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kennahijja) wrote2006-08-03 10:58 pm
kennahijja) wrote2006-08-03 10:58 pm
Poll: New Fics Using Old Canon
I've been thinking about the advantages/disadvantages of writing stories with 'old canon' lately. With that, I mean stories that ignore either whole books (like HBP) or certain events in canon (the death of Sirius, for example), not older stories written before said new canon came out.
I see them occasionally, and don't mind reading them, but have the impression that they are rather frowned upon in fandom. Which, in a way, is understandable, since new canon means tons of new details to incorporate, new situations to explore, and writing in an 'old' context smacks of laziness or resentment against new canon developments. Or does it? Since I'm sitting on an *old* plot right this moment and am tempted to forget that the strange animal called HBP ever showed up in its context, I'd be curious about what 'public opinion' is on this. Hence, poll :).
That said, I really want honest opinions, not reassurance - my decision on said plot will be totally uninfluenced by the outcome of this. If I was going for what's popular, I'd not try to carry the candle for Ron/Lucius ;).
[Poll #785133]
I see them occasionally, and don't mind reading them, but have the impression that they are rather frowned upon in fandom. Which, in a way, is understandable, since new canon means tons of new details to incorporate, new situations to explore, and writing in an 'old' context smacks of laziness or resentment against new canon developments. Or does it? Since I'm sitting on an *old* plot right this moment and am tempted to forget that the strange animal called HBP ever showed up in its context, I'd be curious about what 'public opinion' is on this. Hence, poll :).
That said, I really want honest opinions, not reassurance - my decision on said plot will be totally uninfluenced by the outcome of this. If I was going for what's popular, I'd not try to carry the candle for Ron/Lucius ;).
[Poll #785133]
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I don't mind if people write stories which ignore canon. If the story's good, who cares? I do mind when people don't warn for it. When I go into a story and there are no AU warnings or whatever, I expect Sirius and Dumbledore to be dead as doornails, and I'm extremely annoyed when they aren't.
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The warning would be pretty self-evident. Although I tend to read a lot of older fic, so Dumbledore and Sirius gallivanting about doesn't surprise me that much while reading. But it's just polite to mention.