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I think we here at Roswell Fanatics are just spoiled to be honest. I am a veteran of several fandoms, both writing myself, and also reading fanfiction. I have to say that I have never enjoyed a fandom so much as Roswell, and that's only because I found Roswell Fanatics and the people themselves here drew me in. Roswell Fanatics, as well as a few other Roswell fanfiction sites, make every effort to accomodate, applaud, and honor the original creators and producers of a television and book series that has somehow struck a chord with us all. Never have I felt such acceptance, or even such dare I say it, professionalism, from any other fandom before.
Not just the quality of the plot lines, but just the general common courtesy and the enforcement of the few rules that we establish so we can continue to have the freedom of posting our homages ... no other fandom I have read or participated in (including Buffy, Angel, Dark Angel, Dragonriders of Pern, etc) has ensured such freedoms. Roswell fanfiction sites such as Roswell Fanatics, Roswell Heaven, and Polar Attraction are as long lasting as they are because of this communal awareness and respect.
It is interesting that the original Twilight books by SM remind me of the earlier Roswell fanfictions ... but I have to say, I am better off not reading any more Twilight fanfiction. There have been several television shows and movies I didn't care for but I adore their fanfiction. I had been hoping since I wasn't a fan at all of the books, that the fanfiction would redeem itself. Twilight the way it out to be written and all that jazz, right? I was wrong.
The fanfiction was as horrible an experience as finding out the reactions of the so called authors to reviews. I realized then just how "young" the writers must be, although the fact that many of these authors are older and should know better ... it just ticks me off. Just because you are writing in a so-called tween to young adult genre doesn't mean you have to act like them! And if you as an adult are ashamed of the smut you write, knowing some twelve to thirteen year old is going to read it ... don't post it online where everyone and their mother, grandmother, and great-grandchild can read it!
And that is why I cannot stomach it. I actually stopped reading some Buffy fanfiction for a while because of this same issue. I was part of a group on a forum for Buffy, and when I was asked in a chat room what I shipped (at the time i was like, what's a ship? i know, i was a fanfiction baby okay!) and I told them I liked the Buffy/Spike pairing of the later seasons, I was blasted!
Literally, I had someone tell me to go eff myself and get off the chat and forum itself because my ignorance and inability to see what a "great" ship was disgusted them. Really! It took a while for me to even get back on fanfiction after that, longer still before I was brave enough to post anything.
That being said, I am so glad to be apart of this forum, and this fandom, and I look forward to being spoiled for years to come God willing by the inventiveness of our peers.
