I don:t know about other guys, but my main view at it is preference. My favourite published author is a woman, Mercedes Lackey. (I know the hissing starts now) but I like the way that she writes. That doesn:t mean that all of her work is really good, or even mediocre, but her gems outway the busts in my opinion.
This has bering on my view of fanfiction. Because I have read books by both male and female authors, reading the fanfiction of the opposing gender is interesting. LotR is a prime example. Unfortunatly, the majority of the fanfiction is about a mary sue falling into middle earth, which is interesting because there are increadibly few actual relationships in the serise. There is a fundamental shift in the point of view.
While I am not saying that men don:t write relationship stories, it is just that there is less emphasis on the relationship aspect of the story unless it is key to the plot (Terry Pratchett "Wintersmith" or Terry Brooks Shannara serise (a couple of them)).
To answer the question: No, I personally don:t feal set apart because the fics are something that I would have never conciders (I am only counting well writen ones in this category) Which I hope is the same for the reverse.
Leto
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Well... by
on 2008-09-10 17:01:00 UTC
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Really sorry. by
on 2008-09-10 13:27:00 UTC
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I've done some of my lines, I just need to finish them now. I ought to have them in before the 31st, but I'm gonna need some nagging in case I forget. *is a procrastinator, even with things she enjoys*
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Semi-OT: Legal advice about Pit Moron. by
on 2008-09-10 11:33:00 UTC
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He's made appearance again, this time using anonymous reviews so we can't trace him, but we have our suspicions he'll strike with an account again sometime.
My point is, it's clearly not legal to send obscene and threatening messages to kids. If he shows up again, I want to report to the proper authorities beyond the mods. I don't know how useful it would be, but I'm pretty sure the registration process must keep some data that could be used to track the user if necessary, and even if not I'd at least like to feel like I've tried.
Who should I report to? I'm in the UK so I don't know whether to contact authorities here or in the US where the site and probably the spammer are based.
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Question of the Day by
on 2008-09-10 10:01:00 UTC
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How does Ferris Bueller avoid being a Marty Stu? Why is watching him get away with everything and get out of every situation funny instead of grating on nerves?
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OT: Question for the gentlemen by
on 2008-09-10 09:25:00 UTC
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(I'd have emailed this out to interview participants, but really, there aren't enough of you!)
Simple question, really: With the vast majority of people in this fanfic community being female, with many of them writing with the expectation that their readers will be women, do you ever have times when being male makes you feel set apart from the rest of us? Either in a good or bad way, or really just anything noticeable that makes you aware of the gender difference.
(I really should have included this in the interviews. Alas, my list of questions that I 'should have' asked is almost rivalling the original for sheer length. This is a Bad Thing. Nonetheless, I'm curious, and I'll probably be told off for not making at least one more point about this issue.)
(Ladies, of course, you're welcome to comment too. But I'm aiming for the guys.)
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D: Please tell me it got better. (nm) by
on 2008-09-10 06:53:00 UTC
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Ah, TLS. <3 by
on 2008-09-10 06:16:00 UTC
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A rare work of genius indeed. I might go so far as to title it an enduring classic.
...also, Vexen happens to be my favorite O.XIII member. :P
It's an awesome story, and awesomer because it's so true.
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By the hells that spawned us! by
on 2008-09-10 04:13:00 UTC
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That's more than a little horrible.
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I think so by
on 2008-09-10 02:08:00 UTC
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while Audacity will only take MP3s, I'm pretty certain I know how to convert MP4s to MP3, so yes, I'll take MP4s.
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that's awesome, thank you :) (nm) by
on 2008-09-10 02:08:00 UTC
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Sorry about that... by
on 2008-09-10 01:54:00 UTC
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But I was on vacation when that happend. I will do the lines over again and get then to you as soon as possible.
Leto
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I meant to ask before but are .mp4 files okay? (nm) by
on 2008-09-10 01:38:00 UTC
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Update for PPC movie "There Will Be Glitter" by
on 2008-09-10 01:27:00 UTC
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(Cross-posted to the other Board)
Yes, I know the last one is still visible, but Trojie and I have made an executive decision recently.
No lines have been handed in since the last reminder post. This is Bad. Therefore, we have set a deadline by which time we would like all lines in by. This date is:
31st October 2008. Latest. Please.
We didn't want to set a deadline, but the lack of lines arriving kind of nudged us to it. Many thanks to the people who have handed in already, and we hope to get the rest in soon. Apologies, all: we aren't trying to nag, but we would like those lines in.
And just for reference, the people who have not sent in their lines:
Ansela
Artic Blade
BattleHamster
BeetleFire (lines done by Insanegrrl)
Chatvert
Crystal
Elcalion
Fichunter
Fynn
insanegrrl
Jai
just_theDoctor
Laburnum
Leto Haven (hasn't sent Lucien lines yet, and has only sent .aups not MP3s .. sigh)
lynxihez
Oozaru Angel
Paddlebrains
Pigeonarmy (needs to send in Archer and Sabbat)
Platinumyo
Rohirric Monkey
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Yet another update for "There Will Be Glitter" by
on 2008-09-10 01:25:00 UTC
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Yes, I know the last one is still visible, but Trojie and I have made an executive decision recently.
No lines have been handed in since the last reminder post. This is Bad. Therefore, we have set a deadline by which time we would like all lines in by. This date is:
31st October 2008. Latest. Please.
We didn't want to set a deadline, but the lack of lines arriving kind of nudged us to it. Many thanks to the people who have handed in already, and we hope to get the rest in soon. Apologies, all: we aren't trying to nag, but we would like those lines in.
And just for reference, the people who have not sent in their lines:
Ansela
Artic Blade
BattleHamster
BeetleFire (lines done by Insanegrrl)
Chatvert
Crystal
Elcalion
Fichunter
Fynn
insanegrrl
Jai
just_theDoctor
Laburnum
Leto Haven (hasn't sent Lucien lines yet, and has only sent .aups not MP3s .. sigh)
lynxihez
Oozaru Angel
Paddlebrains
Pigeonarmy (needs to send in Archer and Sabbat)
Platinumyo
Rohirric Monkey
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b-b-bu-but... by
on 2008-09-10 00:13:00 UTC
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it's the PYTHON...
she buggered up the PYTHON...
...kill...
...well, i would kill, except i'm now too weak-willed from this horror even to spell capitals. except in cases of emphasis...
;_;
*iz ded*
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... I can haz ded naow plz? by
on 2008-09-10 00:13:00 UTC
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I can't read it cos I beez at work, but read it I shall when I get home.
And no doubt I shall want to see it dead. I propose that the Author is fed to the Rabbit of Caerbannog.
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*wails* (nm) by
on 2008-09-09 23:40:00 UTC
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...Python badfic. by
on 2008-09-09 22:02:00 UTC
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*twitch*
BURN IT! BURN IT! BUILD A BRIDGE OUT OF IT!
I do call upon a plague of Killer Rabbits, and a thousand Holy Handgrenades, and, and...
I fart in your general direction! Your mother was a hamster, and your father smelt of elderberries!
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Is that thing still up? by
on 2008-09-09 21:20:00 UTC
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I've had that marked down for killing for years. I'd forgotten all about it. Horrible little thing.
hS
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NO FANDOM IS SAFE! by
on 2008-09-09 21:00:00 UTC
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Blackest Knight reviews
Another take off of the black knight King Arthur defeats in the woods. Except they have different names, and one has a different sex..
Monty Python - Fiction Rated: K+ - English - Humor/Parody - Chapters: 1 - Words: 664 - Reviews: 9 - Updated: 11-7-03 - Published: 11-7-03
My comment: She turned canon into a newt!
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Mission Plug! by
on 2008-09-09 20:32:00 UTC
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Being the third installment in the continued (mis)adventures of Agent Teek, and her partner Crebaina- well, until quite recently.
Temporary partners. Star Trek aliens. Your typical insert-Sue-into-LOTR-trilogy 'fic. Sadistic daisies.
Chaos shall now commence.
http://www.freewebs.com/teekandcrebaina/mission3.htm
Original fic, kindly donated for slaughtering by Tomato: http://www.fanfiction.net/s/3250677/1/QuestforIdentity
(Tomato's Agents April, Moon, and Lora also make cameos, as she kindly let me borrow them. Again.)
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It's this one, I think. by
on 2008-09-09 09:14:00 UTC
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But people keep posting on the other one, too, and it's been slow enough lately that no one is really sure.