#though perhaps there may be a wider fandom trend of outsourcing moderation

[bookwyrminspiration]

the way that your blog was what i went to in order to get the slightest grasp on this drama and discourse... i've got a vague idea, but holy cow...

folks just need to re-learn how to moderate their fandom experience. i learned that as a teenager, when i started shipping something people considered "icky." block people, block tags... ugh. people frustrate me.

Well I hope my blog's been at least slightly helpful! I try to stay aware of the fandom's goings on, even if I don't always engage--though there are certain things I feel more obligated to comment on given that I am fairly well known

I do think for at least some of the people involved (though I obviously can't speak for them) this may be their first big lesson in moderating their experience. Keepblr tends to be a first/intro fandom for a lot of people where we learn how the hell to do it, what's courteous, etc. Especially with the recent influx and this being the biggest thing since then

And this is not at all to condescend--it's a genuine observation of just how things work. I myself learned via keeper. So I'm not mad at them for it, it just is a bit sucky to go through at times

I'm not worried either, though. We've been here before and we'll be here again. We'll get through it