Stories we've seen too often
Cassy Palop
I'm searching for a similar list dealing with interactive fiction. :)
All collaboration will be appreciated!
http://www.strangehorizons.com/guidelines/fiction-common.shtml
http://www.strangehorizons.com/guidelines/fiction-common-horror.shtml
The Taleslinger
On IFWiki, there's a list of IF clichés, with some interesting
comments on how acceptable they are.
John H.
Here's one:
The player must solve a puzzle that really has no business being in
the story, and is probably laughably puzzle-like (like a chess
problem) except to guard access to some necessary item.
Often, were the puzzle real it would probably have required far more
effort and knowhow to have constructed than likely considering the
importance of the item guarded, or that the makers would have been
able to offer. (Ancient tombs are notorious for this.) If they
really wanted to prevent people from obtaining the object, why could
they not just put it in a really strong box and keep the key miles
away, or just destroy the thing and be done with it?
- John H.
The Taleslinger
On the other hand, those puzzles are in a way a staple of IF. (Which
doesn't mean I don't hate tem either.)
Glenn P.,
> On IFWiki, there's a list of IF clich=E9s, with some interesting
> comments on how acceptable they are.
On IFWiki? *WHAT* IFWiki!?!??!! I didn't know there WAS any such thing!!!
Please please PLEASE give me the URL!!! (Thank you.)
-- _____ %%%%%%%% "Glenn P.," <C128UserD...@FVI.Net> %%%%%%%
{~._.~} ----------------------------------------------------------
_( Y )_ "Never try to teach a pig to sing. It doesn't work, and
(:_~*~_:) it annoys the pig."
(_)-(_) --Attributed to a "Hallmark"(R) greeting card,
=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D By: The Honorable Judith ("Judge Jud=
y") Scheindlin.
:: Take Note Of The Spam Block On My E-Mail Address! ::
Glenn P.,
> On IFWiki, there's a list of IF clich=E9s, with some interesting
> comments on how acceptable they are.
On IFWiki!?! *WHAT* IFWiki!!!???!!! I wasn't even aware that there
WAS any such thing!!! Oh please Please PLEASE, give me the URL!!!
David Fisher
news:Pine.LNX.4.61.0...@Bfjrtb.SbkInyyrl.arg...> > On IFWiki, there's a list of IF cliches, with some interesting
> > comments on how acceptable they are.
>
> On IFWiki? *WHAT* IFWiki!?!??!! I didn't know there WAS any such thing!!!
> Please please PLEASE give me the URL!!! (Thank you.)
The main IFWiki page is:
http://www.ifwiki.org/index.php/Main_Page
I believe the cliches page referred to is:
http://www.ifwiki.org/index.php/IF_Cliches
... and you might also be interested in a categorised list of topics
discussed in this newsgroup:
http://www.ifwiki.org/index.php/Past_raif_topics
David Fisher
Glenn P.,
> http://www.ifwiki.org/index.php/Main_Page
> http://www.ifwiki.org/index.php/IF_Cliches
> http://www.ifwiki.org/index.php/Past_raif_topics
Thank you very much! I shall enjoy browsing these pages!!! :)
-- _____ %%%%%%%% "Glenn P.," <C128UserD...@FVI.Net> %%%%%%%
{~._.~} ----------------------------------------------------------
_( Y )_ "Never try to teach a pig to sing. It doesn't work, and
(:_~*~_:) it annoys the pig."
(_)-(_) --Attributed to a "Hallmark"(R) greeting card,
========= By: The Honorable Judith ("Judge Judy") Scheindlin.
The Taleslinger
> On 06-Jul-07 at 4:36pm +1000, <davidfis...@australiaonline.net.au> wrote:
>
> >http://www.ifwiki.org/index.php/Main_Page
>
> >http://www.ifwiki.org/index.php/IF_Cliches
>
> >http://www.ifwiki.org/index.php/Past_raif_topics
>
> Thank you very much! I shall enjoy browsing these pages!!! :)
>
> {~._.~} ----------------------------------------------------------
> _( Y )_ "Never try to teach a pig to sing. It doesn't work, and
> (:_~*~_:) it annoys the pig."
> (_)-(_) --Attributed to a "Hallmark"(R) greeting card,
> ========= By: The Honorable Judith ("Judge Judy") Scheindlin.
>
> :: Take Note Of The Spam Block On My E-Mail Address! ::
As did I. I thought you knew, else i'd have posted the link right
away. Sorry. Have fun avoiding.