[ SECRET POST #3314 ]

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⌈ Secret Post #3314 ⌋

Warning: Some secrets are NOT worksafe and may contain SPOILERS.

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Comments

[(Anonymous)]

Do you know how upsetting it is to have a fic author mentioned in every rec list, blog post, fan site, journal entry, etc, only to realize that you can never read their works because they pulled everything from the 'Net and demanded that nothing of theirs be shared? It's like they're saying "Fuck you, fandom; I'm on to bigger and better things. Try not to cry too much as I step all over you on my way to the top."

You don't seem to realize that you're putting the worst interpretation possible on why someone might decide to pull their work from the internet. Why are you so determined to see it as insult when that isn't necessarily the case? There are plenty of reasons why someone might delete their work, it's not always about you.

In all honesty, you are one of the worst types of fan. As soon as your favorite author doesn't do exactly what you want, you turn on their tumblr-style and rationalize how entitled you're behaving. You throw around words like "community" and act like someone exercising control over THEIR OWN WORK is somehow an insult or abuse to you, just because you wave your special snowflake fandom flag. It's natural to be disappointed and upset when a fic you love vanishes off the internet, but there's no need to react like the author has dropped trou and pissed in your cornflakes.

[(Anonymous)]

MTE

Fucking thank you.

[(Anonymous)]

This. Nonny is looking for reasons to be offended. Oh no, you deleted your fic! That MUST mean you're doing it purpose because you hate me! Seriously? Who thinks that way?

[(Anonymous)]

DA.

You know, one of my favorite fan authors (a BNF in various fandoms) told everyone (oh, this was about a year ago?) that they were writing original fiction and seeking to publish, and when a few of their fans asked them if they were going to take everything down, they responded with, "Nah, I would never do that to you guys."

Another popular author recently deleted all her works, but y'know what? She gave everyone ample time to save everything--even compiled most of her fics into a PDF!--and plainly said that she encouraged private sharing. Her announcement post said something along the lines of, "I hate to do this to everyone, but..."

I'm a writer myself, and while I'm nowhere near BNF status, I have a pretty sizeable following. At this time in my life I would never consider pulling my works from the web, but if I decide to publish in the future and my editor/publicist requests that I do so, I would not prevent my fans from privately sharing them. To me, that seems cruel.

So no, readers are not the only ones who feel this way. Many, many authors do, as well. I guess it depends on the type of author you are and whether you feel like you're contributing to/expanding the fandom or you're just posting your work for the heck of it.

I personally feel like I'm contributing to the fandom/the community, but then, fandom has always been pretty important to me. Taking my work down is one thing, but preventing private sharing, I feel, is another thing entirely.

Just my two cents.

[(Anonymous)]

As a writer, I wouldn't delete my fics without a heads up to fandom. I wouldn't delete them at all unless I had little choice. But I also don't have a quarrel with authors who do. It's their work, they get to decide what to do with their work.