Ok, I tried giving it a fair shake, and I guess it's got the same problem as every other forum roleplay: it's fun to roleplay, not fun to read someone else's roleplay.
Evinceo
joined 2 years ago
many people I know who got more from HPMOR read it carefully, perhaps stopping after every chapter to think about the goals and motivations of each character and predict what happens next
Isn't that a mangled L Ron Hubbard quote?
I didn't find the thread you are talking about, but I found this instead, which is probably much worse.
(Edit: I did eventually find the thread!)
Did the jargon file fail to evolve, or did Raymond just stop maintaining it? It roughly coincides with when the full extent of his brain breakage became apparent ("anti idiotiarian manifesto.")
Or maybe it represents the end of when the Stallmanites, The corporate types (incl. Raymond) and the Linux Fandom actually saw eye-to-eye.
A real category?
Seems like a write-only medium.
But then, LitRPG also exists, much to my confusion and dismay.