Magical Sniper girls

Steve did a couple of posts of magical sniper girls, so I simply mentioned that Chaika from Hitsugi no Chaika was also a magical sniper (It wasn't a "Suggestion" or anything, just a statement of fact.).

It's actually a pretty cool effect, as she's firing, the spinning magical circle gets drawn back along the barrel in the center and then slingshots outwards.

You won't see that mention though, because Steven deleted it. In fact, he's deleted a lot of my comments lately, so I won't be making any more. I'm sure we'll both be happier that way.

Update: It turns out the bookmarks on my Etna aren't up to date with the ones on Himawari, so I ended up seeing Steven's blog when I opened all in tabs. And after a couple of weeks, I guess he noticed my absence or something. I just wanted to correct his update. The last time I found a duck, I asked Wonderduck if he was interested, and he said no, and explained his rationale. I understood it and dropped the issue and haven't suggested any since (A little disappointing, I remember how enthusiastic he was about the Smug Duck I found in Wakfu.) But the message, the correct message DID get through. This is where Steven's update is incorrect.

The difference is obvious. Actions may speak louder than words, but words are far less open to misinterpretation. Once, I e-mailed Steven a de-panned image from Asobi Ni Iku Yo, and he said "Don't do that again," and so I didn't. This time he opted for me "Getting the hint." Well, without explaining himself, he has no control over the hint received. Deleting comments is more typically translated as "Go away, you're not wanted here" (much like sunglasses spammers). It's a hostile thing. It's a giant "Fuck you!' when you thought you were participating. It's rather jarring when you think things are going well and you get slapped down with no explanation.

It's a bit disappointing, what could be a fun game to play along with is one you're not allowed to play. But that's alright, it's been explained and I understand it. However, I have a helpful nature and if I have knowledge about something, I like to share it. It's not an attempt at "Co-blogging." But if the response is akin to the mistake of holding a door open for a Feminist, then I guess I'm not a good fit there.

I could have said this there, but I said I wouldn't comment there any more, and I'm a man of my word. Besides, I can't trust that it wouldn't be deleted. He has a record of not brooking any dissent, and I also said that I wouldn't go over there to start an argument. And now what I tried to leave as a mature parting of the ways is being portrayed as petulance. That's not leaving me with a warm and fuzzy feeling like he really thinks it's a shame, it's more shame-shifting.

After sleeping on this, I wondered why he bothered to post at all instead of letting it all go silently into the past. Then I figured out the purpose. Steven made an editorial decision and did not get the result he wanted, and so he had to publicly declare that I'm a bad guy who spoiled the fun on his blog, and then, to make it not seem personal, he had to claim that I was a bad guy on another blog as well. I never saw anyone else talking about it, so I don't know why he felt the need for Face-saving at this point in time, but there it is.

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