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hackthis_archiveA List Made Up on the Fly By Somebody Who's Been Doing This Shit Way Too Long
1. Everyone is someone else's fan.
2. That story that you hate. Somebody else loves it to death.
3. That story you love. Somebody else hates it to no end.
4. You are not that good.
5. You are not that bad.
6. You can thank Eric Clapton's dad for #4 & #5
7. If you spend all your time and love and adoration poring over a story it will not be as well received as the story you wrote in two hours.
8. Fandoms change, fans do not.
9. That person you hate will always show up in your fandom. (Dammit)
10. Those people you love, you will have to drag kicking and screaming into your fandom. (But it's worth it.)
11. Do not let the person you loathe drive you out of the fandom you love. (Easier said than done).
12. There is nothing wrong with using cliches.
13. Just don't use them all at the same time.
14. Fanon is not canon.
15. No, it's not.
16. Fandom tropes are not a bible. Do not feel obligated to follow them.
17. If you don't like'em, fuck'em.
18. If they don't like you, fuck'em
19. Get a beta.
20. No really, get a beta. Get a couple if you can.
21. Your story will always have at least error. (At least mine do).
22. You will make friends.
23. You will lose friends.
24. Sometimes this will happen at the exact same time. (That's just how it goes)
25. You are not always right.
26. You are not always wrong.
27. Be careful what you say. It will come back to you.
28. Be careful who you say it to. That will come back to you too.
29. Nobody likes everybody.
30. Nobody is loved by everybody.
31. Sometimes you are going to want to say something. Get up and walk away. No. Do it now. If it's still eating you in an hour or six, then say something.
32. Say something. Anything.
33. Everybody loves feedback. Everybody. I have never met anybody who said, "Damn, I got too much feedback."
34. Think about what you say. There's no reason to be an asshole. Unless someone else is an asshole first. Wait, no. Just don't be an asshole.
35. If someone says "no," that means "no." It does not mean let me harass you about it because I am special snowflake and I should have what I want and if I keep bothering you maybe you'll give it to me.
36. Maybe we're all special snowflakes, but guess what? Fandom is a big fucking blizzard.
37. HAVE SOME MOTHERFUCKING MANNERS.
38. Treat people the way you wish to be treated.
39. Treat people the way you wish to be treated.
40. If you don't like it, stop bitching about it and make your own.
41. See #37.
42. Have fun. It's not that serious. No, really, it's not.
43. When in doubt, read #1-#42.
ETA: Notice those numbers shifting on you? That's because I keep adding things. Make that #44: You are always going to be fucking with your posts. Just accept that.
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Date: 2010-09-01 01:07 am (UTC)GREAT list.
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Date: 2010-09-01 09:19 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2010-09-01 01:12 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2010-09-01 01:15 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2010-09-01 01:21 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2010-09-01 01:27 am (UTC)Things Wot I Have Learned From Fandom: A List from a BOFQ
Date: 2010-09-01 01:43 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2010-09-01 01:47 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2010-09-01 01:54 am (UTC)You are the smartestestest.
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Date: 2010-09-01 02:51 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2010-09-01 03:13 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2010-09-01 04:32 am (UTC)And omg, #9 is 100% f'n true!!! I swear, there is one person who I really can not stand, and she pops up in every fandom I'm in about 2-3 weeks after I do. It's creepy.
(And I'm giggling like mad over #36, just sayin'. *g*)
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Date: 2010-09-01 04:57 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2010-09-01 04:58 am (UTC)(no subject)
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Date: 2010-09-01 05:38 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2010-09-01 06:07 am (UTC)Why do I feel like this somehow might in some way apply to me?
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Date: 2010-09-01 09:20 pm (UTC)You are always free to tell me to fuck off.
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Date: 2010-09-01 06:21 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2010-09-01 06:39 am (UTC)I'm partial to nos. 7, 8, 9, 12, 21 and especially 37.
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Date: 2010-09-01 07:48 am (UTC)I always left feedback, even if it was just 'great fic', but then I came across a post with 2 BFFs moaning about how lazy some commentors were and feedback like 'great fic' was pretty much worthless. 0.0
Myself, I struggle with authors who do not answer feedback after the first 10 or more comments, but that's my pet peeve and we've all got them.
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Date: 2010-09-01 09:22 pm (UTC)I do not subscribe to that at all. I am just as grateful for "I liked this a lot" as a I am for any sort of "This shit was the bomb and let me tell you why." Sometimes all I can say is that "I liked this or I found it charming" but you know, everybody likes to feel appreciated.
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Date: 2010-09-01 08:00 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2010-09-01 09:00 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2010-09-01 10:14 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2010-09-01 04:51 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2010-09-01 05:25 pm (UTC)For me, it's #42 all the way.
I always struggle with worry that I come across too heavy when leaving feedback -- sometimes I just really do love a story that much and i just want the author to know that reading their story made my life better. I worry that I might come across as a bit of a stalker. Fact of the matter is, everyone has insecurities. As long as we all abide by #37, we'll be okay.
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Date: 2010-09-01 09:23 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2010-09-01 06:40 pm (UTC)(That person you hate will always show up in your fandom. (Dammit)
Sad but oh-so-very true. :()
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Date: 2010-09-01 07:22 pm (UTC)should beare the 44 Commandments of Fandom. I wanna link this like crazy, if you don't mind?no subject
Date: 2010-09-01 09:16 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2010-09-01 08:33 pm (UTC)