I like fandom wank, it's the only way I can keep up with kerfuffles.

Also, I was reading through fanfic_hate and in the replies to the first comment about who they hate (Ducks) someone invokes Snacky's law.

I have to admit with some guilt that there was at least one post on fanfic_hate that I was entirely in agreement with.

Well, not too much guilt. It was nice to see someone say it. Someone who isn't me. *grin*

I love the idea that not only did they delete f_w, they deleted the explanation for why they deleted f_w. Like the hate built up to the point where it developed anti-gravity force, and collapsed into a black hole.

It's possible I've been working too hard.

I'd imagine someone's done a Buffy/Spike songvid to Outside by Staind (or perhaps Wesley/Lilah). Has anyone hear heard of a good one?

Like the hate built up to the point where it developed anti-gravity force, and collapsed into a black hole.

It's like the Ultimate Fandom Wank.

Except F_W is back. So.

I think that makes it even wankier. A giant flounce that didn't take.

Okay, I've got a question, for folks who have been Part Of Fandom longer than I have.

Do people really get leapt upon and savaged like unto a defenseless gazelle if they say something negative about a popular piece of fanfic? I mean, does that happen? Or is it some kind of urban legend? I'm curious because I don't think I've ever seen it happen myself, but some people certainly seem to think it's likely to.

(I'm not talking about "but if I say something negative no one will like me!" That's, you know, life.)

I've never felt like a gazelle surrounded by hungry lions, but I have gone against the tide of popular feeling a couple of time on WIPs and had shocked, disbelieving emails appear in my inbox on the theme of "If you hate it so much, why are you bothering to read it?" I've also gotten emails saying, "Oh, I was so hoping someone would say that." Indeed, the lurkers supported me in email.

I'm not to concerned about other people not liking me for my taste in fic, but I do take into consideration whether I want to deal with any possible fallout. Generally if I dislike a story I just don't say anything. If it's a forum where I post regularly, I hope that my lack of reaction gets the point across.

I once said something not entirely complimentary about a story that I was recommending on my recs page. Mind you, it was ON MY RECS PAGE, so I liked it. But I said something about how the frequent pov-shifts didn't entirely work for me. I got a somewhat snotty note from the writer for that.

I have my opinions about the Great Works. But you know, I do know, or know friends of, the women who write them. And it's not worth the hassle to say, "I think Ficcer X's story Life and Let Die is much weaker than her usual stuff. The plot logic is sloppy, the pov shifts bizarrely and for no purpose, and I don't buy her characterization of Derek the Pimp. I also don't think any remotely natural human hair can legitimately be called vermilion."

Because you know? Tons of people love it, and inevitably someone will point Ficcer X to my comments, and even if I don't hear about it from her... ::shrugs::

If I really feel the need to give critical feedback to someone, if I don't know them, I'll send them a note first and ask if they want to hear it. And then I'll tell them, IF they reply.

But to answer your question, no, I've never received dozens of emails telling me I don't understand the glory which is FiccerX and her lead character's vermilion hair.