Oh, dear, ita. That's kind of awful.
I'm also surprised to see that kind of clamor for updates on AO3; I've mostly felt it was confined to FFN.
You're talking to Serenity. And, Early... Serenity is very unhappy.
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Consuela - Nov 24, 2013 7:48:13 am PST #8805 of 10434
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
§ ita § - Nov 24, 2013 10:27:17 am PST #8806 of 10434
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
It kinda makes me want to not even feel impatient, even though I'd never nag for an update.
I don't know if it's an SPN sea change, an AO3 one, or just in my ship, but the last month has seen a surge in "Be gentle this is the first fic I wrote" author's notes, and more frequent clarity that the person writing is writing about themselves right now in this high school AU.
Sturgeon's Law is never so apparent as when you're in an archive. AO3 has changed how I read fic, but it's also changed how often I want to stab myself in the eyes.
WindSparrow - Nov 24, 2013 11:41:20 am PST #8807 of 10434
Love is stronger than death and harder than sorrow. Those who practice it are fierce like the light of stars traveling eons to pierce the night.
I occasionally make "I love this fic, hope everything is going ok for you, let me know if/when I can bring out my pom-poms to cheer you on as you write more of it," comments.
juliana - Nov 25, 2013 1:51:06 pm PST #8808 of 10434
I’d be lying if I didn’t say that I miss them all tonight…
Sturgeon's Law is never so apparent as when you're in an archive. AO3 has changed how I read fic, but it's also changed how often I want to stab myself in the eyes.
So much this. I routinely bless AO3's ability to let me filter by kudos, but even that doesn't entirely safeguard against the 90%.
§ ita § - Nov 25, 2013 1:56:53 pm PST #8809 of 10434
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I think I read the comments on bad fic more than I read the comments on good, so I can get my aghast on properly. PEOPLE. What's with having different standards from me? Where does that get us?
Matt the Bruins fan - Nov 25, 2013 2:08:30 pm PST #8810 of 10434
"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
What worries me about that is that if encouraged, you know the awful writers will be WAY more prolific than the good ones.
He said, sprinting past a 125,000-word WIP that gets updated about 8 times a day and is always at the top of the Teen Wolf tags...
juliana - Nov 25, 2013 2:11:12 pm PST #8811 of 10434
I’d be lying if I didn’t say that I miss them all tonight…
What worries me about that is that if encouraged, you know the awful writers will be WAY more prolific than the good ones.
He said, sprinting past a 125,000-word WIP that gets updated about 8 times a day and is always at the top of the Teen Wolf tags...
Oh gods, yes. There's one posting updates at least once a day to 3 different WIPs in one of my fandoms.
Calli - Nov 26, 2013 1:13:05 am PST #8812 of 10434
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs
I've gotten some good mileage out of other people's bookmarks on AO3. There's a decent chance that if I like an author I'll like fic they've bookmarked. I've hopscotched through a goodly chunk of a fandom that way.
Dana - Nov 26, 2013 5:20:21 am PST #8813 of 10434
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
Sorting by kudos just usually reinforces that my tastes are not always fandom's tastes.
§ ita § - Nov 26, 2013 5:31:44 am PST #8814 of 10434
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I've gotten some good mileage out of other people's bookmarks on AO3
That's the least random way I've done it--once I've read all an author's works, I check their bookmarks. A particularly interesting commenter (RARE) I will also check.
I still miss Delicious though.
And try to put some bookmarks up--more for the authors than other readers, because who's gonna check me?