Say WHAT?

[lovesrain44]

I am beguiled by this fan's decision. I understand her love for Show, her desire to show the gang at SPN how MUCH they've influenced us, etc, but shoving fanfic in their faces is not a good idea. 

Here's the link:

http://community.livejournal.com/spn_legacy/

Here's what I said:

"It's rather a blatent disregard of all fannish conventions that I've ever encountered to require that a fanfic writer needs to tell you NOT to include his or her stuff; it should be the other way around. Besides which this is not a good idea. It doesn't even matter that you're disincluding those genres of fanfic that you feel would be disrespectful (slash, wincest, etc), what matters is that if you force our creations on them (as others have said), then you force them to acknowledge what we're doing out here. And I for one would not want to see that. Also, if any actor, ANY actor, wanted to find him or herself out here in the fannish beyond, all they have to do is google themselves and they'll get a huge list. So they don't need a book like this. Put your resources and your energy into some other means by which to show your love and your passion for Show, that's what I think."

Most comments that people are making are not wanky, thank goodness. I just hope the whole thing dies down.  





 

Comments

[sheafleur.livejournal.com]

Aside from the obvious reasons this idea is a bad one, I don't appreciate her attitude. This is in the user info of the comm in regards to slash, rps and wincest:

"The point of the collection is to focus on fiction that is the very best for in character Sam and Dean, and I feel like if it's going to be well received and respectful of our boys, those types should not be allowed.

I hope that makes sense, I don't want to ruffle any feathers, but I want it to be pure Supernatural fic, not fangirl fantasy fic.

Pure Supernatural fic? those types?? fangirl fantasy fic???

Some of the very best SPN writers those types, and she's the one with the fangirl fantasy. I have no delusion that if I write only complimentary, sweet Gen fic that Jared and Jensen will fall in LUV with me.

[lovesrain44.livejournal.com]

Oh yeah, definately. You can't make distinctions like that, fiction is fiction, and all fanfiction is pure as the driven snow. She's new apparently, and had no idea...but still.

I'm glad to be one of those types. : D