Hahaha. Not

[janedavitt]

I just went over to look at that fan fiction survey that's whipping up a frothy kerfuffle. Didn't look at the survey itself, which I don't intend to take, just browsed the comments. ETA The survey's down now while they lick their wounds, I guess

Comments

[helenkacan]

::giggles::
Now I'm one of the Teletubbies and Laa-Laa is my name.

Okay, I did get a chance to read the original questions and this guy is soooooooo stoopid (and let's not forget condescending), it's not funny. The impression I get is akin to one of those teen-focused memes (name of 3rd grade teacher? for real?) that are juvenile in both intent and execution.

I hope than any publisher that was going to shell out big bucks for this tripe (and not the Julia Child yummy recipe type) will notice and tell them to take a hike.

[janedavitt]

They got a staggeringly large advance which makes me roll my eyes....

[raqs]

I love the agent, who says
"Gail Ross, President of the Gail Ross Literary Agency, says that each of her new projects must meet two criteria: it must make her daughters proud, and it must offset their college educations."

I don't know how "Netporn" is going to offset her daughters' college educations (whatever that means) but I bet she thinks it's going to PAY for her daughters' educations.

I can't IMAGINE how it's going to make her daughters PROUD.

Sigh. Bad research too often finds an audience. I hope this stuff doesn't.

[janedavitt]

I'm baffled by that too. This is popquiz level stuff.

[janedavitt]

They really blew it, big time.

See me symapthize ;-))

[laurie_ky]

I wonders what the hell are Rules 1-33?

Laurie

[nialla42]

Probably wouldn't want to know, but I don't think they really exist. *g*

"Rule 34" is a reference to this XKCD toon.

ETA: Oh, wait, there is Social Rule 99.1.

[thismaz]

OMG. My first thought was 'How did I miss this?' Then I realised how fast it had all happened.
I have just spent far too long reading through some comments. It was sort of addictive - in the same way that watching a train wreck is. *g*
Seeing some of the 'organiser's' replies, I got a strong picture of a half-cocked undergraduate honours thesis.
I hate that I have to go to work today, because I could have spent a couple of hours looking at this. Heee.
Thanks for the link. *wanders off, still slightly awed*

[janedavitt]

They got well and truly slapped down hard and serve them right for not putting in any groundwork. Lazy gits.