The most recent 20 comments posted to Making Light by kutsuwamushi:

I have had this game running while doing homework for days.

I've managed to get Madagascar a couple of times, but I've never won the game. What seems to work is starting as a parasite (lowest visibility) and then making your disease as infectious and as heat resistance as possible before purchasing the visible symptoms.

Actually, this is my main problem with the game- this strategy seems to work the best under most circumstances, which makes repeat play boring. I've taken to trying to recreate real diseases, which makes it even harder to win but is more interesting.

There is also the issue that the responses don't always make sense. Regions will shut down their borders and enforce curfews over a disease whose only symptom is a cough, if you wait too long to act.

AliceB:

I guess my concern is that an author may not agree with the fanfic's author's take on the character involved.

Interpretation happens every time someone reads a book. Any author who's uncomfortable with that is screwed, because there's no way to stop it.

Of course, fanfic is only one of the ways that a particular interpretation can be spread. I've never seen an author argue that they should have the right to shut down fan essays, reviews, or English courses that are "distorting" their work.

Another "thank you, Teresa" - this time from a lurker.

I see it the other way around: Believing that fanfic wrongs you and that it should be stopped is where entitlement comes into play. I'm uncomfortable with the idea of fanfiction based on my work, but I firmly believe it wouldn't be right to interfere ... in the unlikely event that anyone wrote some.

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