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GoggleFox rrrrrrrrr from Acadia, yo. Since: Jul, 2009
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#1: Jul 7th 2011 at 11:55:55 AM

When I first ran into this article, probably a good two years ago or more, it was pretty clearly about, basically, "Stuff that fans talk about at great length that casual fans, and indeed most creators, don't give a crap about." Now... Well, take a read of it and you tell me what it's about.

Is it about Epileptic Trees? Fix Fic writing? Fanon? Or is it about only some of these things, or none of them? The description seems to contradict and confuse itself. Personally, I can't make heads nor tails of this.

Sakamoto demands an explanation for this shit.
EnglishIvy Since: Aug, 2011
#2: Jul 7th 2011 at 11:57:08 AM

Disregard.

edited 7th Jul '11 12:17:41 PM by EnglishIvy

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#3: Jul 7th 2011 at 12:09:57 PM

Here is the wayback machine's archived version of the page from 2006.

The current version really hasn't changed much since then.

GoggleFox rrrrrrrrr from Acadia, yo. Since: Jul, 2009
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#4: Jul 7th 2011 at 12:13:08 PM

Hmm... though it's gotten a little longer. Maybe it was just general usage elsewhere that I'm remembering, but either way, what is this article actually about?

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#5: Jul 7th 2011 at 12:45:00 PM

Theories or fanfic considered overly self-indulgent. It can involve fans analyzing details that the writers and other fans don't care about at all, but it can also involve trying to fix details that are important, if the proposed solution is ridiculous enough.

Spark9 Gentleman Troper! from Castle Wulfenbach Since: Nov, 2010 Relationship Status: Pining for the fjords
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#6: Jul 21st 2011 at 5:12:24 PM

I'm having trouble seeing the difference between this and Epileptic Trees. Could someone explain it please?

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#7: Jul 21st 2011 at 5:16:47 PM

Fan Wank : Epileptic Trees :: self-indulgent : completely insane

There is overlap between the two.

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#8: Jul 21st 2011 at 5:17:56 PM

Epileptic Trees are by definition "wild, off-the-wall theories". Fanwank can be perfectly reasonable.

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