Deuce <deuce@classicgaming.com> wrote:

True enough... but I have noticed a mild bit of "elitism" when it comes
to new authors striking out on the ML.  The old-schoolers get a lot more
C&C and attention than anyone else, whereas a lot of newer stuff goes
completely ignored.

Not that I'm saying that this is a good thing -- but there's some
definite reasons why this is so. Authors who've been around a while tend
to develop a fan base of people who've read and liked their work before.

We authors on FFML also tend to form groups of friends, and it's only
natural for such groups to give priority to each other for C&C. That's
just human nature. If you ask me, I'd say that people who *only* C&C
their friends' stuff are taking it too far; but that's just my opinion.

I also notice some elitist sentiments (mild sometimes, others not)
regarding folks who are familiar with the manga version of a given series
as opposed to the anime.  There's a certain amount of looking-down-the-
nose at the ones who know it from anime... especially for Ranma 1/2, but
that's really another story entirely.

I plead guilty on that one. Again, it's just my opinion, but I really
don't care for the Ranma anime where it differs from the manga.

A lot of the anime-only episodes led me to wonder whether or not the
person who wrote the episode understood anything about the characters or
the series concept. My favorite (or least favorite, depending on how you
want to look at it) example of this was the one where the Kuno siblings
fought by pulling high-tech guns on each other, and where Akane is
incapable of doing gymnastics without Sasuke's help. Now, if that had
been a fanfic, I for one would've given it some pretty hostile C&C.


Gary Kleppe
http://www.execpc.com/~kleppe/comics