I noticed that Fabrux had written a short story called "Star Trek: Dark Horizon". He gave no hint in his title that this was a short story. I feel that someone writes a short story and posts on the web, he or she should alert others in the title that this a story.
Posted by Sol System (Member # 30) on :
I'm not quite sure what you're driving at, but you can name threads whatever you like. This is entirely different than putting spoilers in the title of a thread.
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Posted by Trinculo on :
What I am driving at-
The title can suggest that this is about a series. When it isn't, it is deceiving. Remember, there is much talk of a new series.
Posted by Siegfried (Member # 29) on :
So? Fabrux created something that he wanted to share with us. He can name his threads anything he wants to. I don't see a problem here.
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Posted by The First One (Member # 35) on :
I think the issue here is that the title is reminiscent of a recent Voyager ep, and therefore might be avoided by people not wanting to be spoiled?
Posted by Orion Syndicate (Member # 25) on :
Well, that's one way to end this thread.
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Posted by First of Two (Member # 16) on :
Oh, please. Methinks someone is just a bit miffed about being taken to task for posting REAL spoilers.
And actually, there is very, VERY little talk of a new series that doesn't fit into the realm of "sheer speculation and wishful thinking"
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Posted by Enterprise (Member # 48) on :
Trinculo,
If you looked at Fabrux's posting more closely, he said it was an EXCERPT from ST: Dark Horizon...
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Posted by Aethelwer (Member # 36) on :
Trinculo: The post is about a series...of stories by Fabrux.
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Posted by AndrewR (Member # 44) on :
I think he means that people who would like reading these 'stories' would miss out cause they might think they are stories...
can't we have
Speculation here people:
'The Dominion' - WYLB $$$$
'The Ferengi' - FLS $$
'Artuis' - HAF $$$
etc.
then for other stuff its easy...
ST: Dark Horizon - fanfic
i.e. noncommital titles - that inform but DON'T spoil.
or creative titles like -
"Give me your undergarments and I will dance" - $$$$ WYLB
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Posted by First of Two (Member # 16) on :
I rather thought he meant that he thought Star Trek: Dark Horizons might be a possible new series, and was disappointed when it turned out to be "only" a fanfic story.
I agree, though, that adding "fanfic" to a thread title might help. It's only six little letters..
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Posted by Montgomery (Member # 23) on :
"Lingerie Colours" $$$WYLB
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Posted by Trinculo on :
I like the idea of someone's short story being labeled fanfic.
Posted by Federation Shipmaster (Member # 15) on :
Is his use of the words "Dark Horzion" a problem? So what if there was an episode called "Dark Frontier?" Ther've been lots of those re-using of book titles for episodes and vice-versa. Like DS9's The Siege.
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