Snark incoming.

[krait]

Possibly one of the most useful features of a sci-fi/fantasy fandom: it's really easy to weed out fics you don't want to read, just by checking to see which ones can't spell the fandom-specific made-up words correctly. Kismesitude? Paidi Aiji? Valdemarian? NOPE, sorry, no +1 hit count for you!

(Also useful in these fandoms: excluding "human AU" from your search results; but that's another rant for a different day.)

Comments

[tropicsbear]

I think this is generally applicable across any fandom. I mean, if you can't even spell "masturbate" properly, that does not bode well for your smutfic.

[krait]

It's definitely applicable to spelling in general, across all sorts of fandoms! The sf/f version just gives me a slightly different vibe. Like, okay, if you can't spell 'masturbate' then no, I probably don't want to read your fic, because you haven't put in even minimal beta effort so I doubt you've put in a lot of work on other story aspects.

On the other hand, if you can't spell 'kismesis' or 'silmarillion'? Not only are you failing at basic find-a-beta stuff, you also appear to be failing at canon; the vibe I get is "the characters will be generic OCs with fandom names, and the fandom setting will be pastede on."