I have to confess that I don't like cameos (unless I'm so oblivious, and I miss them, in which case they obviously don't bother me!
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For me, this isn't just a problem with LnC fic. It's a more general problem. For example, I went to see the Daredevil movie a few months ago, and there are lots of references to people who just
happen to share names with comic writers and artists. Obviously, anyone who doesn't read the comic would completely miss them. Unfortunately I
do read the comic -- and I can't believe that I've just confessed to that! -- and I found the references really distracting. I'm sure that they were supposed to be cute in-jokes for the fans, but they just didn't work for me. Humour really didn't fit with the storyline (such as it was).
Actually, going back to the original question... If the story is supposed to be humourous / tongue in cheek, I probably can live with the odd cameo. If it is a serious story, then I have a real problem with them.
Chris
