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WCDT 11-15 April 2011 (1901-1905)
Tergon:
--- Quote from: Method of Madness on 14 Apr 2011, 21:58 ---And cold, when you do the whole "(/moderator)" thing, it shouts "I am pulling rank". Which is fine once in a while in extreme circumstances, but you and the other mods do it far too often for it to really have any gravitas.
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Well it's sort of supposed to shout that, no? That's exactly what he's doing. And he's not doing it to be a douche, but because he's been very specifically directed to by Jeph. Canonical discussion of what's been in the comic is fine, speculation as to what may happen is also fine, and even relationship-type speculation is also okay to an extent. But Jeph has been extremely, extremely clear on a number of occasions that he does not want his characters slapped together like fanfic pairings, and he intensely loathes people speculating on sexy shenanigans between his characters. He outright said that he doesn't care if people think it's unreasonable or unfair, because it's one of only a handful of rules he applies to the forums, and he's the one who calls the shots.
Cold is simply doing exactly what his job requires of him and shutting down that kind of discussion. If you think there's an emotional connection that could lead to romance, fine. But people who declare that Marten and Hanners should totally have sex, that's not.
--- Quote from: SJCrew on 14 Apr 2011, 23:12 ---Just a thought, do any of you guys actually have siblings? I don't recall the last time I've said anything to make my sister blush.
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You've never told your sister she was pretty rad when she was feeling a bit sad? Because... that is exactly what's happened here. Any and all subtext aside, Marten saw Hannelore feeling sad and said she was pretty awesome, and because she's shy, she blushed. That's... not only exactly the sort of thing I'd say to my sister, but exactly the sort of response she'd give.
Kazukagii:
--- Quote from: SJCrew on 14 Apr 2011, 23:12 ---That's... not only exactly the sort of thing I'd say to my sister, but exactly the sort of response she'd give.
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Really? That's nice. If I told my sister she was rad she'd raise up an eyebrow and tell me: "The 90's are over, stop it."
In more comic related news, Sad Hanners is sad, and this comic has slightly depressed me. Still, this has been a fun week, what with all the threats SWIII. Let's do it again next week. Just make Monday's comic a little more happy, eh Jeph? I can keep my spirits despite Hanner's neglect because it's Friday and I'm happy, but if this is still happening Monday I'm just going to get depressed.
snubnose:
Hmmmm.
I cant help it.
I dont like Hanners Dad.
Oh, and I think for the time being Hanners + X is not worth shipping for any X. Unless X agrees to only cuddle her in full body condom.
tinkerbell:
--- Quote from: ysth on 14 Apr 2011, 23:30 ---So, Jeph mentioned Ctrl Alt Del on twitter; what was it that was so offensive? (The author caved and replaced it.)
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It is true that this really is not the place for such discussion, but if you go to the main page of the website in the news section he has a link to the original. Just so your curiosity is sated.
Is it cold in here?:
--- Quote from: Ascension on 14 Apr 2011, 06:31 ---While I agree with the general sentiment for the moment, and further agree Marten is probably not ever going to be a good choice for it, I think it does Hannelore a disservice to presume she's incapable of a non-platonic relationship. We've seen her reaction to the firemen, yaoi, the 'party favors,' etc... she's not asexual. She's got a lot holding her back, but the assumption it's never going to happen just feels like a misplaced attempt to keep her "innocent."
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This is in my opinion a good post and the right way to discuss Hannelore's future. Someone may contradict me later but I say, "good job, new person".
It's good because it extrapolates from the strip, which distinguishes it from prurient slashfic.
It's good because it opens ground for reasonable discussion. Hannelore's desires are real. Her inability to do anything about them was her own assessment, at least as of strip 521. Since then she's been able to initiate a hug and tolerate being playfully poked, which is progress. And yes, there is an error to avoid, that of thinking of her as a child. It's an easy mistake to make when she says things like "Make the scary man go away", but she is 22 and in terms of life experience and emotional development is out of childhood and into early adolescence.
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