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[deelaundry]

nightdog, asynca, sara, fiddy, perspi, kiwi, et al.

Your opinions on Sara M shutting down the House Fanfic discussion thread on TWoP?

I'm ANGRY but not sure how to complain/protest.

Maybe we should just go to the Meet Market thread for our discussions, since there is no restriction on what you can say there.  Here's part of the top post on page 3369:

Snuggle, you really need to take care of yourself! I know you are, but you musn't skip breakfast! [/mum] I know adjusting to a gluten-free lifestyle is hard work, but it does get easier. (Just watch the french fries at Outback Steakhouse. The seasoning has gluten. As do many soy sauces.)

YES, THAT DESERVES TO BE ON TWOP WHEREAS DISCUSSION OF HOUSE FANFIC DOES NOT!

8:35 pm US Eastern Time:  I just emailed Sara M.  She hasn't replied to my emails in the past, but we'll see.  Here's what I said:

May I ask for more clarification on why the House Fanfic Discussion thread was closed?  The discussions there were great and high quality, leading to (I believe) improved House fanfic, and thus a greater enjoyment of House as a show for those of us who feel fanfic is an intrinsic part of the experience.

Your post indicated there are other places to discuss House fanfic - but the very few I've seen can't match the camraderie and intelligent spirit of the House TWoP forum.

11 pm:  Sara actually replied.  It's a bullshit answer, but seems rather conclusive.  So, anyone got a clue where these "so many other places" to discuss House fanfic are?

Hi Dee,

TWoP is not a fanfic site, so there's no reason for a thread about fanfic to be there.  
There is a thread to post links to your own stuff (as long as it's not own your personal 
site) or recommendations to other people's stuff, and I think that's enough.  Last year 
there were some problems with people going way off topic in the fanfic thread and that's 
why it had to become recommendations-only.

There so many places out there to discuss fanfiction and House fanfiction; I'm sure 
you'll find one that suits you.

Sara

Comments

[nightdog-barks.livejournal.com]

I was ... completely baffled by the closure.

Well, okay, maybe not completely baffled. The only reason I can think of that might've led to its shutdown is that someone complained (about what, God only knows) and threatened to make a stink with the provider about a TOS violation.

In my experience (limited as it is), that's what will get a thread shut and locked faster than you can say Jack Robinson. Or Gregory House. Or whatever.

A TOS violation can get an entire site booted off, and once that happens it's a bitch to get another host.

But if that's what happened, I wish the TWoP Powers That Be had said so, because otherwise it just looks like an unreasonable, vindictive power play with an utter lack of regard for the TWoP members who were posting there.

And if that's what happened, then my opinion of TWoP has been drastically lowered.

[timbershiver.livejournal.com]

i could have understood a violation thing,, (Copyright issues, fear of Vampiric Laywers, etc), if it had happened ages ago, but why was it just the fanfic discussion thread that was shut down, and not the actual fanfic one as well, the one that Sara M started herself?

And where does the mod think that all the 24 pages of discussion are going to go? They're going to go somewhere, it's not going to get forgotten, is it?

[deelaundry.livejournal.com]

I was also PO'd when the HoYay thread got moved to the Outhouse, another arbitrary play of some kind. I mean, come on, the TWoP FAQ for the show mentions the House/Wilson HoYay!

But with the Outhouse banishment has come more fun and creativity, so that ended up being fine in the end. Completely closing an active and interesting discussion thread, though... I don't get it.