1. Is it ever out of line for a moderator or admin to state or imply a preference towards a certain fanfic(s) or author(s) somewhere other than a personal blog or profile? (For instance, on a messageboard).
Only if the fics are totally NC-17, featuring human/animal pairings or something. Apart from that, the mods/admins are human like the rest of us and can certainly have their own preferences.
2. Is it ever out of line for anyone to state or imply a preference towards a certain fanfic(s) or author(s) somewhere other than a personal blog or profile? (For instance, on a messageboard).
Ditto to my other answer.
3. Do you ever feel that moderators/admins ever unintentionally acknowledge certain authors more than others?
On SQ, yes, because a lot of them read more fanfic back in the early days, and not so much now, so those are the authors they know the best. I don't have a problem with that, though. Plus, also on SQ, nearly everyone there ships R/H, and like the same sorta fics, so the same ones are going to be recce'd.
4. Do you ever feel that moderators/admin ever intentionally acknowledge certain authors more than others?
Not sure. Probably, if someone asks for a really long, good R/H fic, everyone will recce After the End (and I would too - AtE ROX :)). BUt apart from that ... I dunno.
5. Define "favortism".
Erm. Raving about authors who are bad because they're your friends?
6. Do you ever feel as though certain types of fanfics are widely preferred? (If so, which ones?)
The main ships: R/H, H/G, etc. Also Marauders fics. That's in SQ circles, though. In quite other circles the preference for slash irritates me.
7. Have you ever felt you would be more recognized as an author if you wrote certain fanfics? Do you still feel that way?
Yes. It's an obvious trend in fanfiction that most people love to read about canon's protagonist and sidekicks, hence so many fics featuring Harry, Hermione and Ron. The average fic about the Trio is likely to get more reviews than the brilliant fic about an OC or v. minor canon character. My fics about the Marauders and my one R/H fic gained way more response than my OC fic, my Otto Bagman fic, and others. However, I don't really resent it: it's the way people are and I can't change that. :)
8. Have you ever purposely only read fanfics by certain authors? If so, why?
Oh, yes. I never read anything on ff.net if it hasn't been recce'd to me by someone I trust. :) Quite often I employ that principle with Schnoogle as well. On SQ I feel safe to read anything, confident I won't be jarred out of the story by Horrible Things (icky ships, bad technical errors, de-characterisation, etc).
9. Have you ever felt that people have judged you by your fandom "status" - whether you're a lurker or the owner of a Big Name Site?
Er, I shouldn't think so, I doubt anyone knows who I am to judge me.
10. Have you seen others being judged by their fandom "status"?
Not judged, exactly, but when one has been in the fandom a while you start recognising certain names as big members of the community, and maybe are more likely to follow a recce from them rather than a newbie.
Part II: Wank (as in to put down a fanfic, not the other definition)
> questions deleted because I know nothing about wank and therefore my answers would be non-existent.
Part III: Reviews
1. When does a review merge from "constructive criticsm" to flaming?
When it's just criticism, criticism, criticism, without explaining WHY and HOW the author has gone wrong, in your opinion.
2. Is flaming ever okay?
No.
3. Have you ever quit writing a story due to lack of response?
No. Although response is nice (that's why I submitted myself to SQ, after all), I don't write for it - I write because the story wants to be told. That probably sounds pompous and arrogant, but if it IS, then I'm pompous and arrogant, because it's the truth.
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Date: 2005-09-03 09:05 am (UTC)1. Is it ever out of line for a moderator or admin to state or imply a preference towards a certain fanfic(s) or author(s) somewhere other than a personal blog or profile? (For instance, on a messageboard).
Only if the fics are totally NC-17, featuring human/animal pairings or something. Apart from that, the mods/admins are human like the rest of us and can certainly have their own preferences.
2. Is it ever out of line for anyone to state or imply a preference towards a certain fanfic(s) or author(s) somewhere other than a personal blog or profile? (For instance, on a messageboard).
Ditto to my other answer.
3. Do you ever feel that moderators/admins ever unintentionally acknowledge certain authors more than others?
On SQ, yes, because a lot of them read more fanfic back in the early days, and not so much now, so those are the authors they know the best. I don't have a problem with that, though. Plus, also on SQ, nearly everyone there ships R/H, and like the same sorta fics, so the same ones are going to be recce'd.
4. Do you ever feel that moderators/admin ever intentionally acknowledge certain authors more than others?
Not sure. Probably, if someone asks for a really long, good R/H fic, everyone will recce After the End (and I would too - AtE ROX :)). BUt apart from that ... I dunno.
5. Define "favortism".
Erm. Raving about authors who are bad because they're your friends?
6. Do you ever feel as though certain types of fanfics are widely preferred? (If so, which ones?)
The main ships: R/H, H/G, etc. Also Marauders fics. That's in SQ circles, though. In quite other circles the preference for slash irritates me.
7. Have you ever felt you would be more recognized as an author if you wrote certain fanfics? Do you still feel that way?
Yes. It's an obvious trend in fanfiction that most people love to read about canon's protagonist and sidekicks, hence so many fics featuring Harry, Hermione and Ron. The average fic about the Trio is likely to get more reviews than the brilliant fic about an OC or v. minor canon character. My fics about the Marauders and my one R/H fic gained way more response than my OC fic, my Otto Bagman fic, and others. However, I don't really resent it: it's the way people are and I can't change that. :)
8. Have you ever purposely only read fanfics by certain authors? If so, why?
Oh, yes. I never read anything on ff.net if it hasn't been recce'd to me by someone I trust. :) Quite often I employ that principle with Schnoogle as well. On SQ I feel safe to read anything, confident I won't be jarred out of the story by Horrible Things (icky ships, bad technical errors, de-characterisation, etc).
9. Have you ever felt that people have judged you by your fandom "status" - whether you're a lurker or the owner of a Big Name Site?
Er, I shouldn't think so, I doubt anyone knows who I am to judge me.
10. Have you seen others being judged by their fandom "status"?
Not judged, exactly, but when one has been in the fandom a while you start recognising certain names as big members of the community, and maybe are more likely to follow a recce from them rather than a newbie.
Part II: Wank (as in to put down a fanfic, not the other definition)
> questions deleted because I know nothing about wank and therefore my answers would be non-existent.
Part III: Reviews
1. When does a review merge from "constructive criticsm" to flaming?
When it's just criticism, criticism, criticism, without explaining WHY and HOW the author has gone wrong, in your opinion.
2. Is flaming ever okay?
No.
3. Have you ever quit writing a story due to lack of response?
No. Although response is nice (that's why I submitted myself to SQ, after all), I don't write for it - I write because the story wants to be told. That probably sounds pompous and arrogant, but if it IS, then I'm pompous and arrogant, because it's the truth.
4. Have you ever flamed a story?
No.