Am snob.

[mrv3000]

With the migration of people from ff.net to AO3, I'm really wishing that there was a betaed/not betaed check box that you could filter by. It would be WONDERFUL. (And if some people tried to cheat and check the box without an actual beta, there should be another box the readers can check marked BULLSHIT.)

Now sometimes it's genuinely not needed and there is such a thing as typos and little mistakes, even using a beta. But I'm talking about the fics that make mistake after mistake after mistake after mistake. It's... JUST. GAH. I'm not sure if it's because people are too damn lazy to have someone look over the fic or what. (Again, some fics don't really need a beta - just depends on the writer.)

And in a semi-related note, it's never a good idea to use "sausage" in a sex scene in a non-ironic way.

Comments

[intrikate88.livejournal.com]

ALL. OF. THIS.

I've been horrified over this Great Migration because while ao3 wasn't a bastion of perfection, you had a decent chance of encountering a lot of good fic.

It's going to be a lot more difficult now.

And oh my god, if ao3 does not develop some sort of blocking filter on their next update or so so that I can avoid ever seeing Tony/Loki fic again, I may lose my mind.

PS: HE STABBED HIS IMPATIENT KIELBASA INTO HER FRESHLY BAKED SOFT AND FLUFFY BUNS.

[mrv3000.livejournal.com]

I've been horrified over this Great Migration because while ao3 wasn't a bastion of perfection, you had a decent chance of encountering a lot of good fic.

WOE.

HE STABBED HIS IMPATIENT KIELBASA INTO HER FRESHLY BAKED SOFT AND FLUFFY BUNS.

......................

[intrikate88.livejournal.com]

I was going to use 'Polish sausage' and then I thought that would be derogatory.

Well. I mean, even more than this sentence is already derogatory to everything that is good in the world.

[beck-liz.livejournal.com]

And oh my god, if ao3 does not develop some sort of blocking filter on their next update or so so that I can avoid ever seeing Tony/Loki fic again, I may lose my mind.

Hah, this. Although I pretty much feel that way about most Loki pairings these days, which is too bad, because there's a lot of it.

[intrikate88.livejournal.com]

There really is. Tony/Loki is just one of those popular pairings I can't stand, but stuff like Loki/Clint or Loki/Natasha is just NO NO JUST STOP NO. There can be no way that is good and if it is well and considerately written, then I probably don't want to read it because soooooo much bad stuff happened there. The only Loki pairing I can see is like past Thor/Loki, if barely.

[beck-liz.livejournal.com]

Yes. Sometimes it's a lot of grammar/spelling errors, sometimes it's a great premise done VERY BADLY, and sometimes it's all of the above.

(And then there are the fics where the author just apparently decides capitalization is completely unnecessary. Argh.)

And in a semi-related note, it's never a good idea to use "sausage" in a sex scene in a non-ironic way.

Gah. It's actually amazing how many words there are which will make me run far, far away if they show up in a sex scene.

[mrv3000.livejournal.com]

(And then there are the fics where the author just apparently decides capitalization is completely unnecessary. Argh.)

But WHY?

Gah. It's actually amazing how many words there are which will make me run far, far away if they show up in a sex scene.

XD I find that the simpler the terminology, the better. When writers try to get creative writing-wise with sex that it starts getting into trouble.

[beck-liz.livejournal.com]

But WHY?

Trying to experiment with different styles or something, I don't know. I find it unreadable, myself.

I find that the simpler the terminology, the better. When writers try to get creative writing-wise with sex that it starts getting into trouble.

Yup. The Purple Prose Express.

[mrv3000.livejournal.com]

Yeah, now I'm paying attention a lot more to the kudos-to-views ratio. It's helpful sometimes, and others...

[mrv3000.livejournal.com]

It really is. :(

[sherbertglasses.livejournal.com]

Sausage?! REALLY?! That doesn't make me horny, just hungry.

[mrv3000.livejournal.com]

XD I know, right?

[mylittleredgirl.livejournal.com]

I hope by non-ironic sausage you mean the sex scene was taking place at the breakfast table? (Which, people, brunch isn't good when it's cold. Priorities here. PRIORITIES.)

[mrv3000.livejournal.com]

WHEN WILL PEOPLE LEARN?

[zazie11.livejournal.com]

And in a semi-related note, it's never a good idea to use "sausage" in a sex scene in a non-ironic way.

That is the wurst! ;)

[mrv3000.livejournal.com]

GROAN.

[zazie11.livejournal.com]

If only I'd had a beta to stop me ... I'm so with you on that front, btw.

[mrv3000.livejournal.com]

*snickers*

[jupisan.livejournal.com]

Has not encounter bad fic on AO3 yet.
But your idea of filtering is good.

[mrv3000.livejournal.com]

You're fortunate!

[nandamai]

And in a semi-related note, it's never a good idea to use "sausage" in a sex scene in a non-ironic way.

I came across an a/n recently where the author said she wasn't going to use "cliches" like cock or penis. Um? I didn't dare read the story; you just know there was a sausage in there somewhere.

Edit: I should know by now not to attempt HTML on my iPad.

[mrv3000.livejournal.com]

Oh, there's totally a sausage in there. XD

[tripocket.livejournal.com]

Oh I thought I was just being completely nasty because I've been so ticked off at how much awful fic is there now. I've almost gotten to the point where I don't even go there anymore. It's horrid. I'm sorry, but if your fic has fewer words than your tags then FFS you can at least grammar check. FF.NET was the last place I went to read. Now AO3 has basically replaced it.

The only time sausage should be used in fic is when order pizza.

*sigh* eta: ordering... really it's awful to complain about editing and then screw up my own post. *hangs head*

[mrv3000.livejournal.com]

WOE. I DON'T WANT AO3 TO BE BAD. I WANT MORE GOOD FIC.

[anxietygrrl.livejournal.com]

Oh shit, are the plebes swamping AO3? Maybe it's time for me to heave a great sigh of resignation and get an account there. Those people are my bread and butter. (jk but not really)

[mrv3000.livejournal.com]

HEH! You'd better hurry!

[six.livejournal.com]

And now I'm hungry. For some sausage.

[mrv3000.livejournal.com]

Mmmm. Sausage.

[logicisfailing.livejournal.com]

It kind of saddens me actually - I never got all that hate over ff.net (people calling it "the pit" etc). Sure, there is some dreadfully crappy fic, but there are some really awesome, superb fics on there too...which is why I find this "migration" so depressing - what's the use sifting through the junk when the diamonds in the rough aren't even there anymore? Admittedly, LJ's where I find the best fic, but it's not really organized and sometimes really hard to read (I guess AO3 & ff.net are both better in that respect). I especially love ff.net's formatting - super flexible with contrast and font size.

[mrv3000.livejournal.com]

I flounced from there years ago when they one day removed all dash dividers. (I guess to make people start using rich text?) My fics were a mess.

Since then I've sort of boycotted the place out of spite.

[stef-mg.livejournal.com]

After the third typo, I usually stop reading. Nowadays I don't even read fics unless it was rec'd. Even then, there's a lot of crappy rec'd stuff out there that has 50+ comments... Or maybe I'm just a snob.

[mrv3000.livejournal.com]

Oh yeah, that often boggles the mind. I sort of have it in my mind that the greater # of reviews on ff.net, the worse the fic is.

[loriel-eris.livejournal.com]

God. Yes. This.

I came across a fic the other day on ao3 that totally fell into this category. That was the first time that's happened on ao3. It made me woeful.

[mrv3000.livejournal.com]

Take pride in your fics, people!