[ SECRET POST #2151 ]

[case]

⌈ Secret Post #2151 ⌋

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

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02.
[Scrubs/How I Met Your Mother]


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[Aladdin]


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04.
[Russian politics]


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05.
[World of Warcraft]


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06.
[Hetalia]


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07.
[Community]


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08.
[50 Shades of Grey/Betty]


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09.
[Wreck-It Ralph]


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10.
[American Horror Story]


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11.
[Tom Hiddleston]


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12.
[Young Avengers]


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13.
[Saint Seiya Omega]


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14.
[The Mysterious Cities of Gold]


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Notes:

Secrets Left to Post: 01 pages, 022 secrets from Secret Submission Post #307.
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

[lyndis]

Interactive fics are like, "ask the character a question and they'll answer it!" type of a 'fic. In the case of this secret, it looks like the fandom the OP is talking about is one where fic authors play "Dear Abby" (a newspaper column, along with Ann Landers, that has writers write in with etiquette/personal questions to get advice) and reviewers review because they want the canon characters to answer their questions.

See also: "Interview" fics, "Choose Your Own Adventure" fics can sometimes be filed under here also (though rarely).

Either way, FFn has rules regarding the types of stories allowed. Stuff like script/interactive hasn't been allowed for years.

The 'fic in question is an interactive fic (the one you linked), if the author is letting readers submit questions for the character to answer, yes. That stuff belongs at an archive that allows that type of story, IC or not.

I might be a bit of a stickler for the rules, but FFn's rules are not new, and people should know better than to post stories that are more obviously interactive ("I can take this story X and Y way, what do you think?" is asking an opinion, not interactive in that the author is writing the characters interacting with the readers) like "Dear Abby"-esque stuff.

I honestly don't mean to sound like a jerk, but I wouldn't hold it against the OP for reporting 'fics like that. Seems like a waste of time to me, personally (to report, nothing ever gets done), but the author is well within their limits considering FFn makes you review their rules every three days or something stupid. There are no excuses for posting 'fics against the ToS.

Hope that helps answer your question though.

[(Anonymous)]

Now, I wouldn't blame the OP for reporting said fics because they don't like fics violating TOS. Those aren't TOS I feel very strongly about, so I wouldn't do it myself, but some people have strong feelings about rules and that's okay.

I do blame the OP for -- it appears -- using the handiest excuse to report something they're envious of. That's just spiteful.

[lyndis]

Oh yeah, sorry, I did forget to address that. You're definitely right, there. It makes me wonder if they only report very obvious breaches of the ToS, or if they report anything that might possibly be breaking the ToS on the grounds that the story gets more reviews.

Which frankly, I think is shitty behavior.

I had a story that someone felt should have been rated R (not PG-13) back in the day. Had like 350+ reviews and wasn't even very long. Was deleted because someone reported it instead of just PMing me to suggest I change the rating--even though I /asked/ if people thought the rating needed changed. NOT THAT I'M BITTER. OR ANYTHING. (Not really, the story was terrible.)

I think the spiteful attitude is really unnecessary and is frankly harmful to the fanfiction scene. We need more people to be supportive of others, not to bring other people down, particularly out of jealousy. Granted, my stuff doesn't get flooded with comments anymore (I don't write for popular fandoms like I used to), but I am satisfied with my work and more importantly, happy to make friends with the people who do take the time to review. I feel that's a much better use of my time than trawling around looking for fics who get more reviews than mine in the hopes that one of them violated the ToS.

-_- Ugh sorry, rambled there. But I agree with you.

[nynaeve_sedai]

I keep a sample of fic on ff.net. They're my stories that I know can, in no way, be construed as higher than PG-13. Then in the a/n I tell people to find me on AO3 for a more comprehensive collection. I don't write in any major fandoms anymore, so most people will hop over and read my AO3 stuff. I've noticed an increase in traffic that way.

[lyndis]

Ah, when this happened, it was probably in 2003 or 2004, so a long time ago. That's a good idea, though, for several reasons. I mean, it gives traffic to A03, and it prevents the story from being deleted because one person thought it was rated too high.

Might keep this in mind if I ever write anything I'm not sure about. The sad thing is, what I posted was definitely only about the PG13 level...as I wasn't nearly pervy enough as a teenager to even think of anything rated higher than that.