Well I wouldn't like to think you read it because of me - the reaction to this fic has been so strong in the negative sense that I wouldn't like you to resent me for wasting your time. Even had I not liked the fic I wouldn't have been able to understand the capslock anger it seems to have caused. We're all different. We all like different stuff. I just hope nobody judges me for liking it when they didn't.
There used to be an lj comm that dissected fics like that forget what it was called, thankfully. Basically, a fic was picked and the members all read it, then pulled it apart through discussion threads. One of my fics was going to be discussed although it never happened and you know what? I'm thankful it didn't. There was someone in the group of people I didn't like - someone who had little respect for the feelings of others - and I know I would have felt flamed in the worst way had they done to my fic what they'd done to others. I'm afraid I think there aren't many people who a) could be a reasoning adult once they're part of a group, members of which are baying for blood, and b) take that kind of criticism without wanting to die because of it.
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There used to be an lj comm that dissected fics like that forget what it was called, thankfully. Basically, a fic was picked and the members all read it, then pulled it apart through discussion threads. One of my fics was going to be discussed although it never happened and you know what? I'm thankful it didn't. There was someone in the group of people I didn't like - someone who had little respect for the feelings of others - and I know I would have felt flamed in the worst way had they done to my fic what they'd done to others. I'm afraid I think there aren't many people who a) could be a reasoning adult once they're part of a group, members of which are baying for blood, and b) take that kind of criticism without wanting to die because of it.