*bangs head on desk repeatedly*

[serafina20]

Okay, normally I get really snitty when someone decides to pull all their fic and whatnot off the internet in a fit of pique (especially when it's someone who *must* be told if you're going to even recommend their fic to someone else, and works very hard trying to trick the reader, and pulls all her fic off because people were, *gasp* talking about it and *doublegasp*, giving away spoilers), and figure that if people pass their fic around behind their back, HA HA.

BUT ...

Must *every* *single* *new* person on the mailing list request for the said fic to be sent to them ON THE FRICKING LIST?????

I'm really tempted to track the author down and tell her what's going on, just to see if she'll go ballistic.

No, I'm not a trouble maker. Not at all. But, no offense or anything, but the IQ level on list seems to be droppign dramatically as of late.

Oh. And send me feedback for COTW 46. NOW!

(*kisses* Love you all. ;)

Comments

[julie.livejournal.com]

Geez. I'm increasingly becoming curious to know which lists you're on! All mine are boring! I needs me some entertainment *grins*

[serafina20.livejournal.com]

Well, normally, the list is boring (it's the main Clex list, ClarkLex). There's just been an upsurge in "wha???" lately. :)

[ellenore.livejournal.com]

I have only gotten halfway through COTW 46 so far. However, like it's previous installments, it kicks ass. I like how you worked such a terrible episode into your series and made it not only fit, but fit perfectly and work extremely well with your characterization of Lana and her ongoing story arc.

[serafina20.livejournal.com]

Oh, thank you!

I like how you worked such a terrible episode into your series and made it not only fit, but fit perfectly and work extremely well with your characterization of Lana and her ongoing story arc.

Let's just hope I'm as successful with the erst of the terrible episodes in this season. I just rewatched all of S2 and it's just so painful, I almost don't want to watch them ever again. :)

Thanks for feedbacking me and indulging my childish impulses. :)

[ellenore.livejournal.com]

NO problem, sweetie. I don't do it enough.

[ellenore.livejournal.com]

The feedbacking, i mean. Not the indulging.

[raelan.livejournal.com]

This wouldn't happen to be the ClarkLex fic mailing list because it sounds like I've been missing out. I haven't checked my mail in weeks.

[serafina20.livejournal.com]

It's actually on the ClarkLex discussion group. And its not all that interesting; just about fifteen million people going, "Me too!" and "Send it to me!!"

[shattered.livejournal.com]

All I can say is, Lynda Boots must be e-mailing like a madwoman.

;-)

[serafina20.livejournal.com]

Oh, yeah. It's not a task I envy/

[emrinalexander.livejournal.com]

Oy! I've started mass deleting my mail from that list because of this *G*.

[serafina20.livejournal.com]

I don't blame you. I'm on digest, so I can delet it like that, but I went to the list to see if there was anything intersting and saw all the posts. It's so dumb.

[goth-clark.livejournal.com]

Oh. And send me feedback for COTW 46. NOW!

IO haven't read it yet but here goes. Wow! That was awesome. I love how you weav such an fantastic world. I love how Lex and Clark are so in character for what you have done.

(I will be reading it this weekend. Promise. Then I'll email feedback, but I am very sure it will go as above.)

[serafina20.livejournal.com]

Ah, thanks for the feedback even though you haven't read it! I meant to post a link in your journal like you asked, but I was at a friend's most of the day and when I got home to post this, I totally forgot.

I look forward to your 'real' feedback. ;)

[amandajane5.livejournal.com]

Loved loved loved COTW 46.

Also, was re-reading the last few sections and got curious about how Clark would look with nail polish, so I made this...I hope you like it!

[serafina20.livejournal.com]

I love it!! Thank you so much! :)

[mlleelizabeth.livejournal.com]

I don't understand why the requests that it be sent couldn't have all been done offlist. But then, there I go being logical.

::joins you in head banging::

[serafina20.livejournal.com]

Exactly. Offlist is totally cool because then we don't get a million, "Me too!" posts mailed to us. *rolls eyes* Some people's logic gene must be broken.

[shattered.livejournal.com]

So am I assuming you tracked down C. Roxane?;-)

I just got the list e-mail where she does indeed go ballistic.

Since I'm rather new to the whole fandom realm, what exactly is the nettiquette on re-posting fic?

As irritating as the 20+ "me too" e-mails were, I feel rather bad for the poster who offered to re-post the story--- a barrage of e-mail requests and now an irate author... no good deed goes left unpunished, eh?

[serafina20.livejournal.com]

Well, even though I have issues with people who pull down their fics and act like snobs about it (and, truthfully, I really strongly dislike this particular author), the fact is, she has serious issues about getting fic reposted. She always has, and she's never made an secret about it. It's on the front page of her webpage, and every page after.

And I've seen other people do that too; last year, an author pulled all her work off line and when peopel started sending her fic around, she requested they stop.

As for nettiquette ... I'm not sure there's a one-size fits all answer. I think that, in general, if an author pulls his/her stuff offline, people are supposed to respect the fact they don't want it read anymore and not repost it. in the old days, most people woudl put a "don't repost or archive without permission" in the heading of their fics. If they didn't, it was okay, but even then, you usually told them. Personally? I think that if you want pass the fic along to a friend or two, it's okay, but doing it en-masse like that, especially when it's expressley against the author's wishes, is just rude.

And, honestly? I really dislike that fic and it gets talked up a whole lot. So there was some jealousy working into the general annoyance of the multiple posts and the nagging issue of the author not wanting that to happen. ;)

[soft-princess.livejournal.com]

COTW 46??? BRILLIANT! OMG! Whitney!!! I totally love and adore the scene at the end with Mark and Whitney on the phone. It was SO amazing. I keep rereading it. :-) Can't wait for COTW 47!

[serafina20.livejournal.com]

Wow, than you!!! I *love* that phone scene. It's so akward for both of them, because they can't throw caution to the wind and be romantic because, dude, it's a phone. And then the managed to get the words out, and they want to kiss so badly, and poor Whitney is all uncertain about his looks and ...

Yeah Anyway. I'm so glad you liked it! Thanks!

[soft-princess.livejournal.com]

*loves you*

I absolutely loved this part. The only thing is, I wanna see more Damien! Please???? I miss him. He barely got a mention in this one. :-)

*smooch*

Otherwise, I still think the phone scene is brilliant. Man, that's good work. You get their awkwardness across so well. It's so beautiful.

[serafina20.livejournal.com]

I've got a Damien/Dom scene in the next fic in my head. Since "Suspect" was so Dom heavy (He's so cute!!!!), I should be able to work more of their arc in.

The problem will be keeping Dom from telling Damien about you-know-what. Although, it might work out better than I'd orginally planned.

Otherwise, I still think the phone scene is brilliant. Man, that's good work. You get their awkwardness across so well. It's so beautiful.

Thank you!