poll! KFZ!

[aimeelicious]

So I've been giving a lot of thought to character death in fic, and the fic header warnings that often come with them, but sometimes don't. In the interest of fostering a dialogue on the topic, I've created a poll to gather some general information about reader preferences. This post/poll is UNLOCKED, in the hope that some of you will be willing to PIMP it in your journals and hopefully encourage others to fill it out, as I'd like as much input as possible. ETA: I do plan on doing a results post based on this poll, so please know that your responses will not just disappear into the ether.

Feel free to answer the poll anonymously if you wish, and take over my journal for discussion, just don't get nasty! This has been declared a kerfuffle-free zone (KFZ).

[Poll #450697]

ETA: Sorry for forgetting Smallville as a fandom...it's one of my faves and I left it off! Dang polls, can't edit them.

Comments

[starkittyn.livejournal.com]

Why subject myself to entertainment that pains me?

I think this is a key issue really.

I'm here to be entertained, and hopefully to entertain others. That's why it's called entertainment or a hobby or whatever.

If entertainment makes me grow as a person, gives me food for thought all the better, but I really don't want to be put through the wringer. That's not entertainment to me, that's self inflicted torture.

I don't get the pleasure some people get out of hurt/comfort or angst most of the time for this same reason. "OMG, they're suffering, isn't it great?" And I'm thinking, not really. LOL, I'm still in it for the porn most of the time. Usually when boys are getting off, they aren't dying. ;)