Ah, it's all about the numbers. I reckon that in any fandom, about 30% of the fic is good stuff and 70% is bad. Because the Sherlock fandom is so large, that 70% equates to a lot of fics that you have to wade through.
Not that I do much wading, mind. I mostly wait until people rec good fics to me.
(I try not to get annoyed by the lack of Brit-picking. I tell myself that just because the author doesn't understand the intricacies of British tea-drinking, it doesn't mean that it's a bad fic. In fact, I've read quite a few fics that were enjoyable and had a few Brit-picking errors. I mean, God, if I tried to set a fic in the US, or anywhere else in the world for that matter, I would make far more mistakes myself. So I shouldn't judge. THAT'S WHAT I TELL MYSELF. Unfortunately, for all my good will, I can't help my inner pedant from sneaking up and making nasty comments every now and again orz)
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Date: 2010-10-31 09:19 am (UTC)Not that I do much wading, mind. I mostly wait until people rec good fics to me.
(I try not to get annoyed by the lack of Brit-picking. I tell myself that just because the author doesn't understand the intricacies of British tea-drinking, it doesn't mean that it's a bad fic. In fact, I've read quite a few fics that were enjoyable and had a few Brit-picking errors. I mean, God, if I tried to set a fic in the US, or anywhere else in the world for that matter, I would make far more mistakes myself. So I shouldn't judge. THAT'S WHAT I TELL MYSELF. Unfortunately, for all my good will, I can't help my inner pedant from sneaking up and making nasty comments every now and again orz)