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emmagrant01 ([personal profile] emmagrant01) wrote2006-10-02 07:32 am
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Fan fiction scam?

Anybody know anything about this? You have to take a survey to see what they have there, which I despise doing. They make it look like they're some sort of archive, but I find the whole thing a little suspicious.

http://fanfictionlibrary.org/

ETA: It's definitely a scam. [livejournal.com profile] darththalia took one for the team to find out. Wow, links to all sorts of sites where the fanfic is already free. Idiots.

[identity profile] vichan.livejournal.com 2006-10-02 08:00 pm (UTC)(link)
This part is f-ing hilarious, taken off the 100% FREE link on the front page:

JOIN OUR SITE TODAY FOR FREE! Our Members' Area contains links to Fan Fiction databases and resources that have have many of the same Fan Fiction works that you'll find on the other Fan Fiction sites, but instead of paying $19.99, $29.99, or $39.99+ to join our site, you can join our site 100% free and get unlimited access to our Members' Area containing the very best in Fan Fiction resources and databases. In our Members' Area we list links to sites where you can get Fan Fiction for free as well as fee-based Fan Fiction sources and sites. How can we afford to do this? Simple, we are sponsored by a major advertiser!

At what fanfiction site do you pay $20-40 to access? The most hassle I've ever had to go through was a simple age statement e-mail to the owner. O_O

I'm REAL tempted to e-mail them and just say 'you bunch of morons.'

[identity profile] emmagrant01.livejournal.com 2006-10-03 12:06 am (UTC)(link)
Yes, exactly. That just shows how little they know about fanfic, doesn't it?