The insanity of it all...

[swatkat]

I'm honestly surprised by the direction this entire M/N essay thing took. I mean, if you post something up on a public forum, how can you expect *everyone* to provide you with nothing but glowing praise? Considering that ship_manifesto is a place to pimp your pairing and get others hooked to it, why should others not take an issue when you say that 'fic in X. fandom is bad, bad, bad', especially when you don't read, or aren't even interesting in reading fic in that fandom? I wish the OP hadn't over-reacted or gotten so defensive about the entire matter - I thought everyone was being very civil and asking pertinet questions. It's a pity that some people can't handle disagreements. *shrug*

Meanwhile, I'm still very much in love with Buffy/Faith, and am looking around for good fics (which is *hard* to find!). Maybe I'll have to contact some shippers after all.

Comments

Re: I think you've hit a core point here

[delle.livejournal.com]

heh. we're all feral Nell, we don't leave our caves.

*eg*

actually, I liked her use of feral; it certainly fits a lot of LFN fen...

Re: I think you've hit a core point here

[nell65.livejournal.com]

Well - she's certainly acting like she got set upon by hyenas.

Obviously to have folks show up to offer and defend a counter opinion surprised and angered her. I just can't figure out why. Doesn't anyone disagree about anything in the Buffy and Spuffy fandoms? Debate with each other about which fics are really the best and why? Compare and contrast reading tastes - like Jaybee's preference for tragedy over classical comedy, or my nearly opposite reaction, which leads us to think very different fic are really good?

Who knows. I am mildly sorry she was so upset she felt she had to lock that thread - though I also found it funny in an OMG it's a wank come to life! sort of way. *eg*

LFN's nicer than many...

[mommysusan.livejournal.com]

That's what I found most confusing. The Buffyverse has rabid kerfluffles all the time concerning issues of one true pairings, slash vs. het, whether Spike obtained redemption without first getting a soul, etc., and it's not unique in that respect. Perhaps the reaction from the author and the mod was prompted by the venue - maybe even polite disagreement is not the norm for these essays? I don't often read the comments so I can't say.

feral and proud of it?

[sk56.livejournal.com]

I can manage that.