On the H/C drama

[sapphirekeep]

Grrraaarrrggghhhh!

I've spent far too long today catching up on the drama surrounding the criticisms of hc_bingo. As far as I can tell, the mods over there have handled the criticisms promptly and respectfully, which is the best anyone can ask of a brand-new comm. Considering that a lot of the criticism seems to consist of sweeping, hurtful, and

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This is probably WAY TOO BIG to go in an LJ reply but I'll try

[euphrosyne2u]

Why does H/C have to have some kind of deep philosophical meaning? I read this post last night and tried to remember what my first actual H/C FIC READ had been. I still can't remember what it was, however I've had a very deep love of the H/C genre since childhood

[desert_trove]

I've never heard of the genre and had no idea what it was about, but reading your rant made me realize I think I like it, and for many of the same reasons you state here. Also that the novel I'm writing sort of fits into the genre. :-} Good to know what to call it, I guess, if I ever try to publish and am looking for a market...