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baleetion, fandom: buffy the vampire slayer, fanfic, illegality, stop giving strangers money you idiots

Can't we just buy you an IPod
Remember the good olde days when people on your friendslist just hinted around for you to buy them IPods and paid LJ time?? Well, I'm sorry, but that is so 2004 and we have inflation to contend with!

Now you can buy a fanfic writer a WHOLE YEAR OFF WORK so she can finish her WIPs for a show that's been off the air for a few years now. Someone should let Joss Whedon know, or at least contact the other writers who helped her write it in the first place. Will they all get a share of the profits?

Oh, and big surprise, no comments allowed on her post. Don't worry, cutie. If we can't flame you there, we'll flame you here.

UPDATED: A response from Cousin Jean aka OH, the unmitigated gall!

Updated again: The original post begging for cash has been deleted, so Yay for Fandom Peer Pressure! And a smart fandom_wanker preserved the post in a C&P so we can continue to mock! And if she's only taken it down in order to revise it and repost, I will of course link to any further stupidity that she cares to share with all of fandom.

Update No. 3: Second post has been edited. Here's the C&P of the original version.

Update No. 4: New Post: Goodbye, Cruel Internets!!

Update the 5th? The Fallout:

Elynross has a round-up of amusing links referring to the wank of the day. I'll direct you to her post instead of linking them myself since I'm lazy and I've been working hard all day to keep you updated (why aren't you bitches paying me???!)

Cesperanza has some commentary which might be wank-worthy itself just by virtue of being serious ;)

If you come across anything else interesting, let me know and I'll add it to the main post.

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thebratqueen
2005-08-10 09:23 pm UTC (link)

Post #2 was baleeted!

However, I still had it open in a window. I present it here in all its C&P glory:

This little venture of mine has taught me two important things: one, that there are some awesomely generous people in this world; and two, that there are people who believe in me and my abilities. Enough so to stake money on it. I can't even begin to express how much that means to me.

Mingled with the support, I'm getting plenty of criticism. Like I said in my letter, I expected that. None of the words of criticism I've received so far have come as news to me. The cat's already out of the bag, though, and I couldn't put it back in if I wanted to. I knew I'd probably lose the respect of quite a few people. But other than that, I had nothing to lose in asking. If you choose to answer in support, you'll have my eternal gratitude. If you don't, nobody's trying to make you. It's that simple. If you want to judge me, that's okay. If you want to defriend me and tell all your friends how much I suck, that's okay, too. If you want a piece of me, then you can comment in this post and take your best shot.

Do I owe LJ land any kind of explanation or justification for how I use my space? No. But for the sake of those who have contributed, I want to address a few concerns.

Am I holding my WIPs hostage and asking you to pay me to write fic? No. I'm asking that my supporters who are willing and able to do so help make it possible for me to finish my original novels and launch my professional career. Finishing the WIPs in the meantime is simply the least I can do to compensate them. I'm trying to think of other ways, too, but for now this is the best I've got. If it's coming across like I'm asking for payment to write fan fiction, then I need to revise my message.

Am I basically asking my readers to be my sugar daddy while I finish my novels? Yup. And I promise to put out.

Am I the first person on the web to do so? Nope. And I'm sure I won't be the last. At least I'm not threatening to eat my bunny rabbit.

Did I make this decision cavalierly? No. A lot of thought and discussion and prayer went into it. It feels like the right thing for me at this particular point in my life. I might be wrong. I might have excersized some piss-poor judgment. Like I also said in my original post, time will tell. Although I'm sure there are plenty of you guys lining up to tell me instead. But, quite frankly, this decision is between me, my family, my benefactors, and my God.

If you think this is a worthwhile cause and want to give, I thank you from the bottom of my heart, and I'll do everything I can to make it up to you. If you think it's pure shite, then don't click the Paypal link. If it will make you feel better to tell me that it's pure shite and why now I'm also shite, feel free to click the comment link and do so. As for me, I've said all I've got to say.

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	minibalrogmum 2005-08-11 02:01 am UTC (link)
	Ah, thank you from a late arrival to the wank. Am I the first person on the web to do so? Nope. And I'm sure I won't be the last. There's always one more moron. (Reply to this)(Parent)

	kannaophelia 2005-08-11 06:59 am UTC (link)
	A lot of thought and discussion and prayer As a Christian, I'd like to register my disapproval of this bimbo implying that God encouraged her to beg on the Internet for money to write fanfiction. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	(Anonymous) 2005-08-11 07:51 pm UTC (link)
	On the fifth page of the comments on post 3, there's speculation that the fandom smackdown is an answer to her prayers. We're on a mission from God! FM, aka Jake Blues (Reply to this)(Parent)

	slothrop 2005-08-11 08:20 am UTC (link)
	Got home and discovered I'd left my browser open from this morning. So, a screencap of post 2 for posterity's sake. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	(Anonymous) 2005-08-21 06:21 am UTC (link)
	"43. Tool - Prison Sex - W..." :O (Reply to this)(Parent)

	hakainokami 2005-08-14 10:20 pm UTC (link)
	Being very late to the party, Thanks for posting this. (Reply to this)(Parent)

	(Anonymous) 2005-08-18 05:32 pm UTC (link)
	I notice she doesn't address the fact that the fanfic she's selling was written by a number of authors, so she's selling other people's work without their permission. (Reply to this)(Parent)

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