Journal Layouts and Shipping Wars

[phoenixcries]

I dunno if you guys have noticed, but I seem to be changing my journal layout a lot lately. I just can't really find one I like a lot, so it'll probably change several more times soon. Just a fair warning.

Also, I read THIS the other day, and think that everyone else should read it, too. It's specifically relating to the Pokémon fandom, but the

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[gin_gen]

I've noticed the layout changes! n_n/ I like this one, because it shows the little task bar at the top so I can log iiiin~

Ship wars. :C I pretend they're not there. *SHOT*

I'm glad you're co-worker's been keeping you company! ♥ It's always great to have someone like that. Hope you feel better soon! ♥

[phoenixcries]

Did the topbar thing not show up on the previous layout? Hmm, it was showing fine for me. Weird. Ah well, I like this layout better than the last one anyway.

I try to ignore them, but then again, sometimes it's difficult. People suck sometimes. =.=;

He's such a sweetheart. I feel really bad for him though, because apparently he keeps getting rejected by girls he likes, and yet he's one of the coolest, nicest guys ever. We've bonded over our nerdiness. xD

[sira]

Thank you for the link! That was a really great read and I agree with it as well.

chaosrocket's experience as commented on that post is... just. It really really horrifies me. I never realized it got that bad, and I'm so glad I've never personally been able to witness that kind of behaviour. Ugh. Fandom, sometimes you really really suck.

[phoenixcries]

No problem! Like I said, I want as many people to see it as possible.

I know! It's horrible that people like that exist. Who really gets that worked up over fictional characters? I just can't imagine it... I mean, I know it's out there, but really? What's the point? Odds are you're never going to meet these people in real life and even if you did, it's not like fandom is the central core of everyones' beings. Sheesh.

[sira]

I know, seriously. I mean, I get annoyed by things, but I'm not going to write a goddamn story about how this annoying person got BEATEN UP AND RAPED for liking something I didn't. What the hell.

Besides, it's a lot more satisfying to engage others in friendly, intelligent debates, if you have to 'fight' about it. You both usually end up learning something, even if you don't agree with each other. I wish more shippers realized this.

[phoenixcries]

Exactly! What kind of person do you have to be to wish that on someone, even if just in fanfic? Fandom should not change your life for the worse, even if someone disagrees with you.

I agree. I certainly have pairings that I support over any others, but that doesn't mean I'm unwilling to listen to others' thoughts on their pairings versus mine. I enjoy seeing other peoples' take on things, and I've made friends in the past doing just that.

[naemamuikey]

I added you with this layout, but I like the blueness! ♥ But haha, I also have a tendency to change layouts too... but I don't know how to or can be bothered to learn to make my own layouts, and dunno where else I can use from.

And... shipping wars. No comment. I'll probably agree with what they said or something, but... no thanks, too much drama for me.

[phoenixcries]

Yeah, I'm pretty fond of the blueness, too! XD Yeah, I don't make my own layouts, I wouldn't even know where to begin with that. I get most of the ones I'm using from mintyapple. There's a ton there.

Yeah, I can understand that. I'd probably just stay out of it, but it really bothers me some of the things that people do because of their ships. =.=;

[naemamuikey]

Ahahaha, yeah, blue can be so nice. And hahaha, same. I can edit SOME stuff in the CSS, like font colors and stuff lol. Mostly stuff that I recognize and that I know is like, allowed to "mess" around with. And ooh, thanks.

OMFG, WHERE DID YOU GET THAT SOREN ICON? I LOVE IT. I LOVE SOREN.

And I'm sure... When I was a mod at the SPPf ( Serebii's forums ), there's always some kind of shipping drama shit there and my other friends who are mods there would have such a hassle. :/

[phoenixcries]

Yeah, I know very basic html tags, so if there's little things in layouts somebody else made that I want to change, I can do that. But other than that, it's all gibberish to me. XD You're welcome!

I don't have the link to the exact post for that icon, but the maker is interstellar. :D It's a really pretty icon, I like it despite the fact that it's Soren. XD

That's because people are stupid and think that they're ship is better than all the others and that it's OMGCANONHOWDAREYOUSHIPSOMETHINGELSE!! I hate people sometimes lol. Actually some days I'd want to mod a shipping forum just so I can tell people to grow up and realize they're not more important than everyone else.