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[jacebhw]

What the fuck is up with all the MNFF-related drama?

EDIT - I have reposted this entry publicly, seeing as I don't have every party involved on my flist. If you're not on my flist and have been sent a link to this entry: read it, comment if you like, but be respectful.

I'm friends with a lot of present/former mods, and there's this issue with this

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[ebilgatoloco]

LOL!

I agree with you Jacie. I'm a "current" mod but I'm not always there so I can't honestly say I have an opinion on the matter at hand. However, I don't know what the big deal is. So who cares that a book was published? I think people are being petty, to be honest. In a nutshell, I don't give a shit about this book business. I also really don't know anything about drama since I don't think I have as many MNFFers on my f-list as you or others do so I've been "spared" any melodrama. I think. Or maybe I'm not reading between the lines very well.

The truth of the matter is that I'm only sporadically on the site as it is, and I should probably have my modly privileges revoked. The thing is I stopped caring about HP and MNFF when DH came out with its shitty epilogue because, like you, THAT alone almost ruined the entire series for me. THIS is the reason I started being more active on LJ HP Communities instead, but even they aren't spared of the drama. 0_______o

I was going to leave back in Dec. 2007 but stuck around helping MQ at TTB -- But I have noticed the site has been engulfed in nothing but childish drama. Granted, I'm more "active" now than I was back in 2008 when I only lurked in TTB with my non-mod status so I was highly oblivious to a lot of this drama. And since I've gone back, I can't help but notice that only certain mods seem to be doing a bulk of the work. I'm not going to say I'm one of them 'cause I'm not. If anything I just go on cruise control and see what's going on, but I do my share when I'm there. I mean, TTB isn't exactly a "small forum" and running the Gauntlet has been a bitch since MQ left - near impossible in my opinion. I don't know how she did it.

Like VV commented, people [mods and USERS] just randomly disappear and don't even say why or when they're coming back to help out with that particular project. When I went on impromptu hiatus in May of this year -- I at least left a comment in the mod forum and on my siggy. Yes, it was impromptu and possibly an inconvenience but if I was going to stick around longer then I needed it 'cause I was about to try hacking into the main site and blowing up MNFF. I'm not pointing fingers either. I'm just stating the obvious.

Here's my thing though, if former mods are bitching about the book and the site, then they can come back and help run it. Stop whining 'cause the ones who ARE there in the middle of the fucking chaos [dealing with hate!mail from users and other shit] are doing the best they can, but as you said, we also have lives outside of MNFF -- things we want to do instead of getting told off by users for a VOLUNTEER job!

I mean, one of the main reasons I left moddom the FIRST time was because of the ungratefulness of users combined with the fact that it started sucking up ALL of my spare time. I think I was working more for MNFF than for my RL job! W.T.F?! >.0

I know you didn't ask for a flippin' essay here. It's just my two cents, and you know how I am with drama. I stay away from it as much as possible. My life is too complicated as it is without adding internet crap on top of it. So I agree with you. BOTH sides are being immature.

/soapbox.

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