2. Some of the discussion on helenish's Take Clothes Off As Directed seems to be implying that it's a brand-new (and unfair) thing to comment on/criticize a piece of literature by writing another piece of literature in response to it.
I actually just went over and read the comments on that fic, haven't gotten around to reading the fic itself. But such back and forth responses between authors, the response solicited or not, is age old as you say. It is integral to literature, to art, to culture and media of any form. If it's publically posted, it's fair game (But be polite about pursuing the fair game).
I'm just so boggled by their mindset. So what, we're aloud to remix and nitpick canon, but lord forbid we touch sacred fanon? Writing of any form is a conversation, nor just from writer to reader, but writer to other writers.
Eh, it's so early in the morning on a saturday to do anything else than raise an eyebrow, wonder at people, and express my wonderment with cliched phrases.
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Date: 11/18/06 05:38 pm (UTC)2. Some of the discussion on helenish's Take Clothes Off As Directed seems to be implying that it's a brand-new (and unfair) thing to comment on/criticize a piece of literature by writing another piece of literature in response to it.
I actually just went over and read the comments on that fic, haven't gotten around to reading the fic itself. But such back and forth responses between authors, the response solicited or not, is age old as you say. It is integral to literature, to art, to culture and media of any form. If it's publically posted, it's fair game (But be polite about pursuing the fair game).
I'm just so boggled by their mindset. So what, we're aloud to remix and nitpick canon, but lord forbid we touch sacred fanon? Writing of any form is a conversation, nor just from writer to reader, but writer to other writers.
Eh, it's so early in the morning on a saturday to do anything else than raise an eyebrow, wonder at people, and express my wonderment with cliched phrases.