In a community in which members play a character that is more or less THEM (an avatar or sorts), they might use the term to distinguish between RL!Self and Character!Self. Which one they use it for will depend on the community. Fun, nay? RP conventions are way more confusing than Bridge bidding conventions.
they might use the term to distinguish between RL!Self and Character!Self
So which is the mun? The real-life writer or the character they are writing about? For instance, when I write about Aral Vorkosigan on aral_vorkosigan, and I the mun, or is he?
RP conventions are way more confusing than Bridge bidding conventions.
I groan in horror. Bridge drives me insane.
Perhaps fandom has already driven me insane, and I never noticed.
Which one they use it for will depend on the community.
Y'ought to be able to tell from context after a bit of lurking. In this case, a quick skim of the theatrical_fen user info page tells me that the mun is the real-life writer, while Aral is the muse. Now, "pup" is one I haven't seen before. It seems to mean the same as "muse", but it appears only in the fine-print rules, while "muse" is used more prominently. Is "pup" an artefact, an older community term for the characters that's being replaced by "muse"?
Yes, kikibug13 has used it and I was hoping I could figure it out before asking her so I wouldn't look too dumb. Or, even worse, I have this fear I have already asked her and then forgot her answer.
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Date: 2008-01-15 07:23 pm (UTC)So which is the mun? The real-life writer or the character they are writing about? For instance, when I write about Aral Vorkosigan on
RP conventions are way more confusing than Bridge bidding conventions.
I groan in horror. Bridge drives me insane.
Perhaps fandom has already driven me insane, and I never noticed.
Re: Which reminds me . . .
Date: 2008-01-16 07:35 pm (UTC)Which one they use it for will depend on the community.
Y'ought to be able to tell from context after a bit of lurking. In this case, a quick skim of the
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Date: 2008-01-15 06:41 am (UTC)Call Reed Richards.
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