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Comments

Re: Unpopular Opinion Time

[(Anonymous)]

DC

I disagree that we can't discuss where the line is for too many limits just because it's subjective. (And now we're getting somewhere interesting!) For one thing, we already do view some DNWs as too restrictive, officially or unofficially. "DNW: AUs" and "DNW: anything" other than a coffee shop AU" in a request would be seen very differently.

I just think it's a courtesy to allow some leeway. You might not match to someone who wants to write that specific thing, and that's ok.

Re: Unpopular Opinion Time

[(Anonymous)]

CYRT

Except your example isn't subjective. "DNW: anything other than a coffee shop AU" is the very definition of railroading. Regardless of whether I personally like coffee shop AUs (I do) and would find this limiting myself, it's a railroading DNW.

And there's a massive difference between that and a DNW like "no requested relationships". That's what some of us have been saying all along. Railroading is not subjective (and generally not enforcable). Whether a DNW is limiting for you personally and might get in the way of you having the best time writing your assignment on the other hand is subjective (and a reasonable DNW).

Re: Unpopular Opinion Time

[(Anonymous)]

CYRT

Coalie, why do you think I used the very definition of railroading as my example. Seriously.

You keep using the word "subjective", I do not think it means what you think it means... I guarantee you that if you had this exact conversation now about whether "DNW: anything other than a coffee shop AU" is unreasonably railroady or not, without it already being enshrined in the rules as an unenforceable DNW, there would be coalies piping up in favor of how if can't write a coffee shop AU, then you're an inflexible writer and should probably default. Come on. You know there would be.

The point is that while some DNWs are on the official list of examples of railroady DNWs by mod consensus, that does not actually mean it's a complete or comprehensive (or even reasonable!) list, WTH. We absolutely can discuss which ones are railroady even though it's subjective.

Re: Unpopular Opinion Time

[(Anonymous)]

SC

That was needlessly condescending of me, I'm sorry. I should take a chill pill and not get so worked up over stupid shit.

Tl;DR of the above post: all DNWs are subjective, some DNWs being on the mod-approved list of shit they won't enforce doesn't really mean much when it comes to other DNWs.