Rant.
I need to bitch.
BUT BEFORE THAT! Please go fill out this poll. I REALLY, REALLY, REALLY want more opinions.
So, I happened to check an entry over at tsuyaka. I don't know why. There's never any useful information there anyway. *shrugs*
But I was looking at the comments and someone had a question about LANDS' upcoming album. And I had the answer. I figured I'd be nice and answer it so the person wouldn't have to wait for Tsuyaka to come around. Anyway, in our comment exchange, I used two different icons: the one I have for this post, and my Gokusen "First Date" one. The thing is, Tsuyaka has this ridiculously stupid rule about using pairing icons. I would've ignored the rule anyway if I had any pairing icons, but, well, the Akame frowning icon in this entry is an unaltered picture of our heroes. Certainly, Tsuyaka wouldn't yell at me for using an official picture as an icon. The other icon is a mostly unaltered screencap from Gokusen 2005. All I added was the text. Even the heart was originally there. It's definitely a pairing icon, but since it doesn't involve anyone in KAT-TUN (because Hayato and Ryu are not in KAT-TUN. AND THEY'RE NOT REAL), I figured it was okay.
Apparently not.
Screen prints follow, since one of my comments was screened.
Irrelevant comments have been ignored, but you can view the whole thread here.
Edit:
LOL!!!!!
They responded, but they either deleted or screened their comment, so I'll just copy and paste from email:
Neither. Though frienship is admitted.
You could ask this by PM since it doesn't concert the news directly as written in the profile, but i'll answer you here, we are 10 persons (sometimes more) working here and all of us have our own preferences regarding what we like and what not, everyone out there is just like us, to avoid conflic, discussions etc between ourselves and people who come to read that would distract from the main purpouse of this place, that is, news, pairings and also rumors, gossip etc are forbidden since they have nothing to do with actual and real news.
Those who want to talk about their favourite pairings can do so in the respective paring communities and their own LJ.
It may look so for you but for us and many people who have already complimented us for stablishing it, it's an important rule, so please, respect us.
And my response:
And I think that's the end of that.
I realize that it's their journal and they can do what they want with it, but... because they seem to be homophobic assholes, they are sucking a bit of the joy out of fandom. I mean, why does it matter what icon someone uses in their comment?! Guh.
*breathes* Ok. I feel better now. It's been awhile since I could really bitch about fandom. (Mainly because I've been kinda absent from it.)
BUT BEFORE THAT! Please go fill out this poll. I REALLY, REALLY, REALLY want more opinions.
So, I happened to check an entry over at tsuyaka. I don't know why. There's never any useful information there anyway. *shrugs*
But I was looking at the comments and someone had a question about LANDS' upcoming album. And I had the answer. I figured I'd be nice and answer it so the person wouldn't have to wait for Tsuyaka to come around. Anyway, in our comment exchange, I used two different icons: the one I have for this post, and my Gokusen "First Date" one. The thing is, Tsuyaka has this ridiculously stupid rule about using pairing icons. I would've ignored the rule anyway if I had any pairing icons, but, well, the Akame frowning icon in this entry is an unaltered picture of our heroes. Certainly, Tsuyaka wouldn't yell at me for using an official picture as an icon. The other icon is a mostly unaltered screencap from Gokusen 2005. All I added was the text. Even the heart was originally there. It's definitely a pairing icon, but since it doesn't involve anyone in KAT-TUN (because Hayato and Ryu are not in KAT-TUN. AND THEY'RE NOT REAL), I figured it was okay.
Apparently not.
Screen prints follow, since one of my comments was screened.
Irrelevant comments have been ignored, but you can view the whole thread here.
Edit:
LOL!!!!!
They responded, but they either deleted or screened their comment, so I'll just copy and paste from email:
Neither. Though frienship is admitted.
You could ask this by PM since it doesn't concert the news directly as written in the profile, but i'll answer you here, we are 10 persons (sometimes more) working here and all of us have our own preferences regarding what we like and what not, everyone out there is just like us, to avoid conflic, discussions etc between ourselves and people who come to read that would distract from the main purpouse of this place, that is, news, pairings and also rumors, gossip etc are forbidden since they have nothing to do with actual and real news.
Those who want to talk about their favourite pairings can do so in the respective paring communities and their own LJ.
It may look so for you but for us and many people who have already complimented us for stablishing it, it's an important rule, so please, respect us.
And my response:
And I think that's the end of that.
I realize that it's their journal and they can do what they want with it, but... because they seem to be homophobic assholes, they are sucking a bit of the joy out of fandom. I mean, why does it matter what icon someone uses in their comment?! Guh.
*breathes* Ok. I feel better now. It's been awhile since I could really bitch about fandom. (Mainly because I've been kinda absent from it.)