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

[judas-iscariot.livejournal.com]

"Do you think character death warnings should be:" I picked other because of several reasons. I personally don't care if the author mentions that there is a character death or not. After all, it's only fan fiction, and it doesn't actually happen in the book. Not to mention the fact that I'm a sucker for angst. But, at the same time, I know that a lot of people go bat shit when people die in fan fics and respect their right to be informed if it will traumatize them to see their favorite character die. *shrug* So I guess in the end it doesn't really matter what I think and it is indeed up to the author to decide.