I tend to be a lot more free with my delete key these days when it comes to mailing list fandom rants, so I probably didn't see the last one in NT.
The thing is, in the smorgasbord of example opinions you mention there, there isn't one that doesn't disagree with the fact that there are overused words and phrases in too many fanfics these days, and that there is some disgraceful grammar out there - all the differences I ever see are about whether it really matters or not, and you have to admit that the vast majority of these kind of posts just perpetuate much more of the "I'm glad somebody had the nerve to bring this up..." kind of replies than anything else. That's what I mean by preaching to the choir.
there's plenty of us who are gratified to know that we're not the only ones out there who are going to gack if we see one more use of the phrase "His Nummy."
Don't you tire of all the negativity generated by this though? Self-gratification aside, how many times do people need to be reassured that everyone is thinking the exact same thing that they are?
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The thing is, in the smorgasbord of example opinions you mention there, there isn't one that doesn't disagree with the fact that there are overused words and phrases in too many fanfics these days, and that there is some disgraceful grammar out there - all the differences I ever see are about whether it really matters or not, and you have to admit that the vast majority of these kind of posts just perpetuate much more of the "I'm glad somebody had the nerve to bring this up..." kind of replies than anything else. That's what I mean by preaching to the choir.
there's plenty of us who are gratified to know that we're not the only ones out there who are going to gack if we see one more use of the phrase "His Nummy."
Don't you tire of all the negativity generated by this though? Self-gratification aside, how many times do people need to be reassured that everyone is thinking the exact same thing that they are?
- Dudette