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1. So Goes the Night

   Mycroft

   Posted about 1 year ago

   Err…mature tag, maybe?

2. So Goes the Night

   THX 0477

   Posted about 1 year ago

   

   Definitely needs a mature tag, or someone’s going to have to explain to a 12 year old what that ‘F’ word means, and I don’t mean the four letter one. They all know what that means. I liked the overly formal, shall we say verbose, description of a crude circumstance…makes for a funny comparison.

3. So Goes the Night

   someday_93

   Posted about 1 year ago

   It’s already been said, but yeah, a mature tag would be nice.

4. So Goes the Night

   FourSeven

   Posted about 1 year ago

   

   “or someone’s going to have to explain to a 12 year old what that ‘F’ word means,”

   which one? fact?

   do 12 year olds use this site? i have a feeling any parents irresponsible enough to let their kids do this stuff will either not know what fellatio means or will have used far more inappropriate language in front of their children than i do here. i have also never considered text to be nsfw. But from now on, friends, I will follow your rules and adhere to the sage wisdom you have bestowed upon me.

5. So Goes the Night

   Stovohobo

   Posted 12 months ago

   

   Hello. I am twelve years old. How are you?
   ~
   P.S. Welcome to ficlets, even if I don’t necessarily appreciate rather descriptive euphemisms for…well, you know. Mature, as we know.

6. So Goes the Night

   FourSeven

   Posted 12 months ago

   

   You are the most precocious twelve-year-old hobo I know. That is code for I dont believe you. As a matter of fact, a twelve-year-old would have to ask his daddy what a euphemism is, and since most of the general population doesn’t know, the parent will probably resort to lying. Same with the other word I so haphazardly threw into this little anecdote. And in both cases, that little 12-year-old isn’t going to have a clue how to pronounce it in an hour, let alone remember its meaning. But again, I get it

7. So Goes the Night

   artistsrunwild

   Posted 12 months ago

   FourSeven

   I would be careful…you are stepping into very unknown territory insulting the [more or less] king of ficlets

   and I think other young writers would take offence to the fact that you assume they are unaware of the meaning of such words as euphemism
   as well as your inferring that parents should be wary of this site (more)

8. So Goes the Night

   artistsrunwild

   Posted 12 months ago

   (continued)
   WHY ?! this is a site for people to express their creative talent in writing

   this site contains no spam or adult images like many other sites out there
   are you suggesting those are more appropriate?!

   ficlets has a mature warning on stories that are inappropriate to avoid young minds reading things beyond their years, which you have unfortunately completely disregarded

   havent you just contradicted yourself then?!

   i just think its rude to assume the younger generation are brain dead

9. So Goes the Night

   FourSeven

   Posted 12 months ago

   

   The king of ficlets. Wow. That’s like saying I’m the Eater of Cheerios. The Paragon of Americans with an IQ of 87.

   Look, guys, I dont see any reason to bicker. But let’s be real. The post content is not mature. There is one word referencing a sex act which any small child will not recognize. For that matter, there are many words both in the post and in the reviews that little kids wont recognize. They wont pick out that single word and say, “hey ma, whats fa…fuh…fell-ae-tee-oh?” (more)

10. So Goes the Night

    FourSeven

    Posted 12 months ago

    

    (continued)
    But besides that one word, this post is no more mature than the first ficlet I read, wherein the host of a party dies. I’m sure you know the one. And either way, I am new here and didn’t know the rules. What constitutes NSFW (or mature, or whatever else you want to call it) varies from place to place, and plain text is very rarely inappropriate content. I think you can give me a break on this one and give up the self-righteous crusade to kill everything non-PC and nun-unfriendly.
    5 stars

11. So Goes the Night

    FourSeven

    Posted 12 months ago

    

    You know, what’s really funny to me is that only one person has commented on the story. (Greatly appreciated, btw.) You talk about this being a site for people to express their creative talent in writing—that’s what I did. Whether I slap an arbitrary ADULTS ONLY CAUSE THERE ’S MENTION OF HEAD IN HERE tag on the story or not, I’m just expressing myself in writing. You are placing restraints on my creative development. To use your words, haven’t you just contradicted yourself then?

12. So Goes the Night

    FourSeven

    Posted 12 months ago

    

    I’ll be more mindful of what I post in the future, but I’m not apologizing for this. I’ll continue to offer both criticism and support for other authors (which, really, should be part of your responsibility as a ficleteer and thus far I haven’t seen so much of it except for the PC police) and in the mean time you can stay off my back. Thank you and happy writing. You rock. Really. I think we’re bonding. Okay, we got off on the wrong foot. Let’s have crumpets and tea and sing songs of ficlet lore.

13. So Goes the Night

    Stovohobo

    Posted 12 months ago

    

    Whoa, whoa, whoa! I didn’t mean to cause anything…why not just forget about this? I haven’t seen this type of furious intensity anywhere on ficlets before; my heart rate’s up! Being new is fine; I was new two months ago and had no idea how this thing worked. Just no more pointless—well, as you accurately say, bickering.
    ~
    P.S. I was not lying about my age, and I’d appreciate it if everyone would stop making slams on my parents and generation.

14. So Goes the Night

    Stovohobo

    Posted 12 months ago

    

    And someone saying I’m the King of Ficlets is not only a painfully gargantuan overstatement, but a downright lie. Flattered, yes, but uncomfortable. And not just because of this heated argument. =P

15. So Goes the Night

    THX 0477

    Posted 12 months ago

    

    Just cause I think it’s funny, I did know a 19 yr old guy who had no idea what that particular ‘F’ word, nor did he recognize a half dozen other terms for it. He was from Utah. Go figure.

16. So Goes the Night

    Snarky

    Posted 10 months ago

    Ignoring all comments, this is a fantastic story. The kind that makes me grin and laugh about life.

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