Well, the cat is out of the bag....
Feb. 11th, 2003 04:36 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
misscamThe badifc that wasn't
If you're wondering why I'm bringing it up, it's because Saphie told me this before she came clean on various channels, so I've been sitting on it. I'm rather curious what responses it will spark.
And it fits with my feeling that the LotR fandom is getting - bitter, for a lack of a better word. I do believe that when you post publicly, you cannot expect all glowing praise. It is after all called a 'review', not 'worship'. On the other hand... Oh, I dunno. Fanfic should have some standards. Writing for ten minutes without even bothering to spell check should not get 100 'ur so great!'. Effort matters. And when your helpful comments get greeted with 'you're just a heartless bitch', well, any respect for an author goes down the drain. I know my opinion of a lot of authors on ff.net isn't particulary high. There is a big diffrence between constructive critisism and flames. A really big difference.
And whatever else, I will always believe that fanfic requires a certain respect for the original work and that - sadly - many current ff.net authors lack. ('Look at me mangle Tolkien! Whee!')
If you're wondering why I'm bringing it up, it's because Saphie told me this before she came clean on various channels, so I've been sitting on it. I'm rather curious what responses it will spark.
And it fits with my feeling that the LotR fandom is getting - bitter, for a lack of a better word. I do believe that when you post publicly, you cannot expect all glowing praise. It is after all called a 'review', not 'worship'. On the other hand... Oh, I dunno. Fanfic should have some standards. Writing for ten minutes without even bothering to spell check should not get 100 'ur so great!'. Effort matters. And when your helpful comments get greeted with 'you're just a heartless bitch', well, any respect for an author goes down the drain. I know my opinion of a lot of authors on ff.net isn't particulary high. There is a big diffrence between constructive critisism and flames. A really big difference.
And whatever else, I will always believe that fanfic requires a certain respect for the original work and that - sadly - many current ff.net authors lack. ('Look at me mangle Tolkien! Whee!')
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Re: This makes me glad . . .
Date: 2003-02-12 03:21 pm (UTC)That's why 'It's fanfiction and I can do what I like!' pisses me off so much. No, you can't. That's original fiction. Fanfiction has a pre-existing Universe. I'm not saying you must follow every rule, but for Eru's sake, at least know what they are and *why* they exist. There is no the-Ring-holds-no-sway-over-me-and-I-can-defeat-Black-Riders-like-that daughter of Elrond in LotR because she could just then wander to Mount Doom, drop the Ring in and the story would have no suspense at all.
And also, Tolkien makes many points about power corrupting. If the OC is so powerful, chances are she could end up like Saruman. Consider the rules. Know why they are there.
/rant