MEFAs - the end of an era (or some such)

[oloriel]

dawn_felagund has summed up pretty much exactly what I think about the topic, so I am - hurrah! - no longer feeling the need to put my thoughts into words. I'll merely quote her:

Let's be frank, folks. If critique of a policy, no matter how heated, was what caused a fandom institution to close its doors, then it wasn't long for the world anyway. I say this as an admin and, again, with the recognition that you have to expect these kinds of problems, and you either deal or you don't. There's certainly nothing wrong with reaching the point where you can't or won't deal anymore, but pretending like an otherwise healthy and thriving fandom institution came suddenly crashing to the ground because of a critique over a ratings policy would be laughably ridiculous if I hadn't seen so much finger-pointing to this effect.

THIS THIS THIS THIS THIS THIS THIS. Signed a dozen times.
(Her full, thoughtful and intelligent entry can be found here. It says everything I might want to say on the matter - only better, and providing background explanation I wouldn't even have thought of.)

(Actually, I might want to say more on the matter, but that would leave the territory of reasonable and diplomatic discourse. So I shall hold my tongue. Unless anything comes up in the comments to this entry here, of course. ;))

Comments

[chili-das-schaf.livejournal.com]

Hab mich mal durchgeklickt, meine Herren ...und ich dachte immer, das Tolkien-Fandom wär so vernünftig und akademisch. Aber ich weiß ja inzwischen, dass es selbst unter den Strickern Drama gibt.

[oloriel.livejournal.com]

Hey, unter den Akademikern gibt's doch überhaupt das größte Drama. "Wie, ihr glaubt immer noch an die Universalgrammtik? KETZER!" - "Wie mein gelehrter Kollege so naiv anmerkte..."

(Passt übrigens prima zum Tolkien-Fandom. Das allergrößte Drama im Tolkienversum fing damit an, dass ein Teil der Noldor (das Elbenvolk, dem z.B. Galadriel angehört) anfingen, das "th" wie "s" auszusprechen.... XD)