mpoetess
2005-05-12 01:18 am UTC (link)

I disagree with the OP, and honestly don't get the point of the cleanup-badficland thing that seems to be motivating her plea (I get mocking badfic, and I get leaving constructive crit if one actually cares and feels like helping an author, but I really don't comprehend the drive to eliminate or report badfic as a public service), but overall I'm not seeing much wank/excitement in the post at this point. Most people are agreeing/disagreeing peaceably.

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	mpoetess 2005-05-12 01:19 am UTC (link)
	(That wasn't "Ur wank suxxors!" just me concurring that yeah, slow day.) (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	aycelcus 2005-05-12 01:24 am UTC (link)
	agrees Slow like molasses sploodge. (Reply to this)(Parent)

	memii 2005-05-12 01:26 am UTC (link)
	No prob. I get what you mean, I just thought the OP was getting way too worked up over a non-issue, even to the point of trying to bring the wank on purpose. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	wankprophet 2005-05-12 08:12 am UTC (link)
	The OP is gehayi. I generally much one way or the other about her -- we have a friend or two in common, and she can be amusing when tearing into Mary Sues -- but she can go from zero to wank in 2 seconds flat if she wants. (Reply to this)(Parent)

sarajayechan
2005-05-12 03:39 am UTC (link)

honestly don't get the point of the cleanup-badficland thing that seems to be motivating her plea (I get mocking badfic, and I get leaving constructive crit if one actually cares and feels like helping an author, but I really don't comprehend the drive to eliminate or report badfic as a public service)

I really hate that. "We must purge the internet of all badfic!". Yeah, I used to agree with that, but then I realized...people are gonna write whatever they want and we can't stop them.

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platedlizard
2005-05-12 09:34 am UTC (link)

Yeah, the internet is one big slushpile, basically, FFnet especially so. Only it's probably worse then what a real publisher would see because most people sending an actual manuscribt in probably at least spellchecks it first.

If it really bothered her she could set up an archive in her fandoms of choice that weeds out the worst of the worst. Mary Sue might still make an appearance, but at least she would be properly spelled and grammar checked.

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	mistressrenet 2005-05-12 04:21 pm UTC (link)
	because most people sending an actual manuscribt in probably at least spellchecks it first. Only most. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	phosfate 2005-05-12 04:35 pm UTC (link)
	loves (Reply to this)(Parent)

	memii 2005-05-12 09:50 pm UTC (link)
	Yeah, no kidding. LKH, anyone? (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

rikoshi
2005-05-13 07:30 pm UTC (link)

As in Laurell K. Hamilton?

Good Fucking God, I wanted to through Cerulean Sins against the wall the entire time I was reading it, because on practically every page there'd be one or two instances of commas misuse or similar error.

And, also: bitch, please. Get a new analogy besides, "shone like a captive star."

(Woman totally jumped the shark after Obsidian Butterfly.)

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	escapist_never 2005-05-29 02:01 am UTC (link)
	Fuck, she jumped the shark after she stopped using Edward in the books. /assassin-love (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	rikoshi 2005-05-29 03:45 am UTC (link)
	Indeed. Edward was far and away her most interesting character, and Obsidian Butterfly was the last good Anita book, IMHO. (Reply to this)(Parent)