phyncke

-- Fandom is more than the words of its writers, the compositions of its artists. A positive attitude means more than simply ignoring harsh, unnecessary negativity -- we must actively combat it. As a member of fandom, I pledge to share my admiration for every writer, every artist, every mixer, and every reader by leaving positive feedback when I can, and respectful, constructive feedback when I need to. In return, my opinions will be respected and my journal will be a safe place for fandom interaction, no matter what views are shared. --


Circulate and share.


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I saw this posted on Library of Moria and it rang true for me. I hope that you will pay this forward and pass it along on your journal, no matter what fandom you are in. This applies everywhere to any writing circle.

I am back from the East Coast and came home to find that my apartment was in great shape and my cat had been combed. She was calm and well fed and tended. I was so happy with my choice of cat sitter. Very good. Anyone in the Bay Area should let me know. I would recommend my person to anyone who needs in home cat care. Ya.

The following is a comment/opinion on recent issues...

Fandom related issues...

So I have seen things going on in fandom circles and some of them have related to a comment that I made. The comment I made was specifically to two people and in no way was meant to be a statement on the fandom. It was meant in light hearted fun as a response to their comments about certain things (specifically the first age and a lack of interest in it). I will not go into great detail but I will say this...

There is room enough in this fandom, specifically LOTR but I will expand that to mean any fandom that one might write in, for all kinds of writing, be it romantic, of a certain pairing, of a serious nature, BDSM, fluff, slash, het, comic--name your poison. I think that making critical comments about someone's writing of a derogatory and non-constructive nature is hurtful. We all have different tastes and in fandom fanfic writing there is an audience for just about everything. To go back to some seventies ideas that I was brought up on--different strokes for different folks. If you don't like a certain style of writing, that is fine, you don't have to read it but don't defame someone for what they choose to write. Think of how it would feel if someone did that to you, for a story that you spent a lot of time working on.

So...the comment I made was the starting point for this set of comments (now deleted) and I said something about E-G stories being written infinitim. I am not pleased that my comment was the spring board for a rant about writers. I later in that comment conversation admitted that I would myself write that pairing if they spoke to me and retracted my earlier statements. I also should admit that I do read that pairing. So...I meant no insult. I spout off occasionally and should think more before I do.

There have been lovely meme's on our friendslist about the fandom lately where we have been getting to know about each other and how we came into the fandom and our likes and dislikes. I think that we should embrace the differences that there are in our writing as that presents more variety to select from. I will stress the point, there is room for everyone but there is no need to be hurtful.

I hope that this is helpful in some way and clarifies a little bit about how I feel about the fandom. I have a lot of respect for the other writers in the LOTR fandom and other fandoms too. I came into it late and feel like I am always catching up.

I apologize if my comments in anyway started anything or insulted anyone. I enjoy a variety of stories.

Thanks for reading and comments are welcome.


by pinkypinkerton