I can change my mind."
The whole "selling out" issue. I've always found this amusing. Most musicians are into music as an artistic effort. But the side effects of fame of money are generally a factor as well. Some think you can't become a rich, famous musician without selling out. But if you keep making music you like and you also happen to be damn good at it, what's wrong with the money and fame? Okay, I am well aware that there are other definitions of selling out, like allowing your music (or words, or art, or any other personal talent based effort) to be used for fast food advertisements. I think any artist who has fans will at least occasionally consider what the fans want to see. This doesn't mean you're pandering to the fans. I don't see this strip with Sven as pandering. My take is that it's another bit of character development, and is also setting up some potential future story arcs. It odes not seem out of chracter with Sven in any way. Every now and then, stirring the pot is good. I like QC, but strip after strip of the characters sitting around the couch talking would get old real quick.
Jeph is doing what any good artist with a fan base SHOULD do: Challenging your existing mind set and opinions. There have been strips I liked and ones I disliked. But I won't stop reading just because I disagreed with something.
Dunnoe:
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--- Quote from: mdoyl44 on 05 Feb 2009, 19:22 ---Don't get me wrong, I love Dora, but the Faye-Marten thing is something we would all love to see.
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No, it isn't, and quite frankly, I'm starting to get annoyed at how often people keep saying that. Not all of us are closet Fay+Marten shippers.
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...aaaand this
--- Quote from: The_Bartender on 08 Feb 2009, 20:03 ---...Pathetic is refusing to admit the other side could have valid points, and really pathetic is feeling morally smug because you think you dressed down a bunch of folks who didn't need your input. To paraphrase a friend of mine: "I may be opinionated, but you're an ASS, and I can change my mind..."I think any artist who has fans will at least occasionally consider what the fans want to see. This doesn't mean you're pandering to the fans. I don't see this strip with Sven as pandering. My take is that it's another bit of character development, and is also setting up some potential future story arcs. It odes not seem out of chracter with Sven in any way. Every now and then, stirring the pot is good. I like QC, but strip after strip of the characters sitting around the couch talking would get old real quick.
Jeph is doing what any good artist with a fan base SHOULD do: Challenging your existing mind set and opinions. There have been strips I liked and ones I disliked. But I won't stop reading just because I disagreed with something.
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