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* AudienceAlienatingEnding: In-universe, ''Carverquest'' ends with one involving TheEndOfTheWorldAsWeKnowIt. It takes [[DeadArtistsAreBetter the death of the author]] to get the fandom to stop treating the final book as non-existent.
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* TwoAliasesOneCharacter: One of the many disasters striking the ''Carverquest'' fandom is the revelation that two prominent users, [=Andrea2331=] and [=Dcrv_writer=], were in fact both alt accounts of a single UCLA sociology student.
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* DisasterDominoes: First two contradictory versions of the final ''Carverquest'' book is leaked. Then it officially releases to reveal an EverybodyDiesEnding. ''Then'' the author dies. It only gets worse from there.
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* DisasterDominoes: First two contradictory versions of the final ''Carverquest'' book is are leaked. Then it officially releases to reveal an EverybodyDiesEnding. ''Then'' the author dies. It only gets worse from there.
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* YellowPeril: Deconstructed, as [[TheCracker Tamaki]]'s scheme of stealing five thousand people's personal information through a fake leaked copy of ''Carverquest'''s final book leads Nick to note that racism became prevalent in the already unstable fandom.
--> ''And you know what happened next. He was Japanese. Rich, meaty racewank flowed like a river.''
--> ''And you know what happened next. He was Japanese. Rich, meaty racewank flowed like a river.''
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%%* PopularWithFurries: The in-universe ''Carverquest'' books are stated to be this by the protagonist due to the immense amount of werewolves and romantic subtext involving them.
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%%--> ''which was great and all 'cause who doesn't love a furry, deep down?''
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* PopularWithFurries: The in-universe ''Carverquest'' books are stated to be this by the protagonist due to the immense amount of werewolves and romantic subtext involving them.
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* PopularWithFurries: The in-universe '''Carverquest''' books are stated to be this by the protagonist due to the immense amount of werewolves and romantic subtext involving them.
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* PopularWithFurries: The in-universe '''Carverquest''' ''Carverquest'' books are stated to be this by the protagonist due to the immense amount of werewolves and romantic subtext involving them.
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* PopularWithFurries: The in-universe '''Carverquest''' books are stated to be this by the protagonist due to the immense amount of werewolves and romantic subtext involving them.
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--> ''which was great and all 'cause who doesn't love a furry, deep down?''
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Our narrator, Nick, runs his titular "Nick's Diner" blog, and reminiscences about the overnight downfall of the multi-media franchise ''Carverquest''. Disaster after disaster hits the fandom, and ultimately the whole thing collapses.
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Our narrator, Nick, runs his titular "Nick's Diner" blog, and reminiscences about the overnight downfall of the multi-media franchise ''Carverquest''. Disaster after disaster hits the fandom, and ultimately the whole thing collapses.''Carverquest'' due to [[DisasterDominoes a chain reaction of drama]].
* DisasterDominoes: First two contradictory versions of the final ''Carverquest'' book is leaked. Then it officially releases to reveal an EverybodyDiesEnding. ''Then'' the author dies. It only gets worse from there.
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* ExpyCoexistence: ''Literature/HarryPotter'' (which ''Carverquest'' is meant to riff on) is established to exist early on, as [[EveryoneHasStandards even the fandom are embarrassed]] by the behavior of ''Carverquest'' fans.
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* ExpyCoexistence: ''Literature/HarryPotter'' (which ''Carverquest'' is meant to riff on) is established to exist early on, as [[EveryoneHasStandards even the their fandom are is embarrassed]] by the behavior of ''Carverquest'' fans.
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* HereWeGoAgain: The story ends with the narrator discovering another series of books, with the implication that they have the exact same toxic fandom that killed ''Carverquest''.
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* HereWeGoAgain: The story ends with the narrator discovering another series of books, with the implication that they they'll have the exact same toxic fandom that killed ''Carverquest''.
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''[[https://sam-storyteller.dreamwidth.org/111538.html The Day the Music Died]]'' is a short story created by Sam Starbuck, about what could happen if everything possible went wrong in a fandom in such a short time frame..
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''[[https://sam-storyteller.dreamwidth.org/111538.html The Day the Music Died]]'' is a short story created by Sam Starbuck, about what could happen if everything possible went wrong in a fandom in such a short time frame..frame.
Our narrator, Nick, runs his titular "Nick's Diner" blog, and reminiscences about the overnight downfall of the multi-media franchise ''Carverquest''. Disaster after disaster hits the fandom, and ultimately the whole thing collapses.
Our narrator, Nick, runs his titular "Nick's Diner" blog, and reminiscences about the overnight downfall of the multi-media franchise ''Carverquest''. Disaster after disaster hits the fandom, and ultimately the whole thing collapses.
* ExpyCoexistence: ''Literature/HarryPotter'' (which ''Carverquest'' is meant to riff on) is established to exist early on, as [[EveryoneHasStandards even the fandom are embarrassed]] by the behavior of ''Carverquest'' fans.
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* HereWeGoAgain: The story ends with the narrator discovering another series of books.
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* HereWeGoAgain: The story ends with the narrator discovering another series of books.books, with the implication that they have the exact same toxic fandom that killed ''Carverquest''.
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* [[invoked]]TorchTheFranchiseAndRun: Happens in-universe to ''Carverquest'': the tenth and final book, written on the author's deathbed, ends with TheEndOfTheWorldAsWeKnowIt.
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* AuthorExistenceFailure: InUniverse. The author of the ''Carverquest'' books starts the story on his dying bed and still writing, and only barely avoids this [[FromBadToWorse only to decide to write]] [[TorchTheFranchiseAndRun the series ending on a full-blown apocalypse so nobody can write continuations]] and ''then'' dies.
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* DiedDuringProduction: InUniverse. The author of the ''Carverquest'' books starts the story on his dying bed and still writing, and only barely avoids this [[FromBadToWorse only to decide to write]] [[TorchTheFranchiseAndRun the series ending on a full-blown apocalypse so nobody can write continuations]] and ''then'' dies.
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''[[https://sam-storyteller.dreamwidth.org/111538.html The Day the Music Died]]'' is a short story created by Sam Starbuck, about what could happen if everything possible went wrong in a fandom in such a short time frame.frame..
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* TheCracker: "Tamaki" fakes a leak of the final ''Carverquest'' book to steal approximately 5000 people's personal information. The narrator comments that "When the police caught up with him he was hip-deep in Wiis, iPhones, and candy bars."
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* TitleDrop: "The day the music died" is part of the lyrics of Don [=McLean's=] ''Music/AmericanPie'', so they obviously appear when the narrator sings the whole song.
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* TitleDrop: "The day the music died" is part of the lyrics of Don [=McLean's=] ''Music/AmericanPie'', so they obviously appear when the narrator sings the whole song.song.
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* CaptainErsatz: Dux Carver and the ''Carverquest'' franchise serve as one to ''Literature/HarryPotter''. The fact that the story ends with everyone dying just before the author follows suit also paints it as one for ''Literature/TheHitchhikersGuideToTheGalaxy''.
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* CaptainErsatz: Dux Carver and the ''Carverquest'' franchise serve as one to ''Literature/HarryPotter''. It's even got a well-known author better known by their initials than their real name (DLE instead of JKR). The fact that the story ends with everyone dying just before the author follows suit also paints it as one for ''Literature/TheHitchhikersGuideToTheGalaxy''.
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* TheFundamentalist: Reverend Donny Benson becomes the sworn enemy of several thousand people when he broadcasts a rant from his church, [[LastDisrespects the day the author of the "Carverquest" series dies]], decrying the man, his work and all of its fans as evil.
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* TheFundamentalist: Reverend Donny Benson becomes the sworn enemy of several thousand people when he broadcasts a rant from his church, church [[LastDisrespects the day the author of the "Carverquest" series old DLE dies]], decrying the man, his work and all of its fans as evil.
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* FoeRomanceSubtext: According to the fans, Dux had plenty of it with his nemesis the Werewolf King in the books. The eighth film apparently laid it on thicker than usual.
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* ComputerVirus: A Japanese hacker sent out a trojan horse designed to take the [=IDs=] of anyone who opened it... disguised as a leak of the most anticipated book in a popular series. And word didn't get our until nearly everyone in the fandom read it. Whoops.
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* ComputerVirus: A Japanese hacker sent out a trojan horse designed to take the [=IDs=] of anyone who opened it... disguised as a leak of the most anticipated book in a popular series. And word didn't get our out until nearly everyone in the fandom read it. Whoops.
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* ComputerVirus: A Japanese hacker sent out a trojan horse designed to take the IDs of anyone who opened it... disguised as a leak of the most anticipated book in a popular series. And word didn't get our until nearly everyone in the fandom read it. Whoops.
* ContentLeak: The leaking of the entirety of the tenth ''Carverquest'' book kicks off the plot four days before it was supposed to hit shelves. Things get complicated when another leak of the same book with entirely different text shows up later, and the ensuing debate over which one was real goes so hard it [[DemandOverload breaks the LiveJournal servers]].
* ContentLeak: The leaking of the entirety of the tenth ''Carverquest'' book kicks off the plot four days before it was supposed to hit shelves. Things get complicated when another leak of the same book with entirely different text shows up later, and the ensuing debate over which one was real goes so hard it [[DemandOverload breaks the LiveJournal servers]].
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* ComputerVirus: A Japanese hacker sent out a trojan horse designed to take the IDs [=IDs=] of anyone who opened it... disguised as a leak of the most anticipated book in a popular series. And word didn't get our until nearly everyone in the fandom read it. Whoops.
* ContentLeak: In-universe. The leaking of the entirety of the tenth ''Carverquest'' book kicks off the plot four days before it was supposed to hit shelves. Things get complicated when another leak of the same book with entirely different text shows up later, and the ensuing debate over which one was real goes so hard it [[DemandOverload breaks the LiveJournal servers]].
* ContentLeak: In-universe. The leaking of the entirety of the tenth ''Carverquest'' book kicks off the plot four days before it was supposed to hit shelves. Things get complicated when another leak of the same book with entirely different text shows up later, and the ensuing debate over which one was real goes so hard it [[DemandOverload breaks the LiveJournal servers]].
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* AuthorExistenceFailure: InUniverse. The author of the "Carverquest" books starts the story on his dying bed and still writing, and only barely avoids this [[FromBadToWorse only to decide to write]] [[TorchTheFranchiseAndRun the series ending on a full-blown apocalypse so nobody can write continuations]] and ''then'' dies.
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* AuthorExistenceFailure: InUniverse. The author of the "Carverquest" ''Carverquest'' books starts the story on his dying bed and still writing, and only barely avoids this [[FromBadToWorse only to decide to write]] [[TorchTheFranchiseAndRun the series ending on a full-blown apocalypse so nobody can write continuations]] and ''then'' dies.
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* DeadArtistsAreBetter: The "Carverquest" fandom shows it's full of two-faced people when they rage so bad about the ending of the series that when the author finally passes away the narrator snarks that maybe all of their collective hatred manifested in a heart attack... and then about five minutes or so after it is official the condolence posts start to appear and so do the fanfiction honoring the man.
* FromBadToWorse: The story is a barrage of bad situations all affecting the "Carverquest" franchise and fandom at once, which essentially nukes it to the ground overnight.
* FromBadToWorse: The story is a barrage of bad situations all affecting the "Carverquest" franchise and fandom at once, which essentially nukes it to the ground overnight.
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* ComputerVirus: A Japanese hacker sent out a trojan horse designed to take the IDs of anyone who opened it... disguised as a leak of the most anticipated book in a popular series. And word didn't get our until nearly everyone in the fandom read it. Whoops.
* ContentLeak: The leaking of the entirety of the tenth ''Carverquest'' book kicks off the plot four days before it was supposed to hit shelves. Things get complicated when another leak of the same book with entirely different text shows up later, and the ensuing debate over which one was real goes so hard it [[DemandOverload breaks the LiveJournal servers]].
* DeadArtistsAreBetter: The"Carverquest" ''Carverquest'' fandom shows it's full of two-faced people when they rage so bad about the ending of the series that when the author finally passes away the narrator snarks that maybe all of their collective hatred manifested in a heart attack... and then about five minutes or so after it is official the condolence posts start to appear and so do the fanfiction honoring the man.
* ExtremelyShortTimespan: As lampshaded by the narrator, the ''Carverquest'' fandom goes from thriving to bombarded with dramabombs that could last an entire fandom ''months'' individually in over a week.
* FromBadToWorse: The story is a barrage of bad situations all affecting the"Carverquest" ''Carverquest'' franchise and fandom at once, which essentially nukes it to the ground overnight.
* ContentLeak: The leaking of the entirety of the tenth ''Carverquest'' book kicks off the plot four days before it was supposed to hit shelves. Things get complicated when another leak of the same book with entirely different text shows up later, and the ensuing debate over which one was real goes so hard it [[DemandOverload breaks the LiveJournal servers]].
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* ExtremelyShortTimespan: As lampshaded by the narrator, the ''Carverquest'' fandom goes from thriving to bombarded with dramabombs that could last an entire fandom ''months'' individually in over a week.
* FromBadToWorse: The story is a barrage of bad situations all affecting the
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* CaptainErsatz: Dux Carver and the ''Carverquest'' franchise serve as one to ''Literature/HarryPotter''.
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* CaptainErsatz: Dux Carver and the ''Carverquest'' franchise serve as one to ''Literature/HarryPotter''. The fact that the story ends with everyone dying just before the author follows suit also paints it as one for ''Literature/TheHitchhikersGuideToTheGalaxy''.
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* InUniverseNickname: Nick's blog is known as "Nick's Diner" in-universe, referencing how it's filled with the sort of junk food you can't get enough of served by the most sarcastic host available.
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''[[https://sam-storyteller.dreamwidth.org/111538.html The Day the Music Died]]'' is a short story created by Sam Starbuck, about what could happen if everything possible went wrong in a fandom in such a short time frame.
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* ArmouredClosetGay: [[TheFundamentalist Donny Benson]] is caught "in a hotel room with a ball gag, a blindfold, an electrical-stimulation kit, and [[PaedoHunt a teenage boy]]."
* AuthorExistenceFailure: InUniverse. The author of the "Carverquest" books starts the story on his dying bed and still writing, and only barely avoids this [[FromBadToWorse only to decide to write]] [[TorchTheFranchiseAndRun the series ending on a full-blown apocalypse so nobody can write continuations]] and ''then'' dies.
* CaptainErsatz: Dux Carver and the ''Carverquest'' franchise serve as one to ''Literature/HarryPotter''.
* DeadArtistsAreBetter: The "Carverquest" fandom shows it's full of two-faced people when they rage so bad about the ending of the series that when the author finally passes away the narrator snarks that maybe all of their collective hatred manifested in a heart attack... and then about five minutes or so after it is official the condolence posts start to appear and so do the fanfiction honoring the man.
* FromBadToWorse: The story is a barrage of bad situations all affecting the "Carverquest" franchise and fandom at once, which essentially nukes it to the ground overnight.
* TheFundamentalist: Reverend Donny Benson becomes the sworn enemy of several thousand people when he broadcasts a rant from his church, [[LastDisrespects the day the author of the "Carverquest" series dies]], decrying the man, his work and all of its fans as evil.
* HereWeGoAgain: The story ends with the narrator discovering another series of books.
* InsistentTerminology: The author continuously describes all of the Internet insanity, all of the standard fandom discussion and so on, as "wank".
* PedophilePriest: Donny Benson, who gets caught engaging in sexual deviancy with a teenage boy.
* SongFic: A variation. The climax has the narrator streaming himself singing Don [=MacLean's=] ''Music/AmericanPie'' (which has "the day the music died" as part of the lyrics) and videos of people singing the song becoming a short-lived meme before the appearance of a new fandom bandwagon to jump on. As typical of these type of fanfictions, the lyrics are placed among the narration.
* TitleDrop: "The day the music died" is part of the lyrics of Don [=McLean's=] ''Music/AmericanPie'', so they obviously appear when the narrator sings the whole song.
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!! The Day the Music Died contains examples of:
* ArmouredClosetGay: [[TheFundamentalist Donny Benson]] is caught "in a hotel room with a ball gag, a blindfold, an electrical-stimulation kit, and [[PaedoHunt a teenage boy]]."
* AuthorExistenceFailure: InUniverse. The author of the "Carverquest" books starts the story on his dying bed and still writing, and only barely avoids this [[FromBadToWorse only to decide to write]] [[TorchTheFranchiseAndRun the series ending on a full-blown apocalypse so nobody can write continuations]] and ''then'' dies.
* CaptainErsatz: Dux Carver and the ''Carverquest'' franchise serve as one to ''Literature/HarryPotter''.
* DeadArtistsAreBetter: The "Carverquest" fandom shows it's full of two-faced people when they rage so bad about the ending of the series that when the author finally passes away the narrator snarks that maybe all of their collective hatred manifested in a heart attack... and then about five minutes or so after it is official the condolence posts start to appear and so do the fanfiction honoring the man.
* FromBadToWorse: The story is a barrage of bad situations all affecting the "Carverquest" franchise and fandom at once, which essentially nukes it to the ground overnight.
* TheFundamentalist: Reverend Donny Benson becomes the sworn enemy of several thousand people when he broadcasts a rant from his church, [[LastDisrespects the day the author of the "Carverquest" series dies]], decrying the man, his work and all of its fans as evil.
* HereWeGoAgain: The story ends with the narrator discovering another series of books.
* InsistentTerminology: The author continuously describes all of the Internet insanity, all of the standard fandom discussion and so on, as "wank".
* PedophilePriest: Donny Benson, who gets caught engaging in sexual deviancy with a teenage boy.
* SongFic: A variation. The climax has the narrator streaming himself singing Don [=MacLean's=] ''Music/AmericanPie'' (which has "the day the music died" as part of the lyrics) and videos of people singing the song becoming a short-lived meme before the appearance of a new fandom bandwagon to jump on. As typical of these type of fanfictions, the lyrics are placed among the narration.
* TitleDrop: "The day the music died" is part of the lyrics of Don [=McLean's=] ''Music/AmericanPie'', so they obviously appear when the narrator sings the whole song.
