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=== Fan Works ===
=== Fan Works ===
* It is not uncommon to find persons in any fandom who have taken a personal offense at a particular popular [[Fanfic]] or other fan work and make it their mission to insult anyone who likes it while discouraging newcomers from trying it.
* It is not uncommon to find persons in any fandom who have taken a personal offense at a particular popular [[Fanfic]] or other fan work and make it their mission to insult anyone who likes it while discouraging newcomers from trying it.
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* ''Certain'' [[Canon]] purists when it comes to [[Fanfic]]. Most canon sticklers will give plenty of leeway when it stories that take place "between the scenes" or that play around but still remain canon-compliant. They give even more leeway if the story is marked as an [[Alternate Universe Fic|AU]] as long as canon isn't completely [[Canon Defilement|defiled]]. However, regardless of fandom there is ''always'' a certain group that will have none of that. In their eyes, fanfic stories ''must'' adhere strictly to canon and never deviate from what has been explicitly presented. For example, a canon purist who is also a "Stop Having Fun!" Guy will flame an author for describing a character's home or having him go there because this home never appeared on any episode of the show, which defeats the point of making a fanfic in the first place. But when a fic follows canon ''too'' closely, they bitch that [[It's the Same, Now It Sucks]].
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** Hell, just writing fanfic, period, is enough. For every ten fanfic enthusiasts, there's one SHFG whining that they should be writing original fiction instead. Stop having hobbies I don't approve of, guys!


=== Music ===
=== Music ===
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* Art in general tends to attract this trope, mostly thanks to the [[True Art]] tropes that can be at play.
* Art in general tends to attract this trope, mostly thanks to the [[True Art]] tropes that can be at play.
* Film preference can be bad about this. Fan or lover of an [[Epic Movie]]? You're a [[Lowest Common Denominator]] [[It's Popular, Now It Sucks|with no real taste or idea]] of what separates the [[True Art|real stuff]] from those [[Cliche Storm]]s that Hollywood belches out... And yes, it even happens here on All The Tropes.
* Film preference can be bad about this. Fan or lover of an [[Epic Movie]]? You're a [[Lowest Common Denominator]] [[It's Popular, Now It Sucks|with no real taste or idea]] of what separates the [[True Art|real stuff]] from those [[Cliche Storm]]s that Hollywood belches out... And yes, it even happens here on All The Tropes.
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* ''Certain'' [[Canon]] purists when it comes to [[Fanfic]]. Most canon sticklers will give plenty of leeway when it stories that take place "between the scenes" or that play around but still remain canon-compliant. They give even more leeway if the story is marked as an [[Alternate Universe Fic|AU]] as long as canon isn't completely [[Canon Defilement|defiled]]. However there is a certain group that will have none of that. Fanfic stories must adhere strictly to canon and never deviate from what has been explicitly presented. For example, a canon purist who is also a "Stop Having Fun!" Guy will flame an author for describing a character's home or having him go there because this home never appeared on any episode of the show, which defeats the point of making a fanfic in the first place. But when a fic follows canon ''too'' closely, they bitch that [[It's the Same, Now It Sucks]].
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** Hell, just writing fanfic, period, is enough. For every ten fanfic enthusiasts, there's one SHFG whining that they should be writing original fiction instead. Stop having hobbies I don't approve of, guys!
* Any time a thread is started about anything religious/paranormal/UFO/conspiratorial/or creepy-pasta related among said enthusiasts tends to attract condescending, skeptical know-it-alls who insist on making it very clear to you that it's not real/fake/hoax, etc... and that you're a dumb ass for discussing and believing in such things.
* Any time a thread is started about anything religious/paranormal/UFO/conspiratorial/or creepy-pasta related among said enthusiasts tends to attract condescending, skeptical know-it-alls who insist on making it very clear to you that it's not real/fake/hoax, etc... and that you're a dumb ass for discussing and believing in such things.
* Whenever a comic book character is adopted into television or movie form, there will be legions of angry fanboys screaming about ''every. single. detail'' that differs even ''slightly'' from the comics. For examples, see: ''[[Smallville]]'', [[X-Men (film series)|The ''X-Men'' trilogy]], eh, virtually ''every'' onscreen adaptation of a comic book character will have an army of "Stop Having Fun!" Guys flaming the people who enjoy it.<ref>Amazingly, the [[Marvel Cinematic Universe]] seems to be relatively devoid of this kind of fan, possibly because Marvel itself is making it, and because the sheer levels of awesome in every film.</ref>
* Whenever a comic book character is adopted into television or movie form, there will be legions of angry fanboys screaming about ''every. single. detail'' that differs even ''slightly'' from the comics. For examples, see: ''[[Smallville]]'', [[X-Men (film series)|The ''X-Men'' trilogy]], eh, virtually ''every'' onscreen adaptation of a comic book character will have an army of "Stop Having Fun!" Guys flaming the people who enjoy it.<ref>Amazingly, the [[Marvel Cinematic Universe]] seems to be relatively devoid of this kind of fan, possibly because Marvel itself is making it, and because the sheer levels of awesome in every film.</ref>
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