@x_29 said:
@k2: First off, thanks for telling me something i already knew ( the watch your language in the forums comment.) Second of all, since you want to be like that, you are the type of fan that over-reacts to a single misstep and make it into a HUGE deal. Seriously take a chill pill. You say its a huge deal that a writer, who is new to writing the character, may have managed to get one tiny fact wrong, For me, I just see it as a little quirk. Its fair to feel odd about it, but to take it to the level your taking it IS over reacting.
How is it over-reacting to offer an easily understandable comparison? Again, I notice that your post focuses on criticizing me (the arguer) instead of directly discussing the topic. How can you justify that severely underwriting a power is a tiny fact? If you offer no justification that makes sense, then the obvious answer is it's not a tiny fact, but a fairly large problem. I already pointed out that if the writer had offered a reason for a 'power decline'-and it made sense with what X-23 has been doing lately--then that would have been just fine in terms of writing quality. To not offer reasoning is shoddy writing, where either the facts aren't being checked, or the writer is being lazy. It's very simple logic.
I don't see this as a story in development either (in which case reasoning might be offered later), as the particular scene did not seem to hold much importance, but was rather a filler for an action sequence. Unless the author does somehow offer a later explanation, then--as I mentioned before--it's shoddy writing.
@volnaib said:
@x_29:I always do some research even while writing a fanfic. And I do not get money for that (and they, comic writers, do). Don't they have some kind of file on each and every of their characters in Marvel? If not, that would be just disappointing. They don't have one hundred plus characters in AvAcademy. Making some research before writing a new character won't hurt.
And that certainly is not a tiny fact, as was said before.
I agree. It's no excuse to say 'oh, well, this is is first time writing the character'. How does a fan gain insight into a character? Reading previous publications of that character. How would a writer gain insight into a character? Reading previous publications of that character. In many other fields of employment, research is necessary before work on a project can begin. This holds true for almost any kind of job. Before working as a cashier, the employee needs to be trained to use the cash register. Before working in a construction site, the construction worker needs to know how to use the tools and machines. Before writing a comic, the writer must do some back-reading and gain a grasp of their characters--their history, their powers, their style of dialogue. The writers are paid and so this is a part of their job.
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