Ego-stroking is wonderful and I can see exactly why it's got such a pull on some people, but unfortunately I apparently don't want to write the kind of fic that would get me that kind of reaction.
I've said it before, anyone who's been in a fandom for a little while could compose a story to fit the formula that would maximise your feedback and minimise your overall effort, but would it really be *your* fic or some creation of (often) the worst things about fandom cobbled together?
Usually I can ignore it but sometimes the signal to noise ratio just goes out of skew and the noise becomes deafening...
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Date: 2004-12-28 01:00 pm (UTC)I've said it before, anyone who's been in a fandom for a little while could compose a story to fit the formula that would maximise your feedback and minimise your overall effort, but would it really be *your* fic or some creation of (often) the worst things about fandom cobbled together?
Usually I can ignore it but sometimes the signal to noise ratio just goes out of skew and the noise becomes deafening...