I agree. Like I said, things like "unpopular fannish opinion" or "talk about books you hate" can be a ton of fun because it actually brings people together, more often than not. Fandom is supposed to be fun.
The anon memes could be interesting, if someone was riding herd on personal attacks on individual fans and deleting those comments. The problem is how they're set up: anything and everything is allowed and the people who get named and attacked have no defense against it.
I mean, if you're going to use an anon meme to personally attack someone, then, here's a thought maybe you know you shouldn't be saying it.
I make a big distinction between complaining about someone's or a group of someone's behavior in a FLock because they've done something that irritates/bothers you. That's different. Sometimes you need to get something off your chest, sometimes you need to check and see if you're overreacting to something. Sometimes you just need to vent. But at the same time, your name is attached, so you can take ownership of it.
The anon memes...*shakes head* Junior high is right.
The thing itself is not very interesting. The psychology of it, on the other hand, is endlessly fascinating.
In fact, given the number of fandom hate memes that have suddenly cropped up on LJ, I almost wonder if someone isn't doing a psychological test or paper on the phenominon.
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The anon memes could be interesting, if someone was riding herd on personal attacks on individual fans and deleting those comments. The problem is how they're set up: anything and everything is allowed and the people who get named and attacked have no defense against it.
I mean, if you're going to use an anon meme to personally attack someone, then, here's a thought maybe you know you shouldn't be saying it.
I make a big distinction between complaining about someone's or a group of someone's behavior in a FLock because they've done something that irritates/bothers you. That's different. Sometimes you need to get something off your chest, sometimes you need to check and see if you're overreacting to something. Sometimes you just need to vent. But at the same time, your name is attached, so you can take ownership of it.
The anon memes...*shakes head* Junior high is right.
The thing itself is not very interesting. The psychology of it, on the other hand, is endlessly fascinating.
In fact, given the number of fandom hate memes that have suddenly cropped up on LJ, I almost wonder if someone isn't doing a psychological test or paper on the phenominon.