Truth is stranger...

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So. We've accidentally dropped a bomb on Yorkshire?

::facepalm:: no. words.

(pointed out by potterwitch)

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Leopard Slug Aerial mating

0.o;;

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So, how manly can one look while sporting pink?

madam_h gives us the answer:
Angoragorn and Maragorn Sue

Do not consume liquids while viewing.

You have been warned.

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stevie_jane makes the Snape/Hermione look fantastically good...

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Okay, so I got completely fed up with those Hogwarts Sorting Quizzes that are *completely* obvious. It's unsatisfying to be sorted Slytherin, when I KNOW what questions to answer.

In denial and rebuttal I've created my own:

Hogwarts Sorting Hat

Please, crashtest it, I'm trying to think of more questions and to refine it, and to think of less obvious questions but I don't have any good perspective on the questions so far...

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fabu makes interesting commentary on why we write fanfiction.

It reminds me of an article I read somewhere on a rant page (I'm not sure where's the link) about fanfiction writing as a sociologial gateway, ie. you're not really part of the fandom community (or at least not part of the 'inner circle') unless you write, and that *this* was part of the reason why there's such a bad reaction to negative criticism.

Namely, there's a major difference between ficcers who write to *write* and ficcers who write to participate in the *community*. There is, of course, an overlap; but probably how far you are a ficcer who writes to socialize indicates how little you can stomach/accept criticism.

After all, if you are presenting fic to be accepted into a community, *any* negative comments about the fic is a direct reflection on your acceptance into the community and is a negative comment on the auther themself. And in the anonymous and fluid sphere of the internet, it's *much* easier to get away with being a bit spoiled and selfish as our egos huff in indignation.

mehp. I realize that I have a bit of a tendancy to react that way with beta's, which is allllll the more reason why I'm curling myself around their feet going thank you thank you THANK you for putting up with me and helping me make my fic better. Thank you calichan. Thank you hippediva. Thank you lil_neko. Thank you inkbug. Thank you linaelyn. Thank you majokai. Thank you slashygood. And thank you Munky! You guys are god-sends and blessed beyond belief. Thank you.

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are you Gryffindor tho? like, do you think the quiz is accurate? any opinions on the questions?

and yeah, I feel the same about negative feedback. I'm actually a little looking forward to my first flame...for the novelty if nothing else. The closes I've come to negative feedback is probably with my beta's, who's *job* it is anyways...so. ::shrugs::

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are you Gryffindor tho? like, do you think the quiz is accurate? any opinions on the questions?

Hmm, probably I am, although I don't usually admit to it. So good test in that respect.

I've had negative feedback but annoyingly I got no response when I fixed the stuff that was wrong with the story. I mean if you're going to have a multi-post debate with someone you could at least let them know when they've finally got it right.

Admittedly the person in question is someone I know to be more than a little odd..

Gina

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maybe it was a "ok they've got it perfect and are handling it, so I'm not needed anymore" type response?

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Maybe it was.

Hmm, still not plucked up the courage to ask the Kaldor City writers what they think of Rull and Cotton's LJs.

Gina