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So back in the day i read HPMOR, right?

so back in the day i read HPMOR, right? is an untitled essay posted to tumblr by eccentric nucleus on 11 September 2022. It sparked discussion of the litrpg genre from an outsider perspective, the merits of genres we don't like, and also recommendations.
==The Essay==
* mention of Spacebattles and Dark Lord Potter Forums as places where writers with a similar approach tend to post. Characterizing this approach as:
*Original saw this mindset as particular to rationalists:
*More recently, discovered the webnovel Mother of Learning :
*MoL lead them to RoyalRoad:
* Reading stories on RR lead to understanding of several connected geres which OP saw HPMOR as fitting within (parenthetical comparison to xianxia):
* Noting the popularity and commercial success of Progression Fantasy as a genre:
* Vs OP's personal experience engaging with the genre:
* Contrast with OP's experience with engaging with fanfic (particularly PWP):
* OP's feeling that that this sort of power fantasy is a worse expression of human desire:
==Lilietsblog's Response==
On January 2, 2024, lilietsblog wrote a six-part response which garnered particular interest;. Published 2 January 2024. being reblogged widely.
1. The comment sections display the worst of the genre:
2. Low bar to entry means more amateur writers trying (and perhaps not succeeding) in experessing "character-based ideas":
3. "ALL LitRPGs deal with transhumanism." -- for lilietsblog, this is a draw of the genre:
4.Defense of competent protagonists, theorized interaction with YA genre trends:
5. There are well-written progression fantasy works:
6. Defense of the literary value of Progression Fantasy stories and humanity of their writers:
7. Don’t like, don’t read.
==Other Responses==
* interesting look at LitRPGs 
** "dark corners" -- particularly weaselandfriends' reblog but others picked up the term and shared examples e.g. the tags here
* people agreeing or disagreeing or disagreeing with OP's harsh assessments of the genre 
* 
==References==
Category:2022 Meta
Category:Meta on Tumblr
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So many faces seem to pass me by...

So many faces seem to pass me by... is 83-page gen Nowhere Man anthology by Suzanne Barclay.
* Will She Wait For Me (7 pages)
* Goodbye To All The Friends I Never Had (52 pages)
* Nowhere Man Episodes (1 page)
* Bruce Greenwood Filmography (1 page)
* As Life Rearranges To Something New (10 pages)
* Hidden Agenda Gallery (2 pages)
* Suitcase Full Of Dreams (10 pages)
* Nowhere Man Maze (1 page)
Category:Nowhere Man
Category:1996 Zines
So many topics in the past few months require perspective I see lacking.

So many topics in the past few months require perspective I see lacking. is the first line of a long, long 1981 letter by Susan Stephenson that was printed in Interstat #48. 
Stephenson was the co-runner of William Shatner Fan Fellowship, a fan club that folded three months later.
The letter rankled many fans, who in turn, sent letters to subsequent issues of Interstat. 
==Some Topics Discussed==
* a lot of know-it-all statements, SO much condescension
* good fans and bad fans: the celebrities "... attracting kooks and nuts. Dealing - with that on a daily basis is very draining for anyone." Fans showing up dressed as Romulans to be in the audience of Vincent, the one-man show by Leonard Nimoy televised in 1981, based on the life of Vincent van Gogh, role-players locking a man in a phone booth at Westercon in 1979
* that The Center Seat and William Shatner Fan Fellowship exist, in part, to educate fans: "[We've received compliments] from Hollywood professionals on our efforts to educate fans how and why the business operates as it does."
* disparaging Gene Roddenberry and Susan Sackett
* disparaging fans by name, scolding fans: targets were Joyce Tullock, Beverly Zuk, Ingrid Cross, Susan Crites, Caro Hedge, Lorraine Beatty, Tess Thompson
* the statement that fans looked bad in news articles was due to their own fault
* negative comments about 1981 Open Letter Regarding DeForest Kelley and His Movie Role by Ingrid Cross, as well as the More McCoy! fan campaign
* statements that Sonni Cooper has a script in hand for the second Star Trek film (later stated that it was given to her by Harve Bennett)
* poorly behaved fans at Westercon two years ago
==The Letter==
==Fan Comments==
A number of fans wrote responses to Susan Stephenson's letter in various issues of Interstat.
Michele Arvizu's letter is one example of the anger and the jockeying for position with and about TPTB: 
Tess L. Thompson also had issues with some fans telling other fans how to interact with TPTB and fandom: 
Jackie Edwards addressed Susan Stephenson: 
Sue Keenan also disliked another fan's attitude: 
Jeanie H didn't appreciate the "pep talk":
Marian Kelley addressed Susan Stephenson: 
Beverly Zuk, one of the fans targeted by name, wrote I'd like to comment, yet again, on fans and their relation to the stars., an excerpt:
Comments from Joyce Tullon about Susan Stephenson, Sonni Cooper, and WISH, citing the newsletter's lack of correct information regarding DeForest Kelley's presence in the next movie: 
Comments by Randall Landers: 
From Jackie Edwards: 
From Jan M. Mike: Sue Stephenson: Spare us your patronizing, please. If we are to believe Paramount and previous officials what we witnessed before was the resurrection. Pardon us when we don't dance for joy like simpletons because now you've promised the second coming. If Ingrid had her doubts it is because Paramount in the past has scarcely proven themselves a paragon of honesty, quality or creativity. Their credibility ain't too high and your condescension is nauseating. from Interstat #51 (January 1982) }}
==References==
So the mess that we'll become

So the mess that we'll become is a GabeNath fanfiction written by Amsves, starting in October of 2019. It is rated T for Teen And Up Audiences, with the archive warning No Archive Warnings Apply. 
In the fic, Gabriel Agreste proposes a plan to Nathalie Sancoeur. He thinks that they should pretend to be having an affair that they are covering up rather poorly, so that they can sneak away in public more and have more convenient absences for villainous purposes and not connect themselves with HawkMoth and Mayura (who, of course, they actually are). Shenanigans, both romantic and comedic, ensue.
== Fic Info ==
=== Additional Tags ===
*Fake/Pretend Relationship, but with a twist, I call this one "Fake Clandestine Affair", what does that mean? stick around to find out, Don't copy to another site
=== Summary ===
*It's the perfect plan. Better this than Paris finding out the true identities of Hawkmoth and Mayura, anyways.
*[Updates Infrequently]
== Reception ==
Category:Miraculous Ladybug Fanfiction
Category:Het Fanfiction
Category:2019 Fanfiction
Category:2020 Fanfiction
So what do you want, good material or good friends??

So what do you want, good material or good friends?? is one line in a letter of comment by Paula Block. 
It was printed in Warped Space #24 in April 1977, a time when things were heating up regarding the subjects of fanwork critiques, quality, fan relations, and two of the powerhouse zines Warped Space and Menagerie. There were many fan discussions in letters of comment and elsewhere regarding perceived elitism in fandom, highhandedness in standards and critique, Mary Sues, and power. 
For an essay addressing similar topics (one which Paula Block's essay gives a nod to), see the essay by Paula Smith called I (and Sharon) have been backed into a corner defending a single position over quality controls. Frankly, I rather resent this.. An excerpt from Paula Smith's essay: 
For additional context, see Timeline of Concrit & Feedback Meta.
== Paula Block's Essay==
==Reactions and Reviews==
==References==
Category:1977 Meta
Category:Star Trek TOS Meta
Category:Concrit & Feedback Meta
Category:Fanfiction Meta
Category:Meta in Print
So what is the difference between a gen story and a slash story?

So what is the difference between a gen story and a slash story? is a 2000 essay by Flamingo. It was posted to The Pits mailing list and is quoted on Fanlore with permission. 
It was written in response to a fan saying: "The only difference [between a gen story and a slash story) is in a slash story, the two main characters (Starsky&Hutch) have sex with each other."
Flamingo replied: "My friend, I'm sorry but I have to respectfully disagree with you. This is a common misconception, but it *is* a misconception. I have a number of stories on the Starsky & Hutch slash site, and have read numerous stories in S&H slash zines, that have absolutely no sex in them at all, or even any body contact."
==Example Recs== 
** Poste Restante by Terri Beckett
** Foster-child of Silence and Slow Time by Suzan Lovett
** Whom Death Could Not Part by Kari Masoner
** Drought by PFL
** The Last Echo of Gunfire by Doreen Tracy
==From the Essay==
==References==
Category:2000 Meta
Category:Starsky & Hutch Meta
Category:Fanfiction Meta
Category:Slash Meta
Category:Meta on Mailing Lists
So you aren't as human as you thought you were

so you aren't as human as you thought you were by timeisweird is a gen Doctor & Donna story. It has been nicknamed the Tupperware AU or Tups AU, due to a scene where John steals tupperware containers.
In this story, John Smith appears to be a university student studying for his doctorate in chemistry, but he is actually a fobbed version of the Tenth Doctor. timeisweird employs a different mechanism for altering the Timelord's memories and biology than was originally depicted in canon. Rather than using a fobwatch, the Doctor's memories are kept dormant using a psychelock, and a separate biolock makes Ten biologically human. In this story, the biolock malfunctions; resulting in John Smith, who only remembers his life as a human, gaining a Timelord's biology. 
This story was inspired by Amnesia and Other Phenomena by Westward.
There is also an Ao3 collection, the john t. smith archives, which contains additional stories in this verse as well as recursive fic, written by timeisweird and other authors. 
==Summary==
==Reactions and Reviews==
== Inspired Fanworks ==
* Tuesday Shift fic by Nitronine 
* art by aeviart
==References==
Category:Doctor Who Fanfiction
Category:2010s
Category:Gen Fanfiction
So you want to have a "Star Trek" convention

So you want to have a "Star Trek" convention is an essay written by Star Trek fan Joan Winston and published in Starlog magazine issue #3 in 1977. The essay details the history of the New York Star Trek Lives! fan conventions that helped make Star Trek into a lasting success. 
Because the essay is a first person account, written shortly after the final Star Trek Lives! convention took place, it offers a rare insight into the history of the conventions.
This was likely expanded in the pro book, The Making of the Trek Conventions: Or, How to Throw a Party for 12,000 of Your Most Intimate Friends.
==Excerpts==
Excerpts from the essay are included below. The entire essay can be read at the Internet Archive here.
 
 
 
 
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Category:1977 Meta
Category:Meta in Print
Category:Convention Meta
So you want to write fanfictions on the internets

So you want to write fanfictions on the internets is a 2009 essay by CC (traveller).
"A loosely organized and certainly incomplete manifesto for you, Dear Writer, containing advice, suggestions, tips, positive affirmations, and a great many four letter words."
The post has 287 comments.
 
==The Essay's Main Points==
Each one of these points is expanded, see the original essay.
* You're writing for an enormous built-in audience. 
* You're not as bad as you think you are. 
* You're not as good as you think you are. 
* Fanfiction is predicated on the collective knowledge and experience of the fandom. 
* Nobody cares how much trivia you know. 
* Too much Real in your RPF is creepy. 
* Not all canon is sacred. 
* Stay relevant - too many details kill momentum. 
* Just fucking Google it. 
* That (racial, ethnic, religious, sexual) culture that is not your own is not 'exotic.' 
* Internet and/or fandom catchphrases and memes have no place in fanfic, unless you're writing something very meta or very crack. 
* Don't use epithets. 
* "Said" and "says" are not dirty words. 
* Your readers are adults, treat them that way. 
* Grammar is necessary in narrative, but not in dialogue. 
* Your beta should be willing to do the job right. 
* Your beta should be fluent in the language in which you are writing. 
* It's not an original idea. 
* Even the crackiest premise can sell if you say it like you mean it. 
* It's okay to experiment with style. 
* If people love your fic, the same applies. 
* For every comment that you get, remember that there are ten other lazy fucks who read it, liked it, and didn't say so. 
* The makers of rec lists are not arbiters of quality. 
* Criticism hurts. 
* Don't put yourself down in your author's note. 
* Keep your header information to the minimum necessary. 
* Don't list slash as a warning. 
* A note about posting: Post consistently to one comm in your fandom. 
* Own your mistakes as well as your successes. 
* Read moar. 
* If people hurt you – and they will – don't give up. 
* There'll be another story. The sun will rise tomorrow. Keep writing.
==Some Comments at the Post==
[trinity clare]: 
[jamesinboots]: 
[wildmachinery]: 
[tabaqui]: 
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Category:Meta on Journal Sites
Soap Opera Fandom (essay)

Question posted by woahthisguy on Tumblr in March 2022. Question generated discussion of popular culture and spread beyond soap opera fandom into other genres.
Original question
The author later added: 
==Reactions/Responses==
An interactive exchange covering multiple topics, including the history of Pern fandom:
A nod to Supernatural fandom:
==References==
Category:Meta on Tumblr
Category:2022 Meta
Soapbox Sadie

"Soapbox Sadie" is a name given to characters who express strong moral convictions or concerns. This generally involves vocally pointing out injustice and iniquity, or denouncing bigotry such as racism, homophobia, and misogyny.
Such characters may be portrayed sympathetically within the narrative. They are sometimes used by creators as a means of integrating their sociopolitical views into the story and expressing them to the audience. In others cases, "Soapbox Sadies" are treated as tedious or self-righteous, often being presented as comic relief or foils.
==Examples==
*Anders from Dragon Age II
*Hermione Granger from Harry Potter
*Lisa Simpson from The Simpsons
==External Links==
*Soapbox Sadie at TV Tropes
Category:Character Archetypes
Category:Tropes & Genres
Soaring Crane Press

You may be looking for the Star Wars zine publisher, Soaring Wings Press.
Soaring Crane Press was run by Diane Brischke and published Kung Fu: The Legend Continues zines.
==Sample Submission Request==
From 1997 a submission guideline flyer for Journeys, Paths to Enlightenment: 
==Publications==
* Cry of the Wolf
* Forgotten Paths 
* Journeys, Paths to Enlightenment
Category:Kung Fu: The Legend Continues Zines
Category:1990s Zines
Soaring Wings Press

You may be looking for the Kung Fu: The Legend Continues publisher, Soaring Crane Press.
Soaring Wings Press was created by Ming Wathne for the publication of Star Wars (mostly gen, non-explicit het) print zines.
Ming was also well-known for creating and running The Fanzine Archives: A Library for the Preservation & Circulation of Fan-created Material between 1990 and 2008. 
 
==Zines Published==
* Bright Center of the Universe (1991-2001, anthology with 11 issues)
* Han Solo (1999, one-shot anthology, fiction by Z.P. Florian)
* Lair of the Blue Falcon (1995, novel, one-shot by J.A. Berger)
* The Renegade and the Rogue (1994, anthology, the Arandu stories by ltlj)
==Guidelines for "Bright Center of the Universe": A Bit of Same Sex in the Beginning, and "No Hello Luke-Good-bye Luke" ==
While the contents of this zine series was gen and het, the first issue contains one Han/Luke slash story and two Han/Luke poems; all three of these fanworks are not explicit. See Stopover for fan reactions to this story.
Zine guidelines printed in the second issue specifically stated that this content would be allowed, but not with any "established characters." In the fifth issue, the editor said: "Sexual situations are acceptable as long as they are an integral part of the story, and not gratuitous. Same sex situations can be considered if it does not involve established characters. Possible usage, descriptive background of some social conditions, or planet lifestyles. Any use of sexual material should be more intimated then graphic. If unsure, contact Editor."
However, after the first issue, there were no other same sex stories, poems, or art.
Regarding original characters, from issue: #5: "Cross Universe, parallel or alternate Universe are acceptable as long as the Main or peripheral SW characters (Wedge, Reeiken etc.) are seriously involved. No Hello Luke-Good-bye Luke accepted just to call it Star Wars."
File:Brightcenter2-10.jpg|guidelines printed in the second issue
File:Brightcenter5-13.jpg|guidelines printed in the fifth issue
Soarinng

Soarinng is a Spanish-speaking Minecraft content creator (MCYT) from Mexico who streams on Twitch and uploads to YouTube. He was born on June 18, 2000.Soarinng on Famous Birthdays He participated in QSMP Purgatory 2 on Team Panda. He also participated in Twitch Rivals events such as Twitch Rivals: House of Nightmares and Twitch Rivals: Hunt & Run, where he formed the team Cute Causas with his friends. He worked with Eufonia Studios to create a Backrooms-inspired event which was nominated for the Eslands,Information summarized from Soarinng's Aquinopedia page. and together also hosted a sequel event, The Backrooms vol. 2. Soarinng and Eufonia also hosted a UHC event called Flower Power.Soarinng's Eufonia Studio Collaboration page.
His avatar is a man wearing a Pikachu onesie.
==Relationship with Fandom==
His fans are called the Soaringcitos.
==Example Fanworks==
=== Fanart ===
File:Soarinng Kiwii.jpeg|Art by eL Kiwii
* Fanart of Soarinng with BadBoyHalo by Vanhhopi
==Links==
* #soarinng tag on Tumblr
* #Soarinng tag on Twitter
* Soarinng (Video Blogging RPF) tag on AO3
* Soarinng at Wiki The Aquinopedía
* Soarinng at QSMP Wiki
==Other Fannish Resources==
* Soaringcitos Official Twitter account
==References==
 
Category:QSMP
Category:MCYT
Category:YouTubers
Soccer and Shades

Soccer and Shades, later known as SongWorks, is a personal fic page with Boromir/Aragorn stories, as well as Gundam Wing, Weiss Kreuz and a bit of RPS.
The page was hosted by GeoCities and it was a member of The Aragorn/Boromir Slash Ring.The Aragorn/Boromir Slash Ring, join date: 18 May 2002. (Accessed 10 July 2011) It joined the Reflections Meet webring May 16, 2002.Reflections Meet, via Wayback: 22 May 2004. (Accessed 27 September 2012)
==References==
Category:Lord of the Rings Websites
Category:Gundam Wing Websites
Category:Weiß Kreuz Author Pages
Category:GeoCities
Category:2000s
Social Construct Theory Applied to Fandom: Why Both Negative and Positive Criticism of Fanfic is Vital to Our Community

Social Construct Theory Applied to Fandom: Why Both Negative and Positive Criticism of Fanfic is Vital to Our Community is an essay by visiouswishes.
"Social construct theory believes that inside every society is a discourse community - a community of knowledgeable peers who share common assumptions, goals, methods of communication, and conventions. In fandom, we have made a fully active discourse community."
For additional context, see Timeline of Concrit & Feedback Meta.
==Excerpts==
==References==
Category:Concrit & Feedback Meta
Category:Buffyverse Meta
Category:Fanfiction Meta
Category:2005 Meta
Category:Meta on Fansites
Social Experiment

"It was all a Social Experiment," is the cry often heard by wankers, sockpuppets and trolls when they are caught in the act of their nefarious stirring up of internet drama and are trying to get off the hook. In some cases the claim is that the whole ball of wank was literally done as part of their homework. 
The term became particularly relevant on YouTube, where people would create prank videos or the like in which they disturbed or harassed people under the guise of a "social experiment."
==Examples==
* Though he did not explicitly attempt to stir up wank, child actor Cole Sprouse of The Suite Life of Zack & Cody created it when he ran a Tumblr account for a few months in 2012 as an experiment. His last post does not explicitly use the phrase "social experiment", but this is what it was often referred to in the fallout.sleeping-stems, Tumblr post on February 3, 2013 featuring a Valentine's Day Card that reads Happy valentines day Lol jk this was just a social experiment next to Sprouse's face.
==References==
Category:Scandals
Social justice, shipping, and ideology: when fandom becomes a crusade, things get ugly

Social justice, shipping, and ideology: when fandom becomes a crusade, things get ugly is a 2016 essay by Aja.
It has the subtitle: "Fans merely rooting for their favorite characters to get together has somehow evolved into ideological warfare."
==Some Topics Discussed==
* The Johnlock Conspiracy
* Steven Moffat and Mark Gatiss
* Sherlock
* fan entitlement
* social justice warriors
* shipping
* #GiveCaptainAmericaABoyfriend
* Teen Wolf and Derek/Stiles
* Harry Potter and Harry/Hermione
* The 100
* gatekeeping
* losing most of the Kevin Spacey Mailing List due to a violation of the fourth wall, see Back in the day, I was a member of the Kevin Spacey fandom. Yes, Kevin Spacey has a fandom.
==Sections==
* Fandom shipping isn’t what it used to be
* Shipping has become an ideology — and like all ideologies, it breeds both crusaders and conspiracists
** 1) The belief that the ship in question is unquestionably going to become canon
** 2) The belief that the ship should become canon because it involves an underrepresented identity
** 3) The belief that the ship is already canon but the creators are unable or unwilling to confirm or admit it
* When shipping is treated as an ideology, it creates deep tensions between fans and creators
* The rise in ideological fan beliefs is less about control and more about equal partnerships
* There’s no easy answer to this dilemma, but awareness is a start
==Some Excerpts==
==Reactions and Reviews==
* (a fan's comment, and a response by Aja) (2016)
==References==
Category:2016 Meta
Category:Meta on Fansites