October 26, 2013 – a day that will live in virtual infamy? No, not right, insanity? Getting closer I suppose. Four Star Wars fans got together for what was to be a short chat on the future of the Expanded Universe. Three in Britain, one in Germany – so the EU was to discuss…. the EU! (And there’s more where that came from!) Ground rules were set – a couple inevitably broken – a rough timetable set, though it really was more like a guideline and said short chat became an epic spot of online comedy mixed with some serious points!
The participants with me were: (brackets indicate TFN forum usernames)
Becca Hughes (@Beccatoria)
Stefan Pfister (@CeiranHarmony)
Gorefiend (@Gorefiend)
The doomed ground rules:
Stefan: Ok then we better set something straight now: NO 3 million clones, no death star diameters, no superstardestroyer lengths
Becca: deal, I can’t remember why half that stuff is contentious anyway. (Well okay, even I remember most of the 3 million clones fiasco BUT STILL)
Gorefiend: As far as I am concerned only evil Clones fought against the Republic in the Clone Wars, the Death Star is the size of a moon and Vader’s Star Destroyer is big.
Stefan: Evil is a matter of point of view but I agree there. I want my old… well ancient… Clone Wars… Republic invaded by Mandalorians who use clones against it.
Gorefiend: Wasn’t it insane Clone Masters?
Stefan: Yub
(EDIT: Yes, Ewoks, every controversy going and I hadn’t even turned up, still, if others do the work for you why worry?)
Prelude….
Becca: Ben! Two things: 1) I’m assuming you’ll be acting as an informal mod for the chat, and 2) we discussed it and we’re hoping you’re gonna run this thing through a spellchecker and correct for typos before it goes live!
(EDIT: They hoped – correctly as it turns out.)
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