author: sorry I’m jumping on this bandwagon and writing a fic with the same premise as all these other fics
me, has read 500 fics like this one and is prepared to read 500 more: please never apologize for giving the people (me) what they (also me) want
This is especially true when you are a newcomer to the Nearly Dead fandom of a work that ended years ago. Trust me, everybody in that fandom has already read all the good fics. They have probably also read the mediocre fics. They might even have dared to look at the stuff that initially made them backspace out of sheer horror, just because there was nothing else.
You know what I don’t get? When fanfic authors apologize for long chapters. It’s like? You gave me bonus content, for free, and you’re sorry about it? Bruh. I have already named my firstborn after you. Dude.
You know what else I don’t get? When they apologize for short updates. It’s like: look at these new words I gave you! Sorry I didn’t give you even more free words. Bro, that’s at least two words that I did not have yesterday. For free. Dude. Thank you.
And another thing: when people drop out of nowhere with a surprise update and then apologize for it taking a while. Like, dude, I wasn’t expecting anything, and you gave me words. I thought this fic was abandoned, but wait: there’s more. You just popped in and reminded me that this is a Good Fic that I should probably reread. You made my goshdarn day.
Basically fanfic writers are under no obligation to publish anything so when they do update it’s always a net positive because the story is longer now, and I have something to read, so thank you so much to everyone who writes fic at whatever pace or quantity they want.
When you see a really good post but there’s some form of guilt tripping to reblog it added on at the end
(ID: A screenshot of Marge from the Simpsons looking dismally at the camera with one arm raised. A caption underneath her reads “It’s true, but I’m not reblogging it.” End ID)
I’m trying to think of a different name for a “squib” from Harry Potter. Something that isn’t an insult, to go along with the world-view that squibs can be a part of the magical community, they can teach or have a number of various jobs that don’t require magic and shouldn’t have to either choose janitorial labour or going into the muggle world in order to have a career.
…thinking about it, I think that squibs as a recognized class in magical society is probably an artefact of magical seclusion? Prior to the 17th century, the muggle children of magical parents were probably just apprenticed to muggle professions in the community and remained in contact with their families. Maybe a bit of an embarrassment for some prominent wizarding families, but not really notable in the broader scale. It’d explain why so much of wizarding culture and tech seems to have stalled out – they’ve lost contact with what used to be a reliable source of input from skilled adult muggles.
This one time I went to an address by the American ambassador to the UK and he said he does this exercise with British students where he gives them index cards and asks them to write things on one side that frustrate/scare them about America, and on the other side things that inspire them about America, and he said when his office collected them the most-written concepts on the frustration side were like “guns, violence, racism” and the inspiration side was overwhelmingly “NASA”
…when i was 11 i had to write a short story for homework and all i can really remember about is-
A. i wanted it to be an elaborate mystery with lots of puzzles and twists
B. realized i had no idea what the solutions to any of the puzzles i’d invented even were ¾ into the story
C. the final fight ended with the main villain getting cut in half vertically with a sword after getting a rock dipped in what was essentially fantasy refrigerator chemicals chucked at his head?? i think??
D. the main character had a love interest but i think i? sent him off on a quest for most of the story so he wouldn’t be in the way?? and then brought him back for the final sword fight?? (he did the stabbing etc., princess protagonist did the rock-chucking)
please don’t make transcripts of your podcast something that is either only available to donors or has otherwise has to be paid for.
deaf people want to enjoy media too. hard of hearing people want to enjoy media too. people with auditory processing disorders want to enjoy media too.
disabled people shouldn’t have to pay money to enjoy media that abled people would be able to enjoy for free.
and if you want to think of this from a money perspective, then think of how many supporters, how many more listeners you would have tuning into your podcast and buying your merch if you let your transcripts be free.
you already have them. people are going to support you anyway. don’t alienate disabled people from your media for money. I said it earlier and I’ll say it again.
disabled people shouldn’t have to pay money to enjoy media that abled people would be able to enjoy for free.
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