First: I haven't appointed myself final arbiter on *anything*. Note the response that I gave here. I pointed out a few facts (that there were a lot of people around the Earth general area with the capacity to divert asteroids, that the implosion weapon was rather strongly on the "destroy" side, and that a munition designed to turn the immediate vicinity into a black hole was a weapon). I also expressed a concern (that the round he described sounded to me an awfil lot like "Blowing up for great justice" even if it was implosion.). This has been the sort of response I have been giving, except when people were writing things that were obviously contrary to previously established truth. I do this because I feel like it's important that someone speak for universe integrity. Every time I have been presented with an apparent majority opinion in opposition or a convincing argument, I have caved.
Second: In terms of simple writing, I haven't contributed all that much, nor have I ever claimed that I would. I've posted one vignette/songfic in response to Feinan's story about the memory-goop, and one (sorta) universally usable (though not yet used) character. I was fairly active in the early world-crafting process. I have started up a few threads that I think helped organize thoughts and people in meaningful ways - I don't know whether you'd count that or not. I have tossed out some ideas, a few of which have been helpful.
It does seem that there are particular problems between myself and Robkelk. Part of that stemmed from rather different initial ideas of what fenspace was like. Part of it stems from the fact that one of his beloved characters (and I say that without satire - she sounds like a character that *ought* to be beloved) is essentially designed to Make Things Go Boom via Mad Science, and we have a rule that says that handwavium (the major source of Mad Science) does not make things go boom. He wants to make the character meaningful and applicable and useful and nifty. I want to protect the rule, as I find it a pretty integral part of what makes the universe work. There is an obvious conflict here. I have other ideas for the sources of some of these problems, but I am certain he would disagree with me if I mentioned them, and thus I will not raise them at this time. I would note that he seems to take the entire situation far more personally than I do.
Regardless, I am the People's fascist, not my own. If the People in general want me to stop doing what I'm doing, I'll stop. For that matter, if Fnord wants to use his fiat, or, Bob, if you want to use yours, I'll stop. I do it because I am of the opinion that it *is* a contribution. In this, as in all things, I am open to being convinced by a sufficiently compelling argument.
EDIT: corrected myself on a few points of fact.
Second: In terms of simple writing, I haven't contributed all that much, nor have I ever claimed that I would. I've posted one vignette/songfic in response to Feinan's story about the memory-goop, and one (sorta) universally usable (though not yet used) character. I was fairly active in the early world-crafting process. I have started up a few threads that I think helped organize thoughts and people in meaningful ways - I don't know whether you'd count that or not. I have tossed out some ideas, a few of which have been helpful.
It does seem that there are particular problems between myself and Robkelk. Part of that stemmed from rather different initial ideas of what fenspace was like. Part of it stems from the fact that one of his beloved characters (and I say that without satire - she sounds like a character that *ought* to be beloved) is essentially designed to Make Things Go Boom via Mad Science, and we have a rule that says that handwavium (the major source of Mad Science) does not make things go boom. He wants to make the character meaningful and applicable and useful and nifty. I want to protect the rule, as I find it a pretty integral part of what makes the universe work. There is an obvious conflict here. I have other ideas for the sources of some of these problems, but I am certain he would disagree with me if I mentioned them, and thus I will not raise them at this time. I would note that he seems to take the entire situation far more personally than I do.
Regardless, I am the People's fascist, not my own. If the People in general want me to stop doing what I'm doing, I'll stop. For that matter, if Fnord wants to use his fiat, or, Bob, if you want to use yours, I'll stop. I do it because I am of the opinion that it *is* a contribution. In this, as in all things, I am open to being convinced by a sufficiently compelling argument.
EDIT: corrected myself on a few points of fact.