Gen Fic, for SCIENCE!

[ratherastory]

This is something of a follow-up to a conversation in my post about the hypothetical Gen Big Bang, in which I discovered to my shock and dismay that not everyone agrees on what constitutes gen fic!

Thus I am conducting a poll for SCIENCE!

Please spread the word, I am really curious to hear opinions on the subject.

[Poll #1666301]

Comments

[viridian-magpie.livejournal.com]

My definition of gen is still heavily influenced by ff.net, where gen is what is used when the story didn't fit into two categories. (Say, you have a fic that's action/adventure, drama, fantasy, humor and romance.) I finally went with "No sex, no romance, but background pairings are acceptable (canon OR non-canon)" after trying to define slash and het and then picking the opposite.

(slash/het - main characters of the story are romantically involved.)