Comment on OTW Board response to concerns about the meta decision

  1. Oshun Mon 25 Feb 2013 08:31PM UTC

    Oshun

    I completely missed this discussion. I had no idea that people had an objection to non-fiction work. Are there available resources giving reason for why people find it offense?

    I do write a fair amount of non-fiction based upon research that evolves out of my research I do for my fanfiction, obviously based in the original (usually book canon). It never occurred that this would be inappropriate to share. I'm fascinated as to why, since for me it is all part of the same appreciation and examination of the originals upon which transformative works are based.

    Any links to discussions would be appreciated.

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    1. Lady_Ganesh Mon 25 Feb 2013 08:34PM UTC

      Gat from Saiyuki, looking to the right

      I got this from a quick google, which links to the original announcement that meta would be allowed and a few other discussions:

      http://silverflight8.livejournal.com/212673.html

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      1. Oshun Mon 25 Feb 2013 08:38PM UTC

        Oshun

        Thank you! Sorry! Sorry! I know--just Google it! I should have. But do appreciate the link.

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        1. Lady_Ganesh Mon 25 Feb 2013 08:46PM UTC

          Gat from Saiyuki, looking to the right

          Oh, no problem! I just wanted to be clear that I got it from Google rather than carefully-curated fandom research. ;-)

          Sometimes Google comes up with nothing useful anyway....

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          1. Oshun Mon 25 Feb 2013 08:51PM UTC

            Oshun

            Thanks!!

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      3. Oshun Mon 25 Feb 2013 08:49PM UTC

        Oshun

        OK. I just read one or two comments and I see already without delving into the discussion that there are intense feelings about it.

        I am involved with literary fandoms mainly which focus largely on scholarly meta. I really think I have no place in the discussion and NO ax to grind.

        They said meta and I think something about as far away from fandom wank as possible--more like literary journals.

        I'm a neutral and will just be sure I have my one piece of non-fiction backed up in case the anti-meta people win and it gets deleted.

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        1. Lady_Ganesh Tue 26 Feb 2013 12:16AM UTC

          Gat from Saiyuki, looking to the right

          My primary concern is really just about being able to find fic (as a reader) and letting others find my stuff (as an author). I already have pretty much no luck trying to find what I want in larger fandoms, so making the categories even bigger with no control/filtering is frustrating.

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          1. Oshun Tue 26 Feb 2013 12:43AM UTC

            Oshun

            That makes perfect sense. I can see how that might not have occurred to me as more of a rare fandom person.

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    3. ImXFScully Wed 06 Mar 2013 03:01AM UTC

      Let's put it this way: It's not why I'm here.

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