A very big thank you to my team, who through many hardships (Travels, border control troubles, almost losing an arm, sickness) managed to succesfully write and post for GoICon 2026. An equal amount of gratitude goes to all our readers and those who have left their thoughts in the comments.
it was such a delight working on this con. we're looking forward to rewriting some of it, but overall i'm happy w what we did :∙) and extra happy w the ppl who read it all!!
I like what you guys have done with this! It may be a little rough around the edges, and I'm not the biggest fan of stories like this that reference real world places and politics (mostly cuz I don't feel that I know enough to recognise all references and nuances,) but I had fun reading :)
I agree with the commenter above me that this series as a whole feels really rushed and rough around the edges so far. Each entry works to connect to form a wider story, but as individual parts they don't really stand on their own two legs very well. This is a good hub though, and I appreciate when people try to tackle ORIA with respect towards the cultures it represents.
Thank you so much for your comments across the series, they've given us a lot of insight. We are planning on rewriting large parts of the series based on the comments we have received.
It's a bit of a shame that this series didn't quite work since I do appreciaze what it's trying to do as seen on this hub. The hub has a nice presentation, focusing on the entries and a more hidden but obvious writing guide. Said guide had more content than I suspected and I appreciate what's there. +1
Now that GoI-con is over we are planning on rewriting large chunks of the series based on community feedback. Thank you so much for your comments across the series, they have been very helpful.
Yes, most of the ORIA are Muslims, most are fanatics even- but they’re still human.
Hilariously tone-deaf at best. -1
Edit: realized I was unfairly extrapolating about the rest of the series
In context, I think the "still human" is meant to attach to fanatics, rather than Muslims. I do agree that the wording is ambiguous, and is easily read as "Yes, they're Muslim, but they're still humans," which is a lot more problematic (since it implies that humanity is something the writer might have trouble granting to Muslims).
I'd recommend just saying "Yes, most of the ORIA are fanatics, but they're still human." The fact that their brand of fanaticism is rooted in Islam rather than any other ideology is irrelevant to the point of the sentence.
Fixed. Thank you for the observation, I very much appreciate it. The intended meaning was indeed what Mann pointed out.