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[isi]

Have you guys seen this thread on the subreddit today?

OP suggests that fanfic involving EasyCGI and Docamera would be hilarious. I agree that would be pretty funny. But then there's BTC's comments. I'm somewhere between wondering how much he's seen (meaning does he know about us), being a little disheartened by his reaction, and remembering that we're bound to get that kind of reaction from some people. And cue segue into another 4 page pseudo-academic essay about the nature of fanfic and how it's perceived by the people it's about.

Comments

[feulighy]

When I first watched mindcrack and discovered fanfics i was like NOPE. NOT GOING THERE. but now I like it. You gotta admit that some people might find fanfics of people they know (disregarding the whole player vs real person thing) weird.

[pink_sheep]

Haha same! I read the pony fic Pause talked about and I was just like... *back away slowly and I will get out alive*

Now I quite enjoy it. Though I can't help shake the feeling I've joined like... A underground covent or something because not many people agree with it or such I quite enjoy it though. The rics re fun to make even if other dislike them.. Although I find it hard t write romance stuff because I'm afraid one of the guys will find it and it will be the next reddit one >.<"

Even people I know freaked out when they saw my fanfic Pre written on my ipad....

Seems even people outside mindcrack don't agree much too :(

[ampresand]

The "back away slowly and I will get out alive" is pretty much my reaction to the majority of fanfiction. This place is one of the rare places where - yes, I do dare- all of the fics are great, good, or at least decent enough that, while it is not the best writing in the world, is still not bad at all. A lot of the fanfiction that is seen on the Reddit and such is of a nature where the writing itself is terrible, the voices are completely off, or there is a pairing that is written in the wrong way. I have yet to see any of that on this site.
Now nobody prove me wrong. *glares around suspiciously*

[pink_sheep]

Haha, I must agree with you :)
We are just all so addicted we can write characters of them off by heart >.<"
I know I can anyway, but I do struggle with guys I don't watch so I tend to keep away from them... I might watch a few videos of each for my fic when I finally have some insperation for my Beef and Pause part...

A lot of it still scares me to death. In a lot of fan fics it's just sexual ( while we have a few its high quality (i feel it s anyway...)and with a story behind it)
Like Harry potter and films and tv program's.. Where its a lot more low key hear though we are a small community so it's not surprising our stuff is more "from the heart" so to say? We can give eachother encouragement and help on bits and pieces like if something doesn't sit right that can change it for the next piece of fic or ideas. Where on bigger communities the stuff is kinda worse and as I say usually 100% sexual...
I've been reading alot of fics for ideas but most I can't even read past a few lines it drains my brain to oblivion..