An Interesting Discussion Regarding Arisia

[zentinal.livejournal.com]

An interesting discussion between an Arisia newcomer / observer & someone who dismisses f&sf fandom in total - Weigh In, Have Fun! http://bit.ly/8Wt2d6

Comments

here and in general...

[thnidu.livejournal.com]

Do not feed the troll.

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[aquila-dominus.livejournal.com]

I had started down the path of feeding, realized what I was about to do and then deleted the comment and decided I didn't need a piece of that.

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[selkiechick]

Indeed. It helped, for me, that other people had (quite articulately) made the points that I thought were the most important.

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[alpha-helixx.livejournal.com]

Agreed. The quackenbush person especially seems to be looking for a fight. :/

Though, I do want to quote one comment that I feel sums up what I think about this whole thing. I think this person has the right idea.

"I'm an Arisia-goer, who would much rather be sewing a costume or making up a filk song than broadcasting cruel and hurtful things about an entire community of people. I think a real test of being a "grown-up" is knowing when to keep your smallminded opinions to yourself. Shame on you."

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[anotherjen.livejournal.com]

Thank you! :-D