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jo_lasalle :
Give me a fanfiction trope and I’ll grade it:
A: Love it. Spend my time combing AO3 for it.
B: Like it. Not one of my bigger cravings, but it can scratch a certain itch if I’m in the right mood.
C: Neutral. A good author might be able to sell it, but a bad one will kill it deader than dead.
D: Not my favorite. I avoid it if I can, but it won’t necessarily put me off reading something.
F: Hate it. Will immediately make me nope out of a fic.
I want to make it clear that there is no trope on the planet that is bullet-proof for me. If the fic isn't well-written or the characters don't ring true to me...it doesn't matter what the trope is. I feel like this is somewhat different than a lot of fandom, who seem willing to read anything featuring their favorite tropes? But I would rather read a really good fic that doesn't contain any of my favorite tropes (or even contains ones that I mildly dislike) than a mediocre fic that's full of my favorite ones. 99% of the time when I back out of a fic, it's because of the writing, not because of the presence of any particular trope or theme. I really will read almost anything if it's well-writen.
So for the purposes of this meme, we're going to assume that there's a baseline level of competence to any given fic.
jo_lasalle :Give me a fanfiction trope and I’ll grade it:
A: Love it. Spend my time combing AO3 for it.
B: Like it. Not one of my bigger cravings, but it can scratch a certain itch if I’m in the right mood.
C: Neutral. A good author might be able to sell it, but a bad one will kill it deader than dead.
D: Not my favorite. I avoid it if I can, but it won’t necessarily put me off reading something.
F: Hate it. Will immediately make me nope out of a fic.
I want to make it clear that there is no trope on the planet that is bullet-proof for me. If the fic isn't well-written or the characters don't ring true to me...it doesn't matter what the trope is. I feel like this is somewhat different than a lot of fandom, who seem willing to read anything featuring their favorite tropes? But I would rather read a really good fic that doesn't contain any of my favorite tropes (or even contains ones that I mildly dislike) than a mediocre fic that's full of my favorite ones. 99% of the time when I back out of a fic, it's because of the writing, not because of the presence of any particular trope or theme. I really will read almost anything if it's well-writen.
So for the purposes of this meme, we're going to assume that there's a baseline level of competence to any given fic.
