The Worst Pern Site Ever (And That's Saying Something)

[sockunderasock]

The Pern fandom has outdone itself this time with a new incarnation of an old site. Things seemed like they were going reasonably well for us and then everything took a turn for the horrible. I'm placing the majority of this rant under a cut, but I'd like to preface this rant with an extra warning: this site is bad. It is very, very bad and the

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[floptacular]

Would it be possible to get a link to this site? I'm intensely interested to see the sort of characters they have playing in Dragonriders of Gor.

[sockunderasock]

Oh, they have a very nice selection. One admin is even playing the unofficial Weyr torturer! He's charming. I'll send you a link.

[vikingconqueror]

Requesting a link, too, please! I need to see this train wreck for myself.

[sockunderasock]

Sent.

[dragon_infusion]

I saw the trigger warning and yet I read it anyway. I only have myself to blame.

Ugggh this is absolutely disgusting. Please tell they're gonna get shut down.

[gizzybiscuits]

Apparently they broke over 9000 site rules, so if its reported it should be. No clue where to start on that one though.

[lyradical]

It's been reported twice. I'm close to doing it myself, too. So it should get deleted eventually.

[venusrain]

Do you have to be a member to report a site? Because I don't want to be associated with the site at all and I can't find a report link.

e: wait, figured it out. Why I have to go such a roundabout way is beyond me.

[invisible_fool]

Fresh out the shower, and already I feel dirty again. What a waste of hot water.

Nothing more to add except more ewww's to add to the others.

[wind_voyager]

It is pretty EWWWWWWWWWw worthy

[gizzybiscuits]

Deformities will not be allowed in candidates. Missing limbs, blindness, being deaf, and, to a lesser extent, severe mental trauma are all enough to get a candidate removed from the chance to stand.

But

Isn't there basically rape everywhere

So isn't 'severe mental trauma' kind of a given

I don't know, my eyes kind of glazed over and skimmed.

[lyradical]

silly billy, men don't get rape trauma, they all want it! and the women that do Impress are the Weyrpets and it's ~true love~!

would not be surprised if the admins actually thought that tbh.

[adar_abelle]

That's what I thought as soon as I saw that!

Honestly, I joined before the warning/before reading thinking "oh, slavery by riders (not realizing they meant sexually)? Well I'd love to hold a plot as a rider who opposes that and/or someone who wants to impress and infiltrate the power structure to change it." Then I started looking around / talking to people and oh man.

Scariest bit- after extensive discussion DEFENDING allowing pedophilic rape when I mentioned being uncomfortable with that, one of the admins mentions being pregnant. That's right, your friendly local pedophile-apologizers ARE GOING TO HAVE KIDS SOON.

Friend and I decided to make characters to show them what rape trauma is really like (it's not cute, it's not funny, it's NOT something that becomes 'true love as soon as master realizes he lurves his slave') but at this point even to troll, I can't be a member there any longer. Just awful.

[micalcetin]

It's....with people like that, it's almost impossible to troll. You just have to run. Because nothing you do will ever get through to them.

I USED TO JOIN SITES TO RP OUT THE REALISTIC CONSEQUENCES OF HORRIFIC HOUSE RULES, JUST LIKE YOU. AND THEN I TOOK A TERRIFYING FANBASE TO THE KNEE.

[this_is_my_sock]

[micalcetin]

BE MY FRIEND. FOREVER.

[this_is_my_sock]

[micalcetin]