Interesting thread.
It's always great to see newbies on these boards:) For that reason I'm less certain that we should say lets's not discuss a particular topic anymore because it's been talked about before. (because for newbies, when does "before" start?
Also, to ban discussion of a topic would be a lot like saying don't write a another fic on a topic because it's been done before. If it's valid to write a deathfic, it's valid to discuss deathfic, so to speak.
The other thing I want to say, and I know I will be jumped on for this
, is that, increasingly, comments on fanfics have become "gushes" and "kudos" only. I perceive a chill on real discussion (pros and cons) of the ideas contained within the fanfic as well as on other aspects of a story.
Is that what writers truly want? (although I do remember how wonderful a "kudo" is
)
Now I know negative comments on a fanfic can be hard to take. (just check out all the negative comments on my fic , "the Fact of the Matter", part 1
) But you also learn from those comments. That was certainly true for other stories I've written as well.
If all the comments on fics are the same, why bother to read them? And more importantly, why take them seriously, if they're all the same?
Now I do agree that no comment should be all "cons". Of course!
Perhaps writers might post, at the beginning of a fic, whether they only want feedback that is totally positive? ( for example, those who say "be kind, this is my first fic")
Also, deathfics are perhaps different from other genres that people dislike because deathfics are emotionally devastating. I'm not sure that people who don't like other genres have that same reaction. I think it's more likely that it's that they find them (cross-overs, kid-fics, whatever) boring or tedious, neither of which are big emotions.
So it's easy to not read those genres if they're on your "no" list. But deathfics - they're like a trainwreck emotionally - you know you shouldn't look, but....
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