Date: 2008-05-02 01:04 Subject: Stargate - Bring It's Cracked Up Mess To Even More People Security: Public Tags: online: games, wtf

Discover thriving alien worlds, meet ancient civilizations … and tell them all the things they’re doing wrong. Or take a peaceful approach and try not to get beat up. Smack a clip into your assault rifle and enter Stargate Worlds.

Seriously Stargate Worlds?

Seriously?

Imperialism ported for Aliens?

You're pretty and all. But between this, the privacy policy and the fact I get bored so easily with even the prettiest game* - do I really want to sign up for Beta? I'm unsure. I'm leaning towards no.


* The Boredom - I've discovered I need the ability to explore AND a story to move things along, so I can flip back and forth depending on mood. I haven't been to perfect world in weeks. Killing things is boring. Also that switching characters should lead to completely new and different storylines, not the same thing over and over again - kill this, get that, go there, kill this, get that, go there. Because I get bored and go find a book to read.

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Date: 2008-05-02 22:28 Subject: Ramblings On Fannish Quality of Life / Fannish Growth Security: Public Mood: confused Tags: about me, fandom: culture, online: culture

I haven't looked at Metafandom over at LJ in weeks, possibly months. I just checked my feed today and scrolling down I realized I didn't really want to read any of the posts mentioned. I haven't been reading and yet I still found out about the things that I like being aware of. But I didn't have to put up with so much "Slash vs The Patriarchy" or "Grammar & You" or "Vidding Etiquette & How To's". Though truthfully the last bit I'm kind of curious about as a natural outcropping of my love of film and cinematography. But with Meta-fandom on del.icio.us now, I can choose to just look for vidding when my head's in the right space to read about vidding.

Am I becoming less of a (media) fan?

I shifted from fiction to meta without quite realizing I was going exclusive on one and mostly absent on the other. I don't participate in ficathons, mostly because I don't enjoy most of the new little black dresses. And I've begun to find most of the meta listed on Meta fandom to be ... lacking. I know part of my scrutiny right now is because I'm coming off the heels of Amanda Marcotte & The Straw That Broke WoC Blogger's Back. I did see one interesting article in about a month and a half worth of entries.

But it was exploring a topic I'd already explored with the former roommate. So it didn't say anything new, even if I enjoyed reading it written out. And then I just couldn't deal with looking at the comments. My mental voice was all 'You don't need the stress'.

Just how wrapped up in the feminism that needs change is slash and media fandom in the first place? Does dissatisfaction with one naturally lead to dissatisfaction with the other?

Is this growth or just change? And change to what?

It's difficult to figure it out when it doesn't seem to have positives but instead a giant blinking neon sign of : DO NOT WANT.

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Date: 2008-05-02 23:04 Subject: --- Security: Public Tags: i hate people, online: life

There is a community on iJay right now, named Kristallnacht.

It's a Harry Potter RPG GAME.

Their info says they're well aware of what the name means and that for their game, an AU wherein Grindlewald won, they find it appropriate.

Maybe this is just a kneejerk reaction on my part. But right now I'm amazed at my ability to string words together. Because I feel something between utter sadness and knife's edge rage.

They have images all over of broken glass.

I...

I am personally upset. Just me. Just by myself. And I can't even begin to describe why, because it's all a visceral gut thing. It's odd. K*** doesn't affect me. But this particular K word seriously does.

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ETA 2 things:

1) I did not expect this to hit metafandom. When I'm upset, I journal. Finding out about this made me upset.

2) kdorian, who did find it, promoted on asylum_promo on May 2nd, had a conversation with them here and offered to pay for rename tokens. They declined. I have the page saved.

Son of Edit: The link was put up so the conversation could be seen. Twas never my intention for folk to go over to that comm and complain. Don't ask me what I figured would happen. This is beyond me being upset now. Though for those who've seen the comm name because they have the promo asylum friended and who feel a need to say something now, because seeing me upset helped them find a voice - I'm not pointing fingers at you or saying anything about you. Cause finding a voice is important.

Cousin of Edit: Me a little more coherent.

Aunt of Edit: I was going to suggest people complain on the FAQ page of the comm, then decided against it. They didn't know they promoted their game on the Day of Remembrance and well, I don't know. I'm feeling odd sympathies alongside my upset and anger. However, some of you found it anyway. I... Thank you. I was writing about being upset when I first wrote this post, and feeling crushed and being in tears. Thank you, sincerely for speaking up and out, for being angry and for KNOWING that intent means nothing when it comes to having hurt someone. Thank you.

Parole Officer of Edit: The FAQ page no longer has any comments. They were either erased, screened or the whole post turned to disallow comments. I only have a webcap up to about 5:38pm, EST - seperis. I didn't go back and keep updating the cap because I didn't think they'd take that step to making this WORSE. Erasing the voices doesn't silence them. It just makes people take broader actions - while screaming louder.

Sad Momma of Edit: So the name's been changed. it took the whole damn day and who knows how many people for something to happen, that some humane thinking would have avoided. Ban_set remains my friend. I started off hurt, confused but somewhat sympathetic. I ended the day, stone cold pissed off, STILL hurt, and hoping never to meet them face to face or my shoe might meet their heads. 9:52pm - They've changed their images.

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