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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[girlfmkitty.livejournal.com]

*the icon is for the fic writer you talk about*

As a rule, because of exactly that problem, I avoid any and all fan fiction. If you were really good, you'd be working at the show. Since you're not, why bother?

But that's just me... ;-)

[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.