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How did you find DLP?

Discussion in 'General Discussion' started by Jon, Jan 8, 2016.

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How did you find DLP?

  1. Recommended by a Fanfic Author (if so who?)

    572 vote(s)
    25.8%
  2. Found via the DLP C2

    280 vote(s)
    12.6%
  3. Recommended by a friend

    84 vote(s)
    3.8%
  4. Recommended off another website (if so where?)

    323 vote(s)
    14.6%
  5. My fic was recommended here and I was curious

    41 vote(s)
    1.8%
  6. Someone trash talked DLP and I was curious

    243 vote(s)
    11.0%
  7. I found DLP via Google

    675 vote(s)
    30.4%
  1. Harpy Prince

    Harpy Prince Seventh Year

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    I remember 19 year old me feeling edgy and searching " dark Harry Potter fanfiction" good times
     
  2. kreider

    kreider Squib

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    I found DLP by searching for different fanfictions, and noticing they were farther along on this site. I think the fic was "Harry Potter and the Boy-Who-Lived," which seems to be a very popular fic on this site!

    :nyan:
     
  3. Utjump23

    Utjump23 Squib

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    I found a link to this site in a list of recommended HP stories. I wasn't disappointed.
     
  4. LordQuidditch

    LordQuidditch Squib

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    I saw quite a few high quality authors mentioning DLP, which naturally made me interested. When searching for it though, I came across Ye Olde subreddit - in which many people have a very negative view of DLP and expressed it regularly and with vitriol. 'Elitist', I think, was a rather popular and common term. But what exactly is wrong with elitism? It just means you have higher standards. And a few of the counter-arguments made by members/moderators/admin of DLP were rather good. So, here I am!
     
  5. CTDragon

    CTDragon Muggle

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    I was looking for some Dark Harry Potter stories. After getting tired from scrolling around fanfiction, I just googled key words and found link to your website.
     
  6. Dreamweaver Mirar

    Dreamweaver Mirar Groundskeeper DLP Supporter

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    These guys ain't joking about the introduction forum being intimidating back in the day. I'm pretty sure I waited a good year of occasionally popping in to look for new recs before I buckled down and signed up.

    I'm pretty sure I looked it up after seeing DLP mentioned on some author's note, but as that was over 8 years ago I sure as heck couldn't tell you which author.
     
  7. panda

    panda Squib

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    I've been reading fanfics for a while and have heard of DLP in passing, but I actually found and signed up for DLP after a lot of googling for rec commendations.
     
  8. drnido

    drnido Squib

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    Found it while browsing the profile of "enembee" over at FF.net.
    I loved his story "The Sun Dog" and was looking for any other stories he had written or was recommending.
    it was there i stumbled upon the DLP C2.
     
  9. Oruma

    Oruma Order Member

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    It's Taure's fault.


    I have no regrets.
     
  10. Maeglin

    Maeglin First Year

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    I was browsing through the fanfiction community page when I stumbled on a brilliant community filled with great stories, and so, of course, I later googled dark lord Potter and came here.
     
  11. drovix9

    drovix9 Squib

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    Trash talk from an author many moons ago saying how DLP wouldn't respect their canon re-write, only part of that story worthwhile was finding DLP.
     
  12. hpssomg

    hpssomg Squib

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    Been in and out of the fandom for a while, started reading fics about 10 years ago on the mugglenet forum.

    Reddit was where i first saw mention of this place though.
     
  13. cog

    cog Muggle DLP Supporter

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    Pretty sure I found this place looking for HP recs. Or it might've been me trying to find a specific fic and finding a post that seemed to match the fic (its certainly happened a lot).

    It's interesting reading how everyone's found this place.
     
  14. DeezNuts

    DeezNuts Squib

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    Came here to find chapters for Circular Reasoning, but now i need to post 5 times :')
     
  15. Acrodillick111

    Acrodillick111 Muggle

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    The reply

    Welp, my option was not listed here, so I chose "found via Google". I found DLP after readig SO MANY Dark Harry fics I just stumbled upon this site. In my bookmarks. I never visited here.
    But hey, guess what? I LOVE IT HERE! So many DarkHarry fics that I am drooling!:p:p:p:fire
     
  16. Dresden11

    Dresden11 Fifth Year

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    I was looking everywhere to find The Santi's work to see if he was updating it elsewhere. I found DLP, registered, and immediately finished reading what Santi had posted here.

    I am actually curious how many people found this site that way. I figure it would be a decent number at least.
     
  17. Iandude0

    Iandude0 Squib

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    I was talking with some guys over on the Rolz chat and they kept referencing something called DLP. They explained themselves and I found myself with an account here.
     
  18. hanabanana

    hanabanana Squib

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    I was reading a fanfiction, and the author was thanking DLP for helping him improve his writing. I got curious, so I searched it up on Google. And now here I am.
     
  19. bigshrek21

    bigshrek21 Muggle

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    Reading reviews of the santis work on ff.net. Someone said there was more on dlp. Check back in ocasionally to see whats going on.
     
  20. Slasher

    Slasher Squib

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    I found DLP when i was looking through general recomendations on TV Tropes. I saw Harry Potter and The Boy Who Lived, and had remebered reading it on fanfiction.net. I saw a comment about how on DLP it was still being updated so I came over here to check it out
     
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