Then I examined the “Published” timestamp for the first fic on each page I downloaded. These pages were evenly spaced – e.g., every other page if there were 200 pages of fics, or every third if there were 300 – and always included the first and last pages. Then I downloaded 100 pages spanning the listing – less if there weren’t enough fics, more if I wanted more detail. To “scrape” these listings, what I generally did was set the listing to show all fics regardless of rating (the default being K-T, or Kid through Teen), ordered by publish date. The standard interface for fic listings can show non-crossovers for a given category, crossovers for a given category, or crossovers for a given pair of categories. A given fanfic can be a regular fic or a crossover a regular fic belongs to exactly one category, while a crossover belongs to exactly two. Instead of a tagging system for fandoms, FFN uses a category system. In pursuit of this interest, I’ve taken to extracting data from FanFiction.Net to analyze trends, and our Host with the Toast was kind enough to allow me to share some of my discoveries on this blog.įanFiction.Net, for those who don’t know, is organized a little differently from AO3. Hallo, everynyun! I’m Shay Guy – that’s pronounced “shy guy” – and I’ve developed a keen interest in the statistics of fan fiction.
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