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WCDT: 13-17 Dec 2010 (1816-20)

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hannahsaurusrex:

--- Quote from: Pika_power on 16 Dec 2010, 02:44 ---
I must say, I prefer this sober-but-irritated Jeph to the Jeph that posts shock images and porn.

--- End quote ---

After all the posts we did, I'm surprised he ONLY did shock images and porn. Especially with the subsequent "OMGJEPHNEEDSHELP" thread.

EDIT: In all actuality, I would prefer not to irritate Jeph at all.

Kazukagii:
Admittedly I haven't been here long, but really the only time it got so bad that I just had to throw my hands up and stop posting was during the whole Dora-Marten break up week. There are always creeps and trolls every week (and honestly those are more titles that shift from person to person as the weeks go on, depending on individual bias, ect) but that week it just spread a little too far, to the point where an entire page could consist of nothing but trolls and frankly it was no longer conductive to discussion. I've yet to see these forums come even close to that level since, even with the whole "Sexual Assault" fiasco from last strip.

Mojo:
Apparently not a Space Owl, though...

Napoleon_Blownapart:
Now that's a drunken rant that makes sense. Kudos to Jeph on making Marten so realistic. I remember times when I've been in the deepest pit of despair over something and lashed out at my close friends for past grievances which I had thought I forgave them for. I think most people realize that no slight is ever fully forgiven when emotional pain drives them to think deeply about it.

Faye did the right thing too. Take the dickish behaviour then knock Marten on his ass to save him from his own self-destruction. And don't fault him for it in the morning.

TheBiscuit:
I've read QC since before it hit 1000 comics, and this is the first time it has really depressed me. I signed up pretty much just to say that I really hope we can get back to some more cheerful comics soon. I admit that Faye and Angus having a makeout session was not too bad, but there are far too many comics with sad faces lately. I especially don't want to see Marten being a dick to Faye, they are usually such good friends. Even if there's some justification (I don't know if there is...) for him to feel that way, it still makes me sad.

He does have a point about Faye seeming to like jerks though. There's no way Sven was anything but a jerk to her, and she jumped into his bed without much hesitation. Even though Angus has been acting like a decent guy lately he definitely had some jerk traits to him way back when he was first introduced. It pretty much seemed like foreplay between him and Faye when they'd spar verbally. She likes that kind of thing.

I'm definitely not saying that makes it OK for Marten to say what he did or to make advances toward her though. I would never use a completely hyperbolic term like "harassment", but their history together makes it completely out of line. Just as one friend to another, he should always know that is something you can't say even as a joke.

When I say Angus has some jerk traits, I don't mean I dislike the character and believe he's all wrong for Faye. He's not too well developed, barely has a fully-formed personality yet, but I've got nothing against the dude. Then again, I never had any problem with 'classic Sven' either. So he sleeps with lots of women. The only reason I can see to dislike him for that is jealousy. He never did anything all that bad, unless I forgot something. We only have Dora's word for a lot of the things he is supposed to have done in the past, and forgive me if I take that with a whole ocean of salt.

So... yesterday's comic made me really sad, and I really don't want this from QC. Obviously it has to be resolved but after that I hope there's a goddamn long break from anything related to relationship drama. I don't mind if Marten (or anyone else) manages to get together with someone in a nice, happy story arc, but please... no more sad faces. Not for a while.

Today I have a slight concern about events. I don't know if it is far of Faye to keep from Marten the knowledge of what he said and did last night. Now he doesn't get to apologize or to tell her that he didn't really mean it. He might vaguely remember some of the details as the day goes on, and it might well fester in both of their minds. It could spoil a really good friendship. In fact my fear yesterday was that it might already have done so, but Faye... seems to have forgiven him. The one good thing about her violence is that she usually treats the act of knuckle retribution as the end of the matter.

I hope Faye and Marten talk about this later, or maybe that Faye tells someone (Hannelore?) who then tells Marten.

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