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An infodump is when the author has to get a whole bunch of important information to the reader, but it's not integral to the plot at that moment. If Character 2 is ranting and finally getting some...
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#4: Attribution notice removed
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System
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2019-12-13T12:00:34Z (almost 5 years ago)
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#3: Attribution notice added
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System
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2019-12-08T05:01:23Z (almost 5 years ago)
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#2: Initial revision
An infodump is when the author has to get a whole bunch of important information to the reader, but it's not integral to the plot at that moment. If Character 2 is ranting and finally getting something off his chest, it's not an infodump. It _is_ the plot. It's the culmination of the plot. To keep it from being a wall of text, break it up with stage business and reaction (physical or mental) from Character 1.
#1: Imported from external source
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System
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2016-02-08T13:26:11Z (almost 9 years ago)
Original score: 4