VERY IMPORTANT POLL.

[mylittleredgirl]

[Poll #1522323]

Comments

[lanna-kitty.livejournal.com]

I think in books it's always Caps and I *think* it's 'gate. could be capped but the apostrophe is there.

also OMGIAMATWORKANDIWANTOBEPLAYINGSTARTREKONLINEOMGOMGOMGOMG

also I want ot join your fleet with a character because the name is so frikking awesome.

[mylittleredgirl.livejournal.com]

You totally can!!! :-D

The real question is, if you are at work, why CAN'T you be on Star Trek Online!?!?!???

[lanna-kitty.livejournal.com]

lol. because I have to have some polish stuff checked in by 6pm for new champs area. I added a phase to an open mission (and slacked off and chatted with opal on IM XD not working efficiently on the weekend)

[amilyn.livejournal.com]

Warum haben wir schwächere Regeln als Deutsch????

*grr*

You forgot to have a section about the difference when used with definite (as you asked) and indefinite articles.

[amilyn.livejournal.com]

AWESOME ICON!!!

[joyfulfeather.livejournal.com]

I debate this every single time I write a Stargate fic. Every time.

[mylittleredgirl.livejournal.com]

Hmm, that's a good point. Since I usually write "stargate," at least until reviewing the results of this poll, it wasn't an issue. Follow-up poll needed!

[mylittleredgirl.livejournal.com]

I know! I'm hoping poll science can give me a CONCRETE ANSWER.

[melyanna.livejournal.com]

Oddly, I've written a disclosure fic and didn't consider a joke about every political scandal getting tagged with "gate". Clearly I fail at politics!

[mylittleredgirl.livejournal.com]

HA! OMG, you do! Because I'd have figured if ANYONE would ever have used that in fic, it would have been you, our queen of politics. :)

[melyanna.livejournal.com]

It may have been my tendency to scream internally whenever some scandal becomes a -gate that kept me from thinking of it.

[mylittleredgirl.livejournal.com]

ZOMG, one of Das Boy's friends wants us to be "The Feds" instead, after A Piece of The Action. It is not as cool and cannot be abbreviated as SMoO. Maybe someone will have already taken that name??? I can hope. *is cross, even though I was the one who suggested The Feds in the first place a few weeks ago*

[mylittleredgirl.livejournal.com]

I don't know, I really think "Gategate" would cure you of that desire to scream. ;)

[ankareeda.livejournal.com]

If this were German, I would not have this dilemma.

True! :P

[lanna-kitty.livejournal.com]

ahahaha. yay for friends and guildies x_x

Love the TFCers but Retcon was MUCH more amusing as our Champs supergroup.

[naushika.livejournal.com]

I HATE IT IN CAPS. IT'S TOTALLY MY PET PEEVE. I don't even know why. I'm probably wrong too, but eh. I like it lowercase.

[lyssie.livejournal.com]

I think the only time I ever capitalize is in Stargate Command. Otherwise, lower-case (and goa'uld, taur'i, tel'tac, jaffa, etc.)

[hihoplastic.livejournal.com]

I JUST GUESSED.

YAY ALIENS!

Does this mean you're writing fic? :D

[natushka.livejournal.com]

Whoo! poll! I just like ticked some boxes. lolz.

[miera-c.livejournal.com]

I don't know. I think "Gategate" might be the only thing that would ever cure the news media of using "-gate" as an appellation for every scandal.

[froggoddess.livejournal.com]

Hahaha I voted, which is completely useless since I have no idea what you're talking about. But I seem to agree with the majority. Yay!

[mylittleredgirl.livejournal.com]

ZOMG SOMEONE JUST KIDNAPPED MIRAL PARIS on my boyfriend's computer, since I am not at that level yet.

[mylittleredgirl.livejournal.com]

By liminalliz! You can has if you want!

[mylittleredgirl.livejournal.com]

Which could be a good thing. So. Either way, bring on the disclosure! :)

[lanna-kitty.livejournal.com]

YOU CAN PROBABLY GET THAT MISSION I HAVE IT ON MY LT! I GOT IT LAST NIGHT

[mylittleredgirl.livejournal.com]

I know, I always put it in caps when I write, and then go back and change it to lowercase because caps BUGS ME, but due to popular opinion I think I will have to go with caps. It's like... it's a brand name. Instead of "Let's take the car back to Earth," it's "Let's take the Volvo back to Earth."

[mylittleredgirl.livejournal.com]

Oh, I capitalize Tau'ri and Jaffa. It's like German and Japanese or something. I also capitalize Human, though, in sci-fi, unless I'm using it in the general "humankind" sort of sense.

[mylittleredgirl.livejournal.com]

It does! Although not disclosure fic, alas. I just tossed that in there for the lols.

[mylittleredgirl.livejournal.com]

I'm in ur poll, tickin ur boxes, lol! :-D

[mylittleredgirl.livejournal.com]

But the ticky-boxing is satisfying, isn't it?? :)