General
lizbee - An important fandom post from the House o'Squid - How To Make Fandom Not Suck

shiv5468 - I'm in ur slash stealing your ideaz - It’s as if new writers are issued with an identikit of stories when they join the fandom are told that these are the only approved stories that can be told – do not stray from the beaten track or you will be turned to a pillar of salt, and even those who pride themselves on straying from the beaten track are generally doing so in the approved Straying fashion. // And the beaten path in het is a damned sight narrower than in slash. // So I’m not suggesting that you nip off, read a story, and steal their ideas, but you know, you could take a bit of a hint about the multiplicity of possibilities available to you.

sushis - META META META - Basically, when I write RPF, I'm thinking--'There is virtually no chance that these two people have any interest in each other. Taking that as a given, how can I invent a relationship between them and in so doing illuminate facets of their personas that make them particularly interesting to me?'

Fandom-Specific
( Cut for possible spoilers in Harry Potter fandom. )

On Creating and Criticism
dkwilliams - Ruminations on good manners - Often, I see reviews of stories posted in personal journals, bits of clever sarcasm or slashing mockery, written for the amusement of our friends, not to be seen by the author of the work in question unless they accidentally find it or (more likely) are pointed to it by well-meaning friends. Being clever for our friends may be fun and satisfying, but is it worth it at the cost of someone else's feelings?

Polls, Questions, Other
author_by_night - Friending Frenzy - In other words, plug your LJ, or friend based on other people's comments. Communities and fandom/fic related LJs count, as well as general ones that may not even center around a certain theme.

cardalia - the paranoia levels are rising - How did you decide what to share about your life and what not? Has it been a conscious decision or just something that's become a habit? Do you have good or bad experiences about sharing personal information online and general do's and don't's that have come with experience? And if you are hiding, is it more from fellow fans or RL people?

one_amahira in fanthropology - A Survey of the Yaoi/Slash Fandom - I am currently doing research on the yaoi fandom for my psychology research methods course. So if anybody is or knows any yaoi or slash fans, I'd appreciate help getting people to take the survey. I'm looking for females ages 13-17, preferably living in the United States or Canada.