Those people don't know what the hell they're talking about. You are wonderful. They totally get off on paranoia and I have loads of that to begin with so they really don't need to work hard at it.
You know how it's easier to believe something negative about yourself than something positive... it's completely true.
Maybe I am the most annoying person in fandom. Maybe I can't write worth shit. Maybe "their" opinion shouldn't matter to me. But it does, because I share some of those friends who post to the anon site and I just keep wondering why I'm the one who gets bashed while they... are revered, or labeled as the nicest people in fandom or funniest or whatever.
I especially enjoyed the comment about how it was probably my own friends wanking me. I'd really like to know who those "friends" are so that I can defriend them. Because anyone who does that isn't worth my time.
They're sheep and they take their opinions and impose them on other people. If you disagree you're labeled a "white knight" and that's just horrifying. If you try to react positively to anything you're shunned.
And it's anon, so it could be anyone. Absolutely anyone.
I saw it coming, C, and I still wasn't prepared for it. As soon as the fic started getting a positive response I knew that things were going to end badly. And all those posts about how people would have still left feedback even if they'd known who the author was, just really seemed like bullshit.
Yes, it hurts. Yes, it's poison. Yes, I'll probably be going back today.
You've gotta do what you've gotta do. I just know, for me, it's not a place to go. I don't need that kinda crap in my life.
I get what you're saying about knowing there are people there that you know (that you possibly trust) but the investigative process is undoubtedly unreliable. You'll never know for sure, and couldn't it possibly stir mistrust with everyone you do associate with? I mean, you'll know it's not me saying anything since I've ~flounced *g* but you know, there's always the chance that's it's someone you know being a complete douchebag.
As for those that are liked--they are just as likely to get put on the shit list should they do something that someone perceives as worthy of criticism, or if, you know, someone gets bored and just makes something up.
*shakes head* It just depresses me to even think about it.
Those people don't know what the hell they're talking about. You are wonderful. They totally get off on paranoia and I have loads of that to begin with so they really don't need to work hard at it.
You know how it's easier to believe something negative about yourself than something positive... it's completely true.
Maybe I am the most annoying person in fandom. Maybe I can't write worth shit. Maybe "their" opinion shouldn't matter to me. But it does, because I share some of those friends who post to the anon site and I just keep wondering why I'm the one who gets bashed while they... are revered, or labeled as the nicest people in fandom or funniest or whatever.
I especially enjoyed the comment about how it was probably my own friends wanking me. I'd really like to know who those "friends" are so that I can defriend them. Because anyone who does that isn't worth my time.
They're sheep and they take their opinions and impose them on other people. If you disagree you're labeled a "white knight" and that's just horrifying. If you try to react positively to anything you're shunned.
And it's anon, so it could be anyone. Absolutely anyone.
I saw it coming, C, and I still wasn't prepared for it. As soon as the fic started getting a positive response I knew that things were going to end badly. And all those posts about how people would have still left feedback even if they'd known who the author was, just really seemed like bullshit.
Yes, it hurts. Yes, it's poison. Yes, I'll probably be going back today.
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I get what you're saying about knowing there are people there that you know (that you possibly trust) but the investigative process is undoubtedly unreliable. You'll never know for sure, and couldn't it possibly stir mistrust with everyone you do associate with? I mean, you'll know it's not me saying anything since I've ~flounced *g* but you know, there's always the chance that's it's someone you know being a complete douchebag.
As for those that are liked--they are just as likely to get put on the shit list should they do something that someone perceives as worthy of criticism, or if, you know, someone gets bored and just makes something up.
*shakes head* It just depresses me to even think about it.
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