Trolls, sockpuppetry and BNFs...

[_xehra]

I have just spent the last hour reading bad_penny, a chronicle of the weirdest shit to go down in HP fandom, over at journalfen.

If you haven't checked it out already, the story begins here, kiddiesI'm now thinking back to my fandom activities during that time and reaching one conclusion: thank Eru I was still in the throes of LOTR fandom

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[_xehra]

Thanks :) I wanted something from my holiday to cheer me up a bit, I've been a bit MEH since getting back.

As for HP fandom, it's just batshit crazy, mate. I've still got a few more chapters to read tonight to finish the entre saga!

[eucalyptus]

I also spent hours reading it. Aaaand I can't even begin to grasp the enormity of it. SO glad I wasn't in fandom back then. And so glad I've never wanted to friend those people. Not that they can't be nice or anything, I'm sure they are, but still.

As for the header, I use this layout, and I don't think there IS a way to fix it. You mean sizing, right? Look at my journal. This layout shrinks with the resolution of the browser, and yet, your header won't. If you find that magic code though, can you share?! :D

[_xehra]

My mind is still pretty much boggled, and I haven't even read the last chapters yet!
I keep thinking to myself "...and where the hell was I when all this shit happened??" I vaguely remember thinking CassieClaire was funny when she did the VSDs, but as for all the rest of it... yeah. Batshit crazy, that fandom. I'm glad I've stayed on the periphery!

Re: my header, I'm just going to adjust my journal width so everything lines up for me in my browser :) That way I'm happy, and also blissfully unaware how awful it may look to everyone else :p So the magic code continues to elude me for now! I really like your journal though - the colours are awesome!

[culurien]

Having read the entire 10 chapters and the epilogue, I feel qualified to say, Holy shit.

I vaguely remember Cassie Claire mentioning a stalker over on her VSD journal, and being disgusted by the entire HP fandom buying her a new laptop, but most of this I had no idea. Wow. This is the biggest thing I've heard of since the Jordan Wood/Bit of Earth scandal.

Fandom is teh crazy!:D

P.S. Love the new layout. Look at that greeeeeen water.

[_xehra]

Holy Shit just about sums it up. Although I'll add a OMGWTFBBQ for good measure :p
Isn't it just... mad? Crazy? Whatever. HP fandom is just so weird.

Somebody should do the same thing and tell the story of the BOE scandal, I never heard the full details of that one!

And thanks :) I made it to remind me of one perfect day I had in southern Thailand :)

[luthien_black]

Oh, I haven't had time to finish it yet. But I can't believe how soapy it is. Can you imagine how JK Rowling would feel if she found out about it all (in fact she may well have already).

But I want a sockpuppet sooo badly. I know! We can create sockpuppets to fangirl each other and then it won't seem suspicious at all...

Oh, and I love the new header. It makes me very jealous :)

[_xehra]

It's got it all - trolls, flames, stalkers, religious debate, lawyers, BNFs, slash and fandom! Someone should make a movie.
Poor JK, I wonder if she sometimes regrets the beast she spawned when HP fandom exploded?

We should totally do the sockpuppet thing. I shall call mine lb_rawks and fangirl you in spammy posts!

And thanks, I'm well pleased with the header myself - a little slice of Thailand to remind me of my trip :)

[luthien_black]

Yeah baby, and you can be msx_pwns and I'll extol your virtues everywhere I go :). And do it in rly big font so every1 seez it LOLZ !!!1!one!!!11.

(I'm hoping that sounded very forced...)

[_xehra]

LOLZ, that would be liek hawesome!!1!
OMGsoKewL!!!!