FanLib and LJ deletions/suspensions

[icarus]

The CEO of Six Apart speaks: Well we really screwed this one up.

They recognize they suspended journals that should not have been suspended. Now we'll see what they do to fix it.

In the meantime, my name at Greatest Journal is the same as the one here.

Interesting fun facts about FanLib:

Someone told me the 40 Highlander stories they have are all by the same author. Curious, I checked out the Stargate Atlantis stories.*

Two-thirds, 87 of 137 Stargate Atlantis fics, are by the same two people.



* Yeah, FanLib made its advertising money off me today -- and may I add what a pain in the ass it is to click through stories ten at a time? This is the most awkward, difficult to use site.

Comments

[lttledvl.livejournal.com]

I decided to guinea pig myself and created an account (and wouldn't you know it, they don't ask for your ff.net info anymore - morons!)

I've noted the same thing in just about all the fandoms - only 1 or 2 writers (my big thing right now is Power Rangers - silly I know, but hey, at least I'm doing). There is currently only 11 stories there (of which 8 are by one person) compared to 7000+ on ff.net.

And the PR stories on fanlib? Make me want to stick my finger down my throat...

But I took the plunge and posted 2 fics - I'm waiting to see what all happens...

Wish me luck!

[icarusancalion.livejournal.com]

Interesting to have a guinea pig, though I'm worried about the credibility it gives FanLib. Still, two stories in the rather unobtrusive Power Rangers fandom? Okay. Let me know how it goes. :)

Icarus

[lttledvl.livejournal.com]

Well, I suppose I could post the almighty 1 fic I have for SGA ;) (I was gonna write for that; honest, then my muse did a 360)

I'll definitly let you know how it goes - I have yet to plunge into their forums. there are some who have commented against fanlib but most there are all 'what's the problem?' and 'people are overreacting' blah, blah, blah. but there have been a few replies from the mods? admins? I'm not sure but some yahoo that obviously works there and those responses to the supportive fanfic-ers is 'you guys are great' and 'thanks for your support'. Yah, like I can't see the obvious 'let's stroke their egos so they'll stick around and hopefully do our work for us'. People are blind, dumb and stupid sometimes...

Interesting to have a guinea pig, though I'm worried about the credibility it gives FanLib.

I don't think you have to worry about credibility too much - I'm not that popular or well-known.

[lttledvl.livejournal.com]

Oh, and the one thing I'm really not sure if I like is the way the members list is organized.

The drop-down menu gives the following options:
Oldest to Newest
Newest to Oldest
Member Name
Most Viewed
Featured

Just like the options for Fanfics, it defaults to Newest to Oldest, which is okay, I guess, but why not just stick with the alphabetic list like most places? With this system, I feel like we're being offered up on the fanfic version of ebay...

Not to mention that the 'Featured' just really sticks in my craw in a bad way. How does one become featured? I suppose some competition among writers is okay, but I have a feeling that this could turn into a war as authors begin to vie over the 'top position' of the featured list. Fandom in general has enough 'sticky spots' on it's own without adding to it...