Hmmmm, that's a lot to think about so early in the morning. :D
Well, IMHO, one fic writer's UST is another one's friendship. When it comes to labeling I tend to bow to what the writer of the fic is trying to get across even if I don't altogether see it. It could be what passes for UST for them is merely a close friendship to me but as it's their original piece I have to respect how they see their own work. The writer has the right to say what his/her work is and if I disagree with that, then I know what to respect when I read their work. That includes deliberate mislabeling although I so far haven't seen any of that.
I think thing would probably work a lot easier if there were a fan fiction terms and abbreviations dictionary / glossary that we could point to and say, "This is what UST is." It would also help when you're trying to introduce a newbie to the world of fan fiction. UST, OTP, OC, Angst, Whump, het, gen, slash, HC - there are times when I get confused and I write this stuff! :D
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Date: 2006-08-01 01:14 pm (UTC)Well, IMHO, one fic writer's UST is another one's friendship. When it comes to labeling I tend to bow to what the writer of the fic is trying to get across even if I don't altogether see it. It could be what passes for UST for them is merely a close friendship to me but as it's their original piece I have to respect how they see their own work. The writer has the right to say what his/her work is and if I disagree with that, then I know what to respect when I read their work. That includes deliberate mislabeling although I so far haven't seen any of that.
I think thing would probably work a lot easier if there were a fan fiction terms and abbreviations dictionary / glossary that we could point to and say, "This is what UST is." It would also help when you're trying to introduce a newbie to the world of fan fiction. UST, OTP, OC, Angst, Whump, het, gen, slash, HC - there are times when I get confused and I write this stuff! :D
Good post for discussion.