https://tree-talking.dreamwidth.org/ Harper in training - Dreamwidth Studios Thu, 19 Jan 2012 18:53:25 GMT LiveJournal / Dreamwidth Studios tree_talking personal https://v2.dreamwidth.org/10879494/163723 https://tree-talking.dreamwidth.org/ 100 100 https://tree-talking.dreamwidth.org/2754.html Thu, 19 Jan 2012 18:53:25 GMT https://tree-talking.dreamwidth.org/2754.html Things with Dad's lack-of-will proceed apace. Which is to say, slow as molasses running uphill at this time of year. *sigh*<br /><br />The Tarot reading classes are really awesome! I did a practice reading (my first!) the other day and even though I still had to use my notes on meanings, I was still able to open up to my intuitive side and give a halfway decent reading. I guess with some things you just have to jump in with both feet!<br /><br />I am still writing every day, though I have not posted anything yet this year. This needs to change soon. I have a few feelings about fandom (not specifically Homestuck, but it's my main fandom these days) in general.<br /><br />I've seen some pretty nasty things go on, not just lately, but in every fandom I've been involved in or witnessed or just heard of. I just wonder what makes some people act so nastily to each other. I wonder about people who will go on anon-commenting and tell someone who has been talking about suicide to "just end it all already".<br /><br />I wonder about shippers. I mean, I consider myself a shipper but what makes people get so up in arms over it? I mean, you're shipping fictional characters (or real people used as fictional characters)! Why does it have to be something to argue over to the point of threats and serious meanness?<br /><br />It might have something to do with the age of the participants, I suppose, but I don't really take that as much of an excuse to just not be civil. I really do try to treat anyone I comment to online as if they are sitting right in front of me (ok, with a little more bravery, since in Real Life [tm] I am kind of awkward).<br /><br />I know meanness happens outside of fandom, but I just...wonder at it on the inside. Because this is something we do for fun, so why can't we just...let it be fun?<br /><br />Related Tumblr thoughts:<br /><br />Tumblr, to be honest, is a really lousy platform for fandom. It's hard to have a decent discussion without clogging up the dashboard--and to follow a discussion you are not necessarily a part of is annoying as hell. It's great for sharing art and pictures...but not so great for anything else. I enjoy Tumblr simply because of the visuals, but I am not fond of the Tumblr "social justice" memes, and definitely not a fan of how difficult it is to get to know people on there or have a conversation!<br /><br />That said, I have been considering making some sort of blog/Tumblr called "Miss Shelle's guide to Fandom Manners" or something. Knowing me, it would never get off the ground, though.<br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=tree_talking&ditemid=2754" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> comments https://tree-talking.dreamwidth.org/2754.html my thots let me show you them tumblr fandom lunchtime posty thing homestuck niceness public 15