#MLA9 citations

[eirian-houpe]

Monday Mmmm

Fair warning: This post is not all sweetness and light - though I wish it were different - I'm going to be calling out a few folks; and a specific fandom (and branch thereof). I'm saddened by it all to be honest, but... I've given it well over 24 hours and I still feel just the same as I did when the antecedent occurred, and so, I feel like I have the right to speak my mind.

The TL;DR version of this post is here: If you're going to be hyper-precious about responses and/or reblogs to and of your posts on a site that was created for discussion and sharing, you might want to reconsider your participation on Tumblr and get the fuck out of dodge!

If I was 'rude', as was asserted by the person throwing shade in the poorly disguised guise of objection and subsequently supported by many of their followers, then I will apologize for troubling myself to provide them with an example of the very content of which they were lamenting a lack. I made a very tongue-in-cheek comment after providing the example about "shameless self promotion" - “...just a quip... not serious,” (Espenson).  But the sheer ageist venom that followed... nope. Unacceptable.

If you want to know where I'm coming from, it's under the cut.

The Tolkien fandom on the internet - and Tumblr especially - has become beset by younger members of fandom who are - sadly - prejudiced, pretentious and privileged. I've got news for you.: to demand respect while giving none yourself is the height of hypocrisy, and to call older Tumblr users, "mummies," and claiming that you're having "trouble with the breathing mummies with too much treasure" (Melkors-Defence-Attorney et al). THAT, my friends, is disrespect of the highest order.

I can't help but wonder what kind of "trouble" you, as a younger member of the fandom, could possibly be having with your elders, (and note, I said 'elders' and not 'betters' because, hell, nobody's perfect, and even elders make mistakes).

To turn around and try to school someone at least twice your age on proper internet (and/or Tumblr) etiquette? Please - someone hold my beer - I've got more news for you, Snowflakes, we were there when the internet was little more than a twinkle in your daddies' eyes, and we were the ones that spent our blood, sweat and many, many tears to create the tenants of online etiquette which you now wield as a club with which to beat us.

See, here's the thing: a Tumblr reblog is like a single point in a multiverse.  It's like IDIC ("IDIC”). One person with ten followers reblogs, and say three of those followers also reblog, and their followers do likewise and so on and all of a sudden you have an extremely diverse discussion in which ANYONE can participate. So if you don't like something someone posts in their reblog of something you're a part of, don't read it. Someone else further down the chain might, and it might lead to an interesting discussion among an extended group of people, of which you don't have to be a part.  Where the threat in that?  Or if this is not about feeling threatened, then why make such a fuss?

I also can't help but wonder, as you post such 'scholarly' discourses on your blog posts (without citing references, I might add), how many of you have actually sat down to read multiple versions and revisions of the same source material in order to truly analyze Tolkien's intent for any given passage before being programmed with the 'received' interpretation in the form of the many indices and commentaries provided by Christopher Tolkien on his father's work. How many of you have read, let alone studied the many volumes of The History of Middle Earth (Tolkien), and who among you, writing Elvish fiction would know LaCE (Tolkien 207) if it leaped up and bit your arse? From the discourse I've read among the posts, not many, I'd wager, and those that have simply... what? Discard it as 'inconvenient'?

Is this harsh? Yes, probably, but at this point my lines have been well and truly crossed, and my rope is frayed, and beyond the edge. If you're going to stick around on Tumblr and participate in interesting and meaningful discussions with other users, then please, grow the fuck up!

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Espenson, Jane. “Skin Deep.” Once Upon A Time, season 1, episode 12, ABC/Disney, 12 Feb. 2012. 

“IDIC.” Memory Alpha, Fandom TV Community, 27 Mar. 2022, https://memory-alpha.fandom.com/wiki/IDIC#References.

Melkors-Defense-Attorney, et al. “Untitled.” I Make Tolkien Roll in His Grave on Tumblr, Tumblr, 3 May 2023, https://www.tumblr.com/melkors-defense-attorney/716333000833515520/my-last-post-wasnt-an-invitation-to-promote-your?source=share.

Tolkien, Christopher, and Tolkien J R R. The History of Middle-Earth. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2020.

Tolkien, J R R. “Laws and Customs Among the Eldar.” The History of Middle Earth, edited by Christopher Tolkien, vol. 3, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, Boston, NY, 2020, pp. 207–253.

[romanceyourdemons]

the great thing about being eyeballs deep in a research project is eventually you reach a point where you’re like man i wish i had a copy of Wu Cheng’en, The Journey to the West. Tr. and ed. Anthony C. Yu, vol. 1, Chicago, Chicago UP, 2012 right now. and lo and behold it’s right there on your desk from when you checked it out two weeks ago for tangentially related reasons

[cybershadow]

no offense but your writing stinks and isnt relatable.

ooc:

Anon, 

A very interesting take on the content I produce here, yet too vague and littered with basic errors to effectively persuade me. I'm confused: is this your thesis or only part of your argument as a whole? What textual evidence do you have to back up your claim? What branch of theory are you using to create this claim? Your claim leads me to believe you wish to take a post-structuralist approach but it's not quite tight enough.

Also, do note that capital letters and proper sentence structure are expected. Don't lose easy marks because of simple mistakes. No should be capitalized, and "isn't" requires an apostrophe, or do not use a contraction. As well, your colloquialism "stinks" is not (see what I did there?) the best word choice for your claim. Perhaps consult a dictionary for a better word. Please remember that citations are expected along with your evidence, I will accept MLA9 or Chicago-style. Please consult the resources I posted to content for details regarding citations within works cites pages and in-text.

Finally, the final part of your claim relating to relatability is much too vague and confusing. If you are referring to my audience, please note that this setting is completely fictional, making relatability subjective. Should this be your main claim, specificity is key. If you wish to see the text as a microcosm like we discussed in class, you need evidence as well as make this clear in your argument. While fiction can provide thematic commentary, we also discussed that some choose to merely enjoy it as fictional material.

Grade: F

Please come to my office hours if you are struggling. Please see the course outline for my office location and times

[aimnerual]

I studied at an art university for three years. I've written papers for University-level classes that include MLA9 citations. I love to read books. I have big ideas about and love to discuss the beauty and figurative meanings behind said book. I currently work a job at a dental office. I am surrounded by and share oral healthcare jargon on the daily. Yet. No matter how times I rehearse what I am going to say in my head,it always ends up coming out like I'm the spawn of space daddy Yoda.

[the-middle-grounds]

"4% of your text is similar to online sources."

Yeah, you mean my FUCKING CITATIONS IN MLA9 FORMAT????

Word do you understand I'm not going to cite another website because my citation is the same as theirs right. We both cited the same shit, do you not understand what s citation is?

[clunce]

Citation Style: MLA9 Please check grammar, citations, and source format. Also, p

Citation Style: MLA9 Please check grammar, citations, and source format. Also, p

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