This is discussion archived from a time before the current discussion method was installed.
Looney Toons: Can we get a proper attribution for the quote at the top of the page?
Of course, this is a very tongue-in-cheek explanation - and nobody should ever try to use it seriously, unless it's relating to story that explicitly contains wizards.
Po8: Fixed by someone, I think.
Superiorit Y: I thought the concept of Hypertime came from The Kingdom, not Zero Hour?
Po8: "Word of God is that Tales Of MU is a fantasy series because the author finds 'It's magic!' to be a more satisfying Hand Wave than pseudoscience." Of course, Word of God is also that Tales of MU is not primarily pornography, which is just ridiculous. Is there an entry somewhere for an author disclaimer that is obvious bunk?
Mekhet: I wouldn't call it porn, personally. I know I tend to skip over as much of the sex as I can and that still leaves an enjoyable story to read. From some of the comments it looks like I'm not alone. On the other hand I can't imagine somebody skipping all the non sex scenes and still enjoying it. There just wouldn't be enough left.
Epiblast: Depends on what your definition of pornography is. If pornography cannot have any more plot than is necessary to get people in bed, then no, Tales Of MU is not pornography. If pornography must have eroticism as its primary or sole purpose, then no, Tales Of MU is not pornography. If, on the other hand, anything which has eroticism as one of its purposes is pornography, then yes, Tales Of MU is pornography. I could list other possible definitions, but I'm sure you get the idea.
As for author disclaimers that are flat-out false, I don't think there is an entry specifically for that, although it could reasonably be lumped in with Flip-Flop of God; in most cases it's a subset thereof. I don't think something like what genre a work is in is concrete enough to be a good example of that, though.
Anonymous: When the hell do Evas change size in Evangelion?
{{Jacob's Ladder}}: It's a perspective thing. Sometimes they're as large as aircraft carriers, sometimes they're dwarfed by buildings. Also, this explanation is amusingly sometimes used, in some form, in college science classes. "Why do circuits behave that way?" "It's magic, wait til you're a grad student"'
sotrain515: FYI, there's a Penny Arcade out now (called "Fundamental Assertions") in which Tycho actually uses the phrase "a wizard did it".
