Nekosmuse is my new god.

[icarus]

amethyst_lupin pointed me in the direction of a great meta by nekosmuse The Ten Commandments of Fanfiction.

Thou shalt never use epithets. Oh, thankyouthankyouthankyou. If I never see Draco referred to 'the blond' or Ron called 'the redhead' again, it will be too soon.

Thou shalt use warnings. Oh, thankyouthankyouthankyou. I cracked open a fic the other day and halfway through it - Surprise! - was the rape scene. Ack. I still have that unpleasant image in my mind, and I'm glaring at author and never want to read them again.

I shalt not spoil the rest. Enjoy!

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[kres.livejournal.com]

I'm just coming out of a big wankfest and I'm not really in the mood for an intense discussion. I've been doing so much of it for the last couple days.

*pets you and gives you cookies*

Seriously. I'm not joking here.

Wonder if this was an argument in that wankfest, though:

Did Shakespeare warn anyone before Titus Andronikus?

Just saying :)=

[icarusancalion.livejournal.com]

Oh, the wankfest revolved around law, copyright, plagiarism, morality, the etiquette of friends-locked posts, combat vs. support soldiers, military law vs. civilian law, venue and jurisdiction, the proper procedures to follow before filing a DCMA violation of copyright claim, natural law vs. historical jurisprudence, then pointing out the inaccuracies, hypocrisy, manipulation, and deceptiveness of the person presenting themselves as knowledgable on subjects they'd only learned from links on the internet, evaded direct questions, who eventually created a false journal mimicking the posts of the individual she was criticizing (copied the layout, picture, and entire threads) -- and then claimed to be her.

Wacko.

But she sounded stable when I started the argument, if determined to be right at all costs.

Did Shakespeare warn anyone before Titus Andronikus?

I have a better example: did Sophocles warn for incest in Oedipus Rex?

The answer for both stories is that they didn't need to: the themes were already (at the time) well-known. In fact, the authors drew upon this knowledge in order to heighten the irony and tension.

Icarus

[kres.livejournal.com]

Oh, the wankfest revolved around[...]

O.o <-- ah, my recent love for this icon

I have a better example

Heh, a better example indeed.

the themes were already (at the time) well-known

And isn't this so with that disclaimer stuff, that it is the sign of the times we live in? Warnings and disclaimers for adults. For mature, responsible people who watch where they tread and are able to make choices and learn from mistakes?

Saw a reality accident movie once. Got traumatized. Won't see any of those again.

Saw a Steven Seagal movie once, with a torture scene in it. Got traumatized. Won't watch Steven Seagal movies again.

That would be my choice. The trauma is also mine.

But I'm not made of sugar and I won't dissolve in the rain.

And now, for something completely different, because I don't want to start a discussion since you're tired of one:

Aliens? Lava? J/D? Ring any bells?

:)=

[icarusancalion.livejournal.com]

O.o

Ha. A wank of epic proportions. Last I looked it was up to 238 comments in one journal entry alone.

mature, responsible people who watch where they tread and are able to make choices and learn from mistakes?

Yes, that would be the case if we didn't have the convention of warning for certain types of content. Since we do, readers expect this.

I'll tell you though that I did have an incest fic where the opening would have been spoiled if I'd warned for it. I took a risk and wrote in the summary (on a site that has lots of sexual content at an R-rating) Adult subject matter. You have been warned.

It worked. That was enough for people. It helped that the incest was clear within the first page, so those who didn't like it hadn't made a commitment to the story yet. I don't think I would have done it if the incest appeared later.

Aliens? Lava? J/D? Ring any bells?

Oh yes. wildernessguru and I are going to watch a couple Stargate episodes to get me in the mood. But I've gone to bed every night thinking about the next scene, and I'm itching to write it.

I'm going to be good and do my homework first.

Icarus

[fpb.livejournal.com]

the wankfest revolved around law, copyright, plagiarism, morality, the etiquette of friends-locked posts, combat vs. support soldiers, military law vs. civilian law, venue and jurisdiction, the proper procedures to follow before filing a DCMA violation of copyright claim, natural law vs. historical jurisprudence, then pointing out the inaccuracies, hypocrisy, manipulation, and deceptiveness of the person presenting themselves as knowledgable on subjects they'd only learned from links on the internet, evaded direct questions
Sounds interesting. Almost wish I'd been there - I could have contributed some much-needed extra noise. 8-)

[icarusancalion.livejournal.com]

It was interesting, or I wouldn't've kept writing. But now I'm very, very tired. Heh.

Icarus