It's like a cautionary fandom tale. I wonder if it'll pass into the nomenclature.
What happened to Userboi18?
Oh, he did something stupid last week, and his flist CousinJeaned him.
Mal: Does.. um.. does this seem kind of tight? Kaylee: Shows off your backside.
'Shindig'
Fan Fiction II: Great story! Where's the sequel?
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Calli - Aug 10, 2005 10:54:05 am PDT #846 of 10434
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs
Katie M - Aug 10, 2005 10:59:36 am PDT #847 of 10434
I was charmed (albeit somewhat perplexed) by the fannish sensibility of many of the music choices -- it's like the director was trying to vid Canada. --loligo on the Olympic Opening Ceremonies
I think this is a really grey area, and you could see it as no worse than the woman who put up a paypal donation box so people could give her money to replace her stolen laptop, or whatever.
Yeah, you know, I was just thinking about what the difference between those two events was (on my lunchtime walk, which was Hella Hot but did end in me getting a $0.25 copy of Snow Crash at the library, so go me). Because Cassie Claire did not get the same kind of overwhelming rejection, even though there was a subtext of "get her a computer so she can write more."
She didn't actually make the appeal personally, though, did she?
Dana - Aug 10, 2005 11:03:17 am PDT #848 of 10434
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
Because Cassie Claire did not get the same kind of overwhelming rejection
I made fun of her here, I'm pretty sure. I do my part.
§ ita § - Aug 10, 2005 11:06:12 am PDT #849 of 10434
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I do my part.
Evidently not enough. What's your paypal address so we can subsidize you during these efforts?
Betsy HP - Aug 10, 2005 11:07:54 am PDT #850 of 10434
If I only had a brain...
Cassie Claire didn't make the quid pro quo explicit, did she?
Dana - Aug 10, 2005 11:08:47 am PDT #851 of 10434
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
It doesn't count if I don't directly solicit donations, right? I mean, I can't help it if people are overcome by my brilliance and fling cash at me.
Betsy HP - Aug 10, 2005 11:15:08 am PDT #852 of 10434
If I only had a brain...
Has this been a life problem for you to date? Cause, damn, I picked the wrong fandom if so.
Scrappy - Aug 10, 2005 11:15:22 am PDT #853 of 10434
Life moves pretty fast. You don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.
people are overcome by my brilliance and fling cash at me.
That used to happen to me on a regular basis back when I was a stripper.
If by "brilliance" you mean booty.
Katie M - Aug 10, 2005 11:16:11 am PDT #854 of 10434
I was charmed (albeit somewhat perplexed) by the fannish sensibility of many of the music choices -- it's like the director was trying to vid Canada. --loligo on the Olympic Opening Ceremonies
I made fun of her here, I'm pretty sure. I do my part.
Oh, yeah, she took some crap for it. But she was also supported by a lot of people, whereas pretty much no one is supporting cousinjean.
It doesn't count if I don't directly solicit donations, right? I mean, I can't help it if people are overcome by my brilliance and fling cash at me.
I totally want to have this problem.
Betsy HP - Aug 10, 2005 11:18:43 am PDT #855 of 10434
If I only had a brain...
I wish I had been a stripper before it was too late. I'm going to have the most boring writer bio ever. Should I publish anything.
[edit: Cassie Claire also had a lot of people supporting her for barefaced plagiarism.]