angela_o | (no subject)

Please forgive me for a moment as I indulge in a little TWOP ranting. You know what I find most pernicious about the site? The fact that one of its principal tenets is that users run to tell the mods about what they perceive to be "posting violations" made by others complete with links to the post in question. It's a little fascist police state. Yes, some of the recaps are hilarious and there is scintillating discussion to be found. But, I find the entire culture of running to tattle on your fellow posters to be offensive and counterproductive. Why people want to devote that much effort to narcing on their peers rather than just having a discussion is beyond me. That sort of behavior is not attractive in small children and it becomes orders of magnitude less attractive in people who are supposedly adults. Although, I have to say that the Germans would have loved them during the Vichy years.

*climbs back down off soapbox*

I feel better now. Thanks for listening. :)

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I don't go over there much but when I do, it's to read the recaps and that's it. No conversation, no user name, no thank you. I've got too much drama in my life as it is!

I'm reaching the not so stunning conclusion that it isn't the healthiest of posting environments. I have to say it irks me to think that a variety of show runners and writers scan those boards for fan reaction and seem to think that what's posted there is typical of general fan response. Because, with a few exceptions, I've found it to be pretty strongly unbalanced in its represented opinions. Taking a few giant steps back from it would probably be the smart thing to do. We'll have to wait and see if I'm actually smart. lol