I do nuke the ones that don't sign in; then nobody else has to see them, either. The signed-in ones, though, hang around on ff.net forever; they don't make provision for removal on that particular site. *sigh*
It's pretty rare that I let fandom opinion affect me; the last time it happened before "Back Again, Harry?" was back in '06 or so when I had two nearly back-to-back bad experiences in Firefly fandom on LJ and it nearly put me off writing in the fandom for good. That was either maliciousness or ignorance on the part of just a couple of people, though; the BAH thing was just being slapped in the face with a particular segment of fans I'd never encountered before. I used to be lucky to get a handful of reviews per story, and they were largely positive; the sudden flood of critical, ignorant, and often insulting reviews on BAH was very much a !!!!!!! experience.
I'm a little older and a little wiser now, though, and much more settled in myself now that I've passed my first decade as a fanwriter, though. Kaiidth, right? Damn the torpedoes and full speed ahead. :)
Re: What the ever loving Frell?!
It's pretty rare that I let fandom opinion affect me; the last time it happened before "Back Again, Harry?" was back in '06 or so when I had two nearly back-to-back bad experiences in Firefly fandom on LJ and it nearly put me off writing in the fandom for good. That was either maliciousness or ignorance on the part of just a couple of people, though; the BAH thing was just being slapped in the face with a particular segment of fans I'd never encountered before. I used to be lucky to get a handful of reviews per story, and they were largely positive; the sudden flood of critical, ignorant, and often insulting reviews on BAH was very much a !!!!!!! experience.
I'm a little older and a little wiser now, though, and much more settled in myself now that I've passed my first decade as a fanwriter, though. Kaiidth, right? Damn the torpedoes and full speed ahead. :)