Unwritten laws of fandom #17
Sep. 12th, 2004 02:03 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
graculusIn every forum, mailing list or other place where people gather online, there must be a regular retread of the following:
Initiator: Why are you always talking about A rather than B? Why are you so mean to character C in this episode? Why do you hate character D so much, it's because you're jealous of her, isn't it? You're all so negative, you bunch of meanieheads and haters, you'll make tptb cry! [delete as appropriate]
Response: Well, why don't you talk about B? Or tell us what you thought of that episode? Or even tell us why you like character D and why we're wrong so wrong (preferably without resorting to namecalling, please)? [delete as appropriate]
*pause to watch the tumbleweed blow past in the echoing silence*
Rinse and repeat ad nauseam.
You'd think the pattern was obvious to everyone by now, but I guess there are always new people coming into fandom...
Initiator: Why are you always talking about A rather than B? Why are you so mean to character C in this episode? Why do you hate character D so much, it's because you're jealous of her, isn't it? You're all so negative, you bunch of meanieheads and haters, you'll make tptb cry! [delete as appropriate]
Response: Well, why don't you talk about B? Or tell us what you thought of that episode? Or even tell us why you like character D and why we're wrong so wrong (preferably without resorting to namecalling, please)? [delete as appropriate]
*pause to watch the tumbleweed blow past in the echoing silence*
Rinse and repeat ad nauseam.
You'd think the pattern was obvious to everyone by now, but I guess there are always new people coming into fandom...
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Date: 2004-09-12 06:22 am (UTC)Er, um, I mean: Bugger, there she is, posting again. Never shuts up! *rolls eyes*
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Date: 2004-09-12 08:47 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2004-09-12 08:30 am (UTC)YOU'RE ALL BASTARDS!!
Then unsub again.
I don't believe in furthering fandom stereotypes. ;-)
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Date: 2004-09-12 08:46 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2004-09-12 09:15 am (UTC)You believe the best of people too, don't you?
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Date: 2004-09-12 09:29 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2004-09-12 11:24 am (UTC)And hang on a sec, what do you mean not everyone likes the same thing. I suppose you'll be telling me next that LOTR was worth watching...
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Date: 2004-09-12 11:44 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2004-09-12 07:51 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2004-09-13 12:57 am (UTC)AHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAH
Date: 2004-09-12 07:50 pm (UTC)(no really... there is such a thing as bad attention)
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Date: 2004-09-12 12:02 pm (UTC)Only, they tend to do it rudely.
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Date: 2004-09-12 12:17 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2004-09-12 06:29 pm (UTC)Xochiquetzl's Inner Voice: No, your opinion isn't valued because you're a shit-stirring passive-aggressive troll. Plzdikthxbi.
Moderator: God damn it, Xochi, that was your outside voice!
Xochiquetzl: Oops.