OFFICE HOURS: Ask DC Universe Your Questions Every (UPDATED) TUESDAY Night!

[AlexanderKnox]

@Davidbizzarr1000 There are already some available on the WB YouTube channel Beyond the Lot.

[Tumey_is_MAGA_lad]

Hey @Applejack! I was wondering if you could provide some numbers of about how many entries you get every week for the sweepstakes? Just curious what a general average is for each week

[DeSade-acolyte]

Hi @Applejack
Any chance of the documentary “Necessary Evil” coming to the service any time soon?

[Reaganfan78]

It’s time to play the music, it’s time to light the light, it’s time to get things started on Office Hour tonight!..

[Applejack]

Oh haaai everyone! Oh my GOSH do I love the Muppets intro!! Thanks for getting us off on the right foot, @Reaganfan78

I’m just going to grab my requisite snacks and will be back in a jiffy!

[Applejack]

All riiiight!

For those who might be asking a question for the first time, you should know! Questions are answered in the order they are received. This means if you asked a question last week, it’s getting answered foist. If you asked a question about 5 minutes ago, it’s getting answered larst.

Make sense? Who knows! Let’s get started

[Applejack]

@mikebaldwin

Hey sorry this is super late just got out work myself but are the free movie goer ticket thingys that are being sent out for birds of brey good for any movie theater or like just certain ones. I’m willing to make the 4 plus hour drive to NYC theater for some free stuff but it would also be cool if I didn’t have to

@mikebaldwin, I’m so sorry I missed this! Office Hours is only once a week, and I don’t monitor the incoming questions; “we’ll do it live!” as I like to say.

I hope you were able to snag a ticket, and if you didn’t, please stay tuned for more nationwide opportunities like BoP screenings in the future!

[Applejack]

@Reaganfan78

All the talk about badges reminds me of…

Pokémon! Where Ash trys to earn all the badges to be a Pokémon master!

@Aquamon can tell you I was once a formidable Pokémon GO contender. But those days are behind me, and I have grown soft, and weak… but I was definitely inspired by that badge system, and the thinking behind Pokémon! Good eye

[Applejack]

@HubCityQuestion

I have a request [for Encyclopedia]

Cheeky! What’s stopping you?

[Applejack]

@Reaganfan78

Happy 1st anniversary Office Hour @Applejack, Hope you like the picture I made, it’s not perfect, I did my best.

BRB!

[Applejack]

Immediately printed and put on my inspiration wall- thank you so, so much!!

[Reaganfan78]

Cool! And you’re welcome.

[Applejack]

@Mae

I don’t see any La Croix on here…

Hehehehe…

[Applejack]

@MovieAddict

But would we also get baby spew, dahling?

[Applejack]

@PrincessAmethyst

Did I see Meta Madhouse is coming back?

YOU KNOW IT! Details aren’t coming SOON, but sooniiiish.

[Applejack]

@Reaganfan78

Hello Applejack​,
I notice Kelex kept repeating the same quotes over again, I have some quotes idea what he should say, is there a thread that we can add more quotes to him?

Well ONE, how often does the repeat quote happen? Do you mean the same quote over and over, or roughly the same 50 over and over? I don’t have an official thread going like the badges or emojis, but perhaps we should start one! My concern there is that I don’t quite have my eye on getting those quotes into Kelex anytime soon (it’s more of a pain than it should be), so I’m afraid it would be misleading to start a topic then never get anywhere. See: The sluggish pace of results from the Print-To-Digital topic. How about you DM it to me and I’ll keep it in my inbox as a reminder, until I feel good about a topic being proactive?

[Applejack]

@Jay_Kay

Well, this is my new favorite gif ever.

Hahaha, I didn’t see past the lifting of the hot dog before I posted it- the wolfing down + lightning was a treat for us all!!

[CassTheStreet]

My idea of soon may be different than your idea of soon! If it is before May it is soon to me Promise me it is before May!

[Applejack]

@DeSade-acolyte

I’m gonna throw my $0.02 in on this because this item seems to keep cropping up.

Firstly and a very important thing I want to make clear. @OmniLad I am not trying to single you you out as this point of view has come from other quarters as well. Your post seemed to give a very good example of a topic I believe deserves some discussion or at least insight from the mods and some possible options that might serve both sides of this topic. Please, if you feel at all uncomfortable with my use of this quote, please DM me and I will remove it.

@OmniLad

I like your breakdown and passion! It’s nice to see that on here, but I think it’s important to remember that there is not a “right batman.” He is a versatile character that can work under any tone. Maybe all the thing YOU hate about some interpretations are what other people love. I know you don’t intend to come across this way, but by writing this (especially in such an agressive tone) it can be mean spirited to those who like other aspects of the character. Someone who disagrees could feel like “less of a Batman fan” because they disagree. Just something to consider in the future and maybe upon reflection of this post.

It’s clear it’s an opinion and @batjamags even started with “OK, coming on strong with the title”

While I concur Batman can work in many different styles and iterations. And that there is really isn’t such thing as ““right batman.”

However, I must confess that I don’t see an aggressive tone mentioned. It is a strong opinion, but it certainly is not saying “Hey I’m right and if you don’t agree sod off.”

Why is it that strong (passionate is perhaps a better adjective) opinions are being treated as aggressive? One of the items of fan engagement is relying and building on the passion of fans.

I understand that some people are more “shy” about jumping into something where there is a passionate opinion they might disagree with (or maybe even agree with). However, some of that is that person’s shyness issue. It seems like there is a feeling by some in the community that inclusivity requires watering down strong/passionate points of view. That, in and of itself, creates an excluding environment for members with strong opinions. I have felt this push towards that exclusion.

Is the answer a new community section Everything DC/Discordance. That would at least give a place for strong/passionate positions on everything DC. A place where strong, heated debate can be placed and those that wish to avoid such can do so with fair warning of what that section is for. A “This is a hot kitchen, and it’s likely to generate some high heat” recognition.

There is certainly a subset of members who enjoy strong “heated” debate. (While still staying within community guidelines, of course.)

If the mods and lanterns want to keep out what, I see as “passionate, heated and aggressive opinions” in the general community areas, that’s fine. I can see the advantage to that. However, perhaps adding an “anti-matter universe” in the form of Discordance section would be beneficial and create more inclusive environment for DCU.

@Applejack (and @Pretty.Poison.Bombshell as well) what are your thoughts?

I really would like to find some way of balancing this issue that could be a net positive for the community as a whole.

I haven’t read beyond this initial thought-starter, so I apologize if this is already being hotly debated and I’m being redundant of anything that follows. I’ll continue to chime in if the topic continues.

I always get squeamish about too much parsing. Much of what is a delight about being a part of a community is being exposed to ideas, attitudes, and people that you wouldn’t have encountered if you were carving out your own very safe and specific path. This is why something like an entire section where only the…let’s call them… High Heat Heads would go, would end up cultivating an insular echo chamber, rather than “mixin’ it up”, as… I …put in quotes, apparently.

However, a topic that has a little “flame” icon to indiciate a “High Heat” topic in the General/Everything Area, or a Discordant tag, might help with treading lightly. Certainly that Amber Heard topic the mods are lurking would be one I’d flame up.

Anyhoo, these are my initial, “Hi I’m answering questions at a rapid fire pace after work” thoughts are. I like the seed plant, though. I don’t immediately reject the general notion of “make discordant conversations known”. Also helpful for trigger warning conversations.

[Applejack]

@OmniLad

No worries about singling me out. I agree that aggressive may have been a poor choice of words. I think it has to do with writing. I of all people should know how difficult it is to convey tone in a DCU post (I’m sure you’ve seen it in any of our other discussions haha). I’m not trying to take away from OP’s opinion or make them seem angry. I just think some posts written like that or in that tone can make it difficult for those who disagree to jump in and feel like they’re a part of the community. I suppose it’s not just about the tone in this particular post, but the subject matter as well. Hope this clears my opinion up :).

Honestly OmniLad, I think you hit the nail on the head. I don’t think words alone get it right, ever. That’s why we developed these microexpressions, body language, vocal intonation. When all of that is stripped away, we project what we THINK is intention on what we’re reading. That actually makes the use of emojis and GIFs potentially crucial to online conversations, however cheesy they might be.

I guess this isn’t a question, but a good contribution to what I think is an important conversation.