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How to turn a reader off on one easy step.
Occasionally, when I'm really bored, I'll skate around the Pit looking for something to read. And if I find something that looks interesting, I'm the type to take a peek at a person's profile, because I am admittedly very nosy that way. But a profile like this one? Definitely not a way to get someone to read your fics. I don't care how good your fics might sound (not that they sounded all that interesting in the first place), consistently insulting your potential readers and their intelligence is the quickest way to get me to close the tab that contains your profile. It also sends me to places like ![[info]](https://www.insanejournal.com/img/community.gif)
fanficrants to rant (obviously) about how irritating and idiotic I think you sound.
And for those of you who don't like clicking on links for whatever reason, here is a sample of his profile.
Do any of you find this at all offensively aggressive, or am I being too bitchy? I admit that at times I can probably be a little sensitive, but I honestly think this guy is a bit over the top.
Edit: I went back and re-read that section concerning pairings, because I kept feeling like I was missing something. (Which is entirely possible considering it's a kind of late and I'm a little tired.) IMO, I did. He said:
So, this is what I plan to write. Less accepted fics. Things that might irritate, anger, possible even enrage some people simply because they do not fit the norm.
...right. (My interpretation) So you plan to write certain pairings just because they'll piss people off, not because you simply enjoy the pairing itself? Because otherwise, you might have said something along the lines of, "I like to write pairings that are not the norm because I find them more interesting, even though I understand this might irritate some readers."
fanficrants to rant (obviously) about how irritating and idiotic I think you sound.And for those of you who don't like clicking on links for whatever reason, here is a sample of his profile.
( Cut because I couldn't keep the example short )
Do any of you find this at all offensively aggressive, or am I being too bitchy? I admit that at times I can probably be a little sensitive, but I honestly think this guy is a bit over the top.
Edit: I went back and re-read that section concerning pairings, because I kept feeling like I was missing something. (Which is entirely possible considering it's a kind of late and I'm a little tired.) IMO, I did. He said:
So, this is what I plan to write. Less accepted fics. Things that might irritate, anger, possible even enrage some people simply because they do not fit the norm.
...right. (My interpretation) So you plan to write certain pairings just because they'll piss people off, not because you simply enjoy the pairing itself? Because otherwise, you might have said something along the lines of, "I like to write pairings that are not the norm because I find them more interesting, even though I understand this might irritate some readers."