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⌈ Secret Post #2033 ⌋

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[Mortal Kombat]

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[The Young and the Restless]

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[Firefly, Joss Whedon; Sherlock BBC, Steven Moffat]

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08. http://i.imgur.com/Je2qV.png
[not really porny but implied underage sexual stuff; photomanip; snape/hermione]

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13. [SPOILER WARNING for Pokemon Black/White]

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14. [SPOILER WARNING for Kurau: Phantom Memory]

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15. [WARNING for rape]

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16. [WARNING for suicide]

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17. [WARNING for incest]

[Kono Naka ni Hikari, Imouto ga Iru!]

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18. [WARNING for animal death/abuse?]

[Eden Lake]

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Yay, lots of Spanish speakers here (me too!) Lurking in fandom has help me get a lot better at my English, which is always a plus. How many of you read fics in English or engage in English fandoms? How many write in English? And more importantly, how come we can't participate on the same way in Spanish fandom? I think this is remarkable, because in my opinion, we behave way differently in one and in the other.

To be honest, I don't participate in the Spanish side of the fandoms because they're just so small and the truly good stuff is very, very rare, compared to the thousands of stories and authors in English.

I also winded up writing in English instead of Spanish because I feel too self-conscious writing in Spanish; if I write in English, I can disconnect fic and such from real life and keep it inside my mind as something more hobby-ish.

If I ever get to finish something decent, I'll probably try to translate it to Spanish too, because why not. vov

Yeah, it's a problem to find the same variety, although I think it has improved slightly (not by much, but still)

Interesting. For me is the other way around: I feel too self-conscious if I write in English, as I feel insecure about writing properly, so I stick to writing in Spanish. I've written fics in English, I just don't post them on the internet. Maybe I just need a good beta, who knows...

Yeah, you should do it :). Frankly we need more material in Spanish fandom, and any addition would be good.

A long, long time ago, I had an account in a Harry Potter forum (harrylatino, I think it was?), then I discovered one awesome fic in English and never looked back. To be honest, I find the Spanish speaking side of the internet in general to be a bit immature, with lots of emoticons and mangled words that make them sound like 12 year olds, but I can't say I'm very familiar with it nowadays.

I have to agree with you on that. In fandom mayyybe it's not so bad (highly subjective, that one), but you go to any other forum on any other subject and it goes just downhill from there.

In English:
A: I think apples should be red.
B: Well, I disagree. My opinion on the subject is that it should be like this instead, because...

In Spanish:
A: I think apples should be red.
B. No. You're an idiot, go and #$%&$& your mom.

That's why, even if I do lurk in Spanish fandom for fics, I do prefer to discuss fanish things in places like this. :/

I think it's sort of established that if you're looking for variety, you go to the English side of fandom. It's like big fandoms: there are so many people participating that you're bound to find some quality, as opposed to the rather limited variety fandom in other languages has to offer. That was sad but at least true a few years ago; I must confess that I didn't go looking back for it in these years.
Also, some use it as practice to gain fluency. That's usually the piece of avice my teachers gave me: read a lot in the language you want to master, and if possible, write. And if you're used to associating fandom with a certain language, it comes more naturally to you when you start writing fics. You've got the vocabulary that you've learned while reading fic, and the basic structures and characterisations. It's easier to build on that than to start from scratch in your own language.

True. As someone who has unusual tastes when it comes to pairings and stuff, I've found English fandom is way better when it comes to finding stuff I like.

It has improved slightly in Spanish fandom in recent years, but it is true most of the people you find there nowadays are people new to fandom (therefore most are young girls 12 years and up), people with more experience has for the most part moved on. Still, I've found good works there, but you have to dig for them a little bit harder than in English.

I agree with your teachers. I think my level in English would have dropped down if I hadn't been practising reading and, in a lesser level, writing in English.

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