How much of CC's plagiarism is tolerated because the people reading/writing fanfic in that fandom are either young or haven't been active in a fandom before? And how much of it is that they simply don't know "fandom etiquette" (i.e., no plagiarism even of pro sources, no bullying, etc.) While I'm not overly familiar with HP online fandom, I do get the sense that there's a higher-than-normal ratio of people who are new to this fandom thing to people who have experience in other fandoms. I'm not saying that other fandoms doesn't have its share of newbies, but there's usually a larger population of people who've been active in different fandoms over the years.
As for what you say about teaching about plagiarism in high school...I have to admit that comes as a bit of a surprise to me. Either I'm showing my age, or the school I went to had a bit of a bug up its ass about plagiarism. I can't say for sure. I do know I have a few people who work in universities on my FList, and it's interesting how often they come across plagiarism among their students.
As for wanting to write like someone else...I think most people who take writing seriously — be it in the realm of fanfiction or pro writing — all have someone in their sphere they think is more talented as a writer. Lord knows there were a few people I worked with during my newspaper days that truly had a golden touch with words and I'd wish I could write as well as they did. I still have people either on my FList or in my life who are incredibly talented writers and I know that I'm not nearly as good as they are. That's just the writing life, I suppose.
In the end, I think, it's just a matter of finding your own voice and what works for you. Going by the CC issue, I'm not sure she's yet found her own voice. Worse, I'm not entirely sure she's even looking for it.
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How much of CC's plagiarism is tolerated because the people reading/writing fanfic in that fandom are either young or haven't been active in a fandom before? And how much of it is that they simply don't know "fandom etiquette" (i.e., no plagiarism even of pro sources, no bullying, etc.) While I'm not overly familiar with HP online fandom, I do get the sense that there's a higher-than-normal ratio of people who are new to this fandom thing to people who have experience in other fandoms. I'm not saying that other fandoms doesn't have its share of newbies, but there's usually a larger population of people who've been active in different fandoms over the years.
As for what you say about teaching about plagiarism in high school...I have to admit that comes as a bit of a surprise to me. Either I'm showing my age, or the school I went to had a bit of a bug up its ass about plagiarism. I can't say for sure. I do know I have a few people who work in universities on my FList, and it's interesting how often they come across plagiarism among their students.
As for wanting to write like someone else...I think most people who take writing seriously — be it in the realm of fanfiction or pro writing — all have someone in their sphere they think is more talented as a writer. Lord knows there were a few people I worked with during my newspaper days that truly had a golden touch with words and I'd wish I could write as well as they did. I still have people either on my FList or in my life who are incredibly talented writers and I know that I'm not nearly as good as they are. That's just the writing life, I suppose.
In the end, I think, it's just a matter of finding your own voice and what works for you. Going by the CC issue, I'm not sure she's yet found her own voice. Worse, I'm not entirely sure she's even looking for it.