You seem to have a pretty rational grasp of fandom (which may be a paradox, not sure about that). I especially found your comments on RPS enlightening. I'll be honest, I've never been a huge RPS fan--aside from your Adam/Tommy fics, I steer clear of it. I don't object to its existence, but it made me uncomfortable. However, the idea that you're writing "an original character based on Adam" makes sense. I wonder if other RPSers share your perspective?
And as for whether Tinhatting happens in non-RPS fandoms, two words: Gundam. Wing. It might not be called Tinhatting, but whoa. People still have scars from that fandom. On the other hand, I still have a handful of besties from that fandom, though, and there were and are more lovely people than hurtful ones, but there were some scary people, too. RP was very big in GW, and I think that might have pushed a few people over the line.
I see OTPs a little stronger than you describe them, I think. I see a OTP as a pairing that is, first, totally plausible without warping canon because of either subtext or because it /is/ canon. And second, that because of the strength of the attraction of the two characters, it's hard to see them with anyone else. I think Sirius/Remus in HP may be a OTP; Snape/Lupin isn't, though I loved writing it. Zechs and Duo will always be my true Gundam Wing love, but they are definitely NOT an OTP (except in my little head, of course). Jack/Ianto aren't, at least from Jack's perspective. They may be canon, but Ianto was not, alas, Jack's One True Love. (And yes, I am still bitter about Ianto's death. Curse Russell T. Davies. Curse him, I say!)
Two other things that left me nodding: "Don't give other people control over your fandom experience." See, now, that's sane.
And finally: "And always remember, fandom is supposed to be fun. If it's not, you're doing something wrong."
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Date: 2011-02-05 10:45 pm (UTC)And as for whether Tinhatting happens in non-RPS fandoms, two words: Gundam. Wing. It might not be called Tinhatting, but whoa. People still have scars from that fandom. On the other hand, I still have a handful of besties from that fandom, though, and there were and are more lovely people than hurtful ones, but there were some scary people, too. RP was very big in GW, and I think that might have pushed a few people over the line.
I see OTPs a little stronger than you describe them, I think. I see a OTP as a pairing that is, first, totally plausible without warping canon because of either subtext or because it /is/ canon. And second, that because of the strength of the attraction of the two characters, it's hard to see them with anyone else. I think Sirius/Remus in HP may be a OTP; Snape/Lupin isn't, though I loved writing it. Zechs and Duo will always be my true Gundam Wing love, but they are definitely NOT an OTP (except in my little head, of course). Jack/Ianto aren't, at least from Jack's perspective. They may be canon, but Ianto was not, alas, Jack's One True Love. (And yes, I am still bitter about Ianto's death. Curse Russell T. Davies. Curse him, I say!)
Two other things that left me nodding: "Don't give other people control over your fandom experience." See, now, that's sane.
And finally: "And always remember, fandom is supposed to be fun. If it's not, you're doing something wrong."
Sing it, sister.