More Drama From Me

[la_samtyr]

This is mostly aboout the Brokie fandom and what has been happening there. I've addressed it a few times before. So if you want to read more of my whining and bitching, it's under the cut.

Once again, we have lost/are losing an author. And once again, their journal(s) are being deleted. In once case, w/o any warning at all. With comments disabled, there is no real way for contact them (in fact, I get the feeling they want to be left alone) so that's why I'm putting this in my personal lj. All of this is very upsetting to me. Yes, I can understand their pov. Yes they have the right to do what they want with their personal work--especially in light of all the el Jay issues but there are other places and journals (Fen, for one) that should be an acceptable alternative. This is just extremely--oh, I don't know. Unnecessary? Maybe. If you let them drive you away, aren't TPTB winning?

I just feel like such a jinx. A genuine jinx. [No, I'm not kidding. Want to see your team's main rival suck? Just tell me, "Oh you should support (name of team.) They're really good." Or cool, or... whatever. I guarantee you, if I become a fan, they will suck elephant balls in no time.] Believe me, I wish I did not have this feeling of "jinxy-ness" but I've never been able to shake it completely.

In fact, I get the feeling that I've drifted away from a lot of my original sibs by changing genres, as it were. I don't follow my sci-fi fandoms as I once did. There are times now that I am seriously wondering if I should just leave Brokie and find yet a different fandom but I can't quite bring myself to do that yet. I love this fandom. It's speaks to me in a way that none of the others do. But I've given it (leaving) a lot of thought though. A helluva lot of thought. Yet at the same time, this is causing me so much hurt that I don't know if can stay much longer. [This doesn't apply to my hockey sibs though. Interesting.]

Ok, rant over. I'm not sure where I was going with it or anything even. Maybe it will make sense to someone, and they can explain it. 'Cause believe me, I'm gettin them mean ol' kozmic bluez again.

Comments

[carbyville.livejournal.com]

I really don't understand what is going on, myself. I took it hard the past few times authors have left, but now, I just go to ennisjack.com and talk to my friends there. They're content where they are with the fandom and there is little to no drama there, at all. I love it there, it is my safe haven. You should come and visit us there sometime.

[samtyr.livejournal.com]

I have yet to figure out the message boards. They are incomprehensible to me navigation-wise and w/my weird work hours, I just don't have the energy to figure them out. I've heard good things about them though, so maybe someday...

Drama

[cwby30.livejournal.com]

Afternoon.

Well, who is it now? Who's deleting? And why or how did you become the jinx for them? Just want to know if I know, you know.

Also, there has been a lot of discussion about this recently. Not sure who or what is behind it, since I don't visit a lot of fandoms, just BbSlash, BbPhoenix FanFiction, and BetterMost. All of these have been positive places to be.

On the positive side, Maggie [b73] reincarnated, and has brought back some of her first work dMP while adding lots to it. I hope she continues to add to it. Others have added new stories, and new 'twists' to the old story.

So, stick with it. I have, and will. And stick it to 'them'.

Thanks again.

Re: Drama

[samtyr.livejournal.com]

I dunno, maybe it's just the season changing that's getting me down. Not to mention RL is being even weirder than normal... *sigh* But yeah, seriously, I need to sell my jinx-y services on eBay, or something. (Got any sports bets you want to win?) I don't really know why all this seems to be happening w/the Brokies either. Living in a less-than-tolerant state probably has me hypersensitive to some things, I guess. And Maggie's return is wonderful, it gives me hope that others may yet follow.

Thanks for the encouragement.