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Fan Fiction II: Great story! Where's the sequel?

This thread is for fanfic recs, links, and discussion, but not for actual posting of fanfic.


meara - Jul 26, 2022 10:26:54 am PDT #10339 of 10431

I love recs! Sadly still haven't managed to watch the show other than the first episode, but encourage all friends to enter recs here for any show/book/etc!! I want your recs!


Jessica - Jul 26, 2022 10:41:51 am PDT #10340 of 10431
If I want to become a cloud of bats, does each bat need a separate vaccination?

AITA for doing my job and trying to keep the company afloat? by tikli:

I'd read this before but it never occurred to me until now to read the comments and OMG I love it even more.


JZ - Jul 26, 2022 7:20:55 pm PDT #10341 of 10431
See? I gave everybody here an opportunity to tell me what a bad person I am and nobody did, because I fuckin' rule.

it never occurred to me until now to read the comments and OMG I love it even more.

Someone on Twitter pointed it out or I'd never have noticed it myself. The commitment to the conceit by everyone is just a delight.


askye - Aug 11, 2022 8:41:00 am PDT #10342 of 10431
Thrive to spite them

So I found a story on AO3 that isn't plagiarizing word for word, but taking some specific scenes from at least 2 different stories and rewriting them. And it's not like common things that happen in Supernatural or even common things that happen in AUs (this is an au) that you see like a meet cute type situation. It's more like specific scenes from, I think 2 different stories, have been taken and rewritten into this one.

How close does something have to be for it to be plagiarism?


Dana - Aug 11, 2022 8:43:00 am PDT #10343 of 10431
"I'm useless alone." // "We're all useless alone. It's a good thing you're not alone."

Sounds close enough to me. I'd at least notify the authors.


askye - Aug 11, 2022 9:57:10 am PDT #10344 of 10431
Thrive to spite them

I messaged the 2 authors, I hope I'm wrong about this.


askye - Aug 11, 2022 2:04:11 pm PDT #10345 of 10431
Thrive to spite them

I heard from the authors, both are aware of the story, the person who had the most ideas lifted knows the person and it seemed like they wanted to be flattered by it but were also kind of miffed by it but hadn't said anything because they didn't want to embarrass the writer.


Consuela - Aug 11, 2022 9:24:45 pm PDT #10346 of 10431
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix

That's good of you, askye. I would want to know.


askye - Aug 13, 2022 2:54:30 pm PDT #10347 of 10431
Thrive to spite them

It was so obvious I had to say something.


Consuela - Aug 13, 2022 6:20:50 pm PDT #10348 of 10431
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix

There's some controversy online about the OTW election, it's a little unclear to me but one of the board candidates is in favor of censorship? I haven't been paying attention as I'm not a paying member right now.