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tetradecimal (tetradecimal) wrote in ![[info]](http://www.journalfen.net/img/community.gif){kind=small} fandom_wank,@ 2010-08-31 16:57:00 |
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From wank_report:
Someone has decided that enough is enough, and it is now time to cleansethe Pit of Voles FF.net of all that ails it. And that someone is the Literate Union! Motto: "well here are the people who are going to give it anyways!"
"It", apparently, being concrit or flaming. You know, whichever you prefer.
"The LU -- The Literate Union -- is a society that helps to improve the quality of stories on FanFiction that either break the rules or are poorly written. In the case of the latter, we try to help the author, bringing their piece up to standard. Difficult cases are reported to the admins."
Naturally, this includes stories with "poor grammar/spelling/punctuation", but also:
* Smut
* Interactive stories
* Non-chapter stories
* Advertisement stories
* List stories (?)
* Stories based on chats/scripts/IMs
The leaders of the LU, in their own words:
"Dictionary and George are the two leaders of the Literate Union. One is a flamer, the other a concritter. Dictionary is funny, flirty, witty, chatty, and probably the friendlier of the two. Though she is sweet, she's brutally honest, so sometimes she seems meaner than she actually is. She considers her friends' feelings above all else, but also does not open up to anyone except those she is closest to. George, like Dictionary, is quite flirty. However, he prefers a more perverted method than most and finds it highly amusing when the unprepared become quite flustered. As a wise man once said, 'Asking George not to be mean is about as good as asking a cow to bark.' George lives for Teh Lulz and he doesn't care if you're friend or foe: irritate him and he'll let you know about it in the bluntest possible way. Both leaders split duties between them. Dictionary handles most of the noob/member hunting, flame hunting, and mass emailing. George meanwhile fixes up all tech requirements, such as our email and the multi-email settings. He updates the blog, the FH wiki page, and does various behind-the-scenes jobs, as well as running the forum."
Are you young? No excuses!
Are you dyslexic? No excuses!
Is English not your first language? Well, so is Dictionary! Also, no excuses.
Even better, LordKelvin has created a tool called RedBootton, to be used to search story categories on FF.net and move the whole reporting-subpar-stories thing along:
Q: How does it work?
A: The user puts in a category link and the number of stories to be checked starting from the newest. RB goes from one story to the next, checking for infractions. Suspicious stories are preserved as links.
More links:
* RedBootton is against FF.net's TOS! (LordKelvin and co. appear to defend themselves in the comments)
* Stop spamming my blog with porn!
* Bonus: Georgeasaurus is reclaiming the swastika!
And last, but not least:
"Bear in mind that the LU is a close community. We talk at the LU forum and have made friends with other members. Attack one of us, attack all of us. If you post a hate story/hate group/revenge flame/hate mail, don't be surprised if you suddenly find a large number of flamers and concritters at your digital door wanting to get in on the fun."
ETA: Why aren't you fair and balanced, F_W?
ETA 2: Lord Kelvin's Guide to Titles and Summaries: Not all of these tricks are ethical. No. Not all of them will provide the realistic essence of your story either. However, they will hook up some readers and get you page hits. Before you start mangling the words, I suggest finding some parts in your story that would be of interest. In our case, we have several attention points: the president, the fact the factory is owned by Americans, hot dogs themselves, the visit being South Korea, not North. These are your focal points. Use them depending on what the audience would take with greater interest.
The available mixes are nearly limitless. For instance we take the president, and the American factory in Korea: 'Obama Dines American in Korea'. We take the American factory, and hot dogs: 'American Food in Korea'. Use South, not North Korea, with American factory: 'Korean Jealousy: Our Hot Dogs'. You see how far we went from the actual article without going off topic? Let's go further!
Aim for stunning: 'Korean Dogs as Food', 'Obama: Nutritiously Korean'.
And my personal favourite, controversy: 'Obama Eats Dog'. Voila! See how we went from a dull title to something of a flashy interest shark? If your audience is younger (you write K), just add a cutesy emotional word: 'Obama Warms Puppies'.
ETA 3: The abyss looks back at![[info]](http://www.journalfen.net/img/userinfo.gif)
ilinana.
Someone has decided that enough is enough, and it is now time to cleanse
"It", apparently, being concrit or flaming. You know, whichever you prefer.
"The LU -- The Literate Union -- is a society that helps to improve the quality of stories on FanFiction that either break the rules or are poorly written. In the case of the latter, we try to help the author, bringing their piece up to standard. Difficult cases are reported to the admins."
Naturally, this includes stories with "poor grammar/spelling/punctuation", but also:
* Smut
* Interactive stories
* Non-chapter stories
* Advertisement stories
* List stories (?)
* Stories based on chats/scripts/IMs
The leaders of the LU, in their own words:
"Dictionary and George are the two leaders of the Literate Union. One is a flamer, the other a concritter. Dictionary is funny, flirty, witty, chatty, and probably the friendlier of the two. Though she is sweet, she's brutally honest, so sometimes she seems meaner than she actually is. She considers her friends' feelings above all else, but also does not open up to anyone except those she is closest to. George, like Dictionary, is quite flirty. However, he prefers a more perverted method than most and finds it highly amusing when the unprepared become quite flustered. As a wise man once said, 'Asking George not to be mean is about as good as asking a cow to bark.' George lives for Teh Lulz and he doesn't care if you're friend or foe: irritate him and he'll let you know about it in the bluntest possible way. Both leaders split duties between them. Dictionary handles most of the noob/member hunting, flame hunting, and mass emailing. George meanwhile fixes up all tech requirements, such as our email and the multi-email settings. He updates the blog, the FH wiki page, and does various behind-the-scenes jobs, as well as running the forum."
Are you young? No excuses!
Are you dyslexic? No excuses!
Is English not your first language? Well, so is Dictionary! Also, no excuses.
Even better, LordKelvin has created a tool called RedBootton, to be used to search story categories on FF.net and move the whole reporting-subpar-stories thing along:
Q: How does it work?
A: The user puts in a category link and the number of stories to be checked starting from the newest. RB goes from one story to the next, checking for infractions. Suspicious stories are preserved as links.
More links:
* RedBootton is against FF.net's TOS! (LordKelvin and co. appear to defend themselves in the comments)
* Stop spamming my blog with porn!
* Bonus: Georgeasaurus is reclaiming the swastika!
And last, but not least:
"Bear in mind that the LU is a close community. We talk at the LU forum and have made friends with other members. Attack one of us, attack all of us. If you post a hate story/hate group/revenge flame/hate mail, don't be surprised if you suddenly find a large number of flamers and concritters at your digital door wanting to get in on the fun."
ETA: Why aren't you fair and balanced, F_W?
ETA 2: Lord Kelvin's Guide to Titles and Summaries: Not all of these tricks are ethical. No. Not all of them will provide the realistic essence of your story either. However, they will hook up some readers and get you page hits. Before you start mangling the words, I suggest finding some parts in your story that would be of interest. In our case, we have several attention points: the president, the fact the factory is owned by Americans, hot dogs themselves, the visit being South Korea, not North. These are your focal points. Use them depending on what the audience would take with greater interest.
The available mixes are nearly limitless. For instance we take the president, and the American factory in Korea: 'Obama Dines American in Korea'. We take the American factory, and hot dogs: 'American Food in Korea'. Use South, not North Korea, with American factory: 'Korean Jealousy: Our Hot Dogs'. You see how far we went from the actual article without going off topic? Let's go further!
Aim for stunning: 'Korean Dogs as Food', 'Obama: Nutritiously Korean'.
And my personal favourite, controversy: 'Obama Eats Dog'. Voila! See how we went from a dull title to something of a flashy interest shark? If your audience is younger (you write K), just add a cutesy emotional word: 'Obama Warms Puppies'.
ETA 3: The abyss looks back at
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