Famous Fanfiction

[brightknightie]

From a conversation with pj1228: What do you think is the most famous fanfiction story in FK, or is that not an applicable idea at all?  In this case, the "most famous story" would be that which is most widely known for positive reasons.  (The most infamous story would be the most widely known for negative reasons; let's not go there.)  For example, if we could ask everyone in the fandom to list, off the top of their heads, ten stories no newbie should miss (regardless of faction), the one mentioned most often could presumably be considered the most famous.

I suggested "False Heart" (PG) by Susan and "Physical Therapy" (NC-17) by Ophelia as the leading candidates for fame.  However, PJ was unacquainted with either of them, which blew my mind and perhaps also torpedoed my contention.

Of course "best" and "favorite" are each in their own ways much more important and worthwhile than merely "famous."  (Please share your recommendations at any time!)  But knowing what we share in common is also of interest.

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[brightknightie]

If you would like to know something, please ask.

I try never to use anyone's real full name here on the Net where search engines can find them and cause trouble in employment and other real life concerns. In this case, I doubt that the person with whom I was speaking knows the current alias of the author in question. It did not occur to me to supply it, since we both knew what was meant, and I was not thinking of the comments as being addressed to the whole public in the same way as the post.

The unnamed series was removed by its authors from the Net in '97. They expressed strong wishes that it successfully vanish. They subsequently "de-FK"ed it and published it professionally.

There is no obscurity regarding Tippi, widely known as Wicked Cousin Tippi, except that I've omitted her last name per my custom. She is another fan author who left the fandom long ago, successfully removed all her fanfiction from the Net, and asked not to be recommended. The last time I heard from her, many years ago, she had been professionally published in an anthology.

Those fans who did succeed in removing their stories from the Net acted in a particular window of time. It is no longer possible to have their success in vanishing, as far as I know.

Some relations from a decade and a half ago retain complex personal considerations that must be respected in various ways. Caution in public forums would seem the best way with references to real people.

[greerwatson.livejournal.com]

Oh, I understand about the search engine problem—in fact, I just removed someone's surname from a page on one of our archived websites, by request of the individual in question, who e-mailed me. She was in her teens back then.

Other people, of course, remain eminently googleable since their stories are archived hither and yon—but that obviously doesn't apply in the cases you mention.