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	redcoast 2006-08-16 04:33 am UTC (link)
	My sympathies to Heidi. My favorite reaction to this debacle, however, has been Gehayi's. Heidi posts on her thread down there. (Reply to this)(Thread)

	sashenka 2006-08-16 04:44 am UTC (link)
	So... why does FA take 2 months to remove your fanfic? That's... uh... yeah... (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	tehrin 2006-08-16 05:14 am UTC (link)
	Lazy mods? (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	sashenka 2006-08-16 06:06 am UTC (link)
	Yeah, but that's just... that's too lazy... it's not like they only have one person doing it... (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	missdaisy 2006-08-16 12:01 pm UTC (link)
	I think that they store them for two months as a favor to the author, in case you want to undelete and get your reviews back. 'Course I know less than nothing about FA ~ I'm guessing based on bits & pieces I've read lately. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	lerefuge 2006-08-16 05:05 pm UTC (link)
	Yes, that's it, if we are to believe a report about someone trying to delete her fics not long ago. I think it's just their way of working to actually accomodate authors, not annoy them. (Reply to this)(Parent)

nostrademons 2006-08-17 02:19 am UTC (link)

Yes, that's it. When we were designing the new system, there was a lot of discussion about deletions. I wanted immediate deletion for precisely the reason that's appearing here - so people don't accuse us of trying to "hold onto" their fics after they want nothing more to do with us - and because it's simpler to implement. A lot of the other admins wanted us to hold onto fics for about 6 months in case someone's account was hacked, their little sister logged in, they change their minds, etc. In the end, we compromised on 2 months (I think it's one month, actually, regardless of what the e-mail says), with the fics taken out of view immediately. Granted, deleted fics are not being purged at all right now, due to a bug in the deletion code. That too has reasons, namely that we set a hard deadline of Nov 1 (2005) to launch the new system, because I was starting a Real Job That Pays Me Money then and wouldn't have time to work on FA anymore. October rolled around, I realized "Shit, I forgot to implement deletions!", so I quick slapped something together. But I never tested it and forgot to enable it. Xander realized it was disabled, tried to get it working, and promptly broke the whole site before going on vacation. ;-) (This was why uploads stopped for about a week last spring.) So we disabled it again, and there it sits until somebody has time to go in and fix things. If you know anyone who's good with PHP & MySQL, please do refer them to the tech team. I don't even know who's in charge anymore; probably Heidi, but I dunno how involved with FA she is after this. (Reply to this)(Parent)

	syncopation 2006-08-16 06:03 am UTC (link)
	I saw a lot of mixed reactions in response to her post. Gotta say... she's kept a cool head in light of her decision. Props to her for that. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	redcoast 2006-08-16 03:04 pm UTC (link)
	I've never known Gehayi to lose her head*, and, yeah, this is the Harry Potter fandom. *Which makes it all the more scathing when she suddenly hauls back and insults somebody. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	rachelmap 2006-08-16 08:49 pm UTC (link)
	But... Is it an insult if it's true? (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	redcoast 2006-08-16 08:51 pm UTC (link)
	Yep. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	rachelmap 2006-08-16 08:57 pm UTC (link)
	Then heidi8 insulted herself first and can't blame anybody who insults her after. (Reply to this)(Parent)

	catatonia 2006-08-16 11:36 am UTC (link)
	shezan is flapping about all over that. Why the fuck does s/he/it give such a flying fuck? Does s/he/it get frequent flyer points for going into people's journals, missing the bleeding obvious and speaking out of their arse? (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

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	catatonia 2006-08-17 05:38 am UTC (link)
	Shezan's trying to be funny? I didn't get that vibe. The sarcasm wasn't strong enough for me. I agree that Shezan is amusing though :-) (Reply to this)(Parent)

	pyratejenni 2006-08-16 03:34 pm UTC (link)
	I'm surprised no one's pulled the "Heidi got death threats! Don't you feel bad now?" card on her yet. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	redcoast 2006-08-16 03:39 pm UTC (link)
	If they try the sympathy card, gehayi can throw it back in their faces as she is actually recovering from an illness - if the argument here is that something bad happening in someone's personal life absolves them of anything they might have done wrong. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	pyratejenni 2006-08-16 04:00 pm UTC (link)
	If they try the sympathy card, gehayi can throw it back in their faces as she is actually recovering from an illness I know that. You know that. Would the "you're so mean to Heidi!" person(s) know that? Maybe. Would they care? Probably not. Would Gehayi shred them into itty-bitty pieces? Hell, yes. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	redcoast 2006-08-16 04:02 pm UTC (link)
	She's too nice for that. She'd probably respond with well-thought-out comments a couple of paragraphs long. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	pyratejenni 2006-08-16 04:06 pm UTC (link)
	That's what I meant by "shred them to pieces": a pointed take-down of their comments. Much like she did to Heidi. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

(no subject) - redcoast, 2006-08-16 04:32 pm UTC

	crazedchipmunk 2006-08-16 04:42 pm UTC (link)
	Nice to see someone put their money where their mouth is. If a lot of authors delete their stories en masse, maybe FA will be forced to address this situation. I still think FA is an awesome archive, and fics can always be resubmitted if the proper apologies are made. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	redcoast 2006-08-16 04:56 pm UTC (link)
	Actually, gehayi has decided not to write fanfic anymore, so who knows? Apparently deleted fanfic is the thing to do these days. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	lerefuge 2006-08-16 05:08 pm UTC (link)
	Because of this story? I don't agree with the shitting on the HP fandom tough. No, the HP fandom DO NOT condone plagiarism. Unless CC and her gang speak for the entire fandom (which they certainly don't), I don't get why anyone would draw that conclusion. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	redcoast 2006-08-16 05:12 pm UTC (link)
	No, for personal reasons. She nearly died last year, and has decided to reprioritize. Also, a lot of her friends have decided to stop writing, and I'm sure that influenced her. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

(no subject) - lerefuge, 2006-08-16 05:16 pm UTC

	kittikattie 2006-08-16 11:43 pm UTC (link)
	I'm thinking I should pull mine. Does anyone know the method of pulling? (Reply to this)(Parent)

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