Poll: FanFiction, your opinion

[TheIronRuler]

I hate it with a passion. I have yet to come across anything that is written above a 3rd grade level.

Tell me your fandoms and I think I can change your mind. Especially if you're a Browncoat. There's a doorstopper length Firefly continuation that will blow your mind.

Its ridiculous, embarrassing and most of the times even too bad to be laughed at.Its just a mass of reasons why stupid teens shouldnt think they are able to write.

You, give me your fandoms. As a fanfic writer, I'm willing to hunt down fics for people (if we even have one fandom in common, if not, well, that makes it kinda hard).

I hate it with a passion. On one hand, I completely understand why someone can write it -- maybe to expand on the lore of the original story in a "oh, I hadn't thought of that" way.

On the other hand, it usually freaking sucks. Hard. I have never run into good fanfiction.

You too. I'm going to dispel this hate as much as I can.

I suppose it's possible there's good fanfiction out there, but i've never seen it. It's usually written by people for whom all language is foreign. If they do have a firm grasp of language, they still usually completely miss the point of the source material, essentially sticking their hands up the asses of the characters and manipulating them like crude, childish puppets.

Fandoms. Nao.

Horrible, disturbing, childhood killing.
Definitely not a fan of fanfiction.

I feel like a broken record. Fandoms.

Fanfiction is like videos made in GMod. Almost all of it is complete and utter shit, but there are a few gems.

Unlike Gmod videos, I have yet to come across these gems.

I'm pretty sure that, as you've been quoted, you'll have read the rest of this post. Fandoms.

Maybe they should redirect their creativity to something more productive, like writing an original novel or not writing fanfiction, or perhaps getting a job.

Wow, stereotyping. Fandoms?

Mixed feelings, really. Most are garbage due to bad writing, some are garbage due to mindless author self-indulgence, there are probably a couple good ones, but even those feel like a waste when someone with actual writing talent could write their own story instead.

Unless it's a Firefly continuation. Then it's so worth it for them to make it.

The only fan-fiction I have read is Cupcakes, and basically my opinion is "NEVER AGAIN".

This is getting boring. Fandoms.

im reminded of the horribly offensive edition of majora's mask with the Freelance Astronauts when Taxidermistpasta began reading random fanfics he had bookmarked (oh god). I think if i read them in a old ladies voice they would be awesome.

But yeah many fanfics are just made by people who are either terrible with story and writing, or just Fujoshi in one way or another, If theres ever some that complimented the cannonical story of a game, show, etc, i wouldnt say no to reading it though

Fandoms?
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That was tedious. Ok, anyone who's a Browncoat (Firefly fan) who got quoted, go here. [http://www.fanfiction.net/s/4099993/1/Forward] Everyone else, please reply.

That wasn't a proper answer.

 

[the-squid]

90 % Is liquid $hit.
8% Is good.
2 % Is better than the original.

 

[alimination602]

Mostly i just despise the term 'Fanfiction'.

And the fact that 90% of it is crap but if you're willing to search there are some pretty good pieces.

 

[Dogstile]

Fan fiction is like youtube.

Mostly full of absolute crap, but you might stumble across a gem on occasion

 

[Halceon]

I hate it with a passion. I have yet to come across anything that is written above a 3rd grade level.

You just haven't seen the good things, then - things written by people who know what they're doing. Like Harry Potter and the Methods of Rationality [http://www.fanfiction.net/s/5782108/1/Harry_Potter_and_the_Methods_of_Rationality] or Luminosity [http://www.fanfiction.net/s/6137139/1/Luminosity].

 

[[zonking great]]

Lancelot in the Grail legend was fanfiction by a French person who felt grumpy for France not being included. It's not new.

Also, HURRAY FOR X-rated Rogue fanfiction. :3

 

[Nihilism_Is_Bliss]

My opinion: meh.

I don't hate it with a passion, but I wouldn't read any.

...and cupcakes...

...WHY??!!

 

[Fetzenfisch]

bla

ok try with The Dark Tower or with Dune.

 

[LadyRhian]

I like, read, and write fanfiction, but I have to agree that there is a lot of crap out there. I just read a real mind-twisting TF2 Fic where the RED Team from TF2 has been imprisoned by GlaDOS for 113 years, manipulated, tortured and killed, and she finally promises to let one of them go- as long as that one kills all the others.

It was the most emotionally and mentally wrenching thing I have read in a good, long time.

http://dotchan.com/?p=1709