*puts on mean face*

[miss_tress]

I'm usually pretty easy going when it comes to fandom. I know everyone has different opinions and I know that's going to cause arguments. I usually only put my two cents out there when it's something that really riles me up. I'm pretty sure the last time I felt like this it was the stupid Smut Box

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My .02

[acampbell]

I support what you both say, and I'm probably going to sound really dim here, but I find I have to pick & choose my battles in fandom; for example, my first fandom kerfluffle back in 2003, involving the wednesday100 community, was VICIOUS, and several of us got reamed just for making a cordial suggestion to the community about how to improve the weekly 100 word drabble activity. How dare we!?! The vitriol was truly amazing.

Even as recently as last fall, I posted an opinion on the Squirrel kerfluffle and was immediately dropped by several people who ordinarily tend to pride themselves on being magnamimous and "not taking sides" in fandom. I guess that's what I get for making a critical remark about an LJ-er who, for some incomprehensible reason, is a fandom favorite.

I guess it's no great loss all in all, but I made the personal decision a while ago to involve myself only if the subject was really important to me. The Squirrel Kerfluffle, in retrospect, was not.

Sometimes, as with the svmaria kerfluffle, I'll post a reaction opinion after things die down, which seems to go over better.

And I'm definitely with you guys in that I hate to see people being hateful to others over some fictional characters, much as we all may love these characters, and hold them important to us.

All just FWIW.

Re: My .02

[hoperoy]

At this point, I think I'm going to just try to remove myself from all the crap. It's not worth it.

Maybe I'm missing something, but what does your icon stand for?

Re: My .02

[acampbell]

Nothing--it's just a cartoon character, Brak. I've had it since my early days on LJ.

This'll all die down, like everything else. Summer/hiatus always seems to bring out the kerfluffles.