wistfuljane: On bandflesh and anonymity in fandom - This post does not exactly argue for or against bandflesh; it's more an attempt to articulate why bandflesh and anonymity can be problematic for me within this sphere of fandom. -
kalpurna: TRUE CONFESSIONS - The biggest, most important aspect of anonymity is that no one will know who made which comment. It sounds really obvious, right? But in practice, the way this plays out is incredibly cool, and let me tell you how. -
impertinence: re: bandflesh - Have you ever posted something, went to bed, woken up and thought OH SHIT WHY DID I DO THAT D: but known it was too late to stop people remembering you as "that chick who posted that opinion I REALLY HATE"? -
seperis: meta recs by wistfuljane and impertinence - The problem isn't wanting somewhere to post that's anonymous[...]giving up individuality to a group does, in fact, mean you take responsibility for asshattery that happens in the group. That's part of the trade you make for that freedom -
vidding: Vidders: Have Your Vids Been Removed or Blocked From Youtube? - The data being collected by this team of student researchers should prove extremely useful in future legal battles over whether currently filtering technologies violate fair use provisions and thus constitute a form of unjustifiable censorship ... -
trobadora: Writing meta, and a poll. - Backwards and forwards. Roundabout. A paragraph here, a sentence there, a half-scene, a turn of phrase somewhere out of joint. -