They're not new. (The Teabaggers, I mean.) They're not likely to go away, nor to be more honest about their claims or their identities. And they'll continue to attempt to bring their anti-OTW vitriol into every discussion that seems remotely welcoming to it.
I'm sure it's just a matter of time before someone grumbles about Fanlore missing a couple of refs somewhere, and they'll jump in screeching about the OTW's attempt to own all of fandom everywhere online.
My advice ('cos hey, you *totally* need advice from some random commenter on the internet! that's just what you were waiting for, right? Okay, ignore the word advice. My intent, when I get dragged into these things...) is to point out the flaws in their comments (when you can't just walk away, and I really, *really* get that one), and make very clear that you're *not* conflating those issues with whatever the original post was about.
Because it's always soothing, when you post a rant, when someone agrees with the rant. And annoying when someone slaps your defenders. Even if the agreement was skewed and rantish on its own, and even if the slap was well-deserved.
I don't care how salvidar_as reacts to the thread; it's pretty obvious she's already made up her mind, and is unwilling to support her claims or state her identity. I *do* care how merricatk reacts; I'd like her to like the OTW & AO3. Or at least be less uneasy about the idea of hosting her fic at AO3.
(Um. That's possibly TL;DR. FWIW, I pretty much agree with you; I think I just have different snapping points. I find the "not real academics" concept so laughable I couldn't figure out who was supposed to take it seriously, so it didn't particularly bother me.)
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Date: 2010-01-03 08:19 pm (UTC)I'm sure it's just a matter of time before someone grumbles about Fanlore missing a couple of refs somewhere, and they'll jump in screeching about the OTW's attempt to own all of fandom everywhere online.
My advice ('cos hey, you *totally* need advice from some random commenter on the internet! that's just what you were waiting for, right? Okay, ignore the word advice. My intent, when I get dragged into these things...) is to point out the flaws in their comments (when you can't just walk away, and I really, *really* get that one), and make very clear that you're *not* conflating those issues with whatever the original post was about.
Because it's always soothing, when you post a rant, when someone agrees with the rant. And annoying when someone slaps your defenders. Even if the agreement was skewed and rantish on its own, and even if the slap was well-deserved.
I don't care how
(Um. That's possibly TL;DR. FWIW, I pretty much agree with you; I think I just have different snapping points. I find the "not real academics" concept so laughable I couldn't figure out who was supposed to take it seriously, so it didn't particularly bother me.)