FujiCigarette I was actually thinking about how a separate section to a certain degree would benefit both original works and derivate works.

Assume you write FF (I don't think you do, but anyway). You drop your latest in the section for derivate works and are given a few labling options which, for rather obvious reasons, are unavailable for the rest of us. You get to properly pick a genre AND you get to state which original work yours is a derivate of.

Two weeks later a happy reader of Naruto FF is able to find your work among all other Naruto derivates AND can pick it out among the romance stories there.

FF writers get a more powerful tool and writers of original works don't get that label diluted. Win-win.

      FujiCigarette Yeah, I agree. I really like fan fiction! I also agree, however, that they should have a separate section here

          4 days later

          slaps the back of the dying thread

          Me: This thread right here ain't dying.

          My thoughts... I think even separation is hard to implement. They could just not tag it as Fan Fiction, completely dodging the bullet. No one can stop anyone from voting them, too. I think I saw a few, but I won't mention them.

          escapes like the potato I really am

            randomgal23 I like fanfictions, but there's too many **** ones down there, it's too hard to find any good ones. And for original authors, if they keep a good uploading schedule and have a good plot, good grammar, have an overall good book, they'll stand out very much. It's just the people that upload originals for fun that are getting drowned.

              TheBlips I'm pretty sure they can't become premium, not even good ones, I think. I remember an author, I think it was the "Harry Potter and the Prince of Slytherin"'s that wanted to get his premium, and the Webnovel people were like, nope. Oh well. If it was premium, I would stop reading it since I barely ever have enough SS for anything

                  NihilisticBeauty I think some of the fanfics do deserve premiums tbh if they are goood ones. Don’t get me wrong their are far worse ones then good but I’ve read a few that are complete AU. They might take place in the said universe but do deviate from it a lot. Just because it’s not original don’t mean it’s bad.

                  Most FF authors who make everything about their wet dreams and massive harems can well go burn themselves. Others deserve credit for what they can do with a Ff world and change it massively yet still make others love it

                      Aye. Wish fanfic was separated from originals. Nothing against fanfic but when I want to read originals I dont want to sort through the 100+ naruto fanfics

                      Darkjokes What LtBeefy said. Pitchforks would then evolve into cases :joy:

                      Good fan fic authors should just transition into original ones after they built their reputation. Many actually suggest doing this.

                            2 months later

                            Daoisthentai OMG i've been thinking the same thing! Even fanfict got second rank in original rank which is a pity for the other truly genuie original. I saw many quickly jump into top 50 where the original struggle to get through. Can webnovel separate the ranking vote between fanfict and original?!

                                I always skip the fanfics because i dont think they should be group with originals. If i wanted to read fanfics i would go to fanfiction. But I’m curious are there actually contracted fanfic stories here in webnovel?? Are authors really making money off a fanfic novel here?! I thought that was illegal?

                                  I'm definitely not to keen about fan fiction (being in the same section as original fiction.) In this one place I wont mention, I'd keep having my book knocked from ranks, even though it wasn't even really in the same category, never mind it being fan fiction.

                                  I don't think fan fiction should be gotten rid of, but I certainly think they should not be marked as original.

                                  I'm still very sore about my dystopian work, being removed from a rank by a How To Train Your Dragon fan fiction. Excuse me, what? O_o

                                  Oh and side note, let's try to refrain from using homophobic slurs, that just ruins anyone's argument.

                                    a year later

                                    I might also be a bit of outdated, or old fashioned, but i also prefer the originals to be separated to the fanfiction.

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