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mariem_1 ([info]mariem_1) wrote in [info]fandom_wank,
@ 2009-05-01 19:51:00


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Entry tags:entitlement, fandom: harry potter, i wanted to be wanked, jkr doesn't know harry potter like i do, look how much i don't care, my education let me show you it, potter fandom will not be outwanked!, spoilers- noooo! you bitch! you bitch!!!, taking it too seriously, wanking inside the house, why are you even reading these books?, yet another entitled hp fucktard

JKR owes us revised editions of HP books!
A "slightly disgruntled fan" wrote an 80,000-word essay about everything he disliked in the books and wants JKR to rewrite HP in accordance with his wishes.

An excerpt from the essay:

Destiny Unfulfilled is designed to convince as many fans as possible that a revised edition is called for, so they can begin haranguing Ms. Rowling (politely and with restraint, of course). Never underestimate the power of peon pressure!
Creative writing students will likely also benefit from reading this book, as the careful analysis of the strengths and weaknesses of someone else's writing often helps us spot those same traits in our own work. Finally, students of composition can use this as an example of argumentative writing, as well as a jumping off point for school writing assignments, by either agreeing with or countering points made here-in.


Then he went to The Leaky Lounge to brag about his essay and to convince the posters here to beg JKR to revise the books.

An excerpt from his first post:

I do have an M.A. in English, but I feel my main qualifications for writing the book are that I'm a (slightly disgruntled) fan of the series, and I've put a lot of effort into analyzing the seven books. To be clear, this is not a religious diatribe, political axe-grinding, nor do I attempt to take Ms. Rowling to school on who should have fallen in love with whom in the series. (I am *not* a kook! Heh.) Rather, this is an examination of issues like the role of a protagonist, the writer's contract with her readers, characterization, shaggy dog resolutions, and so forth.

The critique makes claims such as that Harry fails to fulfill his role as a protagonist and, ultimately, ceases to be even a necessary character. Hermione could easily have made it through Book 7 without Harry and Ron tagging along after her.... That seems like a fairly major problem, when the title character turns out to be unnecessary.

I hope we can make enough noise to get Ms. Rowling's attention. We aren't asking for more books in the series, just that she fulfill the promises she made to us: that the books would star Harry as the hero and protagonist, that the books wouldn't be episodic, and so forth.


ETA: "We're operating within our rights under the Magna Carta".

ETA 2: "I've been told to not post more than once in 24 hours".

ETA 3: madderbrad adds his two knuts.

ETA 4: Migdalin himself appeared on Fandom Wank. And he apologized to us.



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Thanks for the Feedback
(Anonymous)
2009-05-07 07:23 pm UTC (link)
I didn't take time to read all of the posts here (heh), but it does warm my heart that I was able to bring a bit of joy to the lives of so many others.

I think the website knows who I am, because it wouldn't let me create an account, so I greet you under the guise of anonymity. (It claimed to be under attack by robots, but that sounds like a rationalization to me.)

Cheers,
Migdalin

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Re: Thanks for the Feedback
[info]major_dallas
2009-05-07 07:49 pm UTC (link)
You're welcome... the website wouldn't let you create an account because you either have to be invited or buy one...I dunno if they are selling right now though.

So since you are here, if this series disappointed you so much that you demand a re-write, why even bother? Why not move on to Twilight or City of Bones or the Collected works of Anne Rice or other great works of Literary Fiction???

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Re: Thanks for the Feedback
(Anonymous)
2009-05-07 09:24 pm UTC (link)
The qualities that made the series popular also, it seemed to me, made it worthy of a full-length critique. Whatever else, I enjoyed writing the thing and I think I gained some insights into the craft of fiction as a result. I'm definitely gaining insight into human nature.

Anyway, arguments along those lines begin to sound like "My country, love it or leave it," like it's impossible to both support something (whether a government, a religion, or a work of art) and at the same time point out problems that one perceives there-in.

Ultimately, though, people fail to realize that the Lord has Called me to undertake this quest, and I have no intention of ignoring such a call. (Sorry. Couldn't resist that one. Oh, that was a joke, by the way....)

Migdalin

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Law of Humor, Writing, and Communication #8,933
(Anonymous)
2009-05-08 04:31 am UTC (link)
If you have to explain that it was a joke, it wasn't a good one.

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Re: Thanks for the Feedback
[info]magicpants
2009-05-08 05:49 am UTC (link)
Anyway, arguments along those lines begin to sound like "My country, love it or leave it," like it's impossible to both support something (whether a government, a religion, or a work of art) and at the same time point out problems that one perceives there-in.

Right. But there's a vast difference between criticizing a work and demanding the author rewrite the entire thing to your specifications. That's where all these accusations of entitlement are kicking in, you see.

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Re: Thanks for the Feedback
(Anonymous)
2009-05-08 06:38 am UTC (link)
I would love to hear your thoughts on yaoi.

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Re: Thanks for the Feedback - [info]ghostmaster, 2009-05-08 08:59 am UTC
Re: Thanks for the Feedback - [info]librarianmouse, 2009-05-08 09:27 am UTC
Re: Thanks for the Feedback - (Anonymous), 2009-05-08 11:59 am UTC
Re: Thanks for the Feedback - (Anonymous), 2009-05-08 11:21 pm UTC
Re: Thanks for the Feedback - (Anonymous), 2009-05-08 11:23 pm UTC
Re: Thanks for the Feedback
(Anonymous)
2009-05-08 02:10 pm UTC (link)
I'm impressed you turned up and made your argument.

Respect, dude. :)

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Re: Thanks for the Feedback
[info]brennalarose
2009-05-08 05:39 pm UTC (link)
Okay, sure, I can get behind that. I love the world, but the stories annoy me.

However, nothing entitles anybody to a re-write. 1984 was a book that influenced a good-sized chunk of late 20th c. Literature. I hated it. Does that mean Orwell ought to move his dead bones and re-write it to have a happier ending?

Nope. Even if he were alive, demanding a new version from an author isn't likely to get a response, except maybe pissing the author off. If you want a different story, why not do like the rest of disgruntled fandom and write a fanfic?

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Re: Thanks for the Feedback
(Anonymous)
2009-05-11 08:48 pm UTC (link)
Don't you dare ignore Danielle Steele, Philistine.

-stivee

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Re: Thanks for the Feedback
mockygogo
2009-05-07 09:09 pm UTC (link)
I didn't take time to read all of the posts here (heh),

here's a fun fact: word count of all 7 pages of this post =/= 80,000 word whine on author disappointment that she wrote the book she was writing, not the one you wanted her to write.

Perspective. It's what's for dinner.

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Re: Thanks for the Feedback
(Anonymous)
2009-05-07 09:27 pm UTC (link)
In future, when I'm trying to be funny, I'll make sure to say "That was a joke." Apparently "heh" doesn't quite get the message across.

Laughing when the people on screen laugh doesn't mean you have a sense of humor.

Migdalin

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Re: Thanks for the Feedback
[info]duraniedrama
2009-05-07 09:36 pm UTC (link)
We're not laughing with you, we're laughing at you. And pretending to laugh with us at yourself will only make us laugh at you even harder.

Nice try, though.

/me waits for the "look how much I don't care" tag to be added to the entry.

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Re: Thanks for the Feedback - [info]insanitys_place, 2009-05-07 11:18 pm UTC
Re: Thanks for the Feedback - mockygogo, 2009-05-08 06:57 pm UTC
Re: Thanks for the Feedback - [info]insanitys_place, 2009-05-08 07:25 pm UTC
Re: Thanks for the Feedback - [info]duraniedrama, 2009-05-09 02:31 am UTC
Re: Thanks for the Feedback
[info]alcesx2
2009-05-08 01:18 am UTC (link)
I dunno, I'm laughing pretty freaking hard at you. Heh.

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Re: Thanks for the Feedback
(Anonymous)
2009-05-08 12:01 pm UTC (link)
So, on LC, the joke is that you were laughing with those who lashed out at you?

You, my friend, have the weird fetishes.

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Re: Thanks for the Feedback - (Anonymous), 2009-05-08 02:14 pm UTC
Re: Thanks for the Feedback - [info]hickorydickory, 2009-05-09 02:47 am UTC
Re: Thanks for the Feedback
(Anonymous)
2009-05-08 01:23 am UTC (link)
*sigh*

Okay, since you honestly don't seem to get that we're not mocking you for criticizing the series, but rather that we're mocking you for your obvious entitlement issues in believing that JKR "owes" you a rewrite because the last couple books didn't meet up to what you wanted --

Ah, you know what, fuck it. If you don't get it by now, you'll never get it.

Bored Mousie

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Re: Thanks for the Feedback
(Anonymous)
2009-05-08 05:04 am UTC (link)
Yeah, the thread title in The Leaky Cauldron tends to cause people to foam at the mouth. At the time it seemed better to be over the top than to get ignored.... If I'd known then what I know now, etc.

Migdalin

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Re: Thanks for the Feedback - [info]beejium, 2009-05-08 08:07 am UTC
Re: Thanks for the Feedback - mockygogo, 2009-05-08 07:27 pm UTC
Re: Thanks for the Feedback
[info]mochibuni
2009-05-08 03:37 am UTC (link)
LOOKIT ME! I KNOW HOW TO USE A KEYBOARD! TAPTAPTAPTAP AWAY AT THE KEYBOARD!

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Re: Thanks for the Feedback
(Anonymous)
2009-05-08 04:22 am UTC (link)
...

Hagrid is Mithras?


--OtherCat

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Re: Thanks for the Feedback - (Anonymous), 2009-05-08 12:02 pm UTC
Re: Thanks for the Feedback - (Anonymous), 2009-05-08 01:37 pm UTC
Re: Thanks for the Feedback
(Anonymous)
2009-05-08 01:46 pm UTC (link)
AHAHAHAHAHAHA
I love it when they turn up to defend themselves.

Not to mention when they think JF is against them.

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Re: Thanks for the Feedback
[info]lady_jafaria
2009-05-08 07:05 pm UTC (link)
Alan Rickman is hot.

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Re: Thanks for the Feedback
[info]tavalya_ra
2009-05-08 08:55 pm UTC (link)
YEAH HE IS!

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Re: Thanks for the Feedback
[info]kjtaylor
2009-05-10 10:06 am UTC (link)
No he isn't.

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Re: Thanks for the Feedback - [info]lady_jafaria, 2009-05-12 06:45 am UTC
Re: Thanks for the Feedback - [info]kjtaylor, 2009-05-12 07:19 am UTC
Re: Thanks for the Feedback
[info]urpletastic
2009-05-11 08:10 am UTC (link)
Seriously hot, and yet way cool too.

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Re: Thanks for the Feedback
(Anonymous)
2009-05-09 10:08 am UTC (link)
Hey, mocking aside, props to the dude for showing up to say hi. *fistbumps him in abstraction*

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No.
[info]bacon_lover
2009-05-10 09:24 am UTC (link)
There is nothing respectable about this. The whole reason we don't troll the wank is so that we don't get personally involved. Neither side is sensible, it's all ridiculous, and the best thing for anyone being wanked to do is just to stop and walk away. Continuing the wank is laughable; continuing the wank here just gets more dogpiling. Heh.

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