When Consuela, Nutty, and others were watching SPN and writing and posting SPN fic, there were recs and discussion of their and others' fic, along with fic in other fandoms. It's only been since the separation from Boxed Set, and a drift to other fandoms by writers on the board, that there've been fewer SPN recs in the fic thread. I've both posted links and discussed fics for SPN in there, and I'm subbed to the thread and read whatever new posts there are.

I don't want to discourage anybody from enjoying Show the way they like. There is obviously considerable interest in fic recs and discussion, so by consensus, that should go on here. Posting art and other links of course should go here.

I'm sorry if I had any part in fostering discomfort, but I'm glad we had the discussion.

Thank you, ita. I took a bath and calmed down a bit, and now I can think more rationally. Speaking out like that is not something I do often or easily, and it takes a lot out of me.

It's related to the show for me, and it doesn't work for me there. It's easier to stop.

And I think that's it, right there. My main issue is with the volume of conversation shifting away from the meta and other discussion that is related to the show for me towards fanworks.

I like fanworks, and I like many of them a lot, but for me, enjoyment of a show and enjoyment of its fanworks are fairly separate. I see discussion of fic as something different from discussion of show. Sometimes, it's related, but I don't see it as the same thing. Sometimes, I see it as very different, and when discussion turns to the extreme AUs or pairings that make me go 'buh?' you may as well be discussing Glee as far as I'm concerned. To me, it reads as 'off-topic.' Sometimes, off-topic can be entertaining to me. Other times, not so much.

I know it's frustrating, but sometimes it takes me a while to figure out exactly why I'm having a strong reaction to something.

I don't want to discourage anybody from enjoying Show the way they like. There is obviously considerable interest in fic recs and discussion, so by consensus, that should go on here. Posting art and other links of course should go here.

What Beverly said. I will adjust to skimming fic discussion when it occurs and I will trust that when Show starts again, there will be plenty of discussion. I apologize for the discomfort I caused people, but I am glad we had the discussion.

I get frustrated too, Anne. I just skim hoping to find links to articles or pics of Misha.

I prefer direct show talk to fic, since I don't read fic. But, I figure the thread is for all of us, so I just count the days till the show starts again.

I'm skipping big chunks, because I not really into fic, and some of the discussion is pretty opaque to those of us who haven't read the stories. The show itself is a common experience for everyone.

I get frustrated too, Anne. I just skim

I skim (and skim, and skim) over all the discussion of Dean/Cas fic, but that's because that is not an interest of mine. So it's not that I don't read fic, it's just that I don't read that particular type of fic. I feel the same way in Boxed Set when I have to scroll past Dr. Who discussion.

Would it be possible to put the word, maybe in caps, you know,

FIC: So, this author, man. She's got the characters...

at the top of fic posts, to make it easier for skimmers and skippers? And for art posts maybe some warning on pairings that people are sensitive to? Like M/M, S/D, D/C or something. I want to look at pretty things as much as anybody, but with warnings I'd know not to click. It would be sort of like spoilers--would that be that a huge imposition?

Just the FIC at the start of fic posts would honestly make it easier for me to skip and skim the fic posts while still feeling like I wasn't missing show talk, personally.

I often forget to tag my BSG posts in the gaming thread but I would try.

Just the FIC at the start of fic posts would honestly make it easier for me to skip and skim the fic posts while still feeling like I wasn't missing show talk, personally.

Sorry to keep bringing up the ISSUES thing, but this reminds me of some of the stuff that happened in Box set before this thread got mandated, like the insistence that we start putting in jump tags when we were doing W&Ps of past episodes.

Can't we just agree to be more mindful of ongoing discussions on one side and skimming more on the other?

Why can't including "FIC" at the start of a post be seen as a courtesy to fellow board members rather than as an ISSUE?