[ SECRET POST #228 ]

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⌈ Secret Post #228 ⌋

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Notes:

- Keep your pimp hand strong gaiz >|
Also, 20? I LOVE YOU THANK YOU FOR BREAKING THE ONTP DSFJHjshakjdks ♥
- LOL your mod should not be allowed to make secret posts running on no sleep :)

Secrets Left to Post: 05 pages, 101 secrets from Secret Submission Post #033.
Secrets Not Posted: 0 broken links, [ 1 ] not!secrets, 0 not!fandom.
Next Secret Post: Tomorrow, Tuesday, August 21st, 2007.
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Suggestions, comments, and concerns should go here.

Comments

1 op here

[(Anonymous)]

pfffffffffffffft since when do you need to have read the manga to be a fan of a pairing? It doesn't even exist in the manga. Fandom (both lj fandom and japanese doujinshi) makes them so much more appealing than they really are.

Re: 1 op here

[(Anonymous)]

You're right that the pairing doesn't exist in canon, but the characters still do. Generally if one likes a pairing, it's because they like their interaction, or think their personalities would mesh well, or because they have a lot of subtext, etc. But since you haven't read the manga, you don't know whether the fanworks you've liked are IC, or how you would interpret their relationship. What if you read the manga one day and realize you don't even like one (or both) of the characters? Or if you think they have no subtext?

I dunno, I just don't get this kind of attitude at all. I can sometimes enjoy fanfic about series I haven't watched, but in those cases it's because the writing is particularly good. I wouldn't call myself a fan of that pairing or series; just of the writing. It might as well be original fiction.

But whatever floats your boat, I guess. If you're having fun, good for you. :)

Re: 1 op here

[(Anonymous)]

it's because the writing is particularly good

wouldn't that be a good reason to stop reading something? after he died, the -story- that I was reading for, was over. no reason to keep reading.

you know, it's ok to be a fan of a series for a character and not necessarily or solely for the story. you, or anyone else, don't get to define why people like a particular fandom and decide if it makes them a good fan.

Re: 1 op here

[(Anonymous)]

you know, it's ok to be a fan of a series for a character and not necessarily or solely for the story. you, or anyone else, don't get to define why people like a particular fandom and decide if it makes them a good fan.

Did you even read my original comment (http://community.livejournal.com/fandomsecrets/71980.html?thread=10477100&style=mine#t10477100)? That's exactly what I said.

There's nothing wrong with that -- different strokes for different folks and all -- but I can understand why some people would find that hard to respect. If they actually give you grief for it though, they're just being asshats. No one's in a position to judge others for how they enjoy a series.

You're preaching to the choir here.

Re: 1 op here

[(Anonymous)]

sorry! all the anonymice look the same from where I'm sitting.