I can always support whitetexting for the sake of whitetexting, because it is made of awesome and win. Yes. I approve.
When it comes to page stretching, I try to avoid doing it too much, at least in public (at the meme, I mean) just because so many people complain. Also, because surely some people are running slow, old computers, so I try to be kind and post resized images. Of course, when it comes to RP sometimes I just plain can' avoid a stretch (especially those few amazing times I've RP'd with Duplodanish, oh my god) but luckily the page has usually moved on by the time the thread gets long enough to stretch. That's one good thing about the speed of the meme nowadays - it moves quickly, so people still doing threads can be left to continue without any whining, as only those stalking them will notice things are getting long.
... On the other hand, sometimes it moves a bit too fast, and good topics die before people get the chance to respond to them, but I guess that's how it is. I do hope it will slow down by the time everyone is in school, though.
Anyway. HAH. No, no - when I say a Newfie accent, I don't mean quite like the guy in the video. That's more like how I imagine Canada would speak, fff. No, when I think of the way I try to write out Norway, it'd be more like... someone from St John's who has spent time away from the province. So, lighter accent to begin with, then lighter still. But the words are still clipped and vowels and consonants are dropped. And sometimes in fic I've had him use Newfoundlander phrases, though I try to keep that on the down-low (example, once I had him say "B'lay that" instead of "let it be". That sort of thing). But even with the accent, he still speaks more clearly than some others - it's something he does consciously.
About the height thing, you're probably right. Recently, someone on the meme posted a fanmade chart they had come across, and it had Norway at kind of medium, whereas Denmark and Sweden were quite a bit taller (though I think there should have been a few extra inches more, myself). But back to vikings - from what I remember reading about them, they did have a thing for bling. Gold this, silver that, blah blah blah. Then again, I guess most ancient peoples did, all things considered. But somehow my mind translates this into magpieish, fff. Anyway, yes, I did read those same articles you mentioned - Sab linked them to me actually (Scandinavian archaeology = her area of academic interest).
Hmm, I guess you're right on the thing about female characters doing well in this fandom. I've heard that a lot of other fandoms get a lot of female hate, and to be honest I don't understand that. I'd think that female characters would be more likely to be misinterpreted, rather than hated. Then again, I'm kind of out of the loop. The last time I was active in a fandom, it was one where for the most part the female characters didn't have a lot of screen time, and for the most part people didn't hate them, but they didn't write about them either. Eh.
So anyway, comics. The "when" is back in the mid/late 90s, and I can't remember what series it was. Probably just, you know, mainstream Marvel stuff. 's proooobably why I wasn't able to get into it, why I was turned off from it. I've heard of Gaiman's Sandman, and I've wanted to read it for a while, but it's one of those (many ) things that I just haven't gotten around to doing yet. There's far too much stuff out there, ach.
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When it comes to page stretching, I try to avoid doing it too much, at least in public (at the meme, I mean) just because so many people complain. Also, because surely some people are running slow, old computers, so I try to be kind and post resized images. Of course, when it comes to RP sometimes I just plain can' avoid a stretch (especially those few amazing times I've RP'd with Duplodanish, oh my god) but luckily the page has usually moved on by the time the thread gets long enough to stretch. That's one good thing about the speed of the meme nowadays - it moves quickly, so people still doing threads can be left to continue without any whining, as only those stalking them will notice things are getting long.
... On the other hand, sometimes it moves a bit too fast, and good topics die before people get the chance to respond to them, but I guess that's how it is. I do hope it will slow down by the time everyone is in school, though.
Anyway. HAH. No, no - when I say a Newfie accent, I don't mean quite like the guy in the video. That's more like how I imagine Canada would speak, fff. No, when I think of the way I try to write out Norway, it'd be more like... someone from St John's who has spent time away from the province. So, lighter accent to begin with, then lighter still. But the words are still clipped and vowels and consonants are dropped. And sometimes in fic I've had him use Newfoundlander phrases, though I try to keep that on the down-low (example, once I had him say "B'lay that" instead of "let it be". That sort of thing). But even with the accent, he still speaks more clearly than some others - it's something he does consciously.
About the height thing, you're probably right. Recently, someone on the meme posted a fanmade chart they had come across, and it had Norway at kind of medium, whereas Denmark and Sweden were quite a bit taller (though I think there should have been a few extra inches more, myself). But back to vikings - from what I remember reading about them, they did have a thing for bling. Gold this, silver that, blah blah blah. Then again, I guess most ancient peoples did, all things considered. But somehow my mind translates this into magpieish, fff. Anyway, yes, I did read those same articles you mentioned - Sab linked them to me actually (Scandinavian archaeology = her area of academic interest).
Hmm, I guess you're right on the thing about female characters doing well in this fandom. I've heard that a lot of other fandoms get a lot of female hate, and to be honest I don't understand that. I'd think that female characters would be more likely to be misinterpreted, rather than hated. Then again, I'm kind of out of the loop. The last time I was active in a fandom, it was one where for the most part the female characters didn't have a lot of screen time, and for the most part people didn't hate them, but they didn't write about them either. Eh.
So anyway, comics. The "when" is back in the mid/late 90s, and I can't remember what series it was. Probably just, you know, mainstream Marvel stuff. 's proooobably why I wasn't able to get into it, why I was turned off from it. I've heard of Gaiman's Sandman, and I've wanted to read it for a while, but it's one of those (many ) things that I just haven't gotten around to doing yet. There's far too much stuff out there, ach.