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)