I have the sense that some folks in fandom are -- to extend your M&M analogy -- allergic to ships. And I don't get it. What I don't get even more strongly, though, is the obsession with warnings, which you've hinted at here. If I'm reading a fic, and about 2,000 words in I begin to dislike the story, I close the tab and move on with my life. I don't care if I begin to dislike the story because the writing has proven itself to be crap, a plot twist rubs me the wrong way, or (Gods forbid!) a pairing or event I don't like shows up.
Maybe I consume fic differently from the majority of fandom, but the only time I demand to know whether or not every aspect of the fic is going to cater to my desires is with smut. Because, ahem, I generally read smut in service of a very specific need, and I'd rather not waste my time getting all anticipatory over a fic that will suddenly have a Hufflepuff bukkake party pop up. If I'm reading for plot, though, I want to be surprised.
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Date: 2007-03-28 02:15 am (UTC)Maybe I consume fic differently from the majority of fandom, but the only time I demand to know whether or not every aspect of the fic is going to cater to my desires is with smut. Because, ahem, I generally read smut in service of a very specific need, and I'd rather not waste my time getting all anticipatory over a fic that will suddenly have a Hufflepuff bukkake party pop up. If I'm reading for plot, though, I want to be surprised.