The job of teacher was thrust upon you, but you accepted it readily. You became the homeroom teacher of the Empire's class, the Black Eagles, and watched your students grow, becoming fond of both them and the monastery you worked for. You got to see the world in a light that you never did as a mercenary, and you grew to love it. You also grew to love your students, and were especially proud of your house leader, who seemed just as fond of you. You even watched her rise to the rank of emperor during her time as your student. The methodical manner in which she worked was fascinating to watch. You grew close to her, and saw a bright future ahead for her. In weaker moments, you even entertained the notion of a future together with her.
Then it happened. She made her move against the very institution that gave you this new lease on life. She makes it clear that she is doing this for her own ideals, and nothing more. She is prepared to declare war on the church, and the kingdom, and the alliance, all for what she believes in. On one hand, you can't help but admire her conviction. But on the other, she is destroying everything you've grown to love so recently, right after you lost your father on top of that. You're conflicted, but you are pressed to choose between allying yourself with her on her conquest, or dealing out retribution on behalf of your remaining family, and your new home. In the end, you decide that whatever your personal feelings for her are, her actions cannot stand. You plant yourself firmly in her path, and after a long battle, you are pushed into a ravine.
When you next wake up, five years have passed. Your star pupil has now pushed the whole continent into war, and you see the devastation firsthand. And as you're inspecting the damage to the monastery, you enter the Black Eagles homeroom. You fight a bitter wave of nostalgia as you sit at Edelgard's desk, and then...
You find a picture she drew of you. It is time worn and faded, but it is unmistakably her work, and it is unmistakably your likeness. You know, in that moment, that her fondness was not an act. And you're angry. Angry with the church for demanding her head. Angry with her for forcing your hand. But most of all, you're angry with yourself for not seeing the danger that was there. And that anger turns to roiling pain...
Danbooru is an image sharing website, go write on fanfiction.net or AO3 or something.
Okay, honest question: Aside from neglecting to spoiler tag it, (which I have now corrected) what rule did I break? I checked the commenting guidelines. They didn't say you could only share thoughts on the picture in a certain form. Doesn't say that if a story comes to mind with a picture, you can't lay it out. On the other hand, calling something "text vomit" isn't exactly polite, and that IS against the community guidelines here. Sooooo... I don't think I'm being the unreasonable one here.
Okay, honest question: Aside from neglecting to spoiler tag it, (which I have now corrected) what rule did I break? I checked the commenting guidelines. They didn't say you could only share thoughts on the picture in a certain form. Doesn't say that if a story comes to mind with a picture, you can't lay it out. On the other hand, calling something "text vomit" isn't exactly polite, and that IS against the community guidelines here. Sooooo... I don't think I'm being the unreasonable one here.
While you didn't break any rules roleplaying and fanfic were generally frowned on by most users and used to be actively discouraged in the how-to post section as well. That's not the case anymore but a lot of users still hold to that opinion.
While you didn't break any rules roleplaying and fanfic were generally frowned on by most users and used to be actively discouraged in the how-to post section as well. That's not the case anymore but a lot of users still hold to that opinion.
That sounds like a "them" problem, not a "me" problem. But thank you for taking the time to explain.
That sounds like a "them" problem, not a "me" problem. But thank you for taking the time to explain.
Lots of things in the Danbooru code are now more what you'd call "guidelines" than actual rules - but that merely means that, instead of getting timeouts or bans for them, you just get lots of downvotes.
Lots of things in the Danbooru code are now more what you'd call "guidelines" than actual rules - but that merely means that, instead of getting timeouts or bans for them, you just get lots of downvotes.
I follow, except if it's not available to be seen, I don't think it's even fair to call it a "guideline" either.
Okay, honest question: Aside from neglecting to spoiler tag it, (which I have now corrected) what rule did I break? I checked the commenting guidelines. They didn't say you could only share thoughts on the picture in a certain form. Doesn't say that if a story comes to mind with a picture, you can't lay it out. On the other hand, calling something "text vomit" isn't exactly polite, and that IS against the community guidelines here. Sooooo... I don't think I'm being the unreasonable one here.
RoboBlaziken said:
That sounds like a "them" problem, not a "me" problem. But thank you for taking the time to explain.
People don't like irrelevant posts (especially if they are also lengthy). They downvote them. Doesn't have anything with breaking the rules or not .
And while that 'little' snippet is... related to the post in some capacity, overall it reads like a fanfic one usually finds on Fanfiction.net and AO3 instead of the usual Danbooru comment. And the forced second person perspective is also jarring to some people.
I didn't like it because it was also a poorly formatted wall of text (and this is coming from someone who regularly posts walls of text). I have since rescinded my downvote because it is paragraphed better now and hidden behind a collapsed "expand" section.
(Also, hint, use linebreaks between paragraphs.)
RoboBlaziken said:
I follow, except if it's not available to be seen, I don't think it's even fair to call it a "guideline" either.
Community etiquette. Same thing on other forums. Same thing in other parts of real life. Lots of unspoken rules of 'behavior' that are not written down. Because they are too complicated to be written down, or they set a bad precedent when written down because occassional 'breaking away' from standard etiquette is appreciated sometimes (on Danbooru this is usually 'funny' short 'roleplaying' snippets that are pertinent to the post). But most acts that break these etiquette will be shown signs of disapproval. Online communities with a upvote/downvote/karma system make it more obvious in a sense because this will manifest as a pile of downvotes.
It's also useful feedback sometimes. Getting a pile of downvotes means you did or say something that the community doesn't approve.