#6 - Shea Weber and Erik Johnson feel the Lovejoy

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Re: Fic Discussion! - Seafoam

[(Anonymous)]

ayrt

why does it being screened or not matter?

Because that's all meme can plausibly do. Really, it is. We can condemn it and screen it, we can't take the keyboard out of the sociopaths hands.

everyone has different things that they're willing to take. some people don't even have to have hate directed at them personally for them to delete their fic or give up on a fic they're already writing.

This is true. I agree. But what does that mean for other people's behavior? I have severe phone anxiety, for instance, but I'm not advocating for social norms that mean I don't have to call to make appointments. We have to be able to set norms which are plausible and fair to both sides. There is literally zero discussion of fic, or of anything in the fandom, that has no potential for putting authors off -- your point concedes that. So unless we want to close meme, we need to differentiate between "acceptable, even with possible negative externalities" and "unacceptable."

i'm not sure where you're getting the impression that people think meme is the main reason this fandom can be a pit sometimes. nobody has said that!

People losing their shit when people point out the fact that it is worse elsewhere certainly seems like it. Things can be bad or negative, without being worse. I think there are good indications that CWM's retreat, for instance, had nothing to do with meme. When people start having vapors about people pointing that out, or pointing out that anon tumblr hate is way the fuck worse than anything that happens on this meme, even screened, it certainly seems like they are giving meme way more importance than it has.

I guess my point is, what's your line? Meme, to me, for all that it has flaws, seems like it's doing a good job keeping on the "acceptable" level of chilling effect on writing. A lunatic insulting one's children, exploiting one's mental illnesses, ridiculing one's gender identity, etc etc because someone had the gall to write a story on the internet is way the fuck past that line. That's why I keep saying it's worse elsewhere and it's important to remember that.

Re: Fic Discussion! - Seafoam

[(Anonymous)]

+a million. I think this is the best comment I've read so far.

Re: Fic Discussion! - Seafoam

[(Anonymous)]

da

Yes this, thank you.

*was doxxed before, it was years ago, but still have the urge to look over shoulder just in case it happens again*