Many older-school Pros authors and fans would argue the opposite about then vs now (and they do, repeatedly, which is what annoys me about the list I mentioned!). Zines with editors good, self-publishing on the internet bad, quality of internet fic bad, lack of mentoring bad, instant feedback bad (someone actually said the other day that the "tyranny of the reader" via feedback was causing the quality of writing to decline).
I can empathize with those who miss the old days
I'd never have found fandom in the "old days", a thought that horrifies me, so I always feel a touch resentful when people talk about it as if it was better when you had to know someone to get a foot in the door.
I've never seen the canon and never will
Oh, don't say that. Life is long and DVDs can easily be had. You liked Sports Night, right? And due South?
Pretty please? You could email them to me! I would swear to tell no one!
I can't withstand this kind of pleading! If you promise... OK, email follows. But as I said to cathexys below, they probably won't do anything in particular for you. And I'm warning you now, if you tell me you don't like them, I may have to hunt you down and kill you think derogatory thoughts about your taste feel sad. :(
I saw that you outed yourself recently... congratulations!
I can empathize with those who miss the old days
I'd never have found fandom in the "old days", a thought that horrifies me, so I always feel a touch resentful when people talk about it as if it was better when you had to know someone to get a foot in the door.
I've never seen the canon and never will
Oh, don't say that. Life is long and DVDs can easily be had. You liked Sports Night, right? And due South?
Pretty please? You could email them to me! I would swear to tell no one!
I can't withstand this kind of pleading! If you promise... OK, email follows. But as I said to cathexys below, they probably won't do anything in particular for you. And I'm warning you now, if you tell me you don't like them, I may have to hunt you down and kill you think derogatory thoughts about your taste feel sad. :(
I saw that you outed yourself recently... congratulations!
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