My God, you've found Jilli's gateway drug to SGA fandom!
River: I didn't think you'd come for me. Simon: Well, you're a dummy.
'Serenity'
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.
Matt the Bruins fan - Nov 27, 2007 6:31:27 am PST #4621 of 10436
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand
Atropa - Nov 27, 2007 8:23:53 am PST #4622 of 10436
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.
My God, you've found Jilli's gateway drug to SGA fandom!
Hee! That was very cute. I have no idea who any of the characters named were, but still! Anything done in the style of the Gashleycrumb Tinies gets my approval.
Consuela - Dec 02, 2007 12:46:38 pm PST #4623 of 10436
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
Dear fandom:
A story that contains explicit and messy masturbation is not gen just because it contains neither slash nor het.
No love, me.
Laga - Dec 02, 2007 1:18:59 pm PST #4624 of 10436
You should know I'm a big deal in the Resistance.
I found this, "Gen fan fiction is considered to be "GENeral" -- for differing versions of "general". It is usually rated somewhere between G and "suitable for young adults". The content can vary: many consider it to be anything which is not slash or adult. In Stargate SG-1 fandom, "gen" is used to refer to stories which explicitly exclude romantic stories (see noromo and het). As a contrast, some sections of Sentinel fandom consider gen to be everything that isn't slash -- that is, that gen includes adult fiction as well. So this term may need to be clarified depending on context."
Consuela - Dec 02, 2007 1:44:45 pm PST #4625 of 10436
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
Laga, in the circles I operate in, it's either "gen" for "general audience" or "gen" for "could be aired on the show". In neither event is a PWP that is all and only about masturbation, in explicit detail, gen. The point of gen is that it's not about sex, and this story is.
I don't think I'm being too demanding here: it just feels like someone who doesn't understand fannish history at all, and is trying to drum up interest in her story post.
Cass - Dec 02, 2007 2:01:03 pm PST #4626 of 10436
Bob's learned to live with tragedy, but he knows that this tragedy is one that won't ever leave him or get better.
Laga, in the circles I operate in, it's either "gen" for "general audience" or "gen" for "could be aired on the show".These circles are mine, as well.
Explicit stories should be marked as such.
Consuela - Dec 02, 2007 2:03:53 pm PST #4627 of 10436
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
Happily, the poster agreed with me once I pointed out the contradiction in her headers.
Cass - Dec 02, 2007 2:07:00 pm PST #4628 of 10436
Bob's learned to live with tragedy, but he knows that this tragedy is one that won't ever leave him or get better.
Wait, does this mean we don't get a new *koff* wank? How unusual.
Gotta say, I rather like this whole new being rational thing.
Laga - Dec 02, 2007 2:10:11 pm PST #4629 of 10436
You should know I'm a big deal in the Resistance.
Yeah I figured it was unlikely the story in question fell into that last Sentinel category but I also thought I might not be the only person who didn't know what the definition of "gen" is. I was surprised to find there's some disagreement even among fandom. I agree that ::any:: story fan fic or no should be labelled as adult if it's explicity sexual.
Dana - Dec 02, 2007 3:20:20 pm PST #4630 of 10436
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
Sentinel fandom is not really the fandom to use as a barometer for sanity.