Ready to be let down, and I'm heading for a meltdown

[brilligspoons]

Doug told me I'm not allowed to start something with this person while I'm loopy and in so much physical pain I can barely breathe, so I'm going to rant about this here instead. This is a link to the exchange details; I'll just quote the highlights.

I’ve already messaged some of the best authors that I know on tumblr (and I’m sure there are many of you I don’t know about) to see if they’re willing, so now I’m going to ask ALL OF YOUUUU.

I’m not very good at telling you what’s going on so I’ll just put it in a bulleted list. Not everyone can get in, mostly because I want everyone to get something on a level of writing that they’ll enjoy, instead of mentally beta’ing it.

and

Each entry must have your username, an example of your writing ( at least 2k words) and the things you WON’T write.

If accepted, I’ll send you an ask.

and then

Also, I’m going to be in the SS as well. but I’m a right bastard so I’m going to pick whoever’s prompt I like best. As for who’s filling my SS, please let me know if you’re thinking about filling it, and I’ll send it to you. That way I’m not picking THE BEST AUTHOR, OMG OMG. but just someone who’d enjoy writing it.

Words cannot express how much I want to punch this person in the face.

Like. How much elitist douchebaggery can you fit into one tumblr post? What about anything this person says is appealing to writers? And, disregarding the elitism, does she or he even comprehend how incredibly MEAN this is? Is this really what fandom is about? I'm not denying that there are some shit writers out there. I'm not particularly good at catching my own (many and varied) mistakes, and I consistently forget to ask for a beta before I post something. Should that preclude me from participating in an exchange? Do my poor writing choices mean I don't deserve something nice written for me?

IN CONCLUSION SOMETHING IS ROTTEN IN THE STATE OF DENMARK AND I AM FINDING IT REALLY DAMN HARD NOT TO SAY SOMETHING DIRECTLY TO THE PERSON RUNNING THIS THING.

Comments

[mcwonthelottery.livejournal.com]

Look. They refer to the pairing as 'cherik' so right from the word go, you know they're a moron.

[brilligspoons.livejournal.com]

I was willing to overlook that! But NO, they had to go and be a total douche.

[metonymy.livejournal.com]

Beat me to it.

I suggest we all ignore them and start drinking at work instead. Who's with me?

[momebie.livejournal.com]

I agree with Doug, but also because it's not worth it even when you AREN'T feeling loopy on medication, really. This person is a douchebag. She's just the type of douchebag who, even if you DO confront her thoughtfully, will turn around and make fun of you on her tumblr and talk about how horrible you must be to feel offended by it. Which would, of course, entirely ignore the fact that it's a perfectly understandable thing to be offended by, BECAUSE this person is a douchebag.

Deep breaths, hon.

[brilligspoons.livejournal.com]

*sigh* You're right, you're right. Regardless, I had to get this out somewhere, and I suppose a locked LJ entry was the better idea.

<3

[theemdash]

Y'know, I can respect a fic challenge that requires you to have a beta, but one that requires you to submit a sample and if ONE PERSON likes your stuff then you can participate??? WUT. Douchery is douchey.

Also it's douchey to pick the "best" prompt. In the NUMEROUS TIMES I have run things that require claiming, I can think of one time when I grabbed something before the public was allowed to see it. (And that was for a fandom_grammar question that was my forte—and the other mod agreed that I should just take it.) Usually I wait until other claims have come in before I allow myself to claim, and even then I follow the same procedure as everyone else!

AAAAAAAAHHHHHH!

I'm annoyed with you. What an ass.

[brilligspoons.livejournal.com]

YES, I would be fine if there was a beta requirement! That is always a good thing to have! But this was douchetasticness at its finest. >:(

[bessiemaemucho.livejournal.com]

Back the fuck up: who does a fic exchange on TUMBLR??

Your main pairing must be Cherik or of the McFassy sort. (actual McFassy or a merging of characters from different shows is also acceptable) What does that even mean? Like a crossover? Because I am picturing like a gryphon with the head of James McAvoy and the body of Michael Fassbender.

But anyway look at this as being for the good because it will keep all the douches tucked away on Tumblr, which is about the worst place I can think of to hold a fic exchange. Except maybe Twitter.

[momebie.livejournal.com]

Because I am picturing like a gryphon with the head of James McAvoy and the body of Michael Fassbender.

I will...be in my bunk?

[brilligspoons.livejournal.com]

There is a very strange subsection of fandom that seems to think tumblr is a good to post fic - and I mean full bodies of work, not just headers and links. It's SO WEIRD to me.

Wait, are you kidding about Twitter being a bad place to hold an exchange? It totally works! Fics consisting of only 140 characters except less than that when you factor in the hash tag #thetwitterficexchangeisthebest! Only people with the best usernames can participate, though.

[starsparkle333.livejournal.com]

I am baffled by the concept of fic exchanges (or most social interactions) on tumblr. This person sounds like a douche and none of it would make me WANT to join the exchange tbh.

Although, there is also a portion of xmfc fandom on tumblr that makes me want to cringe away from my laptop and die, so maybe this will keep them there? :x

[brilligspoons.livejournal.com]

Ugh, for real, man. Certain things work! Certain memes, maybe meta here and there, but it really only lends itself well to pictures and music. IDK.

LET'S HOPE SO.

[xsnarkasaurus.livejournal.com]

...what a conceited, elitist bitch.

[brilligspoons.livejournal.com]

Essentially this. >:\

[80sgirlie.livejournal.com]

I think the most confusing part of me is that this person presents their elitist view as being better for mankind. He or she just wants you to read at a level of writing you'll enjoy. You have to respect this!

I hate people more and more every single day. This is why I'm a hermit when I'm not making money. All I need is my life-size Sheldon.

[brilligspoons.livejournal.com]

EXACTLY. He or she is doing us a favor by weeding out the weaklings!

And, let's be honest - all anyone ever needs is a life-size Sheldon Cooper.

[pocky_slash.livejournal.com]

Wow, I spend ONE DAY puking my guts up and this happens. I. Can't even.

[brilligspoons.livejournal.com]

That'll teach YOU to get sick!

[kel-reiley.livejournal.com]

...if you wanted to run a fic exchange like that, then why not just grab a bunch of your friends and do it, um, in a closed circuit? Kinda like we did with the twsecretsanta a couple years ago. There were about ten-twelve of us (or something), and we didn't advertise it or anything. It was just fun and everyone got something they liked. (And I think we avoided the douchebaggery of excluding ppl b/c it was sort of a spur of the moment thing.)

Although... perhaps this person has no friends?

[kel-reiley.livejournal.com]

I lied, there were about 20 of us, but whatevs.

[afrocurl.livejournal.com]

I was actually talking to a friend of mine who submitted something to this challenge on how it was exclusionary to a great many people (like myself who don't have 2K worth of XMFC fic to even try), but I suppose that in the end, it'll be interesting to see what happens with it.

[brilligspoons.livejournal.com]

"Exclusionary" is definitely a word for it. And you're right, it's insulting to people who only write drabbles, or ~1,000 words at a time, or anything that doesn't fit into this person's fandom-gaze. And, oh, I'll be monitoring it. I'm emotionally invested in what happens with this exchange now. *rolls up sleeves* *beats chest*

[fictionalfaerie.livejournal.com]

Elitist Tumblr Bullshit Douches are the reason I haven't been on Tumblr (aside from "Oh, look at this one post" moments here and there) in months.

It was such a fun concept, but then I realized that 80% of the people there made me want to punch them.

[brilligspoons.livejournal.com]

Like, I like tumblr a lot and all, and most of the time this stuff doesn't even blip on my radar, but UGH.

[amymccabe.livejournal.com]

Gah! This individual sounds like an EPIC douche. Fuck him!

[brilligspoons.livejournal.com]

EXACTLY.

[max-n-leo.livejournal.com]

Why even bother? There are assholes everywhere, and they don't always share your idea of what fandom (or music, or human interaction) should be. At least they're being honest about their douchbaggery. Scrape 'em off your shoe and get on with your life. You have better things to do than worry about one asshole who thinks they have better taste than you.

[brilligspoons.livejournal.com]

I wouldn't say they're being honest about it at all. I think this person is, and who knows whether it's deliberate or inadvertent, encouraging the idea that there are cool kids and losers, and he or she either doesn't care or doesn't know that this could really hurt someone. I'm not even participating - I just saw red when the post came across my dashboard. :\

[kaaatie.livejournal.com]

Wow. That is whole new level of (like you said) elitist douchebaggery. It's so sad that there are people like that trying to suck the fun out of fandom.

[brilligspoons.livejournal.com]

So true. I think we need to tell these people to get off our lawn.

[fluffygremlin.livejournal.com]

OK, so I may have checked of Douchy McDoucherson's AO3 and I may have read the crap he's posted and I may have decided that it's shittastic. I mean... How does this person even get off judging other people's writing?!

“Come on, man. I don’t want like. gay spunk in my potatoes. That’s totally not sour cream.”

Really? REALLY? REALLY?!?

[brilligspoons.livejournal.com]

LOL, oh dear. XD I didn't even think to look for this person elsewhere. I'm just stalking their tumblr to see what happens with the exchange.

[zeenell]

I don't even know where to start with that. Beyond I hope no one actually attempts to do it so zie learns how much of an asshole zie is?

Because, you know, maybe it's just me? But I thought fandom was supposed to be about celebrating something we love with other people, not judging their writing,etc etc etc...

(Huh. I am getting all sorts of ragey at this person. Also, I'm remembering why i don't use tumblr so often)

[brilligspoons.livejournal.com]

I thought fandom was supposed to be about celebrating something we love with other people, not judging their writing,etc etc etc

Yeeeaaahhhh. >:\ Everything about this is fishy and awful.