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Haleth
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| Viv wrote: | | I think she means old. |
Eh? Could you please type that in a large font so I can see it?
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Haleth
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| Posted: Tue Jul 15, 2008 3:58 pm Post subject: |
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I read your story, Ania, and I honestly can't see why it would be added to such a list. The person responsible probably saw the name Legolas in the summary and added the story without actually reading it, just to get a reaction.
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Alassante
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| Posted: Tue Jul 15, 2008 3:59 pm Post subject: |
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I just looked at my stats and found out a story of mine was on a Best Legolas fiction list.
Legolas isn't in the story at all. 
I'm thinking some people use those things improperly lol
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eiranae
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I just got through reading some forum entries on a 'Worst of the Worst' C2 list.
I have to say that I am angry.  
It was obvious from this guy/girl's comments on the thread that his/her only intention is to demoralize any and every author IT isn't in love with. None of the comments were constructive or helpful. They were all delivered with the obvious intention to provoke the author.
I wouldn't waste my brain cells worrying about anyone whose existence is THAT pointless! They don't want to help anyone improve. They just want to tick as many authors off as possible!
*walks off to find something to hit*  
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Alassante
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| dolarabee wrote: | We try. We've had a few clashes in the past with sporkers trying to bring their sport here but luckily we were able to deal with them rather quickly.
Still, sometimes a few may slip under the radar. That's why you can report reviews that are expressly mean and unhelpful.
Some people say we're mollycoddling our authors here; we say negative reviews are all well and good IF they are concrit as well.
Our core members here, luckily, all agree and put it in practice, making this place what it is.
Cheers to you all.
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Do, at the risk of sounding like I"m sucking up (cause we know what happened last time I supposedly did that  ), you guys do more than most of the archive owners even think of doing. I won't point fingers or mentions specific ones. There are some that have the attitude of 'its my archive, my rules, don't like it? bu-bye!' but they don't apply the same rules to everyone. And they are very quick to point out you're welcome to leave if you don't agree with something they have said/done rather than trying to work it out with you.
Maybe people think you do coddle your writers but anyone who has run crying to Robbie or Do over something silly knows you won't get coddled.  More than likely you'll get told to 'put on your big girl panties and get over it' if you're just being whiny or a prima donna/drama queen. But if someone is truly being mistreated or disrespectful to anyone here, Do and Robbie react veeeery quickly. 
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DarkElfChilde
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| Posted: Tue Jul 15, 2008 11:34 pm Post subject: Re: The Worst of the Worst LotR Fanfiction Apparently |
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| Ania wrote: | I don't know how many people have read my really short vignette The Radiance of a Dream but it's basically a tiny little snippet that came into my head a couple of years ago. I never write Legolas, and I never have apart from a Mary Sue years ago, but apparently, a girl on ff.net has decided that this fic deserves to be among the 41 stories in her forum: The Worst of the Worst LotR Fanfiction.
I really didn't think that it would upset me but it actually has. Stuff like this is not constructive, it just hurts those who are added. Ok, the story that was added is a Legomance, but it is only 300 words and it may not be my best piece of writing, in fact, it's not really a Legolas piece, it could be any generic elf, but the fact that this girl added it to this forum is pretty upsetting for a person who lacks confidence anyway as an author.
Sorry if this sounds like moaning, but I just wanted to say that if there are any sporkers on here, please think before you call someone's piece of writing 'The Worst of the Worst LotR Fanfiction' because they have put themselves on the line publishing this stuff and to be honest, it doesn't help. |
I ad that happen to me with my first fic...though, I'm not so sure about getting an award for it. 
Yeah, you know, I really hate ff.net. 
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When that topic was first introduced at FF.net, I read the list. Sure there were some truly awful stories listed (mostly from a grammatical standpoint and not really content-wise), but there were also some outstanding authors listed. And, when I read the original owner's own stories, I suggested she nominate several for the list. She laughed and agreed.
I would really not worry about making her list; she really has no idea what good writing is about and listed things purely on her own opinions.
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Viv
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| Posted: Thu Jul 17, 2008 3:45 pm Post subject: |
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| Rous wrote: | | I would really not worry about making her list; she really has no idea what good writing is about and listed things purely on her own opinions. |
Just skimming the forum, it was pretty obvious to me that the list owner only reads the summaries and a smidge of chapter 1. So, say you wrote a OC who had violet eyes and a pet unicorn, even if the story was exceptional and worthy of a film deal and a Nobel Prize, you'se gettin' listed. |
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eiranae
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| Posted: Thu Jul 17, 2008 3:55 pm Post subject: |
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| Viv wrote: | | Rous wrote: | | I would really not worry about making her list; she really has no idea what good writing is about and listed things purely on her own opinions. |
Just skimming the forum, it was pretty obvious to me that the list owner only reads the summaries and a smidge of chapter 1. So, say you wrote a OC who had violet eyes and a pet unicorn, even if the story was exceptional and worthy of a film deal and a Nobel Prize, you'se gettin' listed. |
That's pretty much what I got out of it as well. I'm not even sure she got as far as reading chapter 1 on some of them.
I can't imagine how these people manage to contain their egos.
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vladazhael
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| Posted: Thu Jul 17, 2008 7:20 pm Post subject: |
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| eiranae wrote: | | I can't imagine how these people manage to contain their egos. |
Having one's head up one's ass really helps with the containment.
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Alquawende
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| Posted: Thu Jul 17, 2008 7:47 pm Post subject: |
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oohh Ania...  Everyone else has already said what I've been thinking while reading this thread, but I can still give you my sympathy. |
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eiranae
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| Posted: Thu Jul 17, 2008 10:06 pm Post subject: |
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| vladazhael wrote: | | eiranae wrote: | | I can't imagine how these people manage to contain their egos. |
Having one's head up one's ass really helps with the containment. |
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NancyBrooke
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| Posted: Fri Jul 18, 2008 6:33 am Post subject: |
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Hey, can we please stop trashing the ff.net person? Belittling the person who belittled Ania makes us no better.
Imagine, she's on some board right now typing "can you believe those OSA b*tches? did you see what they wrote about me? It was just a joke. It is so unfair. They don't even know me."
Can't we think of more postive ways to support Ania?
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dolarabee
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Oh, Nancy, the voice of wisdom.
Still, the girl should be able to take it if she dishes it. I guess I'm not that good a person because I wouldn't be polite to my son's school bully (if I had a son); I'd tear him a new one. That's all I'm saying. Zipping it now.
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vladazhael
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| Posted: Sun Jul 20, 2008 2:21 pm Post subject: |
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| NancyBrooke wrote: | | Can't we think of more postive ways to support Ania? |
Fair enough. Just consider the ego containment idea more of a neutral scientific theory, suitable for multiple situations. 
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