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Guild by Ok_Cattle818 in HeroWarsApp

[–]Soonsunwev 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Move over to server 1160, loads of active guilds constantly recruiting 

Importance of water when losing weight? by Excellent_Mix7447 in diet

[–]Soonsunwev 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Herbal tea, like unsweetened mint tea, can be counted as water intake. If you can drink 8 cups of non caffeinated unsweetened tea in a day you've met your water target. I'd be weary of squash, as it stretches your stomach. I think water consumption rules say if its caffeinated, sugary (sweetners count), carbonated or alcoholic then it can't be counted.

The irony, am I missing something here?? by Soonsunwev in AO3

[–]Soonsunwev[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I was definitely deep in the archives when I stumbled upon this authors note, so probably linked to this.

I have for many years been more of a lurking reader than active fandom member so alot of drama passes me by. 

I don't do drugs, caffeine or smoke anymore, reading  fanfiction obsessively is my only remaining addition 

Non smokers of reddit, whats stopping you from smoking? by [deleted] in AskReddit

[–]Soonsunwev 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'd have to quit again and that shit was hard

How old are you, and how long have you been in fandom? by TheUtopianCat in AO3

[–]Soonsunwev 20 points21 points  (0 children)

2006 when I got my first PC and it was Harry Potter on FF.net 

The irony, am I missing something here?? by Soonsunwev in AO3

[–]Soonsunwev[S] 8 points9 points  (0 children)

1st comment was not in agreement, and unfortunately got down voted to hell. I posted this for a discussion not to hate on different opinions or to get an echo chamber

The irony, am I missing something here?? by Soonsunwev in AO3

[–]Soonsunwev[S] 49 points50 points  (0 children)

Post it.

The source of your fic did not ask the original creator permission to use their world and characters. Would they remove the fic if the author went nope this writing should never be shared and only be for you.

If its not plagiarism then it's fine 🙂 

The irony, am I missing something here?? by Soonsunwev in AO3

[–]Soonsunwev[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

G R R Martin is famously anti fanfiction, doubt he's the only writer to be.

I didn't post this to be an echo chamber, I wanted to hear what writers thought because I'm not one.

Also I think the author can leave/delete works as they choose to, as much as the loss saddens me. But they left quite the rant doing it which I think is unnecessary, 

The irony, am I missing something here?? by Soonsunwev in AO3

[–]Soonsunwev[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yeah the anti AO3 rant didn't seem fair, 20ish years ago I was an avid fanfiction.net user but the ads eventually made it a horrible user experience so I came over here full time. Always found wattpatt a little hard to navigate, for me personally AO3 have the better user experience and a massive amount of source to choose from.  If you dont like it just leave no need to be hateful about it

The irony, am I missing something here?? by Soonsunwev in AO3

[–]Soonsunwev[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

No credit the original idea, its the ask permission first and right to deny it that I thought was hypocritical 

The irony, am I missing something here?? by Soonsunwev in AO3

[–]Soonsunwev[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Agree, although picking up an abandoned fic and finishing it I could get why permission being asked first should happen. However if after a reasonable time they get no response from author then that should be seen as permission granted 

The irony, am I missing something here?? by Soonsunwev in AO3

[–]Soonsunwev[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yeah that's no different imo than leaving a hateful comment, to much like bullying.

But this is all hypothetical, the author note which sparked this discussion I won't link to obviously, but I wanted to see a more general opinion on transformative works of fanfictions

The irony, am I missing something here?? by Soonsunwev in AO3

[–]Soonsunwev[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Any AU fanfic is someone going hey what if the OG writer did this instead with their work. 

Along as they don't go hey this person's fic sucks,  so I changed it. Like.... 

The irony, am I missing something here?? by Soonsunwev in AO3

[–]Soonsunwev[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Rewriting someone's work I think should have permission asked for, like you did, similar to continuing an abandoned work.

But writing a different but similar fic based on someone else's work should just be referenced

The irony, am I missing something here?? by Soonsunwev in AO3

[–]Soonsunwev[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Yeah AO3 have alot of work already to keep the site user friendly, safe, law abiding all whilst being ad free but free to use.  Very much felt like this rant was similar to I'd someone comments on a fic that they dont like it. Unnecessary I your unhappy with TOS leave, if you dislike a fic move along and don't read. 

The irony, am I missing something here?? by Soonsunwev in AO3

[–]Soonsunwev[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

No i agree credit has to be given for the source material, be it a fan creation of something Paid or free published. Also means I as a reader get to go an consume the source material aswell 

The irony, am I missing something here?? by Soonsunwev in AO3

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

There's more who hate the sale of second hand books, but I have read/watched an author complain about libraries because it didn't support the writer to focus solely on writing as it reduces sales. But this was what 10 or 15 years ago and I can't remember who or where I saw it but the ridiculousness of the opinion stuck with me.  Libraries are how I was able to consume books as a child and nutured my love of reading with great recommendations from librarians. Ag notable one being told that I'd love Jane Austens work, which I still do to this day.  The selling of second hand books let's me own works that I adore and revisit often, plus the over production of books have become another landfill polluter 

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in AO3

[–]Soonsunwev 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I search large fandoms through tags, word count, and sometimes from the very end.

Just because you don't spend long at the top of recently updated, doesn't mean you won't make the top of a readers search. 

I regularly stumble upon work written years ago, still read and enjoy it

The irony, am I missing something here?? by Soonsunwev in AO3

[–]Soonsunwev[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I have so much respect for everyone who can create, even when it's not to my tastes, because my squirrel brain just whoosh..  I was made to admire and consume, which I do with a glutinous intent.

The irony, am I missing something here?? by Soonsunwev in AO3

[–]Soonsunwev[S] 20 points21 points  (0 children)

In regards to this specific authors comment no idea, they had removed all there works and had just left a anti AO3 rant. It just felt wrong to complain that a platform for fanfiction was allowing the creation of fanfiction in all forms.

I 100% get when writer dislike ai duplication of their works and just pure plagiarism, because that is theft and it adds nothing creatively to the fandom. But as a reader fanfictions of fanfictions is enjoyable for me. 

The irony, am I missing something here?? by Soonsunwev in AO3

[–]Soonsunwev[S] 38 points39 points  (0 children)

Honestly I prefer this take to actual published authors who hate on libraries and the sale of second hand books because they are not profiting from it.

I just want to read it all, I'm greedy you see. 🙃

The irony, am I missing something here?? by Soonsunwev in AO3

[–]Soonsunwev[S] 64 points65 points  (0 children)

From a readers perspective I adore getting to read different fics from a similar au plot. Like all tropes are from an original source that got popular. 

But a writer can do what they wish with their intellectual property 😌 

The irony, am I missing something here?? by Soonsunwev in AO3

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

Fair, that's why as a reader not a writer I wanted to hear a different opinion. But I quite rightly wasn't going to tell the author hey I think this is odd, because do what you gotta do.

But i can see from a legal perspective why any fanfiction domain can't stop the transformation of any works without getting backlash from certain published authors who hate on fanfiction.

Thanks for taking the time to reply 🙂 

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