I don't find the boards hostile, either Alcy....(Wow! Your name is a mouthful!) I was just wandering about Rivka's comment about not hanging around much anymore:
An environment that has made it a place that I personally am far less inclined to visit
I had not thought about the first part of the post like this:
But what really disturbs me is the first part of the original post in this thread. I know that there are many veterans, so to speak, in this board--but does that mean that us newbies (and anyone with an opinion about a much discussed topic) should just keep quiet and stop posting for fear that a topic we might have an opinion has been discussed before? See, it's having to think of questions like that that really makes the environment on the board not so positive. At least for a newbie like me.
I have to agree, but I also really liked Rivka's answer about so many people posting the same thing over and over. I'm also a newbie and evidently joined (or re-joined - I don't even remember what I used to call myself) just before you. Some of the stuff here is not dead-horse stuff to all of us. I got the idea though from Rivka that the statements about the deathfic came about because so many people
really get upset when one of the main characters dies or is missing. It took me many years to
actually post one of my stories, and the thing I saw right off is that some people were pretty uspet with me because Lois is dead in my story. That didn't bother me, though, because I knew it would be controversial and I just kept right on posting...
I don't think Rivka actually meant that people shouldn't keep discussing certain subjects. I got the idea that she meant that the posts about a fic should not turn into a commentary about whether or not the character should be dead in a particular story. Alcyon..., I haven't read your comments in the other story yet, so I hope I'm not insulting you or anyone.
On another note, there are lots of stuff us newbies totally don't comprehend and people shouldn't assume we know what's going on. I've gotten brave and made posts such as 'I'm clueless as to what you are talking about'. Everyone has been really nice about it and usually apologize for assuming people understand what they are talking about.
Thanks for your answer Rivka about the environment on the boards.
I appreciate your other comments too. I can't wait to see what happens with feedback on my story arc when I have the main character actually having sex with someone 'else'. I'm going to write it anyway and might even make it nfic.
I like this comment:
And plenty of fics that are not to my taste.
I personally like some of the cross-over fics, but I can see other people saying, "You have got to be kidding." Yes, we all like different things. Isn't that a wonderful thing?
I liked your mention of Tank - I love his stories and Tank endings. Okay, there have been maybe one or two that were really disgusting, but...
I can see how the lines would get blurred about where to post something:
But when a repeatedly contentious topic is dragged into a fdk thread, I find that offensive enough to say something. I apologize if my doing so offended you in turn, or made you feel unwelcome. That was certainly not my intent.
I guess we need to remember that feedback is feedback and other things should be posted elsewhere. Thanks for reminding me.
Out of curiosity--can mods move posts from fdk to fanfic related in these situations? Or would it be too much of a pain for them to decide when something is irrevocably off-topic? I'm just wondering how things work in these situations
The moderators can do the above, but I'm assuming if they do that they make of note of such.
I know I have seen posts by the moderators to remind people that a certain post belongs elsewhere.
Again, Rivka, Bravo for iniating this post.
I'm curious to see what people think of what I said about badly written fics (from a grammatical, spelling, and punctuation standpoint.) If anyone makes a comment about that, I'll post a new thread.
