Fascinating article

[icarus]

Harry Potter and the Banality of Evil

(Hey Brodie, does this sound familiar? Didn't we have this conversation back in March? *grins*)

Harry's punishment from Umbridge is similar to a scene in Kafka's The Penal Colony? Hmm.

'Beg Me For It' news. Well, I promised the next installment to my Beta today, but I've hit a snag in one scene. Almost there though.

Comments

[tinderblast.livejournal.com]

I just looked at the definitions, and they're pretty concise and good. I guess genres are like pornography, that old standby --- 'I know what it is when I see it ...'

If the stories are all post-June 21, then we could actually give examples of stories from within the fandom that fit the criteria.

But the post-June 21 thing is actually the part that most bothers me. While I definitely see the merit in finding and feting new stories, I also think that the old stories and authors haven't really been given their due. Not properly. So I feel conflicted about that, as I just wonder if having this date as a cut off point will create a lot of ambiguity (first date of posting on a lj as opposed to at an archive, ongoing WIP's and series, etc.).

brodie

[icarusancalion.livejournal.com]

I agree. I was thinking about that, too. Also, not every site lists when a story was written so I'm afraid people won't nominate those stories that don't have a date on them. Plus we'd have to check... it would be a big mess. The thought is to prevent the 'heavy hitter' stories from dominating as usual.

Icarus

[tinderblast.livejournal.com]

Oh, I can totally see what you mean there, as that thought about the heavyweights occurred to me, too.

I was wondering whether we could ask people to say *why* they were nominating a story - for interest's sake, and to create a little more self-consciousness about the nomination process.

We could either send an e-mail to the author asking for the date of initial online publication, or else go by the story's archiving on a major site ... but this seems like unnecessary work.

brodie