[ SECRET POST #2126 ]

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⌈ Secret Post #2126 ⌋

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

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Notes:

Secrets Left to Post: 05 pages, 106 secrets from Secret Submission Post #304.
Secrets Not Posted: [ 0 - broken links ], [ 0 - not!secrets ], [ 0 - not!fandom ], [ 0 - too big ], [ 0 - repeat ].
Current Secret Submissions Post: here.
Suggestions, comments, and concerns should go here.

Comments

[shinysylver]

There are a couple authors in one of my fandoms that tag their fic on AO3 with cutesy tags about how they have never seen an episode and are still writing and isn't that hilarious. I tend to think it's not funny and don't read their fic.

However, OP if you did your research and don't tell me I will probably read your fic none the wiser.

Personally, I'll sometimes read fic on an archive for fandoms I have no familiarity with. That's what happens when I follow tags on AO3. When I do that for the most part I am reading it the same way I would read original fiction since I don't really know the characters and a lot of the fic are AUs anyway.

When it comes to writing though, I think it's strange to not have seen or read ANY of the source material. I get that some source materials are too vast or difficult to obtain to see/read them all and I have written one Marvel 616 one-shot having only read some of the comics and spending a lot longer on the wikis. So I get that. But personally, when it comes to TV shows if possible I try to watch things at least twice before I write. *shrug* But that is how my obsessions tend to go and other people can do whatever they want.

[(Anonymous)]

People actually tag things in AO3 saying they haven't watched the source material? Talk about your blatant wank-baiting/attention whoring. I wouldn't read their stuff, either.

[shinysylver]

Yeah...it's a little bit like tagging "not betaed" in that it tells me to not click. I mean I read unbetaed fic and probably read fic by authors who haven't seen the source material, but if they point it out to me as if it's a point of pride...no.

[(Anonymous)]

At least that saves you the time? Lol. Seriously, though, the way some people tag on AO3 makes me want to sit them down and have a long talk with them about why AO3 tags should not be used like Tumblr tags.

[shinysylver]

Tell me about it. Just looking at some of the tags gives me a headache.

[anonymouslyyours]

People really tag fic as unbeata'ed as a point of pride?

I think I've only seen it as a sort of 'read at your own risk', with a request to point out errors, or asking if anyone is interested in beta'ing.

[shinysylver]

When it gets cutesly like "no beta cause i just can't wait to post!!" it seems that way to me. The tumblr style of tagging makes everything super cutesy. Although, I also tend to pass the ones that say "read at your own risk" or "omg this is so bad" or "i shouldn't be allowed to write" even if they don't seem prideful.

Author's notes are bad that way too. There is one really long fic that I did read and she had an author's note that said "I finally found a beta" and the next three chapters said "unbetaed cause I just can't wait to share!!" and trust me they could have used the beta lol.

[anonymouslyyours]

I don't know if I've gotten lucky, am completely oblivious, or if my snooty summary selection ways have protected me but I've never seen that!

I can't imagine having a beta and just choosing not to use them. Whut.

[shinysylver]

I went on AO3 to find examples for you. This is a search for "please don't read this":

http://archiveofourown.org/works/search?utf8=%E2%9C%93&query%5Btext%5D=please+don%27t+read+this

This one WIP tag is particularly encouraging:

THIS IS BULLSHIT PLEASE DON'T READ IT SUCKS

[anonymouslyyours]

Ah! My bad. I meant I'd never seen "too excited to wait for a beta read". I've definitely seen passive-aggressive "lol such a bad writer, don't read this!" tags.

Thanks for linking examples though!

[shinysylver]

Ah, when it comes to the other I could show you the author's note but I feel that's pretty common in author's notes. The tags are such a mess I am not able to figure the exact wording to find it. TBH I am too lazy to keep looking but next time I stumble on it don't be surprised if I run back here and post it. lol.

[anonymouslyyours]

I believe you that they exist! Just surprised they're common and I don't understand the logic behind it.

I'll probably see a ton of them now that you've mentioned it! Baader-Meinhoff Phenomenon!