Riffing isn't about why; it's about, "Why not?"

Sadly taken from RH's final blog concerning MPPT3000

Salutations, fair readers, RatherHomely here. Unfortunately, I received a message from the mod team concerning MPPT3K;

Character McPersonMan:This can only be good. I'm sure of that.

It has been brought to the attention of the administration/moderation team that you have continued to publish your anthology "Mystery Pinkie Pie Theatre 3000" due to it being "grandfathered" in.

Character McPersonMan: Yes? This is what the rules said. Are we starting to get punished for following the rules now?

While that is okay (in part, and I will come back to it in a moment) by necessity and cordiality, you should ask the authors of the stories you are 'riffing' for their approval prior to actually doing so and posting it. As such, we ask that you willingly revoke the story until you have gathered proof of permission by the authors involved to use their work in this way.

Character McPersonMan: This is WandererD, isn't it? He's the only non-chode sucking mod here... except for Wlah, but who cares about him?

Given the nature of authors here, it is unlikely that getting their go-ahead will pose an actual problem, but it is required and has been pretty much so for a while now. (This is basically the same rule as posting a story that is not your own under your name).

Character McPersonMan: Except he gave credit (or put blame upon) the authors for their work.

Now, the "Guest" mstings

Character McPersonMan: Words, children. Words.

have to go. The "grandfathered" rule applies only to your own work, and only that. Those guest mstings are not your work, and as amusing as they might be to the readers, it's still trying to circumvent the limitations of the rules, and also happens to be blatant abuse of your rights as owning that "grandfathered" story/anthology.

Character McPersonMan: O Great Moderator! Where canith I find these rules? Oh wait, they don't exist.

Futhermore, the moderation team has come to the consensus that you will unfortunately need to desist your series. As it stands, the rules will be enforced on your story because it does not represent the continuation of a work that would normally be protected under a grandfathering rule.

Character McPersonMan: Again, where the bloody 'ell are these rules?!
Notdumb McUserson: You're not going to find them.
Character McPersonMan: Most likely not.

The MST3K-style is episodic in nature

Character McPersonMan: See: a metric shit ton of stories

and can be reproduced infinitely since it can be contained to your post under previous enforcement, whereas policy dictates that no new MST3K should be made.

Character McPersonMan: Correction: No new MST stories can be posted.
Notdumb McUserson: Calling a mod wrong? B&
Character McPersonMan: Hush, you're blowing my cover.

While I understand this might be a pain to do, I ask you to comply for the benefit of all involved.
~WD

All: Yup.

I don't know about the rest of you, but I'm pretty cool with this.

All: What.

No, seriously.

All: No.

Believe it or not, I was already thinking of discontinuing the series after Riffuary. Running MPPT3K was fun, but very time consuming. And as much as I enjoy a good riff, I enjoy a good story more, and MPPT3K was keeping me from doing any other writing.

Character McPersonMan: Isn't riffing writing too?
Notdumb McUserson: Shhh. It's a secret.

So this isn't so much a "HOLY SHIT THIS SUCKS" message so much as a "This is a sign it's time I moved onto a different project". Loved you, MPPT3K, but it's about time I put you down.

Character McPersonMan: "It's time I put you down like the sick puppy you are."
Notdumb McUserson: *chew-spit hitting can*

So, I'm going to cooperate with the mods to the fullest. I'm revoking MPPT3K (it's still visible on the site and my profile, so you can still read it whenever you want) and I'm deleting the guest submissions (An additional note; If none of you can post MST's on this site, then I shouldn't have any right to either.).

Everyone who had a guest submission: Bitch.

So that's that. Thanks for reading!

Notdumb McUserson: *tear* Don't you dare say that to me. *sob*

Oh, and if any of you start bitching at the mods about this, I will personally come over to your house and slap you on the head. The mod team does a great job

Character McPersonMan: Jimmies rustled mode: activated.
Notdumb McUserson: Them mods be whack, yo.

, and I agree with them that MPPT3K was stretching the rules more than it should have.

Character McPersonMan: RH, your submission is showing.
Notdumb McUserson: This is news to you?

Edit: Also, as an additional note, you can check out the unpublished stories/riffs that were going to be published for the remainder of Riffuary, but obviously can't be now. The password to access the unpublished chapters is "password". Link is here.

Notdumb McUserson: /cry

Done in honor of RatherHonely. Love ya man.

Comments

[Csquared08]

I cry errytime.

[iloveportalz0r]

*Science

[Master Lyra]

708480
I said riffing and I meant it. JUST BECAUSE I USE A SIMILAR SOUNDING SOMETHING TO PORTAL 2 DOES NOT MEAN IT IS JKDSFKJDFKJSDJKSNFKJSFNDFNK
*asplodez*

[iloveportalz0r]

708484
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[Master Lyra]

708509
DON'T REMIND ME ABOUT COAL MAAAAAAAANG

[iloveportalz0r]

708512 Coal buck is best pony:
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[Master Lyra]

708546
Yup. Too bad he left the fandom...

[iloveportalz0r]

708569 Indeed

[RatherHomely]

farewell, RatherHomely, may a flight of angels sing thee to thy rest.