An opinion

[evildrem]

First of all GIP with thanks to the tantalizing telesilla for an icon that says it all..

fanfic_hate is akin to having a nasty rash. The more you scratch the worse it gets.

It was obvious that such a community was going to attract the absolute bottom feeders of the fandom community. Never before in the history of fandom have I seen such a group of people gathered together in one place who are all so desperately in need of a damn good shag! Maybe we could start up a dating service for them or something?

Oh and it's my great pleasure to welcome ptalleyrn to the swelling ranks of those who have whipped the We-hate-Tritorella brigade into foaming apoplexy. Someone make the girl a 'I'm a Nazi Enabler' icon!

As far as the anonymous commenting issue goes, I know that the so-called reasoning behind this is that it protects people from being attacked by ravening hordes of BNF minions if they express a dislike for a popular fic.

Can I just say what a load of cunting bollocks this is! If your going to dish out criticism to people then at least have the backbone to accept that this means you may be criticised back. The sooner some of these people get to grips with the idea of action = consequences the better.

Personally, I think all the authors who have had their work attacked in fanfic_hate should regard it as a back handed compliment. I think I'd be proud to know that the type of people who participate in something like fanfic_hate didn't like my writing.

For the Fact Fans out there, I would add that there is also a connection between the majority of the authors who are getting attacked in the Highlander thread. I'm sure the more intelligent among you can work out what it is.

*grins*

And that's my last word on the subject. Now I'm off to put together some Highlander recs as an antidote to all the poisionous negativity.

Toodles!

Comments

[jacquez.livejournal.com]

What I don't get is why anyone is paying any attention.

Me? The only time I hear anything about fanfic_hate is when some otherwise sensible person on my flist posts about it. Seriously. Why does anyone even bother to look?

[lastrega.livejournal.com]

Now I'm off to put together some Highlander recs as an antidote to all the poisionous negativity.

Ooh goody! Did you read Killa's new Matthew/Connor fic? Really lovely story, I liked it a lot.

[unovis-lj.livejournal.com]

Me myself and I, I agree about avoiding anonymous criticism. I want my name on what I say.

But I don't think all the criticism on that site is linked or coming from the same vipers rehashing old feuds. I don't think they all arise from envy or ill-will toward the authors. I think taking the complaints about, say, Rory's ape-rape story as backhanded compliments would be delusional.

I have very similar views to those expressed on Rory, The Chaos Chronicles, Specter, and Kijikun-Ryenna. There are other authors' stories mentioned there that could, indeed, have been more tightly wrapped, though I don't think the writers should be ridden anywhere on a rail.

The site's a piss-pit. But not all the complaints about stories there are invalid.

[nmg.livejournal.com]

Wow. I read ajhalluk's post (http://www.livejournal.com/users/ajhalluk/105216.html) on the fanfic_hate fooforall earlier this morning, but didn't go and look at it until now. Has no-one ever told these people about Godwin's Law (http://info.astrian.net/jargon/terms/g/Godwin_s_Law.html)?

Ah, this reminds me of the good old days on Usenet before the Eternal September...

[tritorella.livejournal.com]

Oh and it's my great pleasure to welcome [info]ptalleyrn to the swelling ranks of those who have whipped the We-hate-Tritorella brigade into foaming apoplexy. Someone make the girl a 'I'm a Nazi Enabler' icon!

in the hope of making at least four separate heads explode, I'm reinstating my journal and my fiction. (http://freedom.aeglos.org/ziparchives/index.html) After all, it would just be rude to deny people their pointlessly cruel whining harmless fun.

Not to mention what I think (http://www.livejournal.com/users/tritorella/) of people trying to censor other people's thoughts, never mind stop them reading what they want.

Now sit back and wait for the pea soup to start flying and the heads to spin!

[kijikun.livejournal.com]

What we all have in common...bad spelling?

No wait that's just me. *G*

But seriously a lot of the hate in there seems to really have nothing to do with the authors works and more with who wrote it.

[darthhellokitty.livejournal.com]

Hey, you know telesilla?!! Woo hoo! :-)