Fanfic stats

[doyle]

Because I'm bored yet easily amused: pointless stats on the 50 or so most recently published Buffy stories at fanfic.net


The totals don't add up because a fic may have been in several categories.

Spuffy: 20 - 40%

Buffy/Angel: 5 - 10

Songfic:
(Note that I'm also counting fics that have songs quoted at the beginning or end, if they include all the lyrics)
Temptation Waits by Garbage
Only Hope by Mandy Moore - as far as google can tell me the song is about Jesus (!)
Just Like Water by Lauryn Hill. I have a feeling this song is about Jesus too. This could be an interesting trend...
Come With Me by P. Diddy (probably not about Jesus)
Not Only Numb by The Gin Blossoms
If You're Not the One by Daniel Bedingfield
Walk Away Joe by Trisha Yearwood
Don't Speak by No Doubt
Absence of Fear by Jewel
Fics checked that included song lyrics - 18%. Fic checked that applied songs about Jesus to Spuffy love - 4%. Possibly.

Human AUs: 11 (10 Spuffy, 1 B/A) - 22%

Crossovers: 5 - 10%

Slash:
Buffy/Faith 2 - 4%

Other Het Ship:
Xander/Anya 1 - 2%
Buffy/Giles 2 - 4%
Faith/Robin 1 - 2%
Faith/Angelus 1 - 2%
Xander/Cordelia 1 - 2%
Oz/Willow 1 - 2%
Buffy/Oz (I think) 1 - 2%

Gen: 9 - 18%

Hello Mary Sue: 3 - 6%

Fics in which a major character has a child: 10%

Buffy and Giles - pregnant Buffy, no word on the kid's name or sex
Buffy and Spike - Emily
Spike and (I think) Buffy - Emily again
Oz and Willow - unborn sproglet
Giles's son (don't know who the mother is) - Alex "Dusk" Giles

Comments

[maryavatar.livejournal.com]

And yet another reason why I avoid ff.net like I avoid dogs with rabies, children with lice, and large men called 'Bruiser'.

[imation23.livejournal.com]

What is gen? I've been wondering about this for a while now, but felt too stupid to ask. But curiosity has overcome fear of embarrassment. *g*

[xanphibian.livejournal.com]

I love you for doing this. Is that okay?

*lick*

[paratti.livejournal.com]

Mm... stats.
Though distorted by the NC17 ban on the ever higher rated slash proportion of the potential data series.

[buyhercandy.livejournal.com]

Gen means no-'ship. :) And no need to feel stupid or embarrased. :D *hides her idiocy*

[buyhercandy.livejournal.com]

*clicked because she's a complete and utter geek*

And can we *please* keep that sproglet unborn?

Ergh. Children. Scoobies with Children. It's like a rip-off of "Married with Children". Only not.

[wickedprincess3.livejournal.com]

Fic checked that applied songs about Jesus to Spuffy love - 4%. Possibly.
You we keep telling people that Spike is like Jesus! HAHAHAH ahem.
Thanks muchly for this :)

[owl]

Come With Me by P. Diddy (probably not about Jesus)


Yes, probably not. :-D