[ SECRET POST #4073 ]

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⌈ Secret Post #4073 ⌋

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Comments

Re: Dark Fandom Past

[(Anonymous)]

I once got a really angry review on a fic bashing my OC. I'd just started writing fics and didn't know what a Mary Sue was, so I was pissed that this random person was trashing my character and I wrote her a really angry email. She sent me back an angry reply and we bitched at each other for a few more messages. I don't remember exactly what I wrote (something to the effect of, "I'm sorry I'm not a perfect writer 'cause I just started writing fics") and she ended up apologizing to me. I ended up apologizing to her too and we exchanged a couple more (nicer) emails. Looking back, I wish I'd handled the criticism more maturely.

Re: Dark Fandom Past

[morieris]

Well you both apologized and moved on from it. And now you know now to snipe at criticism like that.

Re: Dark Fandom Past

[(Anonymous)]

It's not surprising you didn't respond "maturely" to her review. Going on Mary Sue fics and writing "angry" reviews "bashing" the OCs isn't the most mature way to dole out criticism.

Re: Dark Fandom Past

[(Anonymous)]

It was a big thing back then, and I was always bothered by it. These people clearly didn't like OCs no matter what.

Re: Dark Fandom Past

[(Anonymous)]

Going around writing angry reviews of fics with Mary Sues seems like such a waste of time. Yeah, a ridiculous self-insert is dull and annoying, but I would either back out of the fic or just keep reading for amusement but not say anything. Even if I did want to say something, there are ways of doing that gently, like "Inventing a fantasy avatar like that is really common, but it's often not very entertaining to read about someone else's self-insert character when it's so blatant and over the top..." (assuming your OC even was blatant and over the top self-insert).