"Pretty much everything that is now a ridiculous fandom cliche was a Star Trek episode first. :D" ~ asimaiyat here.

Behind the cut are IBARW posts collected on Delicious in the last 24 hours ( more details ). ysabetwordsmith : Why is this game rigged? :: There is no unmarked case. There is no way to win. Everything you do will be considered wrong. Somebody will always wind up criticizing you no matter what you do; someone will always feel that they have a right to butt in and condemn you and what...

Spontaneous fanfic, in three acts or less: squishybear914 starts off the festivities: Voldemort and Harry were facing off. They were throwing spells at each other. Suddenly, Harry saw Draco Malfoy. Voldemort saw Lucius Malfoy. "Hold on!" Harry cried. "We need to stop this battle for a bit." Voldemort nodded. Harry gestured towards Draco. "I'm horny and need to go fuck that now." "Likewise...

gasphemer knows how to follow the instructions: Well, just remember that you're supposed to place the four pieces marked "D" onto the piece marked "A" and then use the attached hex screw to secure the four "D" pieces onto Piece "A". And now the AFF.net version: ... you're supposed to place the penis onto the asscrack and use your thrusting skillz to secure your penis into the asscrack...

In a long fanficrants   discussion, chasingtides   quips about pansexuality and assumptions thereof- "as soon as I say, "Well, gender's not really a factor," I'm apparently up for having sex with my toaster. I do not understand how these things correlate. People are not toasters." ETA- context speaks of unicorns.

Still here! The next post should actually resemble a post, if a somewhat disjointed one. The last one will very likely be nothing more than me congatulating myself and then announcing my intention to go pass out for as long as I can manage. Meanwhile: I'm reading fanficrants .

The mods have approved meta posts, so I'll get this party started! I'd like your opinions on using present tense or past tense in fic . Which do you prefer, and why? While skimming fanficrants , it hit me that using present tense isn't all that commonplace in novels or anywhere outside of fan fiction. I had a friend read a story of mine, and she said she gets distracted when fics are written...

Slanders against BDSM are discussed on fanficrants  : glorious_spoon: I mean, if you're telling somebody 'KINK IS BAD BECAUSE IT WILL LEAD TO FUCKING GOATS' or something of that sort, you might get some attention from people who know jackshit about kink. But if you're talking to kinky people, they already know you're wrong so you have zero traction. lullabee_lj: "So, goat, what should...

freya_sacksen feels the need to differentiate between theology and mathematics: 'Angle' and 'Angel' are two different words. An 'angle' can be a noun, verb or idiom. It can be used in geometry, astrology, journalism and a great many more different contexts. An 'angel', on the other hand, is a celestial being with no relation to mathematics. Please do not confuse them, because when you do,...

This is small and grudgy as all get out, but it's worth it for some gems like: It's not so much homophobia as it is just irrational fear of something previously unknown. Most people have an insane hate for spiders, they most likely have never dabbled into the subject. In a discussion about just what is gen fanfiction, we get this. It generally boils down to: reacting in fear or disgust to homosexuality...