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Fan Fiction - Popularity Contest or Formula for Orthodoxy?
Marge_Innavera:
--- Quote from: midwest-girl on September 05, 2006, 05:48:21 pm ---I think criticism is fine, so long as it's respectful and is critical of the story, not the author. I mean, I was an English major in college and at least half our time in class was spent criticizing literature and characterizations.
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I was a theatre major, and we did the same. The standard for plots was whether they were believable, had good pacing and held the reader's/viewer's interest among other objective standards. And characters' actions were judged on how they fit into the overall plot/theme/characterizations rather than whether or not their actions were consistent with what readers/viewers wanted them to be doing. Beatrice gave a pretty good summary of 'criticizing while you read' a page back.
Beatrice:
Good critical analysis, devoid of emotion and personal agenda - that's someting I'm always open for. Alas, that is not likely to happen for anyone when names and such get in the way.
Perhaps it's the stories themselves that should be posted anonymously, not the comments. This way a fic could be judged on merit alone and not the popularity of it's author.
Of course, that still woudn't stop the gangs of thugs running around behind the scenes.
B
notBastet:
Interesting suggestion... having authors be anonymous...
:)
I remember my senior seminar class in college.. we all had to grade each other and sign our names, and of course we all had to speak, and our teachers reviewed all of our comments as well... so you wanted to sound intelligent so the teachers would know you were paying attention, you wanted to sound intelligent to impress your friends/future colleagues, but of course you didn't want to come across as mean or arrogant, as you knew you would also be subjected to criticism/review...
Well, I think I digress a little... enjoyed the trip down memory lane, regardless.
;)
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