2.20.11 Adam News & Info

Just a quick pop in w/ my two cents about the fanfic discussion from yesterday/today. I was actually introduced to Adam through fanfic (not an AI watcher), as were some other fans. I think the phenomena of fanfic, it's history, the ethical dilemmas and debates, legal issues, cultural impact etc. are really too big a subject to properly do justice to in passing on a daily thread. There have been scholarly and journalistic articles written about it, as well as long debates within the community (as many notable fanfic writers/readers are are in college or graduate school it leads to a lot of cultural analysis). I also personally am a bit uncomfortable with discussing it here because of fourth wall issues (the vast majority of fanfic writers and readers are horrified when anyone talks to or links TV actors about fanfic written about them. Professional authors asked about fanfic written about their characters, have a wide variety of responses from encouragement to dismay).

Also, the fact that some members are clearly uncomfortable with the discussion makes me inclined to think it would be maybe suited for a members only separate thread, esp. when it comes to making recs.

I'd just like to say that there are lots of fannish spaces (twitter, livejournal communities, etc. where shipping (and fanfic discussion) is omnipresent, and shipping can lead to a lot of infighting among community members. I've always liked that this forum is pretty much free of all that.

And since that was sorta srz bizness, I'd just like to say Adam is very lovely, and thank everyone for posting the gifs and pics today and yesterday!

ETA: oops, I was writing this while Q3 was posting so I missed that. yeah, I guess that goes into the suggestion thread... not here...

Yes and I appreciate your knowledge and your willingness to share your info. I do think no one, with one exception, went into any kind of detail on actual fic content. The discussion was interesting and I thank you

Let's talk about food. What do you think Adam and Sauli ate in Bora Bora?

Sticking my head in briefly to put in my 0.02 about fanfic

I've dipped my toes into various fanfic fandoms over the years. Everything from Star Trek to Pride and Prejudice to Lord of the Rings (although the first time I checked out a LOTR link someone sent me my husband looked over my shoulder and guffawed: "Elf Porn!! You're reading Elf Porn!!"

Some is sexy. Some is not. Some is FANTASTIC writing. Some is shlock. Some is indeed about relationships (including some that is utterly squicky in nature). Some merely expand the orginal plot to places and character experiences that the original author never thought...and occasionally the results have been beautifully stunning.

Whole series of actual in-print books (Star Trek, Dr. Who) in stores are essentially fanfic.

What I'm trying to say is that the term 'FanFic" encompasses a HUGE genre of types and experiences. That a percentage of it may make a person unfamiliar to the term uncomfortable is understandable, but don't "throw the baby out with the bathwater". A lot of it is tremendously good.

Fanfic is about STORIES. Yep, some contain sex (for some reason people *do* like writing about that. ), but that's not the sole reason it exists. A lot of time, its just people who love to write and get feedback on their writing.

Personally, I have no problem with mentioning Adam fanfic here. It most definitively exists. HOWEVER, I would recommend that peeps consider that certain fanfic stories that are sexual in nature will categorically *not* be pleasurable reading to all, and therefore specific recommendations (links only, please) should be either be PMed or at least headed with a SCROLL IF NOT INTERESTED alert.



ETA: [laugh] I think in the time it took me to write this, the topic has completely changed. Never mind then. CARRY ON!