Insanitation
Junior Member
It happens, people skim posts if they're in a hurry. I've done it, I admit. I'm not talking something like "Mention pretzels so I know you read all this" and them not mentioning the pretzels. Try not to get specific, not trying to call anyone out here.
For me, mine happened on a different site but I was looking for the ideal hero archetype. Like probably 70% of my post was describing this beacon of hope with godlike abilities & always saves the day, how they should be assertive but not scary, always try to do the right thing BECAUSE it's the right thing, used guys like Superman and All Might as examples. The general plot was requesting knockoff Superman to guide a troubled superhuman and steer them away from villainy (by demonstrating mercy and compassion, not pounding them feet first into the dirt like a nail) before it's too late. I think they stopped reading at "godlike abilities" because I got a message with an actual demon character darker than mine. For reference, mine was a genetically modified living weapon whose only prior human contact was being experimented on, and they destroyed the lab that created them the second their security measures failed. The edge-o-meter was already reading somewhere between a Papa Roach CD and Shadow the Hedgehog with just mine in the mix.
So demon guy was kinda cool & I'd probably dig him for other stuff... but that's kind of the opposite of what I asked for. My character needed a good influence, not looking for them to commit crimes against humanity together and have a laugh about it over a pizza. That could also be a fun story, but not the one I wanted.
So, how about you guys? What was your most obvious case of "You didn't read all that, did you?"
For me, mine happened on a different site but I was looking for the ideal hero archetype. Like probably 70% of my post was describing this beacon of hope with godlike abilities & always saves the day, how they should be assertive but not scary, always try to do the right thing BECAUSE it's the right thing, used guys like Superman and All Might as examples. The general plot was requesting knockoff Superman to guide a troubled superhuman and steer them away from villainy (by demonstrating mercy and compassion, not pounding them feet first into the dirt like a nail) before it's too late. I think they stopped reading at "godlike abilities" because I got a message with an actual demon character darker than mine. For reference, mine was a genetically modified living weapon whose only prior human contact was being experimented on, and they destroyed the lab that created them the second their security measures failed. The edge-o-meter was already reading somewhere between a Papa Roach CD and Shadow the Hedgehog with just mine in the mix.
So demon guy was kinda cool & I'd probably dig him for other stuff... but that's kind of the opposite of what I asked for. My character needed a good influence, not looking for them to commit crimes against humanity together and have a laugh about it over a pizza. That could also be a fun story, but not the one I wanted.
So, how about you guys? What was your most obvious case of "You didn't read all that, did you?"