I got into SGA fandom too late for most of the taking of sides, fortunately. Even so, I remember that one of the first stories I read was "Freedom's Just Another Word", and at that time I considered it slash even though the author considered it gen. I've changed my mind on that, quite probably because of the discussion around that classification; that said, if the story is gen but assumes any pairings, I prefer to know what they are. (I've tried to follow that convention in my own writing, though I can't certify I always have or will.)
As for the main post: Yes, so much.
I have a good friend who used to be into fanfiction. I was pretty sure she was a level-headed, open-minded person as well. I shared with her a story I'd quite enjoyed, but she found it weird; a few minutes later, she added that back in her day, preslash stories required warnings.
Warnings. For preslash. One-sided M/M UST, in this particular case.
I tried to convey the message that, no, it's not like that anymore. I wasn't convinced she just accepted that, but I kind of thought she at least had a sense of where I was. Then she recently asked me if the term "slash" still applied to any fic pairing (to label a het story) or "had gone dark side". And when she wanted to read fic for a much smaller fandom, after exploring the comm I tracked down for her, she complained about all the slash and gen, making an "icky" face about the former (and protesting she could see that by watching the show for the latter).
It bugs me. And I don't know what to do about it. I don't encourage the commentary, certainly, but I know that many people react to direct criticism by digging in their heels. Old-school isn't a defense, to me; if you're getting back in the game, get into it honestly and be open to changes. She seems to be into fic for only a very narrow purpose, though, rather than approaching it via fandom; that said, if she just said that she's seeking fic for het fantasies, rather than persistently putting down everything else, I'd be fine with it.
One of the reccers over at stargateficrec used to warn for slash, for slash and M3 rec categories, at least before the recent header change. Infuriating.
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Date: 2010-03-03 03:04 am (UTC)As for the main post: Yes, so much.
I have a good friend who used to be into fanfiction. I was pretty sure she was a level-headed, open-minded person as well. I shared with her a story I'd quite enjoyed, but she found it weird; a few minutes later, she added that back in her day, preslash stories required warnings.
Warnings. For preslash. One-sided M/M UST, in this particular case.
I tried to convey the message that, no, it's not like that anymore. I wasn't convinced she just accepted that, but I kind of thought she at least had a sense of where I was. Then she recently asked me if the term "slash" still applied to any fic pairing (to label a het story) or "had gone dark side". And when she wanted to read fic for a much smaller fandom, after exploring the comm I tracked down for her, she complained about all the slash and gen, making an "icky" face about the former (and protesting she could see that by watching the show for the latter).
It bugs me. And I don't know what to do about it. I don't encourage the commentary, certainly, but I know that many people react to direct criticism by digging in their heels. Old-school isn't a defense, to me; if you're getting back in the game, get into it honestly and be open to changes. She seems to be into fic for only a very narrow purpose, though, rather than approaching it via fandom; that said, if she just said that she's seeking fic for het fantasies, rather than persistently putting down everything else, I'd be fine with it.
One of the reccers over at