Our dirty little secrets.

[icarus]

Been hanging out at David Hewlett's dgeek.com forums the last couple of days.

It's been interesting, I've really enjoyed it. I probably won't hang out there much because my main interest in fandom is fanfiction, but watching the forums take root and grow and people freak out and then calm down has all been fascinating.

Poor David. People were so panicky about "things that might be posted!" he probably has some strange ideas of what's out there. People have mentioned concerns about legalities but I think that's disingenuous.

In reality, we'd be embarrassed if he found, say...

- xanthelj's BDSM John/Rodney slash novels. Face it. If David reads fanfiction, we want him reading rivier's "Exigencies," not our guilty-pleasure BDSM porn.

- All our icons clipped from Century Hotel with captions such as "Heart-shaped ass" (with a heart drawn around his fanny?).

- The fact that 90% of the fanfic in SGA centers on Rodney, and most of that is John/Rodney. And that a huge percentage of that is rated NC-17.

- The Hewlett-head stuck-on-a-porn-star body photomanips.

- Even worse, the Hewlett-head and Flanigan-head stuck-on-porn-star-bodies and then stuck-together photomanips.

I've been thinking. What if David stumbled onto your fanfic? Are there any stories you wouldn't quietly die inside if he read them?

Comments

[icarusancalion.livejournal.com]

I love that icon. *hides it behind my back where David can't see*

Icarus

[moxie-brown.livejournal.com]

I'm really fascinated by how this whole, David Hewlett runs his own site thing is playing out. We've got very grumpy fans pissed off/worried about the nutty ones freaking David out and giving us a bad rep, then we got the psychos who'll probably accost him at the next convention with Sheppard/McKay manips, but I'm just sitting back in awe of how laid-back David seems to be taking it. He either has a huge ego and loves all the attention, no matter how weird; or really is the coolest guy on the planet, or has the most mischievous sense of humor in the universe. :)

[flamesword.livejournal.com]

My vote for some of all three. XD

[icarusancalion.livejournal.com]

*snickers* Really.

Icarus

[monanotlisa.livejournal.com]

Hee. I'd also go with d).

[icarusancalion.livejournal.com]

He mentions that he's no stranger to forums. I'm sure he knew exactly what to expect (or the varieties of possible things to expect) and had a game plan when he set up the forums. It didn't take him long to separate the unpopular photomanip people from the rest of the group, supporting them in the process.

Of course... pictures of himself. Hee. ;)

Icarus