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Originally posted by RMMC:

Critiquing etiquette.

(1)If you're going to comment on someone's fic, sign in or at least give your name at the end of your review.

(2)If you have a criticism, word it politely.

(3)For every criticism, you should also point out something that was well done.

(4)If you think its something you could do better, and say so, then put your money where your mouth is and do so. Then be prepared to take comments for and against in kind.

RMMC

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Originally posted by Humbug:


Right on! I HATE criticisms of fanfic because you don't like the pairing. No one is forcing you to read a fanfic. Read the summary and stay clear of any pairing or type (ie slash) you don't like. Also, if you don't like a writers style, but others do, don't flame them or write harsh criticism. Show your dislike by not reading it. If no onereads your fic, you may not continue posting.

I may seem thin-skinned, but i don't like hyper-critical comments. If you really don't like it, say so briefly and please don't make it personal.

I really think some comments are so nasty that they should never be psoted. So go easy.

Okay - flame me. I dare you...

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Originally posted by RMMC:
No flames, I promise. I'm fairly thin-skinned myself.

Looking at that (wow! May!) I should have made a number 5:

(5) Critiquing should never be on a personal level. Anything you wish to point out as a possible/probable issue should be objective issues such as, but not limited to:
a.) Grammar mistakes
b.) Editing errors (I've seen unintentional oopsies of folks forgetting to remove remarks from their betas)
c.) Spelling mistakes
d.) Incorrect word choices (I'm not talking about homonyms, but someone using a word that doesn't mean what they thought it did)
e.) If something sounds 'off' such as dialogue.

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Originally posted by Xeyra:
I have a new pet-peeve, which I've come across recently and is really annoying to me: River refering to Mal as 'Captain Daddy'.

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And if you are going to insist on Zoe having a baby, then for the love of Joss don't give it frickin' blue eyes. Brown is dominant and hers are very very brown. Lighter skin, lighter hair, bit more believable. Maybe even hazel eyes. Not blue, though, that just bugs me.

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Originally posted by MacQyver:

Since the characteristics are inherited independently, with no regard for dominance, there is actualy a 1/4 chance that Wash and Zoe's child would have blue eyes.

Sorry, but I just had to correct that. (If a didn't, I wouldn't be an anoying highschool student, now would I)

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Originally posted by AgentRouka:
It's as if brown eyes are stigmatized or some such. It's such a cliche! Be bold, people. The baby will still be special enough with the less rare eye color.

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Originally posted by mal4prez:
LOL! It's like a Mary Sue baby! Can't the poor kid have a chance to be well rounded? Comes right out of the womb idealized...

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Originally posted by Darkfly:
I love fan fics which are about made-up characters,
its more interesting then,
and you don't have to try to mimic any character's personality,
cause its your character

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If the characters are from ones own mind then how can you call them fanfiction?
I believe that would simply be called reading a book.
SNIP

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