I thought you were. You read like an anthropologist. :D
And of course I remember the immediate reactions, I was one of those disturbingly happy people! Not for very long. 5 hours? 6? Even then I thought it was flawed.
But if you can point me to some people whose squee is mixed with criticism, please do so - I'd love to be proved wrong on this, as, yes, it still does make me uncomfortable.
That's me, isn't it?
As to your parenthetical thought; it sort of did read as a value judgement, which is why I was a bit taken aback. And I am not a great perpetrator of crack by any means, but I do get defensive on behalf of others. ;)
Having said that, I still don't think there's a disproportionate amount of crack, but then, my first major LJ fandom was due South fandom, where... if you thought LoM fan fic was cracky, give dS a whirl. (Once again, the show was quite cracktastic itself.)
I feel like everything is clearer now...
And of course I remember the immediate reactions, I was one of those disturbingly happy people! Not for very long. 5 hours? 6? Even then I thought it was flawed.
But if you can point me to some people whose squee is mixed with criticism, please do so - I'd love to be proved wrong on this, as, yes, it still does make me uncomfortable.
That's me, isn't it?
As to your parenthetical thought; it sort of did read as a value judgement, which is why I was a bit taken aback. And I am not a great perpetrator of crack by any means, but I do get defensive on behalf of others. ;)
Having said that, I still don't think there's a disproportionate amount of crack, but then, my first major LJ fandom was due South fandom, where... if you thought LoM fan fic was cracky, give dS a whirl. (Once again, the show was quite cracktastic itself.)