Morbane's coal

[coalcube]

In quantum wankchanics, Morbane's coal is a thought experiment, sometimes described as a paradox, of quantum wankerposition. In the thought experiment, a hypothetical gift may be considered simultaneously both the fic of your dreams (TFOYD) and coal, while it is unread state, as a result of its fate being linked to a random subatomic event that may or may not occur.

The Coaltide interpretation implies that, after a while, the gift is simultaneously TFOYD and coal. Yet, when a coalie clicks on their gift, the coalie sees the gift either TFOYD or coal, not both TFOYD and coal. This poses the question of when exactly quantum wankerposition ends and reality resolves into one possibility or the other.

Madness Opens: Tuesday 26 December
Author Reveals: Monday 1 January


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Re: Vague about bad fics in the collection

[(Anonymous)]

Sounds like the writer did a good job of hitting the recip's likes, maybe their letter had a clear outline of what they wanted?

Re: Vague about bad fics in the collection

[(Anonymous)]

+1

The goal of a fic exchange is to make the recipient happy, not randos browsing the collection. Unless the story is about making genocidal assholes look like cuddle bears, who cares?

Re: Vague about bad fics in the collection

[(Anonymous)]

People browsing the collection hoping to read something other than yet another mediocre ATG fic care.

Re: Vague about bad fics in the collection

[(Anonymous)]

DC

They may care, but it's gift fic for one specific person. The point is making that person happy not pleasing randos who see the characters differently.

Re: Vague about bad fics in the collection

[(Anonymous)]

If you don't want mediocre ATG fic, you should not be reading exchange collections. That's on you.

Re: Vague about bad fics in the collection

[(Anonymous)]

Lol, truth!

Re: Vague about bad fics in the collection

[(Anonymous)]

I've never found exchange collections to be either mediocre or a2g. Get better fandoms.

Re: Vague about bad fics in the collection

[(Anonymous)]

They can enjoy their judginess and we can enjoy not caring.