And worse in my opinion is distorting a character completely in public comm discussions. I agree here. Fics are one-way commincations from authors to readers. If an author chooses to write things that annoy readers, well, then the readers can simply boycott the fic and read other stuff. Comm discussions, however, are an exchange based on a common code of conduct and a common topic. If the common topic is an episode or a character, you're free to state any opinion that you can defend within the common code of conduct - and the common code of conduct within a comm discussion is that only information that is accepted as canon is the basis for character discussions. I'd love to retcon canon and turn House's S7 finale binge into a suicide attempt gone wrong, but there's no canon evidence whatsoever for that theory, and stating it vociferously in the comms doesn't make it any truer.
Usually by defending one favorite character's failings but accusing another character of stuff just because it isn't your ship or preference. That's kindergarten style logic ('Your bike is a stupid colour!' - 'Your bike is an even stupider colour!') - people believe that if they make other characters look bad, their character looks better. It works on a relative level, but not on an absolute one. For me, it doesn't work at all, because I only enjoy shows when I can think well of practically everyone.
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Date: 2012-09-10 07:56 pm (UTC)I agree here. Fics are one-way commincations from authors to readers. If an author chooses to write things that annoy readers, well, then the readers can simply boycott the fic and read other stuff. Comm discussions, however, are an exchange based on a common code of conduct and a common topic. If the common topic is an episode or a character, you're free to state any opinion that you can defend within the common code of conduct - and the common code of conduct within a comm discussion is that only information that is accepted as canon is the basis for character discussions. I'd love to retcon canon and turn House's S7 finale binge into a suicide attempt gone wrong, but there's no canon evidence whatsoever for that theory, and stating it vociferously in the comms doesn't make it any truer.
Usually by defending one favorite character's failings but accusing another character of stuff just because it isn't your ship or preference.
That's kindergarten style logic ('Your bike is a stupid colour!' - 'Your bike is an even stupider colour!') - people believe that if they make other characters look bad, their character looks better. It works on a relative level, but not on an absolute one. For me, it doesn't work at all, because I only enjoy shows when I can think well of practically everyone.