My take on furry drama
Feb. 10th, 2006 12:24 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
altivoIt's time for furry fandom to grow up.
I see Sibe (or rather just news of him, as far as I can tell) is back again and people are pulling each other's ears and hair out over the troll once more.
When will we learn that this is just exactly what Sibe and his ilk want to have happen? We play right into the hands of a troll when we respond, and then end up flaming each other over it. Grow up folks.
No, I don't like Sibe, I don't approve of his behavior, and I don't want anything to do with him. So don't accuse me of taking his side. On the other hand, I can't resist pointing out the hypocrisy here. I'm absolutely certain that many or most of those who scream "OMG, Sibe!" at the very hint of his name, and condemn his piracy of art work, have shared and downloaded pirate copies of music and videos. Guess what, folks. It's the same thing, ethically. We have here a case of the pot calling the kettle black. And of course Sibe loves that.
The trolls are hungry, no, desperate, for attention. They want to stir up drama, make us fight among ourselves, get onto the news in any way possible (yes, even by being arrested and hauled off to jail.) The best answer to such behavior, whether in a two year old or a twenty nine year old, is to ignore it. Don't countenance it with recognition, and above all, don't let it polarize the community into factions who give each other black eyes over the stupidity and attention-seeking of someone who is, in the end, just an outsider trying to gather a following.
The same applies to Something Awful, Portal of Evil, Worst of the Net, VCL Horrors, and all the other sad little groups who can't think of anything else to do with themselves but throw sticks at people who aren't "just like them." The best and most powerful revenge against such folks is to completely ignore them. They can't stand it, and will look for targets that provide more entertainment when abused with sharp sticks.
I see Sibe (or rather just news of him, as far as I can tell) is back again and people are pulling each other's ears and hair out over the troll once more.
When will we learn that this is just exactly what Sibe and his ilk want to have happen? We play right into the hands of a troll when we respond, and then end up flaming each other over it. Grow up folks.
No, I don't like Sibe, I don't approve of his behavior, and I don't want anything to do with him. So don't accuse me of taking his side. On the other hand, I can't resist pointing out the hypocrisy here. I'm absolutely certain that many or most of those who scream "OMG, Sibe!" at the very hint of his name, and condemn his piracy of art work, have shared and downloaded pirate copies of music and videos. Guess what, folks. It's the same thing, ethically. We have here a case of the pot calling the kettle black. And of course Sibe loves that.
The trolls are hungry, no, desperate, for attention. They want to stir up drama, make us fight among ourselves, get onto the news in any way possible (yes, even by being arrested and hauled off to jail.) The best answer to such behavior, whether in a two year old or a twenty nine year old, is to ignore it. Don't countenance it with recognition, and above all, don't let it polarize the community into factions who give each other black eyes over the stupidity and attention-seeking of someone who is, in the end, just an outsider trying to gather a following.
The same applies to Something Awful, Portal of Evil, Worst of the Net, VCL Horrors, and all the other sad little groups who can't think of anything else to do with themselves but throw sticks at people who aren't "just like them." The best and most powerful revenge against such folks is to completely ignore them. They can't stand it, and will look for targets that provide more entertainment when abused with sharp sticks.
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Date: 2006-02-10 02:13 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2006-02-10 02:43 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2006-02-10 02:55 pm (UTC)I got him confused with
Gah!
*embarrassed wolf*
Brain ... not ..... working ....
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Date: 2006-02-10 05:44 pm (UTC)I don't have a novel out (and it's unlikely I ever will, though I have a good first chapter / short story already written ;). I'll still have a look at the wiki community and see if I want to get involved in it.
Thanks again for the insight and opinions, whether I agree with all of them or not. It's important to believe and strive for one's community, and I can see that passion in you. Thanks also for the willingness to listen when some fool 'yote pokes his head into things :)
Light and laughter,
SongCoyote