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FanLib Story Stats for June 2nd

FanLib Story Stats for June 2nd, 2007
2PM EST

Harry Potter (513) with Adult (553) ... was (513) and (553) Unchanged Unchanged 2+ days
Stargate: SG-1 (158) with Adult (161) ... was (158) and (161) Unchanged
Supernatural (155) with Adult (188) ... was (155) and (188) Unchanged
CSI (150) with Adult (182) ... was (150) and (182) Unchanged
Stargate: Atlantis (139) with Adult (144) ... was (138) and (143) +1
Star Wars (138) with Adult (142) ... was (137) and (141) +1
Battlestar Galactica: 2003 (113) with Adult (129) ... was (113) and (129) Unchanged
Lord of the Rings (65) with Adult (71) ... was (65) and (71) Unchanged Unchanged 2+ days
Heroes (31) with Adult (32) ... was (29) and (30) +2
Law and Order: SVU (18) with Adult (19) ... was (18) and (19) Unchanged
4400 (5) with Adult (5) ... was (5) and (5) Unchanged

Sample Net Gain: 4

Fanfiction.net Comparison Stats.

Harry Potter (297,307) ... was (297,218) +89
Stargate: SG-1 (15,721) ... was (15,708) +13
Supernatural (8,621) ... was (8,622) -1
CSI (16,310) ... was (16,296) +14
Stargate: Atlantis (8,180) ... was (8,174) +6
Star Wars (17,817) ... was (17,816) +1
Battlestar Galactica: 2003 (2,205) ... was (2,203) +2
Lord of the Rings (39,968) ... was (39,963) +5
Heroes (902) ... was (894) +8
Law and Order: SVU (4,161) ... was (4,161) Unchanged
4400 (238) ... was (238) Unchanged

Sample Net Gain: 137

Read into them what you want...

[identity profile] catzslave.livejournal.com 2007-06-02 06:19 pm (UTC)(link)
Fanlib will probably be one of those archive stumbled across and eventually forgotten.
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[identity profile] kurenai-tenka.livejournal.com 2007-06-02 07:15 pm (UTC)(link)
...that's much less satisfying than when they were having huge drops, I must say. =/


Still, it's quite funny when they profess to be fanfiction's 'new home' and you compare them and ff.net XD

[identity profile] scarah2.livejournal.com 2007-06-02 07:16 pm (UTC)(link)
Taking us all by storm.
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[personal profile] oconel 2007-06-02 07:16 pm (UTC)(link)
Thanks for posting these!

[identity profile] icarusancalion.livejournal.com 2007-06-02 07:22 pm (UTC)(link)
This is fascinating. I have another interesting statistic that I'd love to know, but given I'm going to finals next week I so should not even touch FanLib or any controversy until at least June 6th.

How many authors are posting these stories? I was told by someone in the Highlander fandom that there were 40 Highlander fics -- and all of them by the same author.

I did Stargate Atlantis a few days ago, which had 137 stories at the time:

52 - reefgirl (who is not found at the two largest Stargate archives, Wraithbait (http://www.wraithbait.com/authors.php?list=authors&let=C&let=R) and Area52 (http://www.area52hkh.net/authorsql.php), but can be found at non-fandom hub ff.net (http://www.fanfiction.net/~reefgirl))
34 - cpt_ritter (who is also not found at Wraithbait (http://www.wraithbait.com/authors.php?list=authors&let=C&offset=40) and Area52 (http://www.area52hkh.net/authorsql.php), sho can also be found at ff.net (http://www.fanfiction.net/u/544784/))

The remaining stories were posted in ones and twos by 18 other authors, with the exception of venom69 who posted in the mid-range of 13 stories.

So two-thirds of the SGA stories were by the same two authors. Now you'll always have authors who've written a huge number of stories. But when you look at a number like 137 the natural assumption is "wow, 137 authors" when in fact they've netted only 21 out of the roughly 855 (www.wraithbait.com) SGA authors.

Based on where they post, as near as I can tell, these are fanfic writers who are outside the fandom community. Not just outside LJ, but outside the other main archives for the Atlantis fandom as well. This supports what fans have noticed, that they don't recognize the people posting in FanLib.

If I had lots of time, I'd cross-reference the authors to see how the number of authors shrinks once you take into account authors who write crossovers (those get counted twice) and multiple fandoms.

Icarus
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[personal profile] elf 2007-06-02 07:38 pm (UTC)(link)
I want to push myself into writing another dozen "TV Commercials" ficlets, 'cos I think the "misc" fandom is neglected, and I'd love for it to be on their main page, or at least on the first page of fannish listings.

I'm considering grabbing some incredibly obscure fandom like "Rocky Horror Picture Show" and writing two dozen drabbles, just to make it be competitive with Law & Order and Heroes. (Aww, c'mon, tell me it wouldn't bring giggles to think of Fanlib as "the prime source of Rocky Horror fic on the web.")

[identity profile] icarusancalion.livejournal.com 2007-06-02 08:20 pm (UTC)(link)
Heh.

I'm sort of wondering how they'll deal with a Gandalf/Teletubbies NC-17 BDSM bloodplay fic and am tempted to write one and post it there -- if the mere idea didn't make me want to spork my eyes out. (Both posting on FanLib and writing Gandalf/Teletubbies NC-17 BDSM bloodplay. I'd have to watch the Teletubbies and I don't think I can deal.)

Icarus

[identity profile] lttledvl.livejournal.com 2007-06-02 08:31 pm (UTC)(link)
Not just outside LJ, but outside the other main archives for the Atlantis fandom as well.

*raises a sheepish hand*

I take full credit for being that +1 stat for SGA. I haven't ventured to wraithbait or area 51 in a long while, I'll admit. But then again, I've written a whooping 2 SGA fics. But I suppose that's no excuse...

[identity profile] icarusancalion.livejournal.com 2007-06-02 08:40 pm (UTC)(link)
I only checked FanLib's two most prolific SGA authors, given they've written enough (52 stories? That's a lot), if they'd posted outside of ff.net they should have at least turned up on the radar at least.

Icarus

[identity profile] lttledvl.livejournal.com 2007-06-02 08:57 pm (UTC)(link)
point taken

I checked on a couple of people too

yah, I found them both on ff.net but I found it highly strange that such a prolific writer on fanlib has nothing published there

how odd is that?

[identity profile] scarah2.livejournal.com 2007-06-02 10:04 pm (UTC)(link)
Well, at least no one could complain about slashing TinkyWinky.

[identity profile] icarusancalion.livejournal.com 2007-06-02 10:05 pm (UTC)(link)
...such a prolific writer on fanlib has nothing published there

You've lost me a little here: "there" meaning ff.net, or "there" meaning Wraithbait?

Icarus

OT geography rant

[identity profile] scarah2.livejournal.com 2007-06-02 10:12 pm (UTC)(link)
I didn't know what 4400 was, so I looked it up in Wikipedia. This debate might be old meme if you're in the fandom.

In the pilot episode, what is originally thought to be a comet deposits a group of exactly 4400 people at Highland Beach, in the Cascade Range foothills near Mount Rainier, Washington.

I know that Mount Rainier is generally considered to be a part of the Cascade Range, but it's like two hours away. That does not describe where it is, besides narrowing it down to half a state (a state which is roughly the size of France).
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[personal profile] shalom 2007-06-02 10:17 pm (UTC)(link)
Just so long as you write it as a foursome! LMAO
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[personal profile] shalom 2007-06-02 10:20 pm (UTC)(link)
Oh my, I'd keep you in chocolate supply if you could actually write enough to get RHPS slash up there. The idea of FL being "the prime source of Rocky Horror fic on the web" cracks me up.

[identity profile] melyanna.livejournal.com 2007-06-02 10:20 pm (UTC)(link)
Based on where they post, as near as I can tell, these are fanfic writers who are outside the fandom community. Not just outside LJ, but outside the other main archives for the Atlantis fandom as well. This supports what fans have noticed, that they don't recognize the people posting in FanLib.

I've not looked at all the authors [livejournal.com profile] freifraufischer dug up, but cpt_ritter is a Sheppard/Teyla shipper (I want to say reefgirl is as well, but I'm not sure) and venom_69 is a Sheppard/Weir shipper. Both het shippers, in other words, and it's really not uncommon in Atlantis fandom for het shippers to stay away from the larger fandom places. The vast majority of the fandom is made up of slash (specifically Sheppard/McKay), so there are those who don't bother with the big places because they can get what they want with the smaller places.

I mean, I'm into het and gen myself, and I just don't bother with the bigger LJ communities because the things I want to see from those communities come through the smaller ones too.

If I remember correctly, both Wraithbait and Area 52 were founded by slash fen and weren't as heavily promoted in the het side of the fandom. (Someone correct me if I'm wrong, but I really don't see a whole lot of links to fics on Wraithbait and almost never to Area 52.) Not to say there's no het on those sites, but that would probably be why neither of those authors have posted there. I've written well over 50 stories in the fandom, not including an ongoing collaborative project with two other writers, and none of my work appears on Wraithbait or Area 52. Primarily out of laziness, I admit, but also because I'm not there very often to read either.

Anyway. This was a roundabout way of saying that yes, I agree with you that the fact that this handful of authors has posted a huge chunk of stories doesn't bode well for FanLib's prospects. However, the fact that these authors aren't on the fandom's major archives or LJ communities probably doesn't mean that they're unimportant in their corner of fandom either.

Re: OT geography rant

[identity profile] scarah2.livejournal.com 2007-06-02 10:29 pm (UTC)(link)
This article (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Highland_Beach_(The_4400)) says it's set outside Olympia (which is about an hour from Seattle) which actually is near Mount Rainier, so that's encouraging. I was also relieved that Highland Beach refers to a lake shore, as Olympia/Mount Rainier are about two hours east of the nearest ocean shore.

Re: OT geography rant

[identity profile] scarah2.livejournal.com 2007-06-02 10:38 pm (UTC)(link)
I should watch it. I loved X-Files when it was shot in Vancouver, then hated it as soon as they moved to Hollywood. The desert just isn't as scary as the woods, unless there are like giant worms under the sand or something.

Re: OT geography rant

[identity profile] scarah2.livejournal.com 2007-06-02 10:55 pm (UTC)(link)
I'm so weird. I like arc-y shows, but then my favorite episodes are always the standalone ones. My favorite Buffy was "Hush" (zombies that float, eat hearts and steal your voice). My favorite X-Files were nightgown-hearts guy, stilts guy that Photoshops with his mind, and "Home" (inbred family).

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