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8:05am: Apparently OT3s are NOT the Solution to Shipping Wars...
Well, it's time for everyone's favorite -- shipping wank! Today we focus in on the FMA fandom again, where all is not well in the Royai (Roy Mustang/Riza Hawkeye) side of the fandom. Apparently Galuxkitty was marked as a traitor to Royai fandom by Amewarashi, HamsterFactor and Zauberer Sirin. Not for not writing Royai, but for daring to also be the mod of the Havocai (Jean Havoc/Riza Hawkeye) and Royaihavo (Roy/Riza/Jean -- OT3) communities. It's been brewing for a while now, but it culminated in a mysterious, now friendslocked post (saved by zannechaos here, with this comic), bashing the Havocai pairing and Roy/Riza/Jean threesome (comic is in Spanish, but I think you can get the jist).

Some history:
-- In which HamsterFactor complains about the posting of threesome fic to the Royai comm.
-- In which Zauberer Sirin talks about OTPs. Includes this little gem: "also, not for even my best friend would I buy a doujin that goes against the RoyAi, not even for a dying friend whose last wish were a doujin, but i guess it depends on how much you like the pairing. my philosophy is: if you are not going to ship Rpyai as passionately as I do I´ll like you more if you ship anything else"

ETA: More links, originally posted to my JF:
-- Also, apparently Royai is full of bad writers.
-- Okay this is just getting posted for the 'Test of Royai Purity'.

There might be more coming as this develops. Especially if it hits the main FMA comms.

1:59pm: Plus-sized EGL wank.
Over on the egl community, mach2kudou posts a photoshoot of her in a Metamorphose dress. She specifically asks that no one offer constructive criticism on her hair, accessories, or makeup (but not on the dress itself). Most of the commenters are fairly positive- a lot of "Actually, I hate that dress, but it looks good on you!" sort of stuff.

However, then things start getting a bit nasty. ( Read more... )

(Posted to fandom_wank because the mabet fiasco was posted here, but if this should go to otf_wank, let me know.)
( ETAs )

7:31pm: Fic archiving is SERIOUS BUSINESS
Over at wranglers, one of LJ's Brokeback Mountain communities, supersolenoids posts about creating a fic archive for the fandom. Seems simple enough, right?

WRONG.

The kerfuffle also continues here.