"A lie can run around the world before the truth can get its boots on"

[narcissam]

I've already made this statement on Journalfen. Now I'm posting it here. It's probably all that I'll say about this over here on LJ. People can defriend me if they like over this, but I feel it has to be said.

Since I'm thanked as a source in the MsScribe affair, I'll explain my connection

Comments

[mafdet]

I was tangentially splattered by the GT wank (mostly through the fandom_scruples thing). And I'm angry on behalf of my friends who WERE dragged through the mud. But not angry at you, or anyone else but one or two people. You can guess who I'm really angry at.

The rest? Were just bit players who got sucked in by the principal's charm and wit and plausibility. I mean she really did have a lot of charisma and drive. Too bad she used it to such petty ends and stepped on so many people in the process. I imagine a LOT of people were taken in by her. And no one wants to admit that they've been had.

As for FA, I agree with you. Most of the people involved in the day-to-day running of the site don't have anything to do with this, and should not be blamed. As it is, I hardly ever visit FA anymore though I do have a couple of fics archived there. And I might have more, as I like how they accept chaptered fics, etc. The fora I avoid as far too wanky, but that's hardly the mods' fault.

[mattador]

That's an interesting read. Like you, I'd only seen the other side of that before, and this... makes things make a LOT more sense than what I saw.

[sonetka]

Sweet stuttering Jesus. People have gotten PhDs for less research and story-untangling than went into this (and I mean this in an entirely complimentary way, NM - in ten or twenty years, you could get a really excellent book out of this and things like this - Folie A Net, anyone?). This was mostly Before My Time, as they say - the only bit I remember is light_music wigging out at the Robert E. Lee/Harriet Tubman icon

[persephone_kore]

I kind of remember fandom_scruples and people gleefully angling to get on the list. I also remember hearing that Gryffindor Tower was shutting down and thinking it was surprising and sad on general principles, but also wondering who the heck they were. I guess I came in during their isolationist period, or it was just my general oblivion.

[prettyveela]

:(

[pelirroja_ljc]

I'm sorry about that, and I hope that everyone who was hurt by this will take my own apology in good faith. And know that, well it took a long time, but I know the truth now. And I believe you.

Props to you for admitting you were wrong. Not a lot of people are willing to do that.