Fanfic Pet Peeves
Apr. 13th, 2008 07:42 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
sherydenDisclaimer: This post is not about anyone on my flist.
1. Incorrect spelling of the characters' names. For example, CSI has been on for a while now, so the news that Sara does not spell her name "Sarah" should be pretty widespread by now. When in doubt, look it up.
2. Twelve-year-old girl Daniel Jackson or Ianto Jones or other character.. Most fandoms seem to have that one male character who is consistently portrayed by fic writers as an emotional basket case who is vacillates between self-mutilation, eating disorders, or plain old stomping off or door slamming. Yes, they're sensitive, but they're also strong and intelligent men.
3. Overuse of epithets. How many times have I read a fic where Jack and Daniel as "the older man" and "the younger man" over and over and over again, when they could have just been called "Jack" and "Daniel."
There are others, but I have to put my pizza in the oven before I drop over from hunger.
What are some of your fanfic pet peeves?
1. Incorrect spelling of the characters' names. For example, CSI has been on for a while now, so the news that Sara does not spell her name "Sarah" should be pretty widespread by now. When in doubt, look it up.
2. Twelve-year-old girl Daniel Jackson or Ianto Jones or other character.. Most fandoms seem to have that one male character who is consistently portrayed by fic writers as an emotional basket case who is vacillates between self-mutilation, eating disorders, or plain old stomping off or door slamming. Yes, they're sensitive, but they're also strong and intelligent men.
3. Overuse of epithets. How many times have I read a fic where Jack and Daniel as "the older man" and "the younger man" over and over and over again, when they could have just been called "Jack" and "Daniel."
There are others, but I have to put my pizza in the oven before I drop over from hunger.
What are some of your fanfic pet peeves?
