All the Queen's Bitches
Mar. 5th, 2011 11:58 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
keiramarcosSo, I think my position on nitpicking is pretty well known. I certainly don't tolerate it with any kind of good grace or manners and I've been told by several asshats that it makes me "ungrateful and horrible". Whatever. That's not actually the whole point of this post... it's this:
Did you know that I've received emails from FIVE different authors since January telling me that they actually stopped posting their fan fiction on the Internet because of nitpickers?
The thing is that nitpickers don't piss me off anymore. In fact, I'd go so far as to say that my "give a damn" on the subject of nitpicking is broken. I mean my "give a damn" had a great fall and all the queen's bitches don't stand a chance in hell of putting it back together again. Just so we're clear. Right. Moving on.
Maybe I'm using the wrong term here because I don't mean people, who out of the good nature of their hearts, point out typos when they are asked for. I mean people who offer unwanted critique. I mean people who think if you don't run over to your site and correct the problem they had with your fic that you will forever be viewed as ungrateful and cruel and a no-good, horrible bitch.
It's just sad, really, that these asshats actually run people out of the fandom with their crap. Really sad. Fandom is supposed to be fun, right?
Did you know that I've received emails from FIVE different authors since January telling me that they actually stopped posting their fan fiction on the Internet because of nitpickers?
The thing is that nitpickers don't piss me off anymore. In fact, I'd go so far as to say that my "give a damn" on the subject of nitpicking is broken. I mean my "give a damn" had a great fall and all the queen's bitches don't stand a chance in hell of putting it back together again. Just so we're clear. Right. Moving on.
Maybe I'm using the wrong term here because I don't mean people, who out of the good nature of their hearts, point out typos when they are asked for. I mean people who offer unwanted critique. I mean people who think if you don't run over to your site and correct the problem they had with your fic that you will forever be viewed as ungrateful and cruel and a no-good, horrible bitch.
It's just sad, really, that these asshats actually run people out of the fandom with their crap. Really sad. Fandom is supposed to be fun, right?
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Date: 2011-03-06 04:54 pm (UTC)The Pros get it in fan mail and have for years.....look at the power the fans voiced for Supernatural with Jo, Ruby, and Bella. It will not go away and with the internet now it will only grow.
I think 'Fanfiction' gives some of the readers a false feel of power and say so over what the author puts out there. Why do you ask? Becuase of the word 'fan'. They feel that empowers them to 'fan review and request'. You have the 'canon' believers that want their 'canon' characters.
My one friend hates and yet loves when we bounce her ideas, cause I play the roll of 'canon' vs 'no-canon' issues or 'will or can this work' and if not 'how can it work'. Any time I 'plot' plot with her or anyone is 'how real or fanfiction do you want this' especally with the 'medical' aspects of the story.
This is just my thoughts, and does not mean they shoulc be accepted by everyone, LOL.
Kimber