OMGWTF?!?!?

[seraphcelene]

I am boggled and amazed. *stares at fandom* I tried to do some catching up and ... just cant. Cause there's way too much and my eyes are still fatigued.

Concerning the wank, thebratqueen said it best. I'm not going to comment because all the points have been made by those far wiser and more eloquent than I. Even the lawyers chimed in to explain the why of it and still, she didn't seem to get it, dude. I can't ... boggled. Just. Boggled. One thing I can say is: Beware an angry fandom. Fear is mighty. And personally, I really would like to keep playing in this particular sandbox.

And because all things ultimately revolve around me, of course this would happen on the day that I try to solicit second readers. In my defense, I'm not advertising. I'm not paying ya'll. Can't afford it. My life really does kinda suck in terms of the money, but hey, I'm young. I'll get over it. And when I'm rich and famous and thin and pretty and live in the south of France with vacation houses in Italy and Ireland, I'll remember all the little people who helped me on the way.

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What is wrong with stupid people. Jesus H. Christ. Who would even think of doing such a weird thing ...

[seraphcelene]

I think some people are just terribly, terribly naive and self-involved. They can't see beyond anything that doesn't directly concern them. Of course, the growing over-investment of fans with media/source materials and the prevalence of the internet doesn't help matters. We're not necessarily encouraged to engage and interact. That creates a huge disconnect between interior and exterior worlds. LJ and the internet are very interior. Even more so than in real life, the tendency is to surround oneself with those who think like you do and to ignore those who don't. In LJ the ability to delete comments, although prudent, fosters that sense that we can ignore those we disagree with. Instead of dealing all you have to do is delete the unfriendly remarks and friends' lock the posts.

What gets me is that the chick doesn't see how what she has proposed presents a threat to fandom at large and that people are not responding just to be mean but because they are angry. She's threatened the hobby of millions of people the world over and doesn't get that she's done so, let alone that she should apologize profusely and rescind her offer post-haste. Then there are all of those people who go to great lengths to carve out time in their busy lives to write, myself included. With bills flowing, nine hours a day working, grocery shopping, home repairs, minor emergencies, car pools, and my mother dying, I forced myself to spend some time at my keyboard to write. Not everything made it online, some of it was original, some drafts of Jossverse stories, but I made the time. Just like I made sure that I called friends and went out for drinks.

I'm not as dedicated as some, but I'm working on it. Books don't sell the way they used to so I'm not looking for a writing career that will allow me to live a life of leisure, just something that will help to line my pockets while doing something I enjoy. There will be a nine to five. There has to be. But, this, writing, is what I love. If I could get paid for it, even if it's just enough to make an extra trip to Victoria's Secret, I think that I would be happy.

[http://users.livejournal.com/_tallian_/]

This does seem to be yet another example of the self-involved attitude of "but it's me!". I'm as concerned as you are that this could be a bad example that could sour a really fun hobby. I've just found it, and I'd hate to lose it.

I'm not sure why people feel the need to delete unfriendly comments, unless it becomes a flame war. You get a much better perspective on everything if you listen to all points of view and then make your own decision. Of course, this nugget of wisdom comes from the conflict-avoider queen ...

At any rate, I'm really glad that you are able to carve out that time to write. I love reading it. And I'm sure it's wonderful therapy for whatever ails you. I know I get the same thrill from writing that I do from reading something really good, and even though I doubt I'll ever try to sell anything (at least not any time soon, I need a lot more practice) I know it makes me a happier person.