MERCEDES-LACKEY Digest 882 Topics covered in this issue include: 1) Re: Braves Braidsson Allies With SPOILERS GALORE! by "JAIME HATHAWAY" 2) RE: Fionavar/LotPW & Mat & Sheep by Debra Cebulski 3) Re: Braves Braidsson Allies With SPOILERS GALORE! by "Linda Malcor, Ph.D" 4) Re: Sesame Street by Alamarana8-+AT+-aol.com 5) delurking/comics/9wks tests/order I read the books/newbie here/L.J. Smith by Kintara-+AT+-aol.com 6) Re: Braves Braidsson Allies With SPOILERS GALORE! by Korendil 7) Re: Braves Braidsson Allies With SPOILERS GALORE! by Mateo el Gato en Verde 8) Reply to: Newbie here by Rozanna McNeer 9) Re FLORIAN by Rozanna McNeer 10) AUNT MEL'S RULES OF THUMB.... was Re: Sesame Street by Jake ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Wed, 16 Oct 1996 19:45:54 CST From: "JAIME HATHAWAY" To: mercedes-lackey-+AT+-herald.co.uk Subject: Re: Braves Braidsson Allies With SPOILERS GALORE! Message-ID: <9B82E64B38-+AT+-future.judson.edu> > Forwarded by: "JAIME HATHAWAY" > Forwarded to: JSJAHATH-+AT+-FUTURE.JUDSON.EDU > Date forwarded: Wed, 16 Oct 1996 19:42:14 CST > Date sent: Thu, 17 Oct 1996 01:34:30 +0100 (BST) > Send reply to: mercedes-lackey-+AT+-herald.co.uk > From: Korendil > To: jsjahath-+AT+-future.judson.edu > Subject: Braves Braidsson Allies With SPOILERS GALORE! > DO NOT READ THIS UNLESS YOU'VE READ STORM BREAKING OR CAN'T BUY IT AND > DON'T MIND SPOILERS!!!!!<--- > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Ok...done with that. NOw, for the post. > > > I think Florian is Kris. I really doubt he was someone Van knew in life, > and he's the only handsome guy with blond hair and blue eyes, I think. I haven't read SB, but Kris had BLACK hair, not blond, so how could Florian be Kris? Jacquelle > Oh, very clever, Worf. Eat any good books lately? --Q ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 14 Oct 1996 12:10:05 -0400 From: Debra Cebulski To: "'mercedes-lackey-+AT+-herald.co.uk'" Subject: RE: Fionavar/LotPW & Mat & Sheep Message-ID: <01BBB9C8.A40AF580-+AT+-kerowyn> > Mat wrote: > By the way, oh Gracious and Most Excellent Ladies of the Pink Wand, about > Mat's nomination as an OoUL/L. The Lilac Fairy is a bit concerned- it's been > several days and no one has seconded him. Now when the Lilac Fairy threatened > to put a curse on Mat, not only did no one speak up for him, but one of his > fellow Cat Persons even suggested nasty things to do to him. Is there > something about Mat that the Lilac Fairy doesn't know? He seemed perfectly > charming at the party- no offensive body odors or disgusting habits. None of > the sheep complained. So what gives? [looks at the Ladies with a downcast face and puppy-dog eyes.] Please? As the newest member of the Ladies, I would like to second Mat's nomination. (I've always had a weakness for puppy-dog eyes... :) Deb Cebulski Member, Ladies of the Pink Wand (and I *still* haven't thought up a cool name...) kerowyn-+AT+-waltham.harvard.net ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 16 Oct 1996 18:13:16 -0700 From: "Linda Malcor, Ph.D" To: mercedes-lackey-+AT+-herald.co.uk Subject: Re: Braves Braidsson Allies With SPOILERS GALORE! Message-ID: <199610170113.SAA17994-+AT+-latimes.com> At 01:34 AM 10/17/96 +0100, Korendil wrote: >DO NOT READ THIS UNLESS YOU'VE READ STORM BREAKING OR CAN'T BUY IT AND >DON'T MIND SPOILERS!!!!!<--- > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >Ok...done with that. NOw, for the post. > >Danya, I really don't understand a lot of your misgivings. IMO, the >Empire scenes were GREAT! You are, naturally, entitled to your own opinion. I just thought those scenes belonged in another book and that they were, for the most part, incredibly dry and boring (I kept falling asleep during them.). Having just synopsized the entire book for our friend in South Africa, I stand by that assessment. I found myself taking pages out outline the chapters with the Tower group, several paragraphs to describe the Tremane chapters and only a few sentences on the Imperial chapters, with the rare exception of the assassin sequence that you mention. Half the time I felt like Misty had been reading Melanie Rawn's Exile series (I think only the first book is out, and it took forever to settle into the story--which you forgive MR for because she writes 800+ page books; if SB had followed that pattern, going on to tell how the characters dealt with the results of the Storms I wouldn't have been quite so annoyed with the space taken by the Empire material.). The other half the time, I though she must've been reading the Tanya Huff Quarters series. I was half expecting Bannon to wander through! > > >I really wish we got more out of Vanyel, Oh, Havens, yes! Wouldn't that have been nice? >thoguh I certainly liked how >Misty quickly resolved Need's being pre-magewar while giving her an >impetus to help them. I didn't exactly like Need's reasons for bonding to >Firesong...does that mean Need wouldn't have wanted to bond to a shaych >female? I really couldn't make heads or tails of that. Why the heck did she need to be bonded to anyone anyway? > >I really can't see a reason for leaving Karal blind, or Firesong >scarred...she didn't have to do that. There musta been other ways. And >the way Karal really ISN'T Blind thanks to Altra was sorta cheap. Like I said, that's the story! Why is Karal blinded? How does he deal with that? How does Firesong deal with being scarred? How do Iftel and Karse work out their common religion? What happened to Tremane's earth sense after the storm? Etc., etc., etc.?! > > >I think Florian is Kris. I really doubt he was someone Van knew in life, >and he's the only handsome guy with blond hair and blue eyes, I think. That had struck me, too, originally. But the idea got shot down for some reason that I can no longer recall. Danya ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 16 Oct 1996 21:17:16 -0400 From: Alamarana8-+AT+-aol.com To: mercedes-lackey-+AT+-herald.co.uk Subject: Re: Sesame Street Message-ID: <961016211716_544699061-+AT+-emout01.mail.aol.com> In a message dated 96-10-16 19:42:19 EDT, you write: >Subj: Re: Sesame Street >Date: 96-10-16 19:42:19 EDT >From: aph200-+AT+-is5.NYU.EDU (Alanna P Hwang) >Sender: mercedes-lackey-+AT+-herald.co.uk >Reply-to: mercedes-lackey-+AT+-herald.co.uk >To: alamarana8-+AT+-aol.com > >On Sun, 29 Sep 1996 Lynet100-+AT+-aol.com wrote: > >> >>300...350 and so on return it to Jancetic-+AT+-execulink.com >> >>>This is a petition to save Sesame Street. 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Sean Grady, Graduate Student, Irving, Tx. GO SNUFFY!! >> >>>258. Liz Rosa, Andersen Consulting, Morristown, NJ >> >>>257. Melissa Adler, Arthur Andersen, NYC >> >>>258. Michael Pratt, Pfizer Inc, NYC >> >>>259. Ian D. McRury M.S., UVA Health Sciences Center >> >>>260. William H. Johnson, RN, UVA Health Sciences Center >> >>>Wild Bill aka Khalizek of the Kur >> >>>261. Tim Kenney, Architect, General Services >> >>>Administration, Washington D.C. >> >>>262. Thomas Joynt, Engineer, NSWC Carderock Divison >> >>>263. Francis DeRosa Jr, Engineering student, University of Virginia >> >>>264. Jessica Dante, Engineering student, University of Virginia >> >>>265. Jason Allan Hart, High School student, Torrington High School >> >>>266. Scott Allan Corey, Student, Torrington, CT >> >>>267. Aimee Jancetic, Woodstock Ontario, Canada >> >>268. Melissa McGillis, St,Louis, Missouri >> >>269. Dawn Lincoln, Cahokia, IL >> >>270. Maria Hamtil-Hockenhull, St. Louis, Missouri--Snuffeluephagus >shall >> >>never die!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! >> >271. Krissy Moller, high school student, Colorado Springs, CO >> >272. Meredith Gilbert, student, Winchester, MA >> >273. Michael De Luca, CVS employee, Winchester, MA--273 people! >> Ah-ah-ah-ah-ah (The count RULES!) >> >274. Kenny Kwong, student, Winchester MA >> > It is Is elmo related to groover? Let's not cancel it and find out. They >> look the same except for the color! >> >275. Lynette Hui, student, Fort Lee, NJ >> > Save the gang at Sesame Street for our children's future! >> >276. Alanna Hwang, student, NYU >277. Cassandra Braget, student,Northwood Jr.High, WA > > > ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 16 Oct 1996 21:22:00 -0400 From: Kintara-+AT+-aol.com To: mercedes-lackey-+AT+-herald.co.uk Subject: delurking/comics/9wks tests/order I read the books/newbie here/L.J. Smith Message-ID: <961016212159_335675858-+AT+-emout19.mail.aol.com> First order ,of my business, I am trying very hard to come out of lurking but it is very hard, so be patient allright. Also to add to that I had to restart my mailing and so all the letters from this week are gone before I could read them so if there is anything I really need to know mail it to me again, Allright? --------------------------------------------------------------------- << Just to contribute to the SAT conversation (like we really need this) I remember taking my PSSAT in 7th, SSAT in 8th and 9th, PSAT in 11th, SAT winter of 11th, SAT II's spring of 11th, and AP's spring of 12th (did I miss anything else?). I am now happily in university and not quite so happily another few hundred dollars poorer. Oh, well. >> Hey don't damper my hopes, I've taken them from 7th grade(I'm in 9th now) and I still plan on getting a very good scholarship, Oh well, I'll always dream :). -------------------------------------------------------------------- >>Doesn't anybody else read comics, watch Star Trek, and take their imaginary friends to college with them anymore?<< Yes, no(but I am fond of Star Wars) and I dunno I'm not in college. Speaking of comics any body read Gen13? I am in need of 1A through 1M, so if any body has them and is willing to sell them tell me please!! -------------------------------------------------------------------- Let's see, hmm, oh yes, I GOT THROUGH 9WKS tests and I am still alive everybody please congratualate me. :) but I hurt my back and can't bend anyway which REALLY puts a strain on my dancing!! Oh well it'll get better. -------------------------------------------------------------------- <> Ah Hah!! I read the Winds trilogy first and BOY was I confused, later I tried hard to sort it out but I said "To heck with it" and read teh serious' all over again this time, smart me, in order. ------------------------------------------------------------------- <> Hello Allana, I read Bardic and Lammas Night and and the SERRAted edge serious, oh I loved them, and I just got done with Fire Rose and loved it, what did you think about them? -------------------------------------------------------------------- O has anybody read L.J Smith? Oh I love her books, about the physcics and the witchesand the Hunt, but I still haven't read the Vampire trilogy that became a four book serious. ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 16 Oct 96 21:56:23 -0400 From: Korendil To: Subject: Re: Braves Braidsson Allies With SPOILERS GALORE! Message-ID: <9610170201.AA26375-+AT+-raptor.icubed.net> >Subject: Re: Braves Braidsson Allies With SPOILERS GALORE! >Sent: 10/16/96 9:14 PM >Received: 10/16/96 9:29 PM >From: JAIME HATHAWAY, JSJAHATH-+AT+-future.judson.edu >Reply-To: mercedes-lackey-+AT+-herald.co.uk >To: korendil-+AT+-icubed.net > >> Forwarded by: "JAIME HATHAWAY" >> Forwarded to: JSJAHATH-+AT+-FUTURE.JUDSON.EDU >> Date forwarded: Wed, 16 Oct 1996 19:42:14 CST >> Date sent: Thu, 17 Oct 1996 01:34:30 +0100 (BST) >> Send reply to: mercedes-lackey-+AT+-herald.co.uk >> From: Korendil >> To: jsjahath-+AT+-future.judson.edu >> Subject: Braves Braidsson Allies With SPOILERS GALORE! > >> DO NOT READ THIS UNLESS YOU'VE READ STORM BREAKING OR CAN'T BUY IT AND >> DON'T MIND SPOILERS!!!!!<--- >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> Ok...done with that. NOw, for the post. >> > > >> >> I think Florian is Kris. I really doubt he was someone Van knew in life, >> and he's the only handsome guy with blond hair and blue eyes, I think. > >I haven't read SB, but Kris had BLACK hair, not blond, so how could >Florian be Kris? > >Jacquelle > >> >Oh, very clever, Worf. Eat any good books lately? >--Q > Yeah. I discovered that later on..I NEVER KNEW that before I looked in the COnc., though... >Oh, Havens, yes! Wouldn't that have been nice? He seemed so...so...looking-over like. As if he wasn't as much a character as much a benign older character who occaisonally helps out..the same thing MIsty's done with Talia, and until SB Elspeth, and Kero, and Tarma...and..argh! >I really couldn't make heads or tails of that. Why the heck did she need to >be bonded to anyone anyway? B/c otherwise it'd be less of a story?;P And that awful way of explaining how she could be A: older than the wars, B: Have a real reason to want to help, and C: Have survived the first ones.."Oh, I was in a silk box in the middle of a heavily sheilded temple." >Like I said, that's the story! Why is Karal blinded? How does he deal with >that? How does Firesong deal with being scarred? How do Iftel and Karse >work out their common religion? What happened to Tremane's earth sense >after the storm? Etc., etc., etc.?! Maybe Owlflight...just maybe.. >That had struck me, too, originally. But the idea got shot down for some >reason that I can no longer recall. probly the hair thing... ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 16 Oct 1996 22:23:26 -0400 (EDT) From: Mateo el Gato en Verde To: mercedes-lackey-+AT+-herald.co.uk Subject: Re: Braves Braidsson Allies With SPOILERS GALORE! Message-ID: On Thu, 17 Oct 1996, Linda Malcor, Ph.D wrote: > At 01:34 AM 10/17/96 +0100, Korendil wrote: > >DO NOT READ THIS UNLESS YOU'VE READ STORM BREAKING OR CAN'T BUY IT AND > >DON'T MIND SPOILERS!!!!!<--- > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >Danya, I really don't understand a lot of your misgivings. IMO, the > >Empire scenes were GREAT! Danya's response snipped. I agree Danya, the Empire parts were putting me to sleep too. > >thoguh I certainly liked how > >Misty quickly resolved Need's being pre-magewar while giving her an > >impetus to help them. I didn't exactly like Need's reasons for bonding to > >Firesong...does that mean Need wouldn't have wanted to bond to a shaych > >female? > > I really couldn't make heads or tails of that. Why the heck did she need to > be bonded to anyone anyway? Well, for one thing, she has no contact with the world, unless she'd bonded to someone. Remember in WoFate, when she gets annoyed at Elspeth for sheilding her out? She needs her bearer's senses to see, hear, etc. > Like I said, that's the story! Why is Karal blinded? How does he deal with > that? How does Firesong deal with being scarred? How do Iftel and Karse > work out their common religion? What happened to Tremane's earth sense > after the storm? Etc., etc., etc.?! All I can say is, Sigh. > >I think Florian is Kris. I really doubt he was someone Van knew in life, > >and he's the only handsome guy with blond hair and blue eyes, I think. > > That had struck me, too, originally. But the idea got shot down for some > reason that I can no longer recall. Well, there's one really big problem with Kory's statement. Kris isn't blond, he has really black hair. Dirk is the blond. I have a feeling that Florian is actually a new character, but he's just set up so that we'll see him again as a Herald, and know who he was. Mat Cat Person, Champion in Green, |"I looked across the battlefield, blood Adept, and God of Procrastination| seeping from my wounds. My comrades, mtimme47-+AT+-magic.hofstra.edu | they did never yield. For courage http://ada.hofstra.edu/~mtimme47/| knows no bounds." - Heather Alexander ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 16 Oct 1996 22:24:12 -0400 From: Rozanna McNeer To: "mercedes-lackey-+AT+-herald.co.uk mercedes-lackey-+AT+-herald.co.uk" Subject: Reply to: Newbie here Message-ID: <199610162224_MC1-AF0-AFB-+AT+-compuserve.com> I'm almost tempted to tell Alanna that any book with Misty's name attached to it is GOOD (tm), but reflecting on SB. . . The Ship that Searched is wonderful (made me cry both tyoes of tears), Fire Rose was also very good, opinions differ on the Bedlam Bards and SERRAted Edge series -- I thought they were good -> not true vintage misty like LHM, but good mental mind-candy kinda read. Others say they wren't so good depends on your personal taste, I guess. . . firemist ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 16 Oct 1996 22:30:21 -0400 From: Rozanna McNeer To: "mercedes-lackey-+AT+-herald.co.uk mercedes-lackey-+AT+-herald.co.uk" Subject: Re FLORIAN Message-ID: <199610162230_MC1-AF7-1A98-+AT+-compuserve.com> dammit I thought Florian's bloody double image showed a thin earnest man with BROWN hair -> not black so he's not kris, and not blond or red so he's not tylendel/stefan!!!!! agh. . . will hunt up textevd tonight. . . TINAF, just tired, sick and cranky :( firemist ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 16 Oct 1996 22:33:44 -0400 (EDT) From: Jake To: mercedes-lackey-+AT+-herald.co.uk Subject: AUNT MEL'S RULES OF THUMB.... was Re: Sesame Street Message-ID: <199610170233.WAA07163-+AT+-mail.webspan.net> A. Hwang wrote: >On Sun, 29 Sep 1996 Lynet100-+AT+-aol.com wrote: > >> >>300...350 and so on return it to Jancetic-+AT+-execulink.com >> >>>This is a petition to save Sesame Street. ALL YOU DO IS ADD YOUR >> >>>NAME TO THE LIST AT THE BOTTOM, then forward it to everyone you know. The >> >>only time you send it to the included address is if you are the 50th, >> 100th, >> >276. Alanna Hwang, student, NYU Booooo! *sigh* I know you're new, Alanna, so we'll forgive you this time. But, *grin* please read the following.. especially points ONE and FOUR. This goes for ALL new people.. Nice, nice. My mail server is back up, and this is how I bounce back. Seriously, Alanna (and the other person who answered this petition onlist) WELCOME to the mailing list... --- BEGIN INCLUDED MESSAGES --- FROM: Melanie Dymond Harper, INTERNET:mel-+AT+-vanyel.herald.co.uk TO: Jake DATE: 3/1/96 2:27 PM Re: ADMIN: rules of thumb As per my comment earlier this week, I notice one-line posts and suchlike making a bit of a resurgence; for those of you who may not have seen this the first time round, here's a repost of Auntie Mel's Rules of Thumb for Sensible Posting. (This will migrate into the FAQ eventually. I'll probably wind up posting this each month along with the "how to subscribe/unsubscribe" posting which is currently part of the FAQ.) 1) Trim quoted text. Trim headers to the minimum. We're looking for something along the lines of " said:" rather than six lines of quoted header with no content. Is all of what you're quoting still relevant? We want enough left to keep track of the discussion, not its entire history. BUT -- see 1a). 1a) Preserve attributions. Try, however, to keep track of who did say what. Being misquoted is annoying; being quoted as saying something you did not, more so. 2) Think before you post. I try to read through all of the list mail that has arrived before I post; especially on the weekends, if someone has a general question, the chances are extremely good that someone else will already have answered before I see it. It is obvious that with the delays caused by processing the mail, sending it out, etc., you can't guarantee that nobody will have answered a question before you, but if a couple of days have gone past, the chances aren't bad. 2a) Keep the fluff level down. People's mail systems vary, and many people receive the mailings as a digest. The latter group, in particular, cannot just delete individual messages, and I will _not_ tolerate people being driven from the group because they cannot keep up with the level of mail, if that level is being artificially inflated by fluff. I don't mind the occasional off-topic message, but if you're posting several such per day, consider yourself warned. (Alt.books.m-lackey, the Lackey newsgroup, is far fluff-heavier than this list, and this is most likely because it is (generally) easier to skip unwanted articles within news readers rather than mail readers. It is also the main reason why I read about two articles a day from the newsgroup, if that.) 2b) One-liners are a Bad Thing. If you feel that you have to respond to someone with a one-line comment, and that comment is not an answer to a question that has been asked, consider replying by mail directly to that person. (Comment: at the moment, because this is a _discussion_ list, the default is that, when one hits the 'Reply' button, the mail is directed to the list at large, rather than the sender of the message to which you are replying. If you do not know how to change this, if necessary, you should talk to your local support folks. Asking for help on the list is unlikely to be productive, since we don't know what mail system you're using, and they vary wildly.) 2c) Long .signature files are Right Out. The suggested length of signatures on Usenet is four lines. On this list, where many people post several times a day, it is probably safe to assume that people will remember who you are after the first post. Therefore, attaching an 8 - 10 line signature to every post is seen as antisocial. Don't do it. 2d) But, but, why can't they just delete or skip over or unsubscribe? Why should they have to? Some people pay for every byte of mail they receive. (Yes, this is still the case in some countries.) Some people pay phone charges to download their mail. (Just about anyone in the UK who logs in from home, for starters; local calls are not free in the UK.) I -- or, to be strictly accurate, my business -- pay for the link to the Net over which list mail is sent. Yes, your off-topic postings can inconvenience people. Yes, your long signature is costing people money. No, they can't just ignore it. So don't be so damn selfish. 3) If you've got a query about how to subscribe/unsubscribe/(etc).... Read the FAQ. The relevant section is posted here semi-regularly; it's also available via the Web, via FTP, or by mail. Web: http://www.herald.co.uk/local_info/lackey_list/lackey_faq.html FTP: ftp://ftp.herald.co.uk/pub/lists/lackey-archives/lackey_faq.1 Mail: send mail to listproc-+AT+-herald.co.uk, leave the subject line blank or use "No Subject", message to read get mercedes-lackey lackey_faq.1 Don't post your query to the list. If it's a list-related question, and the answer's not in the FAQ, then send me mail at lackey-owner-+AT+-herald.co.uk. Bear in mind that I work (fairly) normal office hours -- this means that questions mailed to me over a weekend may not be answered until Monday. I might log in over the weekend, but assuming that that will be the case is likely a Bad Idea. 4) Other things not to post: Almost anything that you have found online, unless it's obviously and specifically Lackey-related. _Especially_ if it says "Please post this to anywhere you can". Notable examples: - anything saying "Make Money Fast" - any mention of the Good Times virus (it doesn't exist) - any request for postcards/business cards/get well cards/ to be sent to a little boy who's dying of cancer (he didn't die; he's still alive, and he really, really doesn't want any more cards. Neither does his local Post Office, which is also my local office at home!) - anything about forthcoming legislation (this is an international list, and as such any legislation is likely to apply to no more than half of the people on the list) If you think that there should be an exception, mail the item concerned to me -- mel-+AT+-herald.co.uk -- and if I agree with you, I'll forward it to the list. But I'm an unreasonable bitch, as you probably already gathered by reading the rest of this post, so don't get your hopes up. Phew! We now return you to your regularly scheduled discussions. Mel. ------------------------------ End of MERCEDES-LACKEY Digest 882 *********************************