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On 08.09.21, Capuchin@jymes.com  <Capuchin@jymes.com> wrote:
> On Tue, 7 Sep 2021 13:49:00 +0200, "A. Tina Hall"
> <A_Tina_Hall@kruemel.org> wrote:
>> On 07.09.21, Capuchin@jymes.com  <Capuchin@jymes.com> wrote:

>>> I occasionally post snippets of older stuff on Reddit, hoping a
>>> comment or two might spark me into working on it more. Sadly, so
>>> far, nothing has struck a chord.
>>
>> Oh, Reddit. I don't hang out there. A Steam friend mentioned it's an
>> odd place. He asks a question for a build in Terraria, and gets a
>> ton of upvotes, but no reply, or something weird like that.

> Reddit has something like fifty different subreddits for writing,
> divided by genre, focus, etc., and they're all different.

I think that'd be too awkward for me, never mind that forums online are  
like the wheel re-invented, square, compared to Usenet newsgroups all- 
comfort spaceflight.

> Your friend doesn't know the old wisdom about any group on the
> Internet -- to find out something, you don't ask a question, you post
> wrong information. A thousand people who'd never bother helping a
> stranger will leap at the chance to show off their expertise.

Lol.

How do you translate that to needing inspiration for a building in  
Terraria? (A game where you - among other things - can place blocks you  
craft or find to build whatever you like. If curious you can search for  
"Terraria builds houses" images. My friend doesn't want to build a  
typical house or castle, and use up a particular kind of block he has  
too many of.)

>> Might be better to post your snippets here? :)

> I think I sort of wore out my welcome doing that some years ago.Then,
> as now, I was searching through my old stuff, trying to find which
> (if any) might be worth working on again. It was lively for a very
> short while but quickly petered out.

Not much going on here for years I think, could be a welcome change to  
the quiet.

I can add bits from the stories I started that never got anywhere, maybe  
alternate one you one I, per week? :)

-- 
(Scavor) "And take that Priest with you, before he decides to bargain away
this funny house to the next passing Air Lord. He gave my kids away already."
"I thought sharing meant giving away." Ghorsta said, grinning.
"Next time make your own first."                    -- Seasons & Elements 3/3

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Anyone still here? "A. Tina Hall" <A_Tina_Hall@kruemel.org> - 2021-09-03 12:05 +0200
  Re: Anyone still here? Wolffan <akwolffan@zoho.com> - 2021-09-03 11:01 -0400
    Re: Anyone still here? "A. Tina Hall" <A_Tina_Hall@kruemel.org> - 2021-09-06 08:35 +0200
  Re: Anyone still here? "E. Liddell" <eliddell@no.patience.for.spam> - 2021-09-03 15:46 +0000
    Re: Anyone still here? "A. Tina Hall" <A_Tina_Hall@kruemel.org> - 2021-09-06 09:06 +0200
      Re: Anyone still here? "E. Liddell" <eliddell@no.patience.for.spam> - 2021-09-08 18:51 +0000
        Re: Anyone still here? "A. Tina Hall" <A_Tina_Hall@kruemel.org> - 2021-09-08 21:30 +0200
          Re: Anyone still here? "E. Liddell" <eliddell@no.patience.for.spam> - 2021-09-12 02:53 +0000
            Re: Anyone still here? "A. Tina Hall" <A_Tina_Hall@kruemel.org> - 2021-09-12 19:59 +0200
              Re: Anyone still here? "E. Liddell" <eliddell@no.patience.for.spam> - 2021-09-14 02:51 +0000
        Re: Anyone still here? djheydt@kithrup.com (Dorothy J Heydt) - 2021-09-08 19:40 +0000
  Re: Anyone still here? masha@jymes.com - 2021-09-05 01:19 -0500
    Re: Anyone still here? "A. Tina Hall" <A_Tina_Hall@kruemel.org> - 2021-09-06 08:34 +0200
      Re: Anyone still here? Capuchin@jymes.com - 2021-09-06 20:24 -0500
        Re: Anyone still here? "A. Tina Hall" <A_Tina_Hall@kruemel.org> - 2021-09-07 13:49 +0200
          Re: Anyone still here? Capuchin@jymes.com - 2021-09-08 11:46 -0500
            Re: Anyone still here? "A. Tina Hall" <A_Tina_Hall@kruemel.org> - 2021-09-08 21:28 +0200
              Re: Anyone still here? Capuchin@jymes.com - 2021-09-10 23:34 -0500
                Re: Anyone still here? djheydt@kithrup.com (Dorothy J Heydt) - 2021-09-11 05:12 +0000
                Re: Anyone still here? "A. Tina Hall" <A_Tina_Hall@kruemel.org> - 2021-09-11 12:06 +0200
                Re: Anyone still here? Capuchin <Capuchin@jymes.com> - 2021-09-11 15:42 -0500
                Re: Anyone still here? "A. Tina Hall" <A_Tina_Hall@kruemel.org> - 2021-09-12 20:26 +0200
            Re: Anyone still here? djheydt@kithrup.com (Dorothy J Heydt) - 2021-09-08 19:43 +0000
  Re: Anyone still here? Joy Beeson <jbeeson@invalid.net.invalid> - 2021-09-05 20:06 -0400
    Re: Anyone still here? "A. Tina Hall" <A_Tina_Hall@kruemel.org> - 2021-09-06 09:05 +0200

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