cryptic is cryptic

[simplyn2deep]

well, I don't know how I'm going to read those fics now. they're friends only and I'm not on your flist...so I'm kind of stuck.

moving on I guess. hopefully I can find your fics on AO3.

Comments

[huntress69.livejournal.com]

You have echoed a major rant I went on here a few years ago. I was blunt as usual and called out one author who posted her fic in a comm, but stated "If you want to read the fic, just friend me". Fuck that. I leave my fandom stuff open on my LJ and you should also. I don't want to friend you just for your fic; I want to friend you for you.

[simplyn2deep.livejournal.com]

yeah, that's pretty much how I feel.

this person and I had been mutual friends until I guess they were doing a clean up and I was removed. now I can't read their fic and I don't know if all of it has been put on AO3

[cattraine.livejournal.com]

I hate it when a fic notice is posted to a public comm but you have to friend someone to read--I refuse to. The fic usually isn't worth the effort anyway. Its just so damned self-serving in a "Aren't I a special snowflake" way.

[simplyn2deep.livejournal.com]

when I first got into writing fanfic, I remember that used to be all the rage. a "clever" ploy to get more friends is what it amounted to.

[bluedelft.livejournal.com]

That drives me crazy along with graphics that are posted in a comm but the entry is flocked when you go to check it out.

[simplyn2deep.livejournal.com]

oh let's not get into locking graphics. that's another attempt to get more "friends"