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This Author Commentary Is Hype For 3000

Ihp 24 Mar 2017 04:31

So, in the process of just posting this, I've learned several valuable lessons about using the ListPages module.

1) Don't.

2) Seriously, don't.

3) Do not put redirect tags on pages until you are positive that you have them linked in the right order.

4) Pages have to have a fragment: in front of their names

Anyway. A ton of people looked at this in chat, and I'd like to thank all of you. Depression is a personal fear of mine- maybe too personal- and I hope this resonates with at least a few people. Lord knows that this is pretty much what I feel like on a daily basis.

Re: This Author Commentary Is Hype For 3000

LurkD 24 Mar 2017 15:13

3) Do not put redirect tags on pages until you are positive that you have them linked in the right order.

Told ya so. :P

Re: This Author Commentary Is Hype For 3000

sirpudding 12 Apr 2017 20:28

Pages have to have a fragment: in front of their name.

This isn't true. SCP-2111 doesn't use categories at all.

(account deleted) 24 Mar 2017 04:34

For me, the greatest horror in this whole thing is how relatable it is for me.
+1, with gusto, maestro.

Dr Solo 24 Mar 2017 04:37

Was resoundingly unimpressed until I got to the end of the first iteration, and the second I started reading the second iteration and saw the bluetext ya got me. +1, really nice work.

Decibelles 24 Mar 2017 04:46

This captures a facet of depression that I think is portrayed in a fairly neat way. I could go one way or the other on "a parasite that forces depression on you", but I think that aspect is written well.

I don't feel scared or horrified by this. I have clinical depression as well, and it's pretty shitty and awful, but I never felt that this is reflective of that. By forcing it through the lens of scientific curiosity and categorization, it gets drenched in clinicality to where it's no longer something that feels real or something that hits home. I think this is further compounded by framing the story of depression between two people I can't care about by the end of the article. And if I were to read about people I don't care about, it'd be more interesting to see this spread among multitudes of people and see how they react to it, and how the parasite adapts.

Aside from this, I think the framing of Dr. Lawrence's notes mirrors SCP-2136 in a way that, while surely unintentional, doesn't feel as well-executed (and dragged on even longer). The listpages module trick didn't grab me here as well. The actual SCP portion of things is fine; it's everything else that I don't feel moved by in any single way, let alone scared by.

A Random Day 24 Mar 2017 04:54

I think what makes this work is that the infected protagonists learn to live with it, and this metaphorical Sword of Damocles is infinitely better than a hamfisted suicide ending.

DrMagnus 24 Mar 2017 12:43

Man. This is…like, really well done.

I was hesitant that this would end in a predictable way, but seriously, kudos for tasteful handling of a difficult subject without being ableist about it.

Cheers.

nerysvevo 24 Mar 2017 13:58

Very well done. What does one do if they think they've been exposed to the virus?

LordStonefish 24 Mar 2017 14:40

There is some text which is black and should be blue in the second offset.

But I liked this in chat, and I love this improved version.

Shaggydredlocks 24 Mar 2017 16:09

Superbly written. This is actually painful to work through, but isn't really scary. Sitting on a novote for the time being.

ETA: Cancel that BS. I'm going to stick to my track record of not abstaining, because that shit's silly. It was a good read, I left wanting to upvote, so I just did. +1.

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OZ Ouroboros 25 Mar 2017 01:52

No-voting for the time being for same reason. It is a very well-written piece, but for sake of the theme, not voting right now because I wasn't scared as much as "Dang, the infection here is… Well, depressing" ; will upvote for sure once contest period is over.

martianmax 25 Mar 2017 00:53

Noted elsewhere but there's an edited section "original" documentation as well, not sure if that's intentional. It's the paragraph with the "so you cry" part.

I think this is well done, and I like how the end result is just… normal depression. It's from the perspective of people who wouldn't have naturally developed the condition and that's kind of interesting, I guess? I'm not entirely sure how I feel about this, and the actual threat level (to the world) seems unclear. +1 for now!

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