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Question: should this be a fantasy-free zone? (lemmy.ca)
submitted 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) by AFKBRBChocolate@lemmy.ca to c/sciencefiction@lemmy.world
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I read a lot of both SF and fantasy. Most communities I've dealt with have commingled the genres, in part because the line between them can be blurry. Is this community supposed to be strictly SF, or are discussions of fantasy also okay?

I was going to post my mini review of Days of Shattered Faith, by Adrian Tchaikovsky, but it's clearly fantasy (though Tchaikovsky writes quite a lot of SF), so I thought I should ask.

Edit: it seems like I've had pretty good response to the question, and the vast majority would prefer to be more inclusive rather than draw a line. I'll go ahead and continue posting both, though note that so far a moderator hasn't weighed I in, and that could change things.

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[–] elephantium@lemmy.world 8 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Sorting by new, the first page in this community goes back 2 months. I don't think we need to worry about narrowing the topic anytime soon.

I'd want to revisit the question around the time the first page of posts in the community only takes you back to yesterday.