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 Posted: Sat Jun 09, 2007 5:40 pm
See, our family isn't that digitally savvy...my mom can barely figure out her cellphone.
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Posted: Fri Jul 13, 2007 4:58 pm
-waves her hand wildly in the air- Ooh! Ooh! Pick me! I've got a really good one! What most all Phans hate:
MARY SUES AND MARY-SUE FANFICTION! biggrin
Because in reality, that stupid skinny little strawberry blond, blue/green/purple eyed little 'I'm so perfect' girl who can sing/dance/horseback-ride/act/swallow swords while carrying a walrus would never get Erik! She also would never oh-so-easily find her way/get lost and suddenly end up going, through the cellars and to him. stressed It just, irks me so much.
edit: -snickers- I accidentally put 'prefect' instead of 'perfect'. Too much Harry potter. xD
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Posted: Sat Jul 14, 2007 12:48 pm
La Fantome de le opera -waves her hand wildly in the air- Ooh! Ooh! Pick me! I've got a really good one! What most all Phans hate:
MARY SUES AND MARY-SUE FANFICTION! biggrin
Because in reality, that stupid skinny little strawberry blond, blue/green/purple eyed little 'I'm so perfect' girl who can sing/dance/horseback-ride/act/swallow swords while carrying a walrus would never get Erik! She also would never oh-so-easily find her way/get lost and suddenly end up going, through the cellars and to him. stressed It just, irks me so much.
edit: -snickers- I accidentally put 'prefect' instead of 'perfect'. Too much Harry potter. xD I just recently noticed how many of those there are out there. I mean, god damn it, how hard is it to write a decent, awesome character that people can relate to, instead of one that makes the reader want to smack the author upside the head a few times just for sheer obnoxiousness.
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Posted: Sat Jul 14, 2007 4:09 pm
Thorn Venatrix La Fantome de le opera -waves her hand wildly in the air- Ooh! Ooh! Pick me! I've got a really good one! What most all Phans hate:
MARY SUES AND MARY-SUE FANFICTION! biggrin
Because in reality, that stupid skinny little strawberry blond, blue/green/purple eyed little 'I'm so perfect' girl who can sing/dance/horseback-ride/act/swallow swords while carrying a walrus would never get Erik! She also would never oh-so-easily find her way/get lost and suddenly end up going, through the cellars and to him. stressed It just, irks me so much.
edit: -snickers- I accidentally put 'prefect' instead of 'perfect'. Too much Harry potter. xD I just recently noticed how many of those there are out there. I mean, god damn it, how hard is it to write a decent, awesome character that people can relate to, instead of one that makes the reader want to smack the author upside the head a few times just for sheer obnoxiousness. Oh, yes, I meant to add that to my list of hated things. @fantome: prefect? Yeah...stop with the Potter stuff. It's taking over your mind.
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Posted: Sat Jul 14, 2007 6:56 pm
Between those Mary Sues and the ones that are the most pitiful creatures on earth, I have to hate the latter. I read one fanfiction where the OC was a middle aged "beauty" who was using the Opera House as a hideaway from her abusive husband. She took up a job as a seamstress and Erik started sending his clothes to her to get mended. Wtf. I would think Erik would either mend his clothes himself or, considering he yanked 20k francs from the theatre, pay a professional one.
Erik HATES the human race. Why would he give a damn if others suffer? He would probably say, "at least they have a face."
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Posted: Sat Jul 14, 2007 7:02 pm
...that sounds very...strange, Uta.
I've written a story, but it's not a Mary-Sue thing at all. But I digress, again.
I hate when I call Erik, Erik, and people are like, "Who?"
They call themselves Phans...ha!
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Posted: Sat Jul 14, 2007 7:06 pm
Most "phans" have been introduced through the 2004/05 movie or Webber's musical. Neither of which has a name for The Phantom, because Webber thought it would be more mysterious for him to remain nameless, and it gives Webber the opportunity to call the character his own. So, most just refer to him as The Phantom.
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Posted: Sat Jul 14, 2007 7:10 pm
Yes, I know that. But needless to say, it bugs me. I only call him Phantom in desprate refrences where I can't explain to the person why he's called Erik.
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Posted: Sun Jul 15, 2007 5:22 pm
I don't refer to him as anything as Erik unless I am addressing his titles (such as "Trap Door Lover" and, of course, The Phantom of the Opera). If the person has no idea who I am talking about, it's their loss. As cruel as it sounds, I don't lower my vocabulary or anything for the ignorant unless they are willing to learn.
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Posted: Sun Jul 15, 2007 5:34 pm
On the subject of the last few posts, I tend to call Erik "The Phantom" when I'm referring to the ALW musical, because that's the name of his character in that particular version. Just because people say "The Phantom" instead of Erik doesn't mean they're not "true phans". Why discriminate people just because they haven't read the book?
I don't mean to accuse anyone of anything, I'm just stating my opinion.
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Posted: Sun Jul 15, 2007 5:51 pm
Stephi_Girl On the subject of the last few posts, I tend to call Erik "The Phantom" when I'm referring to the ALW musical, because that's the name of his character in that particular version. Just because people say "The Phantom" instead of Erik doesn't mean they're not "true phans". Why discriminate people just because they haven't read the book? I don't mean to accuse anyone of anything, I'm just stating my opinion. Actually, all my friends who I discuss POTO with know that I call him Erik. And all of them have read the book, or I've described him for them well enough. But yes, I agree. Unless they say it in all caps with no spaces and a lot of typoes, I'm fine with them calling him the Phantom. And as long as they don't say he's sexy but only with the mask.
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Posted: Mon Jul 16, 2007 9:46 am
Stephi_Girl On the subject of the last few posts, I tend to call Erik "The Phantom" when I'm referring to the ALW musical, because that's the name of his character in that particular version. Just because people say "The Phantom" instead of Erik doesn't mean they're not "true phans". Why discriminate people just because they haven't read the book? I don't mean to accuse anyone of anything, I'm just stating my opinion. Touche. However, initially when they present their "phan"dom, you tend to get an idea just where they are as far as knowledge. Whether or not they call him Erik doesn't factor into it most of the time. If they can get on Gaia, they can get on Google and look up his name easily.
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Posted: Mon Jul 16, 2007 10:26 am
Phantom of the Forum Thorn Venatrix La Fantome de le opera -waves her hand wildly in the air- Ooh! Ooh! Pick me! I've got a really good one! What most all Phans hate:
MARY SUES AND MARY-SUE FANFICTION! biggrin
Because in reality, that stupid skinny little strawberry blond, blue/green/purple eyed little 'I'm so perfect' girl who can sing/dance/horseback-ride/act/swallow swords while carrying a walrus would never get Erik! She also would never oh-so-easily find her way/get lost and suddenly end up going, through the cellars and to him. stressed It just, irks me so much.
edit: -snickers- I accidentally put 'prefect' instead of 'perfect'. Too much Harry potter. xD I just recently noticed how many of those there are out there. I mean, god damn it, how hard is it to write a decent, awesome character that people can relate to, instead of one that makes the reader want to smack the author upside the head a few times just for sheer obnoxiousness. Oh, yes, I meant to add that to my list of hated things. @fantome: prefect? Yeah...stop with the Potter stuff. It's taking over your mind.
....Reason to my insanity...
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Posted: Mon Jul 16, 2007 10:42 am
I only call Erik "The Phantom" to clarify my meaning. Sometimes, though, people who know Erik's name ask me who I'm talking about because of how I pronounce it... It sounds better with a flipped R. 
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Posted: Mon Jul 16, 2007 3:50 pm
Elanchana I only call Erik "The Phantom" to clarify my meaning. Sometimes, though, people who know Erik's name ask me who I'm talking about because of how I pronounce it... It sounds better with a flipped R. um...a flipped R? What does that mean?
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