I agree with moonshayde about this. Saying gen fic is without emotional connection between the characters hits my hot button big time too! And I know you didn't mean it that way. :-)
I definitely didn't, I was just parroting for you how I was introduced to the genre and what I was handed and how my own work was critiqued and pidgeon-holed by others. I made my fic reading choices according to what I was told (and in some cases, shown) the categories represented. I have hardly read much gen at all and I am by no means qualified (no do I desire to) pass any kind of judgement. I have no doubt of the quality and depth in gen fic that exists out there. 'Tis all good.:)
After this thread, I admit, I will definitely be branching out into looking at some of the more highly recced gen fics more often and will no doubt find things I truly love.
As for your examples of what should be gen vs. fic, I completely agree with you, and that is how I would make my own labelling judgements.
As for the Sam/Jack thing...well, I could reply and then you would reply, but I think it would save time if I just refer you up this thread a bit to where I told aiz I will happily agree to disagree, and please have a cookie.:) If we all agreed on everything, all our discussions would just sound like those alien muppets that just go around saying "Yepyepyepyepyep...." *g*
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Date: 2006-08-02 09:22 pm (UTC)I definitely didn't, I was just parroting for you how I was introduced to the genre and what I was handed and how my own work was critiqued and pidgeon-holed by others. I made my fic reading choices according to what I was told (and in some cases, shown) the categories represented. I have hardly read much gen at all and I am by no means qualified (no do I desire to) pass any kind of judgement. I have no doubt of the quality and depth in gen fic that exists out there. 'Tis all good.:)
After this thread, I admit, I will definitely be branching out into looking at some of the more highly recced gen fics more often and will no doubt find things I truly love.
As for your examples of what should be gen vs. fic, I completely agree with you, and that is how I would make my own labelling judgements.
As for the Sam/Jack thing...well, I could reply and then you would reply, but I think it would save time if I just refer you up this thread a bit to where I told aiz I will happily agree to disagree, and please have a cookie.:) If we all agreed on everything, all our discussions would just sound like those alien muppets that just go around saying "Yepyepyepyepyep...." *g*