I dunno ... I kind of feel like I'm in a really weird position with my site. I know that there are a lot of people who respect it and would like to be archived there. But there are also many people outside of Spike fandom (and probably many people within Spike fandom) who've never heard of it. Then there are a lot of people who actively dislike it or are irritated by it. Like extreme Spuffy fans who think I've betrayed the OTP by archiving non-Spuffy fic. Or anti-redemptionists who think my site promotes the ruination/wussification of their badass Spike, or who think I'm a creepy squeally fangirl/serial killer lover because I'm a redemptionist.
So I get especially nervous when contacting someone new, because they could be one of those people who already have a negative opinion of my site, or who may form a negative opinion if I just pop out of nowhere asking to archive without providing an explanation.
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Date: 2003-09-30 07:37 am (UTC)I dunno ... I kind of feel like I'm in a really weird position with my site. I know that there are a lot of people who respect it and would like to be archived there. But there are also many people outside of Spike fandom (and probably many people within Spike fandom) who've never heard of it. Then there are a lot of people who actively dislike it or are irritated by it. Like extreme Spuffy fans who think I've betrayed the OTP by archiving non-Spuffy fic. Or anti-redemptionists who think my site promotes the ruination/wussification of their badass Spike, or who think I'm a creepy squeally fangirl/serial killer lover because I'm a redemptionist.
So I get especially nervous when contacting someone new, because they could be one of those people who already have a negative opinion of my site, or who may form a negative opinion if I just pop out of nowhere asking to archive without providing an explanation.