I believe the appropriatte phrase is "lol what"

[sqbr]

So. I've been reading this anonymous fanfic fandom discussion meme and the discussion around it with mixed feelings. On the one hand, there's some interesting discussion of a type you don't see many other places, on the other there's some really vile nastiness and Fail, and specifically there's been some nasty attacks on people I like and respect. I thought to myself "How would I feel if people said that stuff about me? Not that I'm well known enough that anyone would bother."

I started a few vague pondery posts but couldn't articulate my thoughts, what with this chronic illness that makes me too sleepy to write coherently, answer my mail or deal with much of anything most of the time(*). (Achievement for today: opened windows to air out house, remembered to close them again)

But! I just found out that I am in fact one of the the secret minds behind the meme!

IT WAS SO SECRET EVEN I DIDN'T KNOW.

I know it's just one person and I'm sure 99% of the people on the meme would respond with either "Who?" or "What?" but since it's just bizarre rather than nasty I don't mind feeding the "troll".

Why they chose me of all people I have no idea. Is it the way I mod all those large fannish communities and love drama? The fact I've been so closely involved with the Vividcon discussion? WAIT NONE OF THOSE THINGS ARE TRUE. Oh! It's because I'm...Australian? o.O

Anyway, I'm not remotely offended or anything, just a bit wtf and amused. The really funny thing is I only noticed the thread while I was looking up the link to make a post saying "I know I said I wanted to talk about class in "Written by the Victors" but lol this is not me, if nothing else I don't do the anonymous thing. Still it's nice to know I wasn't the only person bothered by the plot."

On the off chance random people want to comment, keep in mind I am often too busy moderating thousands of comments on the meme ill to respond to comments in a hurry. If for some reason I do get anonymous trolls (which seems unlikely, but you never know) I may lock the post.

I'm posting this here rather than alias_sqbr since on the whole you guys are more involved in the relevant fannish communities and so will understand the context better.

(*)Those who knew me before I got cfs may be coughing politely at the implication that I was good at these things before :D

Comments

[softestbullet]

Ahaha. I always knew you were an evil mastermind.

[whatistigerbalm]

!!! You know, I saw that and thought "Hey, I know a Sophie!" but didn't mouseover so I missed that they actually meant you. I thought it was a joke like that Julia thing, whatever that was about. And yes, yes I am reading the whole thing and I'm also logged in so that I wouldn't be tempted.

[sqbr]

It did occur to me there might be some in-joke thing going on. It was still a deeply surreal moment.

I knew they didn't mean the actual sophie since...*checks* huh, ok, since I looked last it seems to have started actually being used. Well, it used to be a dead journal. Anyway, it's weird they went to the bother of obscuring my username.

Since writing this post I...I've commented on the meme anonymously. It was an incredibly innocuous passing on of info though, nothing I'd mind people linking back to me. I thought about staying logged in but I get the feeling that would Violate Community Norms. The whole anonymity thing is just so alien to the way I communicate! Though who knows, maybe this is the start of a downward spiral and in a month or two I will be the moderator of a giant anonymous meme or something.

[hl]

1) This is hilarious. lol what

2) I also posted on the failfandom thingie. The urge to be helpful was too strong, and it was pretty fun, so I may do it again. I'm not posting anything that I wouldn't (or that I already don't) post under my name, so... *shrugs*

3) The fanfic thing sounds like a good idea that could go dreadfully wrong without active mods.

[sqbr]

Yeah, the urge to help is a pretty powerful force :)

The fanfic thing sounds like a good idea that could go dreadfully wrong without active mods.

Pretty much. I'm curious to see what happens. Alas I have no interest in RPF so it may take a while before anything I know much about comes up for discussion.

[darkrose]

DO NOT GET ME STARTED on "Written by the Victors". I hate that fic with a burning passion.

[sqbr]

Of course now I'm curious, though if you genuinely don't want to get started that's ok :) But yeah, I liked some aspects of it a lot but was left with a very skeevy feeling that only increased when I saw how uncritically it was hailed as a Perfect Masterpiece.

[pseudo_tsuga]

I actually saw someone reccing your racebending revenge fancomic! So I guess this is all just a evil plot to make you a BNF, eh? *waggles eyebrows*

I have commented in a few of the threads and kept a general track on it because I like seeing what people have to say when they know they can't face any consequences for it whatsoever. It's actually pretty good in some places though some are, of course, the usual grudgewanking.

[sqbr]

OH HEY I JUST SAW THAT. Man there is nothing I love more than unexpectedly coming across some random person saying nice things about me.
*squees*
*hopes noone thinks it was me promoting myself*
*...realises it's maybe a little weird that I get singled out for praise as a white writer of one of the less biting stories...* (though from context it might just have been because it was a comic. Then again glockgal's was better imo)

*cough*

But yes. It is all part of my evil plan. First, I make mildly popular fancomics and femslash. Then, I take over fandom. Then, I make femslash and fancomics COMPULSORY! Bwahahaha!