wonderwomanv2: I think my favorite part of that ask is that the dude's last name was actually "Toole." Seriously. But yeah, how dare you besmirch the sacred honor of Lady Bleeding-Cool-Comments? I'm disappointed in you, honestly.
(Also, as a hilarious aside, I was telling Thacher about your struggles with the BC commenters, and his response was, "Why would she even bother? Those people are mostly just made out of bad.")
Bwahahahaha!
Love you.
I love you, too mah Meggie! (But his name is “Poole” and he’s actually an okay guy from my past experience.) And, Thatcher Tweetered at me that he admired that I put up with the troglodytes at BC as long as I did… it made me LOL due to the use of the word “troglodyte.” But, snap, that’s right on the money… mostly made out of baaaaadddd.
Anonymous: Kate -
The majority of those posting in your threads do so under their own names. I know I'll happily say to your face anything I post in public, I suspect the majority of others would too
Nobody on BC knows you well enough to like or dislike you personally. Any feedback or criticism is based purely on the content you post there and the style in which you post it.
Running off in a huff so you can make bitchy remarks about the forum and it's members in a blog where you do have an audience you can like and respect is your choice. From where I'm sitting it seems petulant, childish and painfully unprofessional, but it is your choice.
I look forward to hearing soon how you were brutally cyber-stalked by one of those animals from BC....
Anyone wishing to form their own opinions might want to check out the forums at www.bleedingcool.com
Regards,
Peter J Poole
Peter your posting this on my personal blog illustrates my point completely. (By the way, it’s my complete right to be as bitchy as I feel like being on my PERSONAL BLOG.) I’ve been at the receiving end of some extremely valid advice from Rich Johnston, himself, about the BC forums. He said, “NEVER read the comments.” What does that say about what goes on in the forums when the EIC recommends to new writers for the site not to read or react to the comments? I, too, encourage people reading my personal blog (all fourteen of you, and you-too-Mom!) to form their own opinions about the Bleeding Cool forums, as my negative experience does not necessarily dictate yours. I’m sorry if my lack of time and/or energy and/or desire to spend my days negatively engaging on the forums disappoints anyone, I’ve not run off in a huff, I simply have other things I need to focus on. I hope people continue to read and discuss my column on Bleeding Cool ON Bleeding Cool.
Take it easy,
KK
According to my “best men” who have been reading BC comments and reporting back to me the funniest, the APT thread died as soon as someone posted a link to my blog post stating I’m not reading comments. Except for one troll guy who posited the question of “Are you calling me, individually and specifically, a troll?” Answer should be self-evident if you have to ask the question, buddy. Also — the Hitler thread has had someone post a link to the same blog post and over there it’s a wah-fest of “Why aren’t you reading our comments??? Everything you say is so WRONG and we could help you if you only read the shitty things we have to say about (not only) your writing, (but also) you personally.” Um, hi-hello, no. Here is the answer of why I am no longer reading or responding BC comments, broken into three parts:
- I think that the majority of people participating in the BC forums hide behind the anonymity of the Internet so that they can say terrible, awful things to the writers who contribute to BC and also to each other. I do not wish to support that culture by engaging in conversation with a populace who is, on the whole, comprised of trolls.
- I have terrible impulse control, were I to read the comments, eventually something I read would piss me off or someone would so misstate facts that I’d want to respond or correct the information. I have found that ABSOLUTELY no good comes from even attempting to engage people in conversation in the forums of Bleeding Cool, so instead of creating a frustrating and annoying situation for myself, I choose to take myself out of the situation and not read the comments in the first place. (And, I’ve made the offer that if someone feels they have something to say about my writing that I absolutely MUST read, they can Twitter it at me or leave a comment for me on Facebook.)
- I just don’t like many of the people who respond to articles on BC. I have no interest in communicating with people that I don’t like and respect, further I find it really silly to put weight behind the words of individuals who will lash out via a message board, but (let’s be honest here) would NEVER say to you face-to-face what they’ve said to you online.
There ya go, that is why I am not going to interact on the BC forums any longer. That and I have better, money making, funner, happier writing that I need to focus on instead of the time-suck which is hanging out in the BC forum. So no more BC commenting. Well, except to praise Gail Simone, whenever that opportunity arises… ;) Because Gail rules and is funnier than just about anyone else on the planet. So there.
Hitler, Hitler everywhere and not a drop to drink…
I’ve decided that in the wake of APT/LD-gate*, that I no longer will read or respond to comments made on my column on Bleeding Cool.
Of course, this policy comes on the heels of me writing a column titled “Geek Girl on the Street Reports: The Summer of Hitler”…
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HITLER!
(The column hasn’t run yet, I’ll link when it does. Basically, it’s a column asking why suddenly I’m seeing all sorts of Hitler references in pop culture. I’m sure I’m going to take a beating for it, and in fact it was kind of the point…)
*I’m told that despite not interacting with the trolls on Bleeding Cool for more than 24 hours that the carnage on that thread still continues. I’ve dispatched some of my best men to read it and tell me what people are (still) saying so that I might have a hearty laugh this afternoon. Thankfully the outraged emails about me seem to have stopped for the moment, or at least I’m not being copied on them anymore, and the edit I’ve requested to the article has been made… Though I still don’t give a fuck who owns the copyright on the photo everyone was bitching and moaning about… as my article wasn’t at anytime about the person who was bitching and moaning the loudest. Whatevs.
Bullet Points of Life: Bleeding Cool, Doctor Who and the ToonSeum -omai!
I’ve been pretty absent in updating my personal blog recently. I’ve been pretty busy with work stuffs and have been trying to organize my life so I can leave on a jet plane for a 17 day vacation next Sunday, 6/19. Here is what has been interesting in my life recently:
- Last week I wrote a column titled “GGotS Reports: Acid PopTart Demands Granito Take Responsibility.” Since Friday, there has been a heated flame war going on in the comment section of this article. Once again, I have managed to step in it and get involved with pointless back and forth with innerwebs trolls. Said trolls want me to reveal confidential information and sources which substantiate information in the column and information I’ve commented on in the forums. Ain’t gonna do it, as doing so would kill my career (journalists don’t do that kind of thing.) However, if you read the thread from start to finish, it’s kind of an amusing read - BECAUSE - the image which everyone is going ape shit about isn’t even mentioned in the contest of my article. (Though Rich did run the image as art with the column, but as I’ve said before, that’s not my deal.) Due to the controversy and claims I’ve made libelous and defamatory statements about the troll who is complaining the loudest, I’ve forwarded all my collected research onto both Rich and my attorney, should the need to defend my actual professional ethics arise. It is situations like this which make me long for the simpler times before the creation of “the Internetz” when if a person wanted to object to my column they’d either need to write an actual letter or track me down in person. Innerwebs dramz can be utterly exhausting.
- Did I mention this all has to do with Rob Granito? Heh, it does. Figures.
- I’m wrapping up the first part of the 2011 Doctor Who season today by watching “A Good Man Goes to War” and I’m excited to hear River Song’s big secret revealed. In other Doctor Who news, I’m gonna be heading to Doctor Who trivia night on Tuesday, I hope to kick ass in the tourney…
- Part of my 17 day vacation involves going to Pittsburgh to visit the ToonSeum and the Superheroes: Icons & Origins exhibit on 6/25 with PS, TZ, EK, KBM and KR. I’m stoked to get to hang with this group of people, if even for a day.
That’s about it. Interesting, right?
The coat in question, in case you were curious…
Once again, it seems that I inspire ire in the readers of Bleeding Cool. After a couple of innocuous comments the “you’re stupid and wrong” comments started coming in… And, of course people want to rehash my Doctor Who piece and how wrong they thought I was for that. But, the funniest thing about this is that a bunch of people commenting don’t seem to realize that I wrote both pieces. *shrug* Whatevs. I’m bored so I’m poking the nerds on the innerwebs. To quote my friend Mike Smith “You really like poking the nerds, don’t you. Do you have the same reaction to bee hives?” Hehehe… no, I’m allergic to bees. Bu nerds? Not so much. *smokebombandImout*
Rest in peace, Sammy. You were a wonderful dog and we all loved you so very very much. I’m so sad right now I can barely breath. :( If anyone out there reading this is wondering what you can do to make me feel better, please take a minute and click the picture of Sammy in this post, it’ll take you to Chase Community Giving, where it would mean a lot to me if you voted for the Chicago Anti-Cruelty Society in the next round of Community Giving — Sammy was a rescue dog, as is Max, as are all the dogs in my family. Every year millions of animals are abandoned, abused and neglected - the Anti-Cruelty Society works to help those animals find their way to loving “furever” homes like the one our beloved Sammy had for 13 years… If even a small percentage of the animals ACS helps can experience the same kind of love Sammy did, if only a small percentage of families can experience the joy that Sammy brought us and the unconditional love he gave us… the world will be a a vastly better place.
David Tennant and his new daughter, Olive.
Learning to deal with loss…
2011 has been the year I’ve had to learn to deal with loss. First my Grandpa died and now I’ve found out that my beloved family pet, Sammy the Wonderdog is very ill and doesn’t have much longer to live.
In context of the world, I am a lucky woman. I’ve had very little opportunity to have to deal with loss and death. At nearly 38 that’s pretty remarkable.
Yes, people in my life have died — my Grandpa Ed when I was nine, my Great Grandma when I was 28 (and she was 97)… A beloved neighbor died when I was 11.
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