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Date Posted: Fri, Nov 14 2003, 22:44:41
Author: Architeuthis
Subject: Re: Thoughts on reading fanfic
In reply to: JAL 's message, "Re: Thoughts on reading fanfic" on Fri, Nov 14 2003, 15:27:01

>I think the fan fiction community was smaller a couple
>of years ago, so the pure numbers of crap were lower.
>But percentage-wise, I think it was about the same.
>
>Also, crap is concentrated in places that welcome crap
>with open arms. There's the FFN syndrome: anything you
>vomit will find an audience. That's a fatal flaw of
>automated archives (By giving "authors" an instant
>audience, they mainly attract the crap writers. The
>non-crap writers understand the concept of things
>taking time, and are more likely to seek out smaller,
>non-automated but higher quality sites. They have
>patience, which is an necessary skill to *be* a good
>writer.)

True, unfortunately. The archives that actually have MODERATORS who look over stuff at least screen out the most subliterate fics. A rapefic with decent spelling, grammar, and formatting could sneak in, but not stuff with tons of mistakes.

For my money, one site worth watching is eFanfiction.net, as they've made some changes that could boost their quality.

The most important of these changes is that they've let people know they are doing quality checks on the fics. If you submit a fic it takes roughly three days before it goes up.

They've also posted guidelines as to what they will and will not allow. Not only have they stopped accepting RP fics, but they've ALSO included some tips on proper formatting anf grammar.

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