mithrigil, lassarina and halcyonjazz have done the unpopular opinions fandom meme, and I have a shitload of unpopular opinions, which I will talk about here.
A few people in fandom knew Novik's fannish identity, and this made its way back to Laura, and it got posted to fanhistory. But it was already secret common knowledge, you know?
And I don't have qualms about the way she's making money off of fandom. It was going to happen somehow, at least she has a vested interest in fandom.
But I do think it all goes back to all the cool kids are hating on Laura, and I hate the cool kids. I tried playing the fandom popularity contes years and years ago, and now I've decided to just stay out of it all together. I know I lose some things from taking that route - there are so many people on LJ I'd like to talk to more and make friendships with, but I got burned way too much before.
I don't object to her making money off fandom. I just think that it's a really asinine thing to do to (as I understand it, and my understanding of the facts may be faulty) specifically and explicitly link someone's fannish identity to their real name, and then claim innocence because "s/he should have protected it better so it's not my fault." I think it kind of violates a general idea of good Internet/fandom behaviour, and while I don't really care what the 'cool kids' are doing, I personally find that type of behaviour unacceptable.
It's always possible, though, that I misunderstood her actions or statements, and if that's the case I'm willing to reconsider.
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(Naomi Novik was outed? Was this part of Laura Hale being a cuntketeer?)
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And I don't have qualms about the way she's making money off of fandom. It was going to happen somehow, at least she has a vested interest in fandom.
But I do think it all goes back to all the cool kids are hating on Laura, and I hate the cool kids. I tried playing the fandom popularity contes years and years ago, and now I've decided to just stay out of it all together. I know I lose some things from taking that route - there are so many people on LJ I'd like to talk to more and make friendships with, but I got burned way too much before.
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It's always possible, though, that I misunderstood her actions or statements, and if that's the case I'm willing to reconsider.
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