Even if he's not waving his axe at me, I don't like his attitude.
My thoughts exactly! Not that I'm an objective party, obviously. But even if I weren't involved with AO3, the LU would leave a bad taste in my mouth. I roll my eyes just as much as the next person at bad grammar and purple prose, but this kind of activity only serves to make everyone insecure and nervous. If anything, it has more of an effect on talented perfectionists than on people who are so bad that they honestly don't know their writing is no good. The way to get more good fic is to encourage everyone, good and bad.
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My thoughts exactly! Not that I'm an objective party, obviously. But even if I weren't involved with AO3, the LU would leave a bad taste in my mouth. I roll my eyes just as much as the next person at bad grammar and purple prose, but this kind of activity only serves to make everyone insecure and nervous. If anything, it has more of an effect on talented perfectionists than on people who are so bad that they honestly don't know their writing is no good. The way to get more good fic is to encourage everyone, good and bad.