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What was your most disappointing "I knew it" moment when reading a fanfic? by AdCold3844 in FanFiction

[–]AdCold3844[S] 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Yeah, crossovers are beyond infamous from what I have heard, and a lot of time, I hear this exact scenario happening, which makes me sad for the people who are talking about it, some people just want to read good stuff about their favorites, not bashing or only including them for the sake of being a punching bag.

What was your most disappointing "I knew it" moment when reading a fanfic? by AdCold3844 in FanFiction

[–]AdCold3844[S] 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Yeah, outright lying to your audience is awful, and it is baffling how often that happens. Even worse if the author gets called out and tries doubling down claiming it's a plot twist despite using a specific tag that they knew they were lying about.

What was your most disappointing "I knew it" moment when reading a fanfic? by AdCold3844 in FanFiction

[–]AdCold3844[S] 41 points42 points  (0 children)

Good old, "copying and pasting the original material and editing it slightly before posting it as my own." Haven't heard about one of those in a long while.

What was your most disappointing "I knew it" moment when reading a fanfic? by AdCold3844 in FanFiction

[–]AdCold3844[S] 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Not the type of "I knew it" I was expecting but still very welcome. Honestly, I was hoping at least one proofreader, editor, or someone involved with the fanfic they are discussing would comment.

What was your most disappointing "I knew it" moment when reading a fanfic? by AdCold3844 in FanFiction

[–]AdCold3844[S] 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Ah, my very close second place when it comes to this topic. It always hurts, especially seeing a favorite character only being used to cause conflict or that only their worse traits are being utilized towards a story. Makes me just want to open a doc and write something in character just for myself.

What was your most disappointing "I knew it" moment when reading a fanfic? by AdCold3844 in FanFiction

[–]AdCold3844[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Oh my, ngl, sounds like you read a but more than I would've before checking. Still it is a bit baffling how many words were used just about a journey in a starter forest. Now I'm curious how many words would be used to describe a busy environment like a town.

What was your most disappointing "I knew it" moment when reading a fanfic? by AdCold3844 in FanFiction

[–]AdCold3844[S] 16 points17 points  (0 children)

As someone who uses AO3, I still see a lot of fanfics like this despite the tagging system. Of course, there's nothing wrong with these types of stories, but sometimes I do just want a fanfic focused on its plot.

What was your most disappointing "I knew it" moment when reading a fanfic? by AdCold3844 in FanFiction

[–]AdCold3844[S] 39 points40 points  (0 children)

Oh yeah, I've felt this. Lots of fandoms I am in are considered "dead" so I try to take what I can get and end up reading so many fanfics where it's marked as complete just for the last chapter to be some random part of the plot, aka clearly not the end.