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How would you define a "good" fanfiction?
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Kingpin
Ghosthead
Joined: Aug 17, 2001
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 Posted: Nov 28, 2002 11:06 AM
I would define a good fanfic if it has:
realativiely good spelling
Realistic characters and places
Plenty of detail for objects, people or places.
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"We have the tools, we have the talent"
The sun never sets on the British Empire...because God can't trust us in the dark! evil grin
Nightsquad gets chatting
Egon and Janine forever! Everything else is wrong
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kyleogb1983
Moderator
Joined: Jun 16, 2002
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Posted: Nov 28, 2002 4:48 PM
My vision of a good fan fiction...
1. Creativity
2. Good Grammer, which I'm not good at, as of late.
3. Realistic Places
4. Good Chracters- Heroes & Villians
5. Good Vehicles
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Kyleogb1983, The Southern Gentleman of GBN.
" If there's a haunting in the West, you can call the Best. Ghostbusters: West Coast Division"
" Did someone call for a Doctor ?"
" Dr. Stevens, reporting for duty, Sir."
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Agent D
Ghosthead
Joined: Jul 09, 2002
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Posted: Nov 28, 2002 7:44 PM
A fanfic that makes you feel all warm and fuzzy inside.
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Ghostbusters N.O.M.A.D. House Sitter
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"Howdy, Vakesh! Meet Winona!"
*smack*
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NxtGhostbuster
Ghosthead
Joined: Sep 05, 2002
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Posted: Nov 28, 2002 9:14 PM
A good fanfic would have to make you think, but not too much, and it would have to make sense.
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Mat
Ghosthead
Joined: Sep 04, 2002
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Posted: Dec 01, 2002 9:05 PM
Maybe I should write a fanfic...been wanting too, but it'd probably be farrrrrr from good...guess only time will tell. a good fanfic is one that retains interest and is somewhat, in my mind, exciting and entertaining...it can be silly, but not dumb and serious, yet not political channel serious.
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"Father and Mother and me, Sister and Auntie C., All people like us are we, and everyone else is they, and they live over the sea, while we live over the way, but would you believe they look upon we as simply a sort of they."
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Doc Eggman
Ghosthead
Joined: Jul 27, 2001
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Posted: Dec 02, 2002 2:24 PM
Originally posted by Kingpin:
realativiely good spelling
Realistic characters and places
Plenty of detail for objects, people or places.
I agree with everything except the realistic part. I mean, we're talking about stories about busting ghosts, how realistic can you get. 
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"SONIC-AH!"
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Kingpin
Ghosthead
Joined: Aug 17, 2001
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Posted: Dec 02, 2002 7:06 PM
Well, when I say realstic I mean like, no flying people, exploding chickens for no reason, no buildings turning into jelly.
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"We have the tools, we have the talent"
The sun never sets on the British Empire...because God can't trust us in the dark! evil grin
Nightsquad gets chatting
Egon and Janine forever! Everything else is wrong
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Agent D
Ghosthead
Joined: Jul 09, 2002
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Posted: Dec 02, 2002 7:08 PM
There goes my next fanfic
Just kidding, Kingpin
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Ghostbusters N.O.M.A.D. House Sitter
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"Howdy, Vakesh! Meet Winona!"
*smack*
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Doc Eggman
Ghosthead
Joined: Jul 27, 2001
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Posted: Dec 03, 2002 5:37 PM
Oh, I get it. By "realistic" I guess you mean sensical or something.
Time to edit my latest story:
Then all of a sudden, for no good reason... a chicken explodes!
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"SONIC-AH!"
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Kingpin
Ghosthead
Joined: Aug 17, 2001
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Posted: Dec 03, 2002 6:37 PM
Well, I mean like: no flying people, chickens exploding for no reason and talking crocodiles. Stuff like that.
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"We have the tools, we have the talent"
The sun never sets on the British Empire...because God can't trust us in the dark! evil grin
Nightsquad gets chatting
Egon and Janine forever! Everything else is wrong
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DrkMgcn399
Ghosthead
Joined: Jan 16, 2003
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Posted: Jun 20, 2003 2:28 AM
A good fan fic should be original, add to the universe and include exploding chickens, if it makes sense...along with a character with terrible grammar, such as, "As you may have presently made yourself aware of, my grammar sucks!"
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I am the ultimate wizard in terms of attack and defense.
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Peter Kong
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Joined: Mar 10, 2002
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Posted: Jun 20, 2003 10:38 AM
Uh... what if the person were writing a fanfic of a crossover of the GBs and Wally Gator? He talks. Does that mean any crossover involving a cartoon character that isn't a human instantly bad? I mean, there are several different kinds of fanfics, genres, and styles. I think that's being a little unfair to certain fanfics. While yes, some fanfics should be written realistic, while others can bend certain boundries. Why must someone explain that Mickey Mouse can talk? Or Snoopy is a beagle that can do almost anything? Let's face it, there are 3 different GB dimensions. One is the Ghostbusters movie where I completely agree on the realistic part. The Batman, Back to the Future, X-Men, and other live action movies are usually written realisticly. Now the RGB & EGB are in the cartoon realm. Not the realistic like world. In the cartoon world a character can do nearly everything with some boundries. Of course, when a person writes fanfic such as this I try to judge by how faithful they stay with the shows including the crossovers. Such as how do they keep it with the style of RGB when they're crossing over with Spider-Man and trying to keep it faithful in Marvel terms as well. And there are some non realistic events that occur in every cartoon, even the most realistic cartoon created still bends the boundries of reality. It's a cartoon, and the first rule of cartoons is that a character can do whatever it wants in a cartoon! So I try to determine what genre and style the fanfic is before I judge it and give it a score. The only true key factor in my scores is grammar, spelling, if I could understand it, and if I liked it. Realism isn't such much key unless I felt the story was suppose to be realistic and it bent some bounds. But then again, that doesn't mean it isn't good.
Sometimes it requires an open mind
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"Heeeeeeeeeeeeeey kiiiiiiiiiiiiiids!" - Binky the Clown
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mrshowtime3740
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Joined: Aug 15, 2002
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Posted: Jun 20, 2003 5:13 PM
Kong's got a few valid points there, Ben....
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They call me Mr. Showtime...
"You want ratings? Watch this!!!!"
"I just want you to Carry Me Home."
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EgonsBabe
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Joined: Jun 06, 2003
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Posted: Jun 20, 2003 6:22 PM
I define a good story by the following:
A plot that keeps my attention and flows from beginning to end without any distractions.
Has some comic relief.
No boring romance scenes. They make me fall asleep. (snore!)
Easy to read paragraphs and sentences.
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Peter:"It's the thing! The monster! It's here! Only it's different!
Egon:"Peter calm down! You're babbling!
Peter:"What word don't you understand Egon? Thing, monster or different?
Egon:"Well, you can start with your definition of monster. *ROAR!* That'll do.
Thanx for the signature pic Zack! And the Av! They rock!!!
Egon and Clara Hamilton(a character in my FF)4ever!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Please read my FanFic. More will come later.
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Kingpin
Ghosthead
Joined: Aug 17, 2001
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Posted: Jun 20, 2003 6:56 PM
...I'm not going to talk to you for at least a week, it's not good for me.
Okay, unless it's a crossover with a show that specifically has talking gators, then have them, if not, then it seems silly. And as for exploding chickens...I don't want to get into that.
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"We have the tools, we have the talent"
The sun never sets on the British Empire...because God can't trust us in the dark! evil grin
Nightsquad gets chatting
Egon and Janine forever! Everything else is wrong
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Peter Kong
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Joined: Mar 10, 2002
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Posted: Jun 20, 2003 7:23 PM
'cause for a time I considered doing a crossover of the GBs and the Pink Panther
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"Heeeeeeeeeeeeeey kiiiiiiiiiiiiiids!" - Binky the Clown
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