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[avarielwings]

I've just been dared - or more like ordered - to take an RPS fic as a gift for whichever actor will be at the next Collectormania. I'm thinking possibly not. I would, but I really don't want to scar some poor dear for life and make him never do a convention again...

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[paranoidkitten.livejournal.com]

Oh, do.

[kitsune13.livejournal.com]

Er, that sort of thing is considered to be extremely bad fandom ettiquette. You're essentially going up to someone and saying, "Hi! These are all my sexual fantasies about you with another person, and I'm going to shove them in your face!" There was a huge kerfluffle about a year ago in LOTRPS when some twit came up to Ian McKellan and his SO while they were eating and babbled on about RPS and gave them her website address. It's basically the height of rudeness, to both the actor and to the fellow fans.

[thisside.livejournal.com]

Please, please, please don't do this.

[jrivka.livejournal.com]

i'm fascinated by the fact that of the two people who have made flat-out 'do' or 'don't' statements, they both have cats for icons.

...what?

[sidewinder.livejournal.com]

I would, but I really don't want to scar some poor dear for life and make him never do a convention again...

It could have far worse repurcussions than simply that. It's a bad, bad thing to do and I would strongly recommend against it. Nothing puts a fandom at worse risk than that kind of exposure.

[shinysparkly.livejournal.com]

Please, please don't. They may know it exists...but they don't need to have it right in front of them. I think it's disrespectful and just..ugh.

[that_mireille]

Er. Extremely bad fandom etiquette, and I think it's quite rude to the actors as well. (Note, I'm not opposed to RPS. I *write* RPS. And yes, it's on my website, and a few minutes with Google will turn it up, so it's within the realm of possibility that the actors involved have seen it. But I'm not going to hand it to them, because I want them to have the choice of ignoring / avoiding it.)

I really wouldn't recommend it, and honestly don't see what purpose it would serve.

Just my 0.02.

[fractalreality.livejournal.com]

I never said I thought she should, merely that there are many arguments open....
I dont think it's a good idea personally, but I can see all points.

The ironic thing is, you are more likely to get in trouble for fandoms than RPSbecause of copyright laws and stuff....

But as a rule I think that it's better to respect the actor/actress rather than stick to fandom rules...do what you think is best...