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#51 2012-05-02 18:06:56

luiysia
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Re: Why doesn't anyone like Fanfiction?

TakeItEasy wrote:

jakeemma wrote:

Basically, nobody but me on Scratch likes fanfiction. Why not like it? It's good. Noone likes it. And I write fanfics.

Answers please!

Because most people on Scratch are immature, being late to memes and trying to act all cool

OK, that is only MOSTLY true. It's also true of most people in my grade, including me.

Probably because most fan fiction is either completely unbelievable (especially fan fiction on real people), badly written, has really awful shipping bits, or some combination of those. The good ones are rare and hard to find, unless it's so good it gets publicity from the community, and lots of the time they're just stories that are completely unrelated to the plot with the same characters.

Some Twilight (adult) fan fiction actually became a book, there was a big commotion from fans because they claimed it was a ripoff or something.


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#52 2012-05-02 20:16:41

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Re: Why doesn't anyone like Fanfiction?

I like fanfics. Especially Sonic ones. They are original uses of Sonic characters, Unlike most others, Sonic fanfics use original characters well.


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#53 2012-05-02 20:30:49

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Re: Why doesn't anyone like Fanfiction?

I'm reading Blue Sky right now.

#crying

Wheaters, don't die
don'tdiedon'tdiedon'tdiedon'tdie ;_;


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#54 2012-05-03 05:50:54

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Re: Why doesn't anyone like Fanfiction?

GLaDOS2 wrote:

I'm reading Blue Sky right now.

#crying

Wheaters, don't die
don'tdiedon'tdiedon'tdiedon'tdie ;_;

Sad how Kevin was [redacted] by a meteor.

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#55 2012-05-03 20:03:04

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Re: Why doesn't anyone like Fanfiction?

NeilWest wrote:

GLaDOS2 wrote:

I'm reading Blue Sky right now.

#crying

Wheaters, don't die
don'tdiedon'tdiedon'tdiedon'tdie ;_;

Sad how Kevin was [redacted] by a meteor.

He's dead. ;_____;
KEVIN
NNNOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO DX


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#56 2012-05-03 20:29:30

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Re: Why doesn't anyone like Fanfiction?

I haven't heard of it.

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#57 2012-05-03 20:37:47

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Re: Why doesn't anyone like Fanfiction?

Haiming wrote:

I haven't heard of it.

Blue Sky is a Portal 2 fanfiction which is extremely well written.

I'm on Chapter 8.

It's so good ;u;


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#58 2012-05-03 20:40:34

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Re: Why doesn't anyone like Fanfiction?

Ok I have some old criticly acclaimed pokemon fanfics I'll post in a sec.
Spoiler: They're dumb. :P


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#59 2012-05-03 20:41:03

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Re: Why doesn't anyone like Fanfiction?

poopo wrote:

Ok I have some old criticly acclaimed pokemon fanfics I'll post in a sec.
Spoiler: They're dumb. :P

OH NO
SPOILERS D:<
...lol  tongue


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#60 2012-05-03 20:47:40

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Re: Why doesn't anyone like Fanfiction?

Prepare to have your mind blown. Fun Fact: they where origanally creepypastas.

Evil
There is an evil pokemon, it used to be good but no longer. The pokemons name is
Groudon! Already powerful, being evil made unstoppable. Yet still having friends that
where more like slaves. So, he went and got the move tutor and forced him to teach him minimize. After being taught this silly move, he could make him self smaller. One day he craved human flesh so he made himself human size, then he craved berrys so he made himself squirrel size. Finnaly he craved fruits and milk so he made himself fruitfly size so he could get in a fridge. So he got in fridge and then got back but then he realized he couldn't change back! To this day he's still fruitfly size, and every third day he craves human flesh!!

Vengeful
One day there was a Magikarp, It was happily swimming and then a cocky gyarados came and hit it out of the water. There it was flopping helplessly. Just then a Shuppet (the vengful pokemon) came and put it back in the water and gave it tm100 judgement. Shuppet said to use the tm and get revenge on all the people and pokemon that had been mean to it. So, if you have every thought that Magikarps are weak don't swim in creeks, lakes, streams, rivers, or oceans. For that same magikarp is still out there taking victoms.

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#61 2012-05-03 21:24:48

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Re: Why doesn't anyone like Fanfiction?

I think fanfiction has an admittedly deserved bad rap, for many of the reasons a lot of detractors here have already stated. It's often poorly written, contrived, unoriginal, and filled with horrible original characters that... well let's say that they're awful. For every decent fanfic there are a dozen bad ones.

That said, I have read plenty of fanfiction that's good, and each story has its own merits. I can't speak for other fandoms but MLP, to me, is the perfect starting point for a fan story. I think this is mainly because it establishes characters that are given a fair bit of characterization, so you get a good idea of their personalities. However, the episodic nature of the show and its main audience limit the amount of character and universe development that can go on. So fan stories, I think can help to fill that gap, expanding characters and the universe they live in, explore all sorts of storylines and alternate possibilities, etc. What with the massive size of the fan base, there are quite a few good authors in it.


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#62 2012-05-04 18:26:55

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Re: Why doesn't anyone like Fanfiction?

Harakou wrote:

I think fanfiction has an admittedly deserved bad rap, for many of the reasons a lot of detractors here have already stated. It's often poorly written, contrived, unoriginal, and filled with horrible original characters that... well let's say that they're awful. For every decent fanfic there are a dozen bad ones.

That said, I have read plenty of fanfiction that's good, and each story has its own merits. I can't speak for other fandoms but MLP, to me, is the perfect starting point for a fan story. I think this is mainly because it establishes characters that are given a fair bit of characterization, so you get a good idea of their personalities. However, the episodic nature of the show and its main audience limit the amount of character and universe development that can go on. So fan stories, I think can help to fill that gap, expanding characters and the universe they live in, explore all sorts of storylines and alternate possibilities, etc. What with the massive size of the fan base, there are quite a few good authors in it.

doesnt that apply to most forms of entertainment?
movies, songs, books, and even scratch projects are like that

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#63 2012-05-04 18:41:13

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Re: Why doesn't anyone like Fanfiction?

I don't think I have never read a fanfic I thought was good
Maybe once or twice
But they're a serious minority
In fairness, it's hard to duplicate the original good writing of an author
I attempted it like once and laughed at myself lol

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#64 2012-05-04 19:05:28

Harakou
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Re: Why doesn't anyone like Fanfiction?

777w wrote:

Harakou wrote:

I think fanfiction has an admittedly deserved bad rap, for many of the reasons a lot of detractors here have already stated. It's often poorly written, contrived, unoriginal, and filled with horrible original characters that... well let's say that they're awful. For every decent fanfic there are a dozen bad ones.

That said, I have read plenty of fanfiction that's good, and each story has its own merits. I can't speak for other fandoms but MLP, to me, is the perfect starting point for a fan story. I think this is mainly because it establishes characters that are given a fair bit of characterization, so you get a good idea of their personalities. However, the episodic nature of the show and its main audience limit the amount of character and universe development that can go on. So fan stories, I think can help to fill that gap, expanding characters and the universe they live in, explore all sorts of storylines and alternate possibilities, etc. What with the massive size of the fan base, there are quite a few good authors in it.

doesnt that apply to most forms of entertainment?
movies, songs, books, and even scratch projects are like that

Yup. Sturgeon's Law and such.


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#65 2012-05-04 20:38:18

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Re: Why doesn't anyone like Fanfiction?

GLaDOS2 wrote:

spongebob123 wrote:

Codebreaker wrote:


Well, the source that you got your information from is....well, wrong.

so far the worst fandoms i've seen are the hetalia and lorax fandoms

how does a freaking kids' movie with zac efron get an internet following

....Says the brony.
*facepalms so hard that hand goes through face*
And it's the Once-ler that got it going.
my head hurts because its trying to comprehend your hypocritical action.
As for Hetelia....
I'm not sure  neutral

mlp actually had a target audience of like 6-14

but the lorax has horrible annoying voices

oh and also i don't get the muppets or american winnie the pooh or disney

they're overrated

FLAMING IMMINENT

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#66 2012-05-04 20:44:13

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Re: Why doesn't anyone like Fanfiction?

spongebob123 wrote:

GLaDOS2 wrote:

spongebob123 wrote:


so far the worst fandoms i've seen are the hetalia and lorax fandoms

how does a freaking kids' movie with zac efron get an internet following

....Says the brony.
*facepalms so hard that hand goes through face*
And it's the Once-ler that got it going.
my head hurts because its trying to comprehend your hypocritical action.
As for Hetelia....
I'm not sure  neutral

mlp actually had a target audience of like 6-14

but the lorax has horrible annoying voices

oh and also i don't get the muppets or american winnie the pooh or disney

they're overrated

FLAMING IMMINENT

you know what
no
you're just being ridiculous.
just....
stop.

Can we please get back on topic before I blow something?

Anyway, Blue Sky is a wonderful Portal 2 story.
I can't post it because:
a. It's too long
b. It has some swears
c. It has some blood
d. It's too awesome to deserve criticism from trolls and haters


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#67 2012-05-05 02:05:15

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Re: Why doesn't anyone like Fanfiction?

I, personally, really like the idea of fanfiction, and I like writing it. Whenever I have writer's block, fanfiction really helps me to generate ideas. Unfortunately, the vast majority of fanfiction is poorly written and almost painful to read. However, there are some really good stories out there, along with extremely talented authors. Just because somebody prefers to expand on characters already developed by another author doesn't automatically make them a poor writer.

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#68 2012-05-05 02:25:47

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Re: Why doesn't anyone like Fanfiction?

GLaDOS2 wrote:

spongebob123 wrote:

GLaDOS2 wrote:


....Says the brony.
*facepalms so hard that hand goes through face*
And it's the Once-ler that got it going.
my head hurts because its trying to comprehend your hypocritical action.
As for Hetelia....
I'm not sure  neutral

mlp actually had a target audience of like 6-14

but the lorax has horrible annoying voices

oh and also i don't get the muppets or american winnie the pooh or disney

they're overrated

FLAMING IMMINENT

you know what
no
you're just being ridiculous.
just....
stop.

Can we please get back on topic before I blow something?

Anyway, Blue Sky is a wonderful Portal 2 story.
I can't post it because:
a. It's too long
b. It has some swears
c. It has some blood
d. It's too awesome to deserve criticism from trolls and haters

You mean - robot gore?

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#69 2012-05-05 02:50:03

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Re: Why doesn't anyone like Fanfiction?

GLaDOS2 wrote:

Can we please get back on topic before I blow something?

Um, what?


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#70 2012-05-05 06:59:04

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Re: Why doesn't anyone like Fanfiction?

Andres-Vander wrote:

GLaDOS2 wrote:

Can we please get back on topic before I blow something?

Um, what?

aka blow a blood vessel
okay
I should have said explode
but then that would've ben bad grammar
meh :I

@NeilWest:
No - actual blood.
Chell gets shot by turrets.
But she survives ^^


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#71 2012-05-05 10:42:01

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Re: Why doesn't anyone like Fanfiction?

GLaDOS2 wrote:

Andres-Vander wrote:

GLaDOS2 wrote:

Can we please get back on topic before I blow something?

Um, what?

aka blow a blood vessel
okay
I should have said explode
but then that would've ben bad grammar
meh :I

@NeilWest:
No - actual blood.
Chell gets shot by turrets.
But she survives ^^

Oh - I was thinking that, since you're a robot, you'd consider another robot getting smashed by a meteor pretty gory. In robot standards.

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#72 2012-05-05 10:44:53

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Re: Why doesn't anyone like Fanfiction?

NeilWest wrote:

GLaDOS2 wrote:

Andres-Vander wrote:


Um, what?

aka blow a blood vessel
okay
I should have said explode
but then that would've ben bad grammar
meh :I

@NeilWest:
No - actual blood.
Chell gets shot by turrets.
But she survives ^^

Oh - I was thinking that, since you're a robot, you'd consider another robot getting smashed by a meteor pretty gory. In robot standards.

anybody getting smashed by a meteor is gory

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#73 2012-05-05 10:45:00

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Re: Why doesn't anyone like Fanfiction?

NeilWest wrote:

GLaDOS2 wrote:

Andres-Vander wrote:


Um, what?

aka blow a blood vessel
okay
I should have said explode
but then that would've ben bad grammar
meh :I

@NeilWest:
No - actual blood.
Chell gets shot by turrets.
But she survives ^^

Oh - I was thinking that, since you're a robot, you'd consider another robot getting smashed by a meteor pretty gory. In robot standards.

No.
What do you think happens on the cooporative testing tracks?
Here's just a snippet.

Falling in acid.
Bottomless pits.
Explosions.
Lasers.
Unstable platforms.


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#74 2012-05-06 08:44:10

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Re: Why doesn't anyone like Fanfiction?

There are a lot of good fanfics out there that aren't poorly written and don't involve love. Here's one that has few spelling and grammar mistakes, and no love.

Here's the first chapter. I didn't make this, someone else did.


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#75 2012-05-08 02:36:20

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Re: Why doesn't anyone like Fanfiction?

It's quite hard to replicate an author's writing style well and believably.


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