Salvation War Criticism Thread

[Samuel]

As I recall, the story came from some RAR about God proving he existed. The story came from there, after everyone was all SCIENCE in that thread.

And let's face it: this is a fanfic that was generated on SDNet by a SDNet thread. Anyone who thought there would be a different outcome than 'humanity and SCIENCE (key word) beat those silly fundies angels and demons' hasn't been here long enough.

I haven't actually read it myself, though. Mostly because I already knew how it was going to go, just based on that initial thread, ie: SCIENCE trumps silly religious mystical powers.

http://bbs.stardestroyer.net/viewtopic.php?t=117613

[Pick]

For the record, as a gift, one of my friends gave me L. Hamilton's "faeries fucking" series, or whatever it's called. Another lent me the Rhapsody books. Seriously, is it too much to expect people to have some taste?

lol no i guess since this thread is about armageddon

(I kid, I kid. I haven't read it so I can't make a judgment. Also, glass house, stones, throwing, don't do it.)

[Stark]

my family has learned not to buy me books due to scorn levels

none of my friends have low enough cunt levels to buy me anything*

thus i avoid furry porn entirely

*that isn't beer or chips the essentials of life

[Ford Prefect]

I sincerely doubt these are the books you saw, but when trying to search keywords, I found this site.

Experiments have shown that humans use only a tiny percentage of their brains.

Fucking ... ARGH

And let's face it: this is a fanfic that was generated on SDNet by a SDNet thread. Anyone who thought there would be a different outcome than 'humanity and SCIENCE (key word) beat those silly fundies angels and demons' hasn't been here long enough.

I remember when someone first mentioned 'hey maybe someone should write this', and I briefly considered it as an idea. Suffice to say the Duchess' sentiment of noble humanity rolling into Dis atop our mighty beats of iron was not on my mind.

[Stark]

may have been because you're not an idiot

[Pick]

I will admit, I never found the premise all that interesting, but then again I find noble clashes really tedious to read about.

[Ford Prefect]

stark that may actually be the nicest thing you have said to me

you sycophantic prat

more seriously and by that i mean no more seriously than the last sentence i have to say the standard of magic which gets bandied about here and there is pretty lame

oh so they can fly shoot lightning bolts and eat your soul

huh

where are my demons made out of language and ideas wielding weaponised greed

[Pick]

how come you have just invented something cooler out of your ass

that is just rude, sir

[Ford Prefect]

it does sound cool

however may not actually translate to useful practical application

see exalted for examples

lol white wolf

[Stark]

because he's not an idiot

please pay attention-

ford the litmus test is how much hilarious wanking, fanservice, insertion and political grandstandign can you get in there
is your idea too highbrow for chucklefucks

[Pick]

By the way, I gotta chime in a reply to Stark's earlier post and say I think books are often really, really bad presents. At least to get, since it seems the folks most eager to draw you into their literary realm are the same ones who know you would never begin the journey unless the materials were plonked in your lap for free.

Also books with creepy sex scenes are just awkward, awkward presents. Again, see Hamilton's "fantasy dick-n-vag Tilt-a-Whirl homebrew cockfest" as a prime example.

[Ford Prefect]

is your idea too highbrow for chucklefucks

i will pretend this is the case and that i would not make a juvenile avenue for sex and violence

orz

Also books with creepy sex scenes are just awkward, awkward presents. Again, see Hamilton's "fantasy dick-n-vag Tilt-a-Whirl homebrew cockfest" as a prime example.

Ever since actually reading a Peter Hamilton book I can't imagine giving one to another person. Yeah, okay, the main character has lots of sex with lots of girls, fine. Does he have to be such a gigantic wanker about it?

[Pick]

Oh, I meant Laurell K. Hamilton's books. Maybe there's a Hamilton literary curse going on, since I haven't heard of this other one.

[Ford Prefect]

Oh, I meant Laurell K. Hamilton's books. Maybe there's a Hamilton literary curse going on, since I haven't heard of this other one.

Peter F. Hamilton is ... self-indulgent.

[fgalkin]

Oh, I meant Laurell K. Hamilton's books. Maybe there's a Hamilton literary curse going on, since I haven't heard of this other one.

Quoted for Truth.

Have a very nice day.
-fgalkin

[Pick]

Oh, is this the Hamilton who writes about the talking space cat or something?

[Mr Bean]

As I recall, the story came from some RAR about God proving he existed. The story came from there, after everyone was all SCIENCE in that thread.

And let's face it: this is a fanfic that was generated on SDNet by a SDNet thread. Anyone who thought there would be a different outcome than 'humanity and SCIENCE (key word) beat those silly fundies angels and demons' hasn't been here long enough.

I haven't actually read it myself, though. Mostly because I already knew how it was going to go, just based on that initial thread, ie: SCIENCE trumps silly religious mystical powers.

http://bbs.stardestroyer.net/viewtopic.php?t=117613

Cripes it's still sitting in SLAM? Off to Famous threads it goes

[Stark]

so famous nobody remembered it except one guy? lol

[Pick]

so how about them literary ubermensch?

bweep bwop humanity triumphs

[Uraniun235]

Ever since actually reading a Peter Hamilton book I can't imagine giving one to another person. Yeah, okay, the main character has lots of sex with lots of girls, fine. Does he have to be such a gigantic wanker about it?

ford speaks wisdom


"i'm the main character! oh look i'm a pudgy nerd with little social life and an even bigger hard-on for space opera than u235. now suddenly a superhot girl is seducing me and sexing me up and now i am a fit and trim stallion who fucks her senseless every evening! it's ever so wonderful! oh woe is me, turns out she was paid for by my rich father, and in my anger i sent her away even though she'd actually fallen for me! that's okay, at the end of the book i'll use the magic nanotechnology to transform back into my younger self and go back to her and we will live happily ever after."


god, fuck Fallen Dragon

[Instant Sunrise]

it's always hard to take a story seriously when half the character names are the names of forum posters

e: maybe we could stage an intervention of stuart's addiction to subplots.

[Nieztchean Uber-Amoeba]

maybe we should pitch in to pay for stuart taking a uni creative writing course

shit i'd pay money to see armageddon from a post-structuralist feminist pov

that would be honest rad

[RedImperator]

maybe we should pitch in to pay for stuart taking a uni creative writing course

shit i'd pay money to see armageddon from a post-structuralist feminist pov

that would be honest rad

I took one of those once. It was pretty fun. It was just a writing workshop, though.

[Pick]

uni creative writing courses suck unless you're taking them with a professor who actually gives a flying fuck

take that from the president of my college's creative writing club (me)

[Junghalli]

I remember when someone first mentioned 'hey maybe someone should write this', and I briefly considered it as an idea. Suffice to say the Duchess' sentiment of noble humanity rolling into Dis atop our mighty beats of iron was not on my mind.

Man, it's a pity you didn't take up the idea. I must confess I'm not familiar with your writing but I wouldn't be surprised if you could have produced something a lot better than the version of Armageddon that actually exists. The fact you apparently find a story where the mighty humans effortlessly beat the crap out of the stupid Angels and Demons to be unappealing is very encouraging.