Proclamations, trumpets and banners waving!

[icarus]

Hear ye, hear ye!

icarusancalion is now issuing a challenge to the voters of hpbnfdeathmatch to, as ye vote for ye favourite bnf (you do not want to know what wildernessguru thought that acronym stood for), that ye shalt also Name Ye Favourite Fic/Artwork/Whatever of selfsame author so that I can selfishly use it to find new stories to enjoy All Persons Shalt Be Able To Judge The Worke fairly and equitably.

*Trumpets sound. Banners snap. And the horses dump turds on the road as the procession moves on to another town. "Hear ye, hear ye..."*

Comments

[tinderblast.livejournal.com]

I initially thought the whole thing was just a piss take and would peter out after a few rounds, but the contest has legs, which surprises me. I stopped reading the votes once they got nasty and after practically everyone I voted for didn't make it through (Minx? Cybele? that's just nutty).

I also got really tired of reading 'WHO?!??' about contestants like that was a valid comment to make when all it takes is a click of the mouse to find out who they are. I thought that was really embarrassing, actually. LIke try breaking out of your little fandom ghetto some time.


I haven't found any new authors, though, as most of the people I hadn't heard of are artists and that's not really my thing ...

-brodie

[icarusancalion.livejournal.com]

What I'm doing is asking people (who don't vote anonymously) what such and such has written/drawn -- and can you give me a link? So far, so good. I haven't read anything yet, but I have at least two new authors to try.

I also had the opportunity to rec stories by resonant8, rushlight75 and mctabby in return. It's feeling a little like a Christmas gift exchange. :D

Icarus

[tinderblast.livejournal.com]

Those people are all good writers, though, and have been rec'd from here to kingdom come, so I'm surprised that they're not better known. It feels like the death match journal is the deliberate intersection of the Snape-y elements and the H/D and old skool fans, and so in some ways I'm *not* surprised when the better authors aren't known to people who don't read outside of certain parameters ... but no, I AM still shocked

-brodie