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Vryko Lakas
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Posted: Wed Sep 29, 2004 @ 07:14pm

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	Drama Llama and its Effect on Western Societies, The So, I read this webcomic called Dominic Deegan: Oracle for Hire. I'm also a member of the forum. Recently, the author of the comic decided to try and quit his dayjob, relying for the time being on reader donations with the aim of raising 12,000 dollars by the end of October. Apparently, somebody on the forum takes issue with this. Her feelings are that because she and her friends are having financial trouble and prominent comics like Clan of the Cats are starting to go under for the same reasons, she has some kind of right to be offended by the decision of the author to quit his job. Well, in typical Vryko fashion I gave her a big ol' piece o' me mind, expressing in no uncertain terms exactly how childish and immature that attitude is. We'll see how this turns out.

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[quote:391656e4fb="Romuel"]I mean, here in M&R we have kind of a schizophrenia on the subject. We either have 'My faith tells me homos r bad' or we have Eteponge.[/quote:391656e4fb]

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Tsuuni Jaelrij
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Commented on: Wed Sep 29, 2004 @ 10:09pm


	Something to do with 'disgracing the community of webcomics' or 'hogging money' or something similar? Why don't they [the poster, and various other comics with money trouble] not try what Fred Gallagher of MegaTokyo fame's approach if they're in need of money? Try and publish the webcomic. He has three books out, all of which did well in reviews and takings, and mostly, all it needs is a front cover, and a little introduction or two. He's even working on a line in merchandise.

Commented on: Wed Sep 29, 2004 @ 10:29pm


	Quote: Something to do with 'disgracing the community of webcomics' or 'hogging money' or something similar? Something utterly irrational and envious, about the author "begging" for money from a readership of mainly "broke college students" and quitting his dayjob making him a greedy b*****d who doesn't care about his fans. She barged into the IRC channel after a few posts in the forum and got into a big foaming rant at me for disrespecting her opinion and how Mookie (the author) is such a bad person and we're all in some crazy cult. While doing so, she didn't feel the need to back up her statements after being repeatedly confronted about them and asked to do so. It's a pity, too. If she weren't such an angsty, paranoid whiner she'd make a more than decent person. Quote: Why don't they [the poster, and various other comics with money trouble] not try what Fred Gallagher of MegaTokyo fame's approach if they're in need of money? Try and publish the webcomic. He has three books out, all of which did well in reviews and takings, and mostly, all it needs is a front cover, and a little introduction or two. He's even working on a line in merchandise. The poster had her own webcomic for a while, but it's on haitus. Also, it was never popular (Mookie's had Dominic Deegan up for over a year now and has a large readership, though). I don't know what Mookie plans to do about money, since it's going to be apparent rather quickly that he can't live off donations for very long. He doesn't take commissions and hasn't said anything about merchandising.

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Commented on: Thu Sep 30, 2004 @ 12:05am


	Do you have a link to the specific thread?

Commented on: Thu Sep 30, 2004 @ 02:48pm


	Yes, yes I do. It's been "dealt" with though, since she stormed out (of both the channel and the forum) in a huge self-righteous huff after our screaming match in IRC, in which she revealed herself to be completely paranoid and irrational, accusing the author of being apathetic or antipathetic to his entire fanbase on a personal level, and of anybody not agreeing with her being in a cult of personality who're all against her for thinking differently. I think you'll be able to tell well enough which one I am, and the person in question is the Anuran who started the thread.

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