Flamer's Corner

Welcome to the obligatory flamer's corner, where I get to respond to people who hate me. Of course, I won't respond to everyone, and if you manage to make a well thought out and executed flame I'll even congradulate you. Plus, I'll take you seriously, and respond to you without insults. But if you act like an idiot then I'll just make fun of you. Like this girl here.

NOTE: Flames come first in their unaltered glory (or complete lack thereof). My responses come second (their text is in internet-standard red, while mine is, of course, in black). All e-mail addresses have been omitted because these people have enough problems without having to deal with responses to their idiocy.

Flamer #1 (on "Mina's Suicidal Day")

It's Love and Beauty shock, you idiot, i'm not one of those people who write super long and boring reviews, and i'm NOT one of those people who even flame if i don't like something, usually i don't care if you waste internet space that might be used for something more productive...say for instance a picture of a dancing cow, but guess what i'll make a ^%^&%%(@ exception. I agree with no one, i think you are a moonie, yea,you know all that and you aren't even remotely interested in Sailor Moon, sure, it was (and let me emphasize this) a MEDIOCRE humor fic,sure there was, like ONE good point, but i barely cracked a smile, and it wasn't because i was set against it when i read, it just WASN'T very funny; childish, stupid, lame humor. *YAWN* i wouldn't have even cared if you dissed my Favorite character (Mina) if you would have done it with HUMOR. AND another thing, do u really have nothing better to do than to make fun of a show you don't even like. I'm not saying Sailor Moon changed my life or anything, but i AM saying two things, in summary and that is...GROW UP and GET A LIFE!!!!!!! (i don't care if you e-mail me about my review, go ahead, humor me *starts to giggle cause i don't think you comprehend the word humor*)

My reply to Flamer #1

> It's Love and Beauty shock, you idiot,

Well, thank you for the correction. I'll e-mail you again when I start to care.

> i'm not one
> of those people who write super long and boring
> reviews, and i'm NOT one of those people who even
> flame if i don't like something, usually i don't
> care if you waste internet space that might be used
> for something more productive...say for instance a
> picture of a dancing cow,

Wow, nice one, you could have fooled me. Good thing I know better now. For a second there I thought you really were that kind of person, so it's kind of you to set me straight.

> but guess what i'll make a ^%^&%%(@ exception.

Don't worry about it, exceptions are only natural. Plenty of people are too busy to remember silly things like basic grammar. All those stupid, complicated rules. I mean, capitalization alone would take up so much brain-space that could be better used for thinking up lame insults to throw at people who make fun of Sailor Moon.

And don't even get me started on run-on sentences.

Oh, was that not the kind of exception you were talking about?

> I agree with no one, i think you
> are a moonie, yea,you know all that and you aren't
> even remotely interested in Sailor Moon,

I know all about the series because idiots like you keep peppering me with corrections. At first, I was a nice guy about it and I kept updating the thing whenever I found out I was wrong about something. However, I stopped when I finally realized that there would never be an end to petty spelling errors and continuity things.

> sure, it was (and let me emphasize this) a MEDIOCRE
> humor fic, sure there was, like ONE good point, but
> i barely cracked a smile, and it wasn't because i
> was set against it when i read, it just WASN'T very
> funny; childish, stupid, lame humor. *YAWN*

Somehow, I don't recall ever writing a disclaimer along the lines of "WARNING: This is very funny, and may cause extreme laughter." There's a reason for that: humor is very subjective. The fact that my friends like it, and that I've gotten a lot of positive feedback about it (even from some people who actually liked the series) makes me believe that I succeeded here. It's not my best work, but it's not bad either. Of course, I'm a realist, and I hardly think that everyone will find it funny.

> i wouldn't have even cared if you dissed my Favorite
> character (Mina)

That's funny, from the way you're laying into me, you certainly seem to care. And correcting a trivial attack name error does seem to me like caring.

> if you would have done it with HUMOR.

Ah. So basically, you want my stories to conform to your sense of humor. That's just fine. I'll completely redo all of my works, dramatically change my writing style, and use completely different jokes, just so that you will like it.

And to make sure you don't have to strain, yes, that was sarcasm.

> AND another thing, do u really have nothing
> better to do than to make fun of a show you don't
> even like.

First of all, that's a question, so it should have a question mark at the end, not a period. Second of all, no, I don't have anything better to do. I find it entertaining to make fun of stupid things, whether those things are TV shows, presidential elects named Bush, or idiot flamers.

> I'm not saying Sailor Moon ! changed my
> life or anything,

Thank god for that. My respect for you has just been raised by several points.

Not that it's above "idiot flamer" yet, but at least it's going up and not down.

Oh, and I'll just assume that exclamation point was either a mistake or an attempt to stress your sentence. I'm definitely not above the occasional typo, so I can't really blame you for it. And for the stress theory, well, there are better ways to do it, but there are also better things to make fun of you about, so I'll let it slide either way.

> but i AM saying two things, in
> summary and that is...GROW UP and GET A LIFE!!!!!!!

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Alright, let me get this straight:

1) You read my fanfic, including the disclaimer about how I really don't like SM.
2) You decide, in spite of that, to flame me for not liking SM. Or maybe it was because I wasn't funny. I think it was the latter, but with your stunning ability to sound incoherent I can't really be sure.
3) You begin this flame by citing a trivial mistake I made over an attack name of your favorite character.
4) You then go on to craft a flame with bad grammar and spelling exceeded only by its senseless bitching.
5) And, to top it all off, you finish this flame by telling ME to get a life.

Alright class, for today's lesson we're going to use our dictionaries to look up the word "hypocrisy."