Fwd: [Fantastic_Posts] HPfGU Fanfic FAQ Recommendations

[Morgan D.]

Heidi Tandy:
> > Here's a question which will need to be addressed:
> > should we allow links 
> > directly to nc17 fics?

If they are clearly marked as NC-17, I don't see why not.


Deranimmer:
> The other thing, though, is that if I'm remembering
> the first current Fanfic FAQ correctly, it is a fairly
> selective and limited list; this is a list of the best
> of the best, not a catch-all sort of thing. And the
> proportion of truly excellent fic that is also NC-17
> is, I imagine, and going by the very little of it that
> I *have* read, quite, *quite* small. To be blunt, a
> lot of it is simply smut. Not all of them are, of
> course, but quite a lot. And I think that, like very
> sexually explicit or violent filmmaking, very sexually
> explicit or violent writing is often just a form of
> laziness -- good writers can generally make their
> stories sexy without making them explicit. 

There are tons of bad fanfiction out there, yes. But the percentage 
of sloppy writing doesn't get higher when you deal with NC-17. 
(Actually, judging by my experience, I'd say it's far easier to find 
sloppy writing as you search for G and PG fics. *That* is why, in my 
opinion, people complain about having trouble finding good fics 
without adult material.)

I'd recommend keeping the links for the NC-17 fics as a matter of 
coherence. It is a group for grown-ups. For mature people who should 
have the ability to judge what they want by themselves. 
Discriminating good NC-17 fics because they're NC-17 doesn't make 
much sense to me in a group like HPfGU. 

And just to let you know exactly where I stand: I am a fanfiction 
writer, but I don't write NC-17 fics for HP. (Not a matter of 
principles; simply a matter of my plot plans not including adult 
material.) So this isn't a matter of defending my own interests. I'm 
just stating my opinion.


Morgan