To put in my $.02, I think Lurker's McBurger analogy is spot on.  I don't 
really know that the solution is opening the list to all kinds of 
fanfiction.  I stopped posting fics here a while back because I started 
writing for series that I felt weren't very well received here on the list. 
Instead, I sought out critical fanfic circles specifically interested in 
whichever anime or manga I was writing for.  It seemed the logical thing to 
do.  After all, it's all fine and good to be a critical fanfiction 
community, but let's face it.  Fanfiction is primarily about familiarity. 
If I'm not familiar with a particular series, or if I don't like a 
particular series, chances are I'm not going to go out of my way to read a 
fanfic about it -- especially to go through the effort of giving it some 
decent C&C.

Personally, I find the specialized lists a bit more rewarding, and more 
likely to produce constructive feedback, than the fanfic circles that are 
catch-alls for every kind of fanfiction under the sun.  My personal 
instincts tell me that if I write fanfiction for Ranma 1/2, Slayers, Sailor 
Moon, or Evangelion, I can post it here.  Gundam Wing, for example?  I post 
elsewhere.

Of course, my perceptions could be completely in error.  But those are my 
feelings on the matter.

-Krista 


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