I don't read and wouldn't recommend Mulder Torture fic in general, but it is common enough to have had its own Archive back in the day. I only read enough of the story I referenced to ascertain what it was and make a mental note not to read it again. The author did warn so it isn't her fault I got burned.
I do read, or at least try, a pretty broad range of stories, but from what I can tell your fandom experience is much more common. Most people have very specific requirements for what they will read and what they won't, which is one of the reasons why the warning debate got as heated as it did.
I think being a gen person is one of the reasons I read (and write) more pairings than most people in XF. People in XF seem to ship one pairing pretty hard and don't enjoy any of the others. Mulder/Scully people don't read Mulder/Krycek and so on. This was true in Stargate SG-1 fandom, too, maybe even more so. And it looks like the same thing is happening in Star Trek Reboot. Don't mind me, I'm just thinking aloud. This all seems very obvious, I'm sure, but it has taken me some time to figure out.
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Date: 2009-09-05 07:08 pm (UTC)I do read, or at least try, a pretty broad range of stories, but from what I can tell your fandom experience is much more common. Most people have very specific requirements for what they will read and what they won't, which is one of the reasons why the warning debate got as heated as it did.
I think being a gen person is one of the reasons I read (and write) more pairings than most people in XF. People in XF seem to ship one pairing pretty hard and don't enjoy any of the others. Mulder/Scully people don't read Mulder/Krycek and so on. This was true in Stargate SG-1 fandom, too, maybe even more so. And it looks like the same thing is happening in Star Trek Reboot. Don't mind me, I'm just thinking aloud. This all seems very obvious, I'm sure, but it has taken me some time to figure out.