Knowing when to just keep your mouth shut

[phoenix64]

So, is there any polite way to tell a fic writer, "My, you seemed to have based your entire fic around a huge honkin' Mary Sue" or do you just assume they don't really want to know any better and remember to avoid any future fics by that writer?

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[http://users.livejournal.com/_medley_/]

I've asked myself the same question, and possibly about the same story, if it's a Dresden one. I can't figure out any way to do it, especially since the woman in "Rules of Engagement" seems to me like a bit of a Mary Sue herself.

[phoenix64.livejournal.com]

Re "Rules of Engagement": I'm assuming you're referring to the fact that she seemed a little too good to be true. While I agree with that assessment, the fact that she ultimately ended up with no real connections to any of the ongoing characters balanced that out enough.

And I'm spending the bulk of my time in DF fandom these days, but beyond that I'm not sayin' nothin'. :P

[http://users.livejournal.com/_medley_/]

I'm assuming you're referring to the fact that she seemed a little too good to be true.

Exactly.

While I agree with that assessment, the fact that she ultimately ended up with no real connections to any of the ongoing characters balanced that out enough.

OK, yeah, I can see that. Luckily, I wrote my Mary Sues waaaay before the creation of LiveJournal, so nobody ever saw mine. *g*