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Allizkaerf wrote:

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the_Badsmile wrote:Hi, I am new to the board and am just reading through the threads.

This one in particular caught my attention.
The mentioned rule is a very good idea. I surf a lot on miniature painter boards and sculpting boards and such a rule would have made a big bunch of threads way more peaceful. Specially when it comes to criticism of peoples work/art, threads can easily go out of hand....

Hi the_Badsmile. This rule hasn't been without its conflicts. Many screeched with dismay at what they perceived as "their right to say whatever they wanted." Kind of a first amendment argument. But this isn't a public forum. It is owned and operated by the Herbert family and we have every right to impose such rules. Mostly this was done because a loud, negative, vocal minority (with WAY too much time on their hands) decided to sabotage the boards with as much negativity as they could muster. It worked ...for a while.

I hope you enjoy your stay here and can have some great conversations.

It's just a shame that the "vocal minority" was the majority of the active members and probably the most knowledgable dune fans on The Net.



But y'all have a business to run, so it's understandable. Signing up a new customer is ten times more profitable than keeping and old one.

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SandChigger wrote:

Lundse wrote:Shorter version of why I'm backing Crysknife:
http://www.google.co.in/search?btnG=Goo ... dune+forum

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SandRider wrote:dang, he's got to ban you after that ...

SandRider wrote:btw, Omphalos: as an average citizen, what I can do about this blatant case of false advertising
being perpetrated by the Herbert Living Parasites ? And how do I complain to Gooooogle ?

Mike Q wrote: AWESOME POST!!! You've obviously put a LOT of thought into this, and you've really "GONE FOR IT!!!" Great Job!

I do think that you're a little bit negative towards Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson, although I'm not really sure I understand this sentence:

What Brian and Kevin fail to understand is the action sequences and the time between novels weather they are written or not does not matter.

Again, it's a GREAT EFFORT, and I want to commend you for your insights into the historical patterns present in the works of Frank Herbert. However, I would like to offer you a little bit of friendly, constructive criticism so that I can help you to make some POSITIVE changes in your writing style.

I think that the following sentence is a TAD bit clearer: "Brian and Kevin fail to understand that these kinds of turning points are the only events worth dramatizing. They often make the mistake of making action sequences out of every mundane, violent event, and the story becomes mechanical, banal, and anti-climactic."

To be honest, I think that's a little bit on the negative side, and that you should take other tastes into consideration. Some people love explosions! BOOOM!!! It takes all kinds.

But seriously, great post, Nebiros! VERY interesting analysis! Keep writing and you will contribute GREAT things!

Do you have any plans for college after you graduate?

Freakzilla wrote:So, who ISN'T a sock puppet over there?

Nebiros wrote:Shouldn't you have called me 'he who must not be named'?

Nebiros wrote:I wanted to see if anybody there was smart enough to debate me or ad any good input to my theory on the writing.

Allizkaerf wrote:

RayRay wrote:I feel like this novel did a great job of introducing us to the world of the Thinking Machines. I was pleasantly surprised with the multiple story lines used to create the various characters.

Erasmus' story, especially his curiosity of our human behavior was told in a graphically explained series throughout the novel. They even shared the history behind how he became an independent thinking machine.

Oh, you were serious?

I thought the whole idea of the Butlerian Jihad was completely wrong as far as consistency and the characters were cliche and one dimensional, if that.

But, on a positive note, it was completed on time and I didn't actually have to expend energy thinking while reading it except in my Herculean effort to stay awake through each of the 100 three page chapters.

Nebiros wrote:It seems My thread was removed. Hmmm... maybe Byron thought I went too far on criticizing Brian and Kevin?

Or did somebody else say something out of line?

Nebiros wrote:It seems My thread was removed. Hmmm... maybe Byron thought I went too far on criticizing Brian and Kevin?

SandChigger wrote:Nebby, it's stupid to post anything over there that you really believe in or care about. They don't respect the contributions of people who really love the original books. They just want the cyberfellation of the braindead.

Let them rot in their own stench.