Trek ficlet, warnings discussion

[yahtzee63]

Fandom is having quite the debate over warnings. Though I am definitely on the fringes of this, it's been a real eye-opener for me in a lot of ways; I'd generally thought of myself as anti-warning, but reading the posts and discussions has made me realize that I was coming at this from a very limited perspective. Basically, I don't tend to write

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[cmdr_zoom]

*aws at I-Chaya, and again at Spock discovering a new world*

[yahtzee63]

Glad you like!

[slow_waking]

" (An appreciation of aesthetic qualities is not illogical.)"

Well yes, the entire little ficlet was lovely -- I love the idea of Spock coming to Earth with nothing but a duffel bag with some clothes ( especially because it fits so well with him -- an emotional attachment to certain objects isn't very Vulcan now, is it? ). But this one line was worth a grin and a scribble onto an index card ( which is where all my one-liners from fics end up ).

And the idea that when you're new in a place, it doesn't really matter where you're heading. I do a lot of traveling, and it struck me as how true that can actually be.

[yahtzee63]

Thanks for the prompt, and so glad you enjoyed the results!

[suehypno]

Here's my take on warnings.

I was sent a SW story a while ago to read. I was warned that it had explicit sex and some violence in it. That's par for the course if it's a good Han/Leia action story, right? Heck, I'm HOPING for some smutty sex! Well, I'm getting into it (it's written well) and suddenly it's a violent alien raping Leia story, in all the gorely details. WTF?? I was traumitized WITH her. I did NOT appreciate this. I explained to the author that she needed to adjust her warnings because they weren't remotely accurate.

See what I mean?

[yahtzee63]

Agreed, and also, ew.

[mrstater]

What a lovely drabble. It's neat to see Spock a little out of his element, and yet taking everything in stride.

[yahtzee63]

Thanks muchly!

[kassrachel]

Lovely Spock piece, as always.

[yahtzee63]

Glad you like!