On the subject of "Letters from the Wasteland"

[40cakes]

A while back, I posted a link to a shitty "OMG Vash is a junkie!!!!11" story. I gave it a bad review. The author interpreted this as a flame. Now, this all took place, like, a month ago. Today, I get an email.

I'm going to be polite as possible, which I'm afraid you weren't in your review of my fanfiction. I'm sorry if you feel so strongly about this, but did you find the need to cuss in your review so strong that you had to do so? Cussing in review and insulting me was hardly enough to get my respect as a fellow author. The nastygram you left on my review board did lower my respect of you quite a few points. Look, just because the fanfic you read doesn't go with your personal views of the Trigun universe doesn't mean you have to bash it. There are several fanfics, while I like their style of writing, I do not agree with their viewpoint. I do not go on bashing the other writer, which you have. I have a request of you. You have already stressed your dislike of my story. My request is leave the fanfic alone. No flaming whatsoever. If you have any beef with my story or me, I requst you IM me at losermcsucktacular or e-mail me omgimadildo@imhidingheremailstoopid.com. Just please refrain from any further flaming.

I couldn't resist.


Me: Flame: OMG u r teh suk & this story suks 2 lol

Negative Review: If you would have me believe Vash is a morphine junkie, set the story before the series began, and show me what happened between then and episode 1 that made him change his life around, or set it post-series, and show what happened that made his mind collapse to the point of drug abuse. Do not misread humorous irony to prove your serious point.

You are a good author, and I point this out because your characterization is flawed, but everything else is okay, and it would be nice to see you improve because Lord knows the fandom needs more good authors.

In other words, a good author doesn't dismiss a negative review as a flame. She learns from it and moves on. If you want to post in a public forum, be prepared for the public.
LoserMcSucktacular: Pardon me for asking this, but who are you?
Me: EG. just responding to your email.
LoserMcSucktacular: Look G, I have been flamed before in the past out.
Me: ok
Me: out of curiosity, did you send lady shadowcat a similar email?
LoserMcSucktacular: No I didn't.
Me: just checking

She gets two thumbs down for not being entertaining, in her writing or personality. So don't review flame her! It's not worth it! OMG!

>^..^

Comments

[ciaoenrico.livejournal.com]

That's funny - someone is in need of a life. Especially when that someone uses the word, "cussing." Shit, I haven't heard "cussing" since my Great Aunt Glennis from Wisconsin.

When you said it, were you talking sass mouth?

[fadingembers.livejournal.com]

OMG cussing is teh bad. Though considering her friends, she may be a VALL member.

What's really funny is that her fic is about a pacifist becoming an abusive junkie. So morphine addiction and violence are ok, but the fuck-word is just plain rude. And apparently makes something a "nastygram."

heh

[kc-anathema.livejournal.com]

I've noticed about vall that they consider truly sickening violence okay, but God help you if you swear or write about sex ('cause, y'know, it makes the baby Jesus cry.) Okay, maybe not that far, but that's not much of an exaggeration. ^_^

Y'know, for awhile I thought this girl's email really was omgimadildo for awhile, until I read the second half of that email address and realized how dumb I am. :) KC

Re: heh

[fadingembers.livejournal.com]

I've noticed that, too. One member has a story that involves (non-sexual) rape, and it's hailed as a good example of the pairing by other authors who write the couple romantically.

Also, on the member's opinions page, there's a lot of "I'll be in the middle of an NC-17 fic, and sex will pop up! EW!" Because gory violence, adult language, and drug abuse is okay. But sex is icky.

>^..^

Re: VALL and other such nonsense

[millyfan.livejournal.com]

Hey, this happens to be AnonymousTrigunOtaku.

I once was a member of VALL. However, I happened to LEAVE the group around September 2003 when I noticed there were some well-written lemons and when I began reading and writing yaoi, upon which the VALL heavily frowns. Unlike offline, if I come to disagree with a group online, I usually have the honor to leave it. ^^

Neither I, Lady Shadowcat, Redmagelilith, or anyone else we know is currently an active member of the VALL. In fact, we should give you some transcripts of our IM roleplays. . .hehehe. I am quite sure you would not mistake us for VALL members in that case. ~.^

I have given good reviews on VALL-type fics. I have also given good reviews on lemons, serious yaoi, and other "bad" stuff-as long as it had a plot and the characterization was on target.

As for our references to "cussing," that reflects no particular belief or dislike of particular writers' language (although it is my honest belief that if a writer cannot manage one narrative paragraph without using the F word one hundred times in said paragraph, said writer needs to find another line of work), but our regional dialects. Redmagelilith and I are BOTH from the American southwest, where "cussing" is a term that is generally used, not as a perjorative, but as a reference.

Hence, I find your flaming and trashing us quite laughably intolerant and hateful. You appear to ignore our cultural differences, and accuse us of allegiances we honestly do not have.