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[IN GAME] Wrecked by Wrestling?

Postby Voxija » Wed Jan 29, 2020 4:26 pm

I wanted there to be an issue about professional wrestling in the game, so I came up with this little idea. I don't know a lot about pro wrestling, though, so I might need advice on how to make this issue better for pro wrestling fans.

Updated!! This issue is now in the game!

Title: Wrecked by Wrestling?

Description: A little kid accidentally broke @@HIS@@ classmate's spine imitating @@HIS@@ favorite wrestler Bulk Bogan's "@@ANIMAL@@ Tackle" move. Angry moralists have blamed the incident on professional wrestling in general, and they are gathering in front of your office.

Validity: maybe capitalism?

Option 1: "Ban professional wrestling!" screams @@RANDOMFEMALENAME@@, founder of the group People Opposed to Practically Everything, using her sign to break your office window. "My deadbeat husband took my kids to a wrestling match once, and that was the worst thing that ever happened to them! They began beating up other kids on the playground—my little Kay even tried to bodyslam a teacher! Outlaw professional wrestling! Do it for the children."
Effect: former pro wrestlers loiter on street corners

Option 2: "I'm THE BULK!" says Bulk Bogan, the professional wrestler whose "@@ANIMAL@@ Tackle" has caused so much trouble. "You want to know what THE BULK thinks about all this? Only THE BULK can make these moves, but if you kids wanna learn these moves FOR REAL, come and en—en—come to the BULK BOGAN Academy for Little Wrestlers!"
Effect: school lockers are filled with fancy underwear

Option 3: "A school for wrestling? That's not what @@NAME needs", says your incredibly bland Minister of Party Pooping. "All @@NAME@@ needs is an awareness program teaching people that professional wrestling is in fact fake. Then everyone would just stop complaining."
Effect: the government tells people what they already know


Title: Wrecked by Wrestling?

Description: A little kid accidentally broke @@HIS@@ classmate's spine imitating @@HIS@@ favorite wrestler Bulk Bogan's "@@ANIMAL@@ Tackle" move.

Validity: some Ignorance, maybe capitalism?

Option 1: "Ban professional wrestling!" screams @@RANDOMFEMALENAME@@, founder of the group People Opposed to Practically Everything, using her sign to break your office window. "My deadbeat husband took my kids to a wrestling match once, and that was the worst thing that ever happened to them! They began beating up other kids on the playground—my little Kay even tried to bodyslam a teacher! Outlaw professional wrestling! Do it for the children."
Effect: former pro wrestlers loiter on street corners

Option 2: "I'm THE BULK!" says Bulk Bogan, the professional wrestler whose "@@ANIMAL@@ Tackle" has caused so much trouble. "You want to know what THE BULK thinks about all this? Only THE BULK can make these moves, but if you kids wanna learn these moves FOR REAL, come and en—en—come to the BULK BOGAN Academy for Little Wrestlers!"
Effect: school lockers are filled with fancy underwear

Option 3: "A school for wrestling? That's not what @@NAME needs", says your incredibly bland Minister of Party Pooping. "All @@NAME@@ needs is an awareness program teaching people that professional wrestling is in fact fake. Then everyone would just stop complaining."
Effect: the government tells people what they already know


Title: Wrecked by Wrestling?

Description: A little kid accidentally broke @@HIS@@ classmate's spine imitating @@HIS@@ favorite wrestler Bulk Bogan's "@@ANIMAL@@ Tackle" move.

Validity: some Ignorance, maybe capitalism?

Option 1: "Ban professional wrestling!" screams Catherine Gratwick, founder of the group People Opposed to Practically Everything, using her sign to break your office window. "My deadbeat husband took my kids to a wrestling match once, and that was the worst thing that ever happened to them! They began beating up other kids on the playground—my little Kay even tried to bodyslam a teacher! Outlaw professional wrestling! Do it for the children."
Effect: former pro wrestlers loiter on street corners

Option 2: "I'm THE BULK!" says Bulk Bogan, the professional wrestler who's "@@ANIMAL@@ Tackle" has caused so much trouble. "You want to know what THE BULK thinks about all this? Only THE BULK can make these moves, but if you kids wanna learn these moves FOR REAL, come and en—en—come to the BULK BOGAN Academy for Little Wrestlers!"
Effect: school lockers are filled with fancy underwear

Option 3: "A school for wrestling? That's not what @@NAME needs", says your incredibly bland Minister of Party Pooping. "All @@NAME@@ needs is an awareness program teaching people that professional wrestling is in fact fake. Then everyone would just stop complaining."
Effect: the government tells people what they already know


Title: Wrecked by Wrestling?

Description: A little kid accidentally broke @@HIS@@ classmate's spine imitating @@HIS@@ favorite wrestler Bulk Bogan's "@@ANIMAL@@ Tackle" move.

Validity: some Ignorance, maybe capitalism?

Option 1: "Ban professional wrestling!" screams Catherine Gratwick, founder of the group People Opposed to Practically Everything, using her sign to break your office window. "My deadbeat husband took my kids to a wrestling match once, and that was the worst thing that ever happened to them! They began beating up other kids on the playground—my little Kay even tried to bodyslam a teacher! Outlaw professional wrestling! Do it for the children."
Effect: former pro wrestlers loiter on street corners

Option 2: "It's not my fault!" says Bulk Bogan, the professional wrestler who's "@@ANIMAL@@ Tackle" has caused so much trouble. "I faked those moves, and if that little kid really knew how to wrestle, @@HE@@ wouldn't have hurt @@HIS@@ friend. I know what to do. Teach all school kids professional wrestling. You know, how to fake a fight. Then deadly accidents and big injuries won't happen again."
Effect: school lockers are filled with fancy underwear

Option 3: "That's a bit too extreme," says @@CAPITAL@@ Sunray Hysterioso, another professional wrestler, grappling one of your aides. "All @@NAME@@ needs is an awareness program teaching people that professional wrestling is in fact fake. Then everyone would just stop complaining."
Effect: the government tells people what they already know


Title: Kayfabe Gone Too Far?

Description: A little kid accidentally broke @@HIS@@ classmate's spine imitating @@HIS@@ favorite wrestler Bulk Bogan's "@@ANIMAL@@ Tackle" move.

Validity: some Ignorance, maybe capitalism?

Option 1: "Ban professional wrestling!" screams Catherine Gratwick, founder of the group People Opposed to Pratically Everything, using her sign to break your office window. "My deadbeat husband took my kids to a wrestling match once, and that was the worst thing that ever happened to them! They began beating up other kids on the playground—my little Kay even tried to bodyslam a teacher! Outlaw professional wrestling! Do it for the children."
Effect: former pro wrestlers loiter on street corners

Option 2: "It's not my fault!" says Bulk Bogan, the professional wrestler who's "@@ANIMAL@@ Tackle" has caused so much trouble. "I faked those moves, and if that little kid really knew how to wrestle, @@HE@@ wouldn't have hurt @@HIS@@ friend. I know what to do. Teach all school kids professional wrestling. You know, how to fake a fight. Then deadly accidents and big injuries won't happen again."
Effect: school lockers are filled with fancy underwear

Option 3: "That's a bit too extreme," says @@CAPITAL@@ Sunray Hysterioso, another professional wrestler, grappling one of your aides. "All @@NAME@@ needs is an awareness program teaching people that professional wrestling is in fact real. Then everyone would just stop complaining."
Effect: the government tells people what they already know


Title: Kayfabe Gone Too Far?

Description: A little kid accidentally broke @@HIS@@ classmate's spine imitating @@HIS@@ favorite wrestler Bulk Bogan's "@@ANIMAL@@ Tackle" move.

Validity: some Ignorance, maybe capitalism?

Option 1: "Ban it!" screams Catherine Gratwick, founder of the group People Opposed to Pratically Everything (POPE), using her sign to break your office window. "My deadbeat husband took my kids to a wrestling match once, and that was the worst thing that ever happened to them! They began beating up other kids on the playground—my little Kay even tried to bodyslam a teacher! Outlaw professional wrestling! Do it for the children."
Effect: former pro wrestlers loiter on street corners

Option 2: "It's not my fault!" says Bulk Bogan, the wrestler who's "@@ANIMAL@@ Tackle" has caused so much trouble. "I faked those moves, and if that little kid really knew how to wrestle, @@HE@@ wouldn't have hurt @@HIS@@ friend. I know what to do. Teach all school kids professional wrestling. You know, how to fake a fight. Then deadly accidents won't happen again."
Effect: school lockers are filled with fancy underwear

Option 3: "That's a bit too extreme," says @@CAPITAL@@ Sunray Hysterioso, another professional wrestler, grappling one of your aides. "All @@NAME@@ needs is an awareness program teaching people that professional wrestling is, in fact, real. Then everyone would just stop complaining."
Effect: the government tells people what they already know

Option 4: "Pro wrestling promotes terrible perversions!" screams a Cyanist priest. "Professional wrestling is full of men wearing fancy underwear, grabbing each other and sometimes even shoving a hand into each other's fancy underwear and grabbing the other man's private parts. If that isn't gay, I don't know what is." The priest licks his lips and then continues, "You shouldn't ban professional wrestling, though. However, the matches should only have men and women fighting each other. It'd be less gay that way."
Validity: no Atheist policy
Effect: priests are slightly aroused by @@NAME@@'s pro wrestling matches


Title: Kayfabe Gone Too Far?

Description: After little kid @@RANDOMNAME@@ accidentally injured @@HIS@@ classmate imitating @@HIS@@ favorite wrestler, concerned parents have questioned whether pro wrestling should be banned. Moralist groups have gathered outside your office, intent on making the government do something about professional wrestling.

Validity: some Ignorance, maybe capitalism?

Option 1: "Ban it!" screams Catherine Gratwick, founder of the group People Opposed to Pratically Everything (POPE), using her sign to break your office window. "My deadbeat husband took my kids to a wrestling match once, and that was the worst thing that ever happened to them! They began beating up other kids on the playground—Little Kay even tried to bodyslam a teacher! Outlaw professional wrestling! Do it for the children."
Effect: former pro wrestlers loiter on street corners

Option 2: "It would be insanity to ban professional wrestling!" says professional wrestler Sunray Hysterioso, grappling one of your aides. "Since it's all faked, it's not really violent, and less people get hurt than in Calvinball. Maybe you could insta—insti—put into place an awareness program to make sure people know that wrestling is faked. Do it for the children."
Effect: the government annoys citizens by telling them what they already know

Option 3: "That guy doesn't know what is best for @@NAME@@," says @@CAPITAL@@ Bulk Bogan, another professional wrestler. "It would be best for @@NAME@@ if all school kids have to learn professional wrestling. You know, how to fake a fight. It's good exercise, and fun too. In South Nobovindia, high schoolers can join pro wrestling clubs, and the South Nobovindians have much lower homicide rates than their neighbors. Put professional wrestling in the curriculum. Do it for the children."
Effect: school lockers are filled with fancy underwear

Option 4: "Pro wrestling promotes terrible perversions!" screams a Cyanist priest. "Professional wrestling is full of men wearing fancy underwear, grabbing each other and sometimes even shoving a hand into each other's fancy underwear and grabbing the other man's private parts. If that isn't gay, I don't know what is." The priest licks his lips and then continues, "You shouldn't ban professional wrestling, though. However, the matches should only have men and women fighting each other. It'd be less gay that way."
Validity: no Atheist policy
Effect: feminists are confused by @@NAME@@'s pro wrestling matches


Title: Kayfabe Gone Too Far?

Description: After little kid @@RANDOMNAME@@ accidentally injured @@HIS@@ classmate imitating @@HIS@@ favorite wrestler, concerned parents have questioned whether pro wrestling should be banned. Moralist groups have gathered outside your office, intent on making the government do something about professional wrestling.

Validity: some Ignorance, maybe capitalism?

Option 1: "Ban it!" screams Catherine Gratwick, founder of the group People Opposed to Pratically Everything (POPE), using her sign to break your office window. "My deadbeat husband took my kids to a wrestling match once, and that was the worst thing that ever happened to them! They began beating up other kids on the playground—Little Kay even tried to bodyslam a teacher! Outlaw professional wrestling! Do it for the children."
Effect: former pro wrestlers loiter on street corners

Option 2: "It would be insanity to ban professional wrestling!" says professional wrestler Sunray Hysterioso, grappling one of your aides. "Since it's all faked, it's not really violent, and less people get hurt than in Calvinball. Maybe you could insta—insti—put into place an awareness program to make sure people know that wrestling is faked. Do it for the children."
Effect: @@NAME@@'s workers frequently shirk their jobs to see wrestling matches

Option 3: "That guy doesn't know what is best for @@NAME@@," says @@CAPITAL@@ Bulk Bogan, another professional wrestler. "It would be best for @@NAME@@ if all school kids have to learn professional wrestling. You know, how to fake a fight. It's good exercise, and fun too. In South Nobovindia, high schoolers can join pro wrestling clubs, and the South Nobovindians have much lower homicide rates than their neighbors. Put professional wrestling in the curriculum. Do it for the children."
Effect: school lockers are filled with fancy underwear


Title: Kayfabe Gone Too Far?

Description: After some incidents involving @@DEMONYMPLURAL@@ protesting outside thunderdomes and newscasters denouncing professional wrestling, it appears that some @@DEMONYMPLURAL@@ actually think that pro wrestling is a real thing. Moralist groups have gathered outside your office, intent on making the government do something about professional wrestling.

Validity: some Ignorance, maybe capitalism?

Option 1: "Ban it!" screams Catherine Gratwick, founder of the group People Opposed to Pratically Everything (POPE), using her sign to break your office window. "My deadbeat husband took me to a wrestling match once, and that was the worst thing that ever happened to me! There were people—in terrible ugly fancy underwear—beating each other up! I don't see how this terrible, violent sport should ever exist. Outlaw professional wrestling."
Effect: former pro wrestlers loiter on street corners

Option 2: "It would be insanity to ban professional wrestling!" says professional wrestler Sunray Hysterioso, grappling one of your aides. "This Gratwick chick doesn't get that it's faked. Since it's all faked, it's not really violent, and less people get hurt than in Calvinball. Professional wrestling is entertainment to millions in @@NAME@@. Banning pro wrestling would be ridiculous. Support pro wrestlers instead. Help us wrestlers weather this protesting."
Effect: @@NAME@@'s workers frequently shirk their jobs to see wrestling matches

Option 3: "That guy doesn't know what is best for @@NAME@@," says @@CAPITAL@@ Bulk Bogan, another professional wrestler. "It would be best for @@NAME@@ if all school kids have to learn professional wrestling. You know, how to fake a fight. It's good exercise, and fun too. In South Nobovindia, high schoolers can join pro wrestling clubs, and the South Nobovindians have a much lower homicide rate than their neighbors. Put professional wrestling in the curriculum. For the children."
Effect: school lockers are filled with fancy underwear

Option 4: "Pro wrestling isn't the problem here," asserts Dr. @@RANDOMFIRSTNAME@@ Frood, a creepy psychologist. "The problem is that people believe it is real. We need to give all @@DEMONYMPLURAL@@ behavioral modification and social conditioning so that they don't immediately believe everything they see or hear. Except whatever I say to them, of course." Dr. Frood smiles creepily.
Effect: people in @@NAME@@ don't believe in fairies but they do believe quacks


Title: Kayfabe Gone Too Far?

Description: After some incidents involving @@DEMONYMPLURAL@@ protesting outside thunderdomes and newscasters denouncing professional wrestling, it appears that some @@DEMONYMPLURAL@@ actually think that pro wrestling is a real thing. Moralist groups have gathered outside your office, intent on making the government do something about professional wrestling.

Validity: some Ignorance, maybe capitalism?

Option 1: "Ban it!" screams Catherine Gratwick, founder of the group People Opposed to Pratically Everything (POPE), using her sign to break your office window. "My deadbeat husband took me to a wrestling match once, and that was the worst thing that ever happened to me! There were people—in terrible fancy underwear—beating each other up! I don't see how this terrible, violent sport should ever exist. Outlaw professional wrestling."
Effect: former pro wrestlers loiter on street corners

Option 2: "It would be insanity to ban professional wrestling!" says professional wrestler Sunray Hysterioso, grappling one of your aides. "This Gratwick chick doesn't get that it's faked. Since it's all faked, it's not really violent, and less people get hurt than in Calvinball. Professional wrestling is entertainment to millions in @@NAME@@. Banning pro wrestling would be ridiculous. Support pro wrestlers instead. Help us wrestlers weather this protesting."
Effect: @@NAME@@'s workers frequently shirk their jobs to see wrestling matches

Option 3: "That guy doesn't know what is best for @@NAME@@," says @@CAPITAL@@ Bulk Bogan, another professional wrestler. "It would be best for @@NAME@@ if all school kids have to learn professional wrestling. You know, how to fake a fight. It's good exercise, and fun too. In South Nobovindia, high schoolers can join pro wrestling clubs, and the South Nobovindians have a much lower homicide rate than their neighbors. Put professional wrestling in the curriculum. Do it for the children."
Effect: school lockers are filled with fancy underwear

Option 4: "Pro wrestling isn't the problem here," asserts Dr. @@RANDOMFIRSTNAME@@ Frood, a creepy psychologist. "The problem is that people believe it is real. We need to give all @@DEMONYMPLURAL@@ behavioral modification and social conditioning so that they don't immediately believe everything they see or hear. Except whatever I say to them, of course." Dr. Frood smiles creepily. "Do it for the undeveloped juvenile humans."
Effect: people in @@NAME@@ don't believe in fairies but they do believe quacks

Option 5: "Professional wrestling is faked, but that isn't the only thing that's faked," says famed futurist Maximillian Echebarry, really looking at his hands. "We—everyone in @@NAME@@—is in a simulation. All of us are just bits and bytes in a mainframe in the higher universe. War, peace, incredibly long novels—just the higher dimensional beings making us do things for their amusements. What @@DEMONYMPLURAL@@ need is to see the bigger picture. Make the truth that we are in a simulation government policy." Echebarry eyes a lamp suspiciously.
Effect: @@DEMONYMPLURAL@@ suspect they are code within a simulator game


Title: Kayfabe Gone Too Far?

Description: After some incidents involving @@DEMONYMPLURAL@@ protesting at professional wrestling arenas and little kids beating each other up, it appears that some @@DEMONYMPLURAL@@ actually think that pro wrestling is a real thing. Moralist groups are pressuring you to outlaw it, for the sake of the children and everybody else.

Validity: some Ignorance, maybe capitalism?

[option] "Ban it!" screams concerned mother Catherine Gratwick, using her sign to break your office window. "After my deadbeat husband took my kids to a wrestling match, they began to tackle all the other kids on the playground. And I heard from my aunt's school friend's husband's accountant that @@HIS@@ brother assaulted someone imitating a move that wrestler John Seemee did on TV. If even adults can be violently influenced by professional wrestling, it only makes sense to ban it. Do it for my children."
Effect: former pro wrestlers loiter on street corners

[option] "It would be insanity to ban professional wrestling!" says professional wrestler Sunray Hysterioso, grappling one of your aides. "Professional wrestling is entertainment to millions in @@NAME@@. Since it's all faked, it's not really violent, and less people get hurt than in Calvinball. Banning pro wrestling would be ridiculous. Support pro wrestlers instead. Do it for the children."
Effect: @@NAME@@'s workers frequently shirk their jobs to see wrestling matches

[option] "That guy doesn't know what is best for @@NAME@@," says @@CAPITAL@@ Bulk Bogan, another professional wrestler. "It would be best for @@NAME@@ if all school kids have to learn professional wrestling. You know, how to fake a fight. It's good exercise, and fun too. In South Nobovindia, high schoolers can join pro wrestling clubs, and the South Nobovindians have a much lower homicide rate than their neighbors. Put professional wrestling in the curriculum. Do it for the children."
Effect: school lockers are filled with fancy underwear

[option] "Pro wrestling isn't the problem here," asserts Dr. @@RANDOMFIRSTNAME@@ Frood, a creepy psychologist. "The problem is that people believe it is real. We need to give all @@DEMONYMPLURAL@@ behavioral modification and social conditioning so that they don't immediately believe everything they see or hear. Except whatever I say to them, of course." Dr. Frood smiles creepily. "Do it for the undeveloped juvenile humans."
Effect: people in @@NAME@@ don't believe in fairies but they do believe quacks
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Postby Australian rePublic » Thu Jan 30, 2020 12:15 am

If going to a wrestling match encourages denonym to bash the shit out of eachother, then your issue isn't whether or not wrestling is real
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Postby Candlewhisper Archive » Thu Jan 30, 2020 3:05 am

Description: After some incidents involving @@DEMONYMPLURAL@@ protesting at professional wrestling arenas and little kids beating each other up, it appears that some @@DEMONYMPLURAL@@ actually think that pro wrestling is a real thing. Moralist groups are pressuring you to outlaw it, for the sake of the children and everybody else.


Your second sentence is a non-sequitur. I suggest revisit your premise to get something that has more of a natural narrative flow to it.
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Postby Voxija » Sun Feb 02, 2020 6:16 pm

I edited my issue (technically twice) and I modified the premise. I think it's better now.
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Postby Candlewhisper Archive » Mon Feb 03, 2020 2:00 am

Description: After some incidents involving @@DEMONYMPLURAL@@ protesting outside thunderdomes and newscasters denouncing professional wrestling, it appears that some @@DEMONYMPLURAL@@ actually think that pro wrestling is a real thing. Moralist groups have gathered outside your office, intent on making the government do something about professional wrestling.


The non-sequitur remains. Strip it down and you have:

1) Some people think wrestling is real.
2) Some people want you to do something about wrestling.

The two statements don't connect in narrative. Hell, even your first sentence contains a non-sequitur:

1) Incidents protesting against wrestling have taken place.
2) Some people think wrestling is real.

There's no connect!

I'd also note that even in nations where pro-wrestling is big business, people don't think it's "real", they just don't think it's "fake". Essentially people are aware that they're watching trained athletes and actors weaving a story and delivering great entertainment. Complaining about people getting into that is about as silly as complaining about people being into kung fu movies, or watching soap operas, or going to a circus. People are paying money to go see a show, and they know they are doing so. You don't need to believe that Jackie Chan is actually fighting thugs in the Bronx to enjoy watching his movie. You don't have to believe that J R Ewing was really an oil baron or believe that he actually got shot to care who shot him.

That's the end of it.

If you want to make an issue where people are calling for a ban for wrestling, then create a story that justifies that call for action. Maybe kids in the playground are injuring each other copying a Hulk Hogan expy's piledriver move and now some kid is paralysed. Maybe a pastor caught his son wrestling in his underpants with another boy and is worried wrestling is a bit gay, and you're in a nation where homosexuality is banned.

Lots of approaches, but try to connect the dots, and make it an actual story.
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Postby Voxija » Mon Feb 03, 2020 6:33 pm

I edited it again again.
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Postby Baggieland » Mon Feb 03, 2020 9:23 pm

Candlewhisper Archive wrote:Maybe kids in the playground are injuring each other copying a Hulk Hogan expy's piledriver move and now some kid is paralysed.


I can't remember where I was at the time, it was either Thailand or Indonesia, but the above did happen and that government then banned WWE from that nation's TV.

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Postby Candlewhisper Archive » Wed Feb 05, 2020 5:53 am

Description: After little kid @@RANDOMNAME@@ accidentally injured @@HIS@@ classmate imitating @@HIS@@ favorite wrestler, concerned parents have questioned whether pro wrestling should be banned. Moralist groups have gathered outside your office, intent on making the government do something about professional wrestling.


Better!

But you've still got too much redundancy in providing non-useful information, and are lacking the story details that would make this more engaging or amusing.

We don't need to know the kid's name (at least, not at this stage of the story), or that parents are concerned, or that moralists are gathered, or that they want the government to do something. Of course people are objecting to a situation - that's what the issue options are for.

We do need to know the wrestlers name, the move being copied, and the injury suffered. And these details need to be funny, or at the very least, amusing.

Think about what makes a story interesting. Think about what you'd want to know if you saw this on the news.
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Postby Bears Armed » Wed Feb 05, 2020 6:17 am

Candlewhisper Archive wrote:We do need to know the wrestlers name

How about 'Bulk Bogan' ?
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Postby Voxija » Sun Feb 09, 2020 2:42 pm

I edited the draft a couple of times. I added and then removed the priest accusing wrestling of being gay. I also added some other things.
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Postby Candlewhisper Archive » Mon Feb 10, 2020 4:39 am

I'd note that the title doesn't really apply here.

Kayfabe is the simulated narrative around the show and the pretense at reality, not the in-ring action.
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Postby Voxija » Mon Feb 10, 2020 5:07 am

Candlewhisper Archive wrote:I'd note that the title doesn't really apply here.

Kayfabe is the simulated narrative around the show and the pretense at reality, not the in-ring action.


Changed the title.
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Postby The Sherpa Empire » Mon Feb 10, 2020 1:56 pm

Voxija wrote:Option 3: "That's a bit too extreme," says @@CAPITAL@@ Sunray Hysterioso, another professional wrestler, grappling one of your aides. "All @@NAME@@ needs is an awareness program teaching people that professional wrestling is in fact real. Then everyone would just stop complaining."


Did you mean to have this character saying wrestling is real or wrestling is fake?
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Civil Rights Lovefest

Postby Voxija » Mon Feb 10, 2020 1:58 pm

Fixed some typos. It's still the same draft since it's just a few typos.
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Postby Australian rePublic » Mon Feb 10, 2020 2:52 pm

Bulk Bogan :rofl: :lol2: :rofl:
I'm not sure whether or not you know what "bogan" means, bur if you did, you'd be pissing yourself laughing. "Bulk bogan" is perfect :clap: :clap: :clap:


Option 2- What kind of professional wrestler admits that professional wrestling is fake? Also, there are real types of wrestling and fake types of wrestling.
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Postby Candlewhisper Archive » Tue Feb 11, 2020 2:56 am

Aussie is right. The whole kayfabe thing means that no wrestler will ever admit that its faked, because part of the social contract is that we expect them to be in character when making public statements.

You gotta make him sound like a wrestler would sound when talking about these things

"LISTEN UP, ALL OF YOU! I'm the Bulk, and the Bulk is a professional fighter. I been tellin' all of you that ONLY THE BULK can make these moves. ONLY THE BULK can do the Bulk Piledriver. Hey, you kids want to learn how to do these moves FOR REAL, then you need to come to the Bulk Bogan Academy for Young Wrestlers! Hey, @@LEADER@@, you wanna step up to the challenge, and pay for these tykes to come to my academy? THE BULK SAYS YES!"
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Postby Authoritaria-Imperia » Tue Feb 11, 2020 3:52 am

Candlewhisper Archive wrote:"LISTEN UP, ALL OF YOU! I'm the Bulk, and the Bulk is a professional fighter. I been tellin' all of you that ONLY THE BULK can make these moves. ONLY THE BULK can do the Bulk Piledriver. Hey, you kids want to learn how to do these moves FOR REAL, then you need to come to the Bulk Bogan Academy for Young Wrestlers! Hey, @@LEADER@@, you wanna step up to the challenge, and pay for these tykes to come to my academy? THE BULK SAYS YES!"

YES! :D That is PERFECT!
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Postby Bears Armed » Tue Feb 11, 2020 3:58 am

Australian rePublic wrote:Bulk Bogan :rofl: :lol2: :rofl:
I'm not sure whether or not you know what "bogan" means, bur if you did, you'd be pissing yourself laughing.

I had a vague idea of the meaning. (I've read [probably] all of Jon Cleary's 'Scobie Malone' stories, and might have picked it up from use there...).
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Postby Voxija » Sun Feb 16, 2020 2:37 pm

I edited it; what do you think? Also, bogan is intentional :p .
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I'm a woman. Some weird Jew. Trying to learn French and failing. An American who wishes the US would switch to the metric system. Part of a giant conspiracy. Secret pyromaniac? I will never make an OOC factbook!

my politics are confused and muddled
Most of my grammar errors are on purpose. Sppeling errors, tho...
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Postby The Grim Reaper » Mon Feb 17, 2020 5:27 am

I.
Description: A little kid accidentally broke @@HIS@@ classmate's spine imitating @@HIS@@ favorite wrestler Bulk Bogan's "@@ANIMAL@@ Tackle" move.


I think this is better than what you began with, but you might have removed just a little too much.

My reasoning is as follows; this description no longer tells you why this is an issue about 'wrestling', rather than an issue about, say, playground bullying or child violence. I would recommend a very short second sentence that demonstrates the point of the issue - that the kid believes wrestling is 'real', in whatever meaning of the word 'real' is relevant here.

It was a good move to remove the part about the concerned parents and the moralist groups.

II. Also, maybe consider changing the injury? Breaking a child's spine is a pretty heavy injury, so it's sorta dark. That one's more a matter of taste, though.

III. In option two, you use "who's" to refer to the animal tackle - "who's" is a contraction of "who is", and not the possessive form of "who". You want the word "whose" here.
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Postby Voxija » Fri Feb 21, 2020 2:44 pm

I edited the issue again. It is almost ready to submit.
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my politics are confused and muddled
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Postby The New California Republic » Sat Feb 22, 2020 8:26 am

Voxija wrote:Validity: maybe capitalism?

What specifically makes you think that the issue would only be valid for nations with the Capitalism policy? I don't see anything in the current draft that would be contradictory if a socialist nation had this issue.
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Postby Voxija » Sun Feb 23, 2020 6:32 pm

Oh what the heck, I submitted it.
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I'm a woman. Some weird Jew. Trying to learn French and failing. An American who wishes the US would switch to the metric system. Part of a giant conspiracy. Secret pyromaniac? I will never make an OOC factbook!

my politics are confused and muddled
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Postby The New California Republic » Sun Feb 23, 2020 6:35 pm

Voxija wrote:Oh what the heck, I submitted it.

Did you have any thoughts on the comment I made regarding the validity?
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Postby Voxija » Sun Feb 23, 2020 6:44 pm

The New California Republic wrote:
Voxija wrote:Oh what the heck, I submitted it.

Did you have any thoughts on the comment I made regarding the validity?


I changed the validity to "all" when I submitted it.
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I'm a woman. Some weird Jew. Trying to learn French and failing. An American who wishes the US would switch to the metric system. Part of a giant conspiracy. Secret pyromaniac? I will never make an OOC factbook!

my politics are confused and muddled
Most of my grammar errors are on purpose. Sppeling errors, tho...
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