It’s a shame warnings like this have to be sent out, but forewarned is forearmed. Thanks, Servetus.
Sorry to have to mention these, but again based on things I and other experienced fans have been seeing throughout Armitageworld and in blogospheres that touch on ours:
1. Requests or insistence by people that a blogger reveal one’s real life identity for a follow, or in order to come into contact, or in order to obtain access, often couched in the claim that one cannot be taken seriously under a pseudonym. First, be aware that pseudonymity is a perfectly legitimate status for a blogger (pseudonymity and anonymity are not the same thing — here is an explanation of the difference) or for anyone (here is a list of famous authors who use pseudonyms). There’s also nothing wrong with being “out” — as I have been for almost the last year — but it should be a decision contemplated for a while and taken in full awareness of its…
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I saw some of those nastygrams at a tumblr account I was reading and thought I recognized some familiar phrases.
‘Old’ fans and new, we are a disparate 😉 group but I think I speak for all of us when I say ‘Thank you for disposing of the garbage’ so we don’t have to see it.
Yeah, she (I assume it was a she) wasn’t just disparaging me, she was taking pot shots at the fandom in general and nothing says I have to accept or condone that at my own blog. I don’t think any of us need to feed the trolls right now. The words and phrasing seem to be repetitive—I think, as Serv has said, it’s a small number of people using different names and accounts to spread their junk.
I’m familiar with this sort of poster, who seems to think that they are superior to all fans who don’t share the same pov about certain matters. In some venues they actually feel condident enough to strut around (metaphorically speaking) and tell them, but elsewhere (like the nicer blogs and other people’s tumblrs) they retreat behind their anon screen.
Btw, have you seen this? http://wordstoreplacemyscream.wordpress.com/2014/12/29/the-mean-girl-challenge/