How hard is it to check spelling, really?

[misscam]

Please tell me this is a joke

These days, people post fanfic without being able to spell the main characters' names right, without being able (or not bothering) to capitalize names, without knowing quotation rules, without knowing the differences between your/you're, without spell checking, without commas... Granted, I am a fanfic snob in many ways, but I'd think this was the very minimum of what a reader has a right to demand. It's after all a fanfic, not a clever English guessing game of "Guess which word this is meant to be!", "Guess who is actually speaking this line!" and the ever-popular "Guess who the bloody hell this person is! Spelling no clue!"

And that's just the basics - then we get into characterisation, which can be a sad, sad state of affairs in a lot of fandoms.

I want good fanfic to read. Wah.

Oh, and...

Comments

[amazingblazes.livejournal.com]

That's pretty pathetic. I did laugh out loud though at "Dr. Robbins- deceased scientist." I didn't know dead guys could do science...

[misscam.livejournal.com]

They're probably doing loads of experiments down in their little coffins.

[smalldiver.livejournal.com]

Dude. If you're going to do a who's who, then at least get the names right. Sarah? Kathryn?

And *snickers* Logical Assassination.

[misscam.livejournal.com]

Not to mention failing to notice Greg is now a CSI and misspelling "Captain". Sheesh. Not much of a helpful guide.

[me2you.livejournal.com]

lmfao, I especially like how Doc is a deceased scientist, though Brass being a capitan comes at a pretty close second.

[misscam.livejournal.com]

I guess Brass suddenly turned Spanish.

[siraj.livejournal.com]

my brain... my poor, poor brain...

*goes to read OFUM to recover from the horridness*

[misscam.livejournal.com]

OFUM as headache cure?

[siraj.livejournal.com]

I dare say it's better than bleeprin...

[perhatikan.livejournal.com]

Ouch. At least I haven't seen a crime scene instigator.

[misscam.livejournal.com]

Now there would be a fun profession.

[chem-nerd.livejournal.com]

Aside from the poor spelling, how exactly is this a fic? If I wanted a character list, I'd go to the CBS website. And I didn't realize Doc Robbins had died...

Poor Brass. Hey, maybe the writer is actually Q. Temper, temper, mon capitaine...

[misscam.livejournal.com]

He sure looks good for a dead man.

[chunkylimes.livejournal.com]

There, there, CSI fandom, it's okay, the scary crazy fanficcer won't bother you again...


Ahem.

That is one nifty graphic.

There should be a emergency phone line for bad spelling and comma screwed-up-ness. Isn't that fic reportable for language abuse?

[misscam.livejournal.com]

It's reportable for not being a fanfic.

[chunkylimes.livejournal.com]

Consider it reported.

[colorstoobright.livejournal.com]

I want good fanfic to read. Wah.
I feel your pain.

[misscam.livejournal.com]

The crap is everywhere, innit?

[colorstoobright.livejournal.com]

Sadly.

[boz4pm.livejournal.com]

Story not found *waves flag*

Oh, I reported it as well, btw. :D

[misscam.livejournal.com]

And another one bites the dust...

[falena]

Just dropping by to say hello!

Btw, my pc died on me (AGAIN!!!), so I'll be out of touch until my university (and its computer labs) opens again...

Am in a bit of a hurry, so I cannot comment properly on the bad fic, plus the "deceased scientist" thingy kinda left me speechless :-/

[misscam.livejournal.com]

Hope you'll be properly back soon. Definitely more boring without you.