InsaneJournal

inalasahl (inalasahl) wrote in metafandom,
@ 2010-11-21 19:43:00

Sunday, November 21, 2010

elf: Yuletide changes - YT is facing a choice: change or die. The mods can't run it the way it used to run; those methods barely worked with 500 participants and would utterly collapse with nearly two thousand. Exactly what needs to change, and what could be done with new shiny code and faster servers, has yet to be figured out. -
(tags: yuletide challenges)

hollow_echos: Portrayal of gay characters in media and fan response - But I can’t help but be more critical than that and I question whether the fandom should be a little bit more critical too. We have shows that use stock gay characters and reinforce all of the stereotypes instead of waging combat against them. In the fandom there is heavy criticism leveled against fics that endorse gay stereotypes and I think that the shows should be held to the same standard. The writers here cannot use the excuse that they are poor writers, if they are putting out a commercial show that is regularly consumed, they know how to write. I just want them to write more three dimensional gay characters in a way that pays them the respect they deserve. -
(tags: media glee fandom)

dexfarkin: Writer's Block: Speak and spell - Wait, the question is no longer about your willingness to abuse your bureaucratic authority in order to commit sexual assault on potentially underage students? Gosh, but they were getting so many interesting answers from fans who just love the idea of getting to molest unwilling people for their own pleasure. -
(tags: lj sexualassault hp)

technophobia: Writer's Block: What's under Snape's cape? - Actually, I find this question really creepy, but moreso the answers from various folks who are saying they'd pat down X character "to cop a feel". Considering the stories coming out of the whole TSA security upgrade in terms of scanners/pat downs, where people are feeling they're being sexually assaulted -
(tags: lj sexualassault hp)