2000th Post!

[JB]

Geez am I a post-ho or not rofl

Its been a quick 11 months on here, really enjoyed it.

[lizardsrule]

Awful glad you came around, with all the knowledge and humor

Lizards

[flippin4it]

I know I've been gone for awhile, but geez! Congrats.

[crankybait]

only 11 months? wow, thats pretty sick. what count am i at? haha, thanks for all your 2000 posts of making people laugh or good tips

[bassintom]

you talk to much...ever been thrown off a boat?........lmao! post ho...haaaaaaaaa


shhhh.don't tell anyone.i usually post more when i've been drinking...

[pig n jig]

JB, Would that make those of us that appreciate your presence around here a post ho digger ? P N J

[WTL]

Man someone sure is looking for attention....creating threads about how many posts you made is stupid and childish.

[JB]

WTL,
Of course I am looking for attention and being childish! The problem with writing dialogue is, you're not trying to write it realistically. You're trying to write it so it sounds realistic. If you just transcribed what your "online forum character" would have said, you'd have to include a lot of "um" and "err" and repeitition. That's no good, so story dialogue is always streamlined. However, since it's written, it can't be clarified as the speaker goes along. This is why commas in dialogue are so important. They control the inflection of the story. English is a touchy language, and one squiggly punctuation out of place could ruin a sentence. You need to think from the bassfishing forums members perspective, and how they would speak.

And now, for the same story, only a whole lot better. I'm not saying this is a great bassfishing thread, but it's certainly on an entire different level from the first post this member made. (The story is still clichéd, but it piggy backs on the first's plot.I asked around about making a thread like this a while ago and people seemed pretty receptive to the idea. It might be a little self-indulgent (and for that I apoligize) but there seems to be a lot of repetitive mistakes here on many forum members posts )
As dutifully pointed out by WTL and Tom(kidding somewhat), boasting on forum posts is an annoying habit. Description should be introduced as it is relevant. It needs to have a purpose - does it explain the setting? Does it explain a character's action, pertinent to what's going on at that time? Is it informative? Will the reader care? When you throw this sort of in-depth information into the first sentence, it throws the story off track. In this case, it's much more important to see what's going on than to hear about WTL's opinion... Writing like this is self-indulgent, and is chronic in writers who make stories about themselves, only 'better'. The ultimate cliché-buster is knowledge. If you want to write something original, you need to move your sorry carcass and learn something. You're bound to find something interesting to mention in your forum postings. Let's take Bill Watterson (of Calvin & Hobbes) for example. In his anniversary book, he mentioned how when he started drawing dinosaurs, he drew them like he had learned they looked in grade school. He drew tubby, short-armed and upright lizards(no offense lizards rofl). But you could see how his art evolved - he began to draw Triceratops, Teradactyls, Velocoraptors, and anything else he heard of. His drawings became engaging and realistic. Why? He said he became intrigued with Calvin's imagination and decided to learn more about dinosaurs. He became fascinated with palaeontology, and it reflected in his work. His dinosaurs were no longer - you guessed it - clichés. When you're developing your online persona, research your interests. When you're developing your settings, research appropriate mythology and lore. If you're writing about magic, research alchemy or witchcraft. If sci fi is more your game, pick up a Discover magazine and see what crazy things they're coming up with next. And, If your wanting to learn something about bass fishing, listen to Kevins BassFishing Forums members that have the knowledge and experience that you are seeking .

[bassintom]

i was kidding totally.......you know that.

[JB]

Tom,
I know , was just pointing out to wtl not to take me too seriously, I knew you were jesting a tad

[WTL]

JB, I must say that was a superb response. A+.

[JB]

Thanks, we know it was total bullsh*t lol wtl

[WTL]

Lol. Yea but someone needed to even out the distribution of bs, it had been 2 whole days since I last did it and it was getting to smell again.

[JB]

You got that right!..btw, where is patrick these days ?

[bassinbob]

JB I thought I finished high school 34 years ago. Now you want to teach us a college English lit course. I am glad you didn't give us homework the first day of class. Congrats on the milestone.

Bob

[JB]

Thanks bob,
I've been out of high school 33 years, but enjoyed 5-6 more years going to several dif colleges, really enjoyed the campus life at miami U....and the chick aa dee's rofl

[zooker]

jb
you jest a bit?? not you... we can tell when the bs level starts to rise in here.-we see YOU log in..

zooker

[JB]

man thats fer sure zooker, i got more bs than a christmas turkey stuffin