i dunno beth, isn't calling something "stupid and ugly" poor form in virtually all social situations? i am not sure i would classify that in the same leagus as concrit but i wasn't sure you meant to do that either.
i don't get the comparision to x'mas gifts, honestly. i mean, outside of the obvious timing and name of the ficathon, isn't it just being assigned a prompt from (in most cases) a stranger (i.e. not someone you may be friends with online)? is it just the "holiday spirit" extends to these specific ficathons or would all ficathon "gift" fics be excluded? should that cover any fic posted as "for so and so" too, at any other time of the year and/or not part of a ficathon? if the emphasis is on the fact that it's a gift, then shouldn't those fics forever be considered uncritiquable? (-makes up word-)
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Date: 2006-12-09 10:13 am (UTC)i don't get the comparision to x'mas gifts, honestly. i mean, outside of the obvious timing and name of the ficathon, isn't it just being assigned a prompt from (in most cases) a stranger (i.e. not someone you may be friends with online)? is it just the "holiday spirit" extends to these specific ficathons or would all ficathon "gift" fics be excluded? should that cover any fic posted as "for so and so" too, at any other time of the year and/or not part of a ficathon? if the emphasis is on the fact that it's a gift, then shouldn't those fics forever be considered uncritiquable? (-makes up word-)
just trying to wrap my head around this :)