Thanks for a detailed reply. The more I read the more interesting it sounds.
God...fandom was so much easier back in the day, you know. Everybody in the fandom (which consisted of writers on ff.net) were really great fans of the show. Now, there's just no telling anymore.
Interestingly, my impressions are quite the opposite. I started dabbling in online fandom in 2002, when the season 7 had started. I witnessed epic battles with mutual accusations, threats and insults. I was told that I was a pervert and a rapist lover.
Then I discovered fanfiction and was amazed by ficwriters' nice and relaxed attitude to the show, its creators and other fans. Instead of crying out loud that everything is wrong, these people did what they considered right and were absolutely happy with it.
I mean, I understand how it's difficult--it is a community after all. We have to learn to co-exist with one another and no one really likes to make enemies. So a lot of people just don't leave criticisms, especially if they know the writer can't handle it. But, to me, if the writers claim their works as art...doesn't that mean that they're automatically open to criticism?
Yes - but we may look at the situation from a different standpoint. When you're served a burned cake in a cafe you definitely make a scandal. But when you visit your friend or your mother and her cake gets burned, your reaction is certainly different.
Um... Not a good comparison, so I stop playing devil's advocate. :)
So, no, I don't think a place like that would work because it would only be critics and the writers on there.
What about a rule: before starting to critisize one has to post his own fic so that the others could dissect it?
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Date: 2007-05-24 06:54 pm (UTC)God...fandom was so much easier back in the day, you know. Everybody in the fandom (which consisted of writers on ff.net) were really great fans of the show. Now, there's just no telling anymore.
Interestingly, my impressions are quite the opposite. I started dabbling in online fandom in 2002, when the season 7 had started. I witnessed epic battles with mutual accusations, threats and insults. I was told that I was a pervert and a rapist lover.
Then I discovered fanfiction and was amazed by ficwriters' nice and relaxed attitude to the show, its creators and other fans. Instead of crying out loud that everything is wrong, these people did what they considered right and were absolutely happy with it.
I mean, I understand how it's difficult--it is a community after all. We have to learn to co-exist with one another and no one really likes to make enemies. So a lot of people just don't leave criticisms, especially if they know the writer can't handle it. But, to me, if the writers claim their works as art...doesn't that mean that they're automatically open to criticism?
Yes - but we may look at the situation from a different standpoint. When you're served a burned cake in a cafe you definitely make a scandal. But when you visit your friend or your mother and her cake gets burned, your reaction is certainly different.
Um... Not a good comparison, so I stop playing devil's advocate. :)
So, no, I don't think a place like that would work because it would only be critics and the writers on there.
What about a rule: before starting to critisize one has to post his own fic so that the others could dissect it?