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[smg01]

Heh. I guess there are certain things that you can count on in fandoms. Like the certainty that as new shows come, develop their, uh, devoted, fanbases, then go; a whole new set of naive people get to learn hard life lessons.

From fandom_wank, it's Moonlight's turn.

(I do tend to agree with the general sentiments of one commenter that if a single fan has $10,000.00 to donate to a fan campaign, it's a little hard to feel too sorry when things take the turn that you might expect. Or, possibly I'm just bitter that I don't have $10,000.00 to devote to any cause, frivolous or otherwise.)

Comments

[datawhorevoyeur.livejournal.com]

What the ever-mother-loving-fuck is wrong with these people!?!?

*snerk* I love a well-constructed swear. :-D

[kalquessa.livejournal.com]

*hearts*

[aurora-novarum.livejournal.com]

I read that whole wank and only on noticing a few comments about a "tv show" did I realize it *wasn't* Twilight for a change.

Man, it's hard to keep the crazy vampire fandoms straight. That's just too naive.

[suzannemarie.livejournal.com]

I am really dogged about giving the benefit of the doubt and thinking the best of people. Even I'm not enough of a polyana to find any way to believe that there's not plain old-fashioned conning and thievery going on here.

The speed at which Twilight became the default wank is quite impressive. And it's a lot of fun because I have absolutely no investment or interest in Twilight so I can just be entertained by the fallout(s).

[jungleeyedgirl.livejournal.com]

Clearly I'm operating in the wrong fandoms, cause wow. Someone had that much money to drop on bus ads?

Where were they when I paid for the documentary out of my student loans?

[suzannemarie.livejournal.com]

Seriously. Are you ever tempted to post a plea for funds for some interesting yet nonspecific purpose just to see how much you'd get?

Because suddenly it seems like a good idea.

As a social experiment, of course.

Note: I would never really do something like this.

[jungleeyedgirl.livejournal.com]

I need to make an icon that says "But it was just a social experiment!" *g*

[sg-betty.livejournal.com]

Wow. So many people are so very, very not even a little bit smart. It's both sad and annoying. Kind of like the drunk who drinks loudly with his friends on the park bench across from my house.

[suzannemarie.livejournal.com]

It's just mind boggling.

It's been interesting reading through developments, though. It has every appearance of someone who got taken when she was in a vulnerable state.

Oh, and questions have started to become more vocal about whether the "taker" has been skimming money from other fan donations for various things. It's quite fascinating.

[aurora-novarum.livejournal.com]

Have you kept up with this thing?

They've discovered she apparently swindled (or at least there's questions) regarding convention money...

And the fact that she runs an internet homeschool company and swindled some moms with that! (It's wild to see the homeschool moms and cancelled vampire show fans bond).

The chick has over two dozen websites (and they're still counting--she was dumb enough to keep her "real" name, same email, and/or same mailboxes etc. addy) advertising services as diverse as pagan minister, virtual life service facilitator (wtf?), internet dominatrix, and...notary public.

Link to latest fandom wank entry. I recommend reading the timeline.