Hi I saw that post and I'm not in the Dark Angel fandom, so I didn't want to jump in that, but why doesn't she start a LJ community "Alec/Jensen free"? It's better that the want to chenge a whole fandom.
I'm not in the DA fandom, because I liked only Alec, the idea was good, but I don't really like the Jessica Alba's acting and it's quite a problem, since she was the lead.
I loved Dark Angel, enjoyed all the characters but I'm not an Alec/Max shipper which a large part of the fandom seems to be. So I'm not really active in it.
I really should know better than to open my mouth, but she wants him out of the fandom...that's for your own journal not a Dark Angel Community!
Made me cross because she said I apologise for flaming, but she wasn't sorry at all..just wanted some attention. And she should have just said Alec not Jensen..that made me see red!
And of course everyone is entitled to their own opinion, but like you, I don't think the place to rant in such a way is in that community. Besides that, I didn't like the tone of that post at all. A bit more sophistication would have been in place.
And...I love love love love Alec. Not just because of Jensen, but I like the character too.
I hope you have calmed down a bit. That post/girl doesn't deserve to waste your energy. *HUGS*
What made me see red was that she wasn't making a difference between Jensen and his character..so that was flaming, and she wasn't sorry at all..just attention seeking.
Yep, I'm okay now..had to make dinner and I took my frustrations out on the kitchen..LOL!
See, there are so many posters these days who just don't seem to stop and think before putting this stuff in comms.
I mean, what exactly did she think was going to happen? What sort of reaction was she expecting? I'm not too involved in the DA fandom (I really like the show, but can't seem to get into the fannish side of it, for some reason), but as soon as I read her post I knew that 99.9% of the people reading it were going to get seriously pissed off (as you have proved with this post, lol). So what the hell is the point, pray tell? *shakes head* Some people...
She did it just for the attention, posts like that should stay in your journal not a comm! She didn't make a difference between Jensen and his character and admitted to criticizing the fandom for liking him!
LOL, I saw your post and went over and left a few comments. Funny how she uses that rage icon for the post, then replies to all the comments with her bored one. She's just fielding the attention. Must not get much loving at home.
Disclaimer: I do not know the chick. Don't care to know her. I was a DA fan since before the pilot aired, bawled like a baby when it was cancelled. I didn't know there was such a thing as fandom until after it had already been off the air for a couple years. Doesn't make me less of a DA fan if I think Alec is an amazing character and think this girl has nothing but attention grubbing on her mind.
I went and had a look and yours is a good response :-) I'm not good at saying what I mean, so just said I didn't think it was the right place to post it.
I wouldn't have responded at all, but she wasn't making a difference between Jensen and his character and that made me see red to start off with, and then apologise in advance for flaming? HUH? She wasn't sorry, and she knew exactly what she was doing!
I loved DA when it aired was really sorry when it got cancelled for Firefly..and then loved that as well..LOL!And that got cancelled! I liked Jensen and his character, then didn't see him again until SPN. I liked them all, wasn't active in that fandom..my first was Angel. I read DA fic now and again when I can find anything that isn't Alec/Max..LOL!
WTF? geez thats so uncool Alec is the best thing about Dark Angel IMO, and thats why he is the focus. How can you not adore his fabulousness? *facepalm*
Geesh! Guess this person has never heard that variety is the spice of life or to each his own. She/he wants to ban a character from a whole fandom, a character that is an essential part of the show & fandom. What's wrong with ignoring any posts/icons/fics etc with an Alec bent? That's what any sane person would do....
First of all: I can understand this girl. Not that I appreciate that she had to tell that everyone in that fandom, but I understand her. But she made two big mistakes:
1. She used the wrong words. She said she wanted to critize the fandom but it sounds more as if she has something against Alex himself. But I don't know much about the fandom. I've never watched DA but such bad choices for an entry who isn't productive at all, is just stupid. I mean, I don't like Jensen's character in Dawson's Creek too but I don't post in dawsonfanatic that he should get the fuck off that show. Just stupid how she chose the words.
2. She posted this in the wrong Community. She said she is pissed off about how the fandom deals with the character in a community where the most people are reading this! Sorry, but when I finished the entry and continued to the comments I thought "Now the imaginary slaughter can begin." XD So stupid!
I ignore such people. I think they are not worth it. But I can totally understand why you're pissed ^.^
I would have just ignored it, but she didn't make a difference between Jensen and his charcter and that made me see red. Plus as you say she is critisizing the DA fandom for liking him in a DA community :-(
She has every right to her opinion, I just think she was wrong to post it there and not in her own journal.
I usually ignore them too..caught me on the wrong day i guess!
I'd like to know where the mods are for that community. That post should have been taken down the moment it appeared. That wasn't a post about not liking a particular character, that was a personal attack on the actor who plays him and a thinly veiled one at that.
So not classy. I wanted to make a comment to her about it, but she's completely oblivious about how inappropriate her behavior is and since she's apparently an attention seeker, I didn't want to give her any.
well, someone said she should start a community Alec/Jensen free, she said she want discussion and variety and it would be the same as worship him... I quoted her "I want Jensen Ackles/Alec the HELL out of the Dark Angel fandom"... "I want variety" and I was like ???
Her replied was: *shrug*
I never claimed the original post to be thoughtful, tactful, or intelligent. Only that it was my opinion.
That post was TOTALLY unnecessary!! I mean... ok you can like some characters more than the others in a series, but just because you don't like one doesnt mean that the entire fandom should stop loving him just because you don't. That's ridiculous, the fandom is about sharing opinions and love about a series, actor or movie, not to criticize... she should also respect others opinions and not just ramble of why should the fandom stop loving one of the best damn characters of the show just because (since apparently the reason not to love him was that everybody else did? come on!!), specially not on a comm where the rest of the fans can see it... do it in you own LJ so only you can see your silly fights and rants... *takes deep breath*
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XP I'm sorry... the Jensen/Dean/Alec!girl in me just had to say that *huggles*
This is just batshit and poor fandom etiquette. I mean, rant away all you want in your own journal. If I claim Dean is a crappy character with all the depth of a donkey (not that I ever would cause you know, Dean is a god among men) in my own journal that's my business. But don't go on a comm, particularly a comm that is obviously friendly to the character you don't like and rant away.
Although the thing that irritated me the most was the Alec/Jensen thing. Stop confusing the actor with a character.
Haha. That was funny. Something like - let's kill the fandom cos she doesn't like one awesome character. If not Alec what would people talk about all these years? And the reason they forget other characters? Maybe it's not people fault but that those characters were not that exciting to write about? The whole post was like - i command you forget about the character you love cos i don't love him. Funny. Like kindergarten funny. :)
I have both season 1 and 2 of DA on DVD. The only reason I bought them is because of Jensen. I actually started off watching season 2 first just to see Jensen. I have to admit I liked the show and bought both seasons on DVD.
That was a crazy thing for that person to do. Dissing Alec/Jensen in a DA community. WTH?
I saw it and loved it when it originally aired. I liked all the characters and especially Alec. That was the first time I had seen Jensen and then didn't until SPN, but that was one of the reasons I started watching SPN when the promos came out!
I have bought the DA DVD's now..cause Jensen! LOL!
>>That was a crazy thing for that person to do. Dissing Alec/Jensen in a DA community. WTH?
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Date: 2008-02-07 04:54 pm (UTC)is she asking for mortar fire, or just napalm?
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Date: 2008-02-07 04:58 pm (UTC)She knew what she was doing so it's not much of an apology to do so in advance!
And I should probably have kept my mouth shut as it doesn't do any good. But sometimes...GRRRRRR!!!!!!!!!!
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Date: 2008-02-07 04:57 pm (UTC)Did it rain shit last night and i didn't see it? lol
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Date: 2008-02-07 05:00 pm (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2008-02-07 05:00 pm (UTC)I'm not in the DA fandom, because I liked only Alec, the idea was good, but I don't really like the Jessica Alba's acting and it's quite a problem, since she was the lead.
I saw your post in the x5vale flist.
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Date: 2008-02-07 05:05 pm (UTC)So I'm not really active in it.
I really should know better than to open my mouth, but she wants him out of the fandom...that's for your own journal not a Dark Angel Community!
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Date: 2008-02-07 05:32 pm (UTC)I had to reply, totally had!
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Date: 2008-02-07 05:32 pm (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2008-02-07 08:24 pm (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2008-02-08 11:07 am (UTC)That's what I said, Jensen and Alec are two different things.
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Date: 2008-02-08 11:48 am (UTC)I notice she didn't reply!
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Date: 2008-02-08 01:11 pm (UTC)Maybe because I told her that if Alec is the most loved character on Da, there must be a reason...
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Date: 2008-02-07 05:34 pm (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2008-02-07 08:25 pm (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2008-02-07 05:42 pm (UTC)And of course everyone is entitled to their own opinion, but like you, I don't think the place to rant in such a way is in that community. Besides that, I didn't like the tone of that post at all. A bit more sophistication would have been in place.
And...I love love love love Alec. Not just because of Jensen, but I like the character too.
I hope you have calmed down a bit. That post/girl doesn't deserve to waste your energy. *HUGS*
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Date: 2008-02-07 08:28 pm (UTC)Yep, I'm okay now..had to make dinner and I took my frustrations out on the kitchen..LOL!
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Date: 2008-02-07 06:47 pm (UTC)I mean, what exactly did she think was going to happen? What sort of reaction was she expecting? I'm not too involved in the DA fandom (I really like the show, but can't seem to get into the fannish side of it, for some reason), but as soon as I read her post I knew that 99.9% of the people reading it were going to get seriously pissed off (as you have proved with this post, lol). So what the hell is the point, pray tell? *shakes head* Some people...
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Date: 2008-02-07 08:30 pm (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2008-02-07 07:17 pm (UTC)Disclaimer: I do not know the chick. Don't care to know her. I was a DA fan since before the pilot aired, bawled like a baby when it was cancelled. I didn't know there was such a thing as fandom until after it had already been off the air for a couple years. Doesn't make me less of a DA fan if I think Alec is an amazing character and think this girl has nothing but attention grubbing on her mind.
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Date: 2008-02-07 08:37 pm (UTC)I wouldn't have responded at all, but she wasn't making a difference between Jensen and his character and that made me see red to start off with, and then apologise in advance for flaming? HUH? She wasn't sorry, and she knew exactly what she was doing!
I loved DA when it aired was really sorry when it got cancelled for Firefly..and then loved that as well..LOL!And that got cancelled!
I liked Jensen and his character, then didn't see him again until SPN.
I liked them all, wasn't active in that fandom..my first was Angel. I read DA fic now and again when I can find anything that isn't Alec/Max..LOL!
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Date: 2008-02-07 07:32 pm (UTC)Alec is the best thing about Dark Angel IMO, and thats why he is the focus. How can you not adore his fabulousness?
*facepalm*
Jo has every right to be pissed
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Date: 2008-02-07 08:39 pm (UTC)She should have kept that on her journal not a comm..IMHO.
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Date: 2008-02-07 08:11 pm (UTC)variety is the spice of life or to each his own.
She/he wants to ban a character from a
whole fandom, a character that is an essential
part of the show & fandom. What's wrong with
ignoring any posts/icons/fics etc with an Alec
bent? That's what any sane person would do....
Me? I love me some Alec. :)
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Date: 2008-02-07 08:40 pm (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2008-02-07 08:28 pm (UTC)But she made two big mistakes:
1. She used the wrong words. She said she wanted to critize the fandom but it sounds more as if she has something against Alex himself. But I don't know much about the fandom. I've never watched DA but such bad choices for an entry who isn't productive at all, is just stupid. I mean, I don't like Jensen's character in Dawson's Creek too but I don't post in
2. She posted this in the wrong Community. She said she is pissed off about how the fandom deals with the character in a community where the most people are reading this! Sorry, but when I finished the entry and continued to the comments I thought "Now the imaginary slaughter can begin." XD So stupid!
I ignore such people. I think they are not worth it. But I can totally understand why you're pissed ^.^
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Date: 2008-02-07 08:45 pm (UTC)Plus as you say she is critisizing the DA fandom for liking him in a DA community :-(
She has every right to her opinion, I just think she was wrong to post it there and not in her own journal.
I usually ignore them too..caught me on the wrong day i guess!
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Date: 2008-02-07 08:36 pm (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2008-02-07 08:46 pm (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2008-02-07 08:51 pm (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2008-02-07 08:57 pm (UTC)Her replied was: *shrug*
I never claimed the original post to be thoughtful, tactful, or intelligent. Only that it was my opinion.
So ok, for me it ended.
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Date: 2008-02-08 11:50 am (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2008-02-08 12:06 am (UTC)/rant
XP I'm sorry... the Jensen/Dean/Alec!girl in me just had to say that *huggles*
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Date: 2008-02-08 11:51 am (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2008-02-08 12:36 am (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2008-02-08 11:52 am (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2008-02-08 01:25 am (UTC)THE APOCALYPSE IS COMING.
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Date: 2008-02-08 11:53 am (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2008-02-08 11:54 am (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2008-02-08 02:21 am (UTC)Although the thing that irritated me the most was the Alec/Jensen thing. Stop confusing the actor with a character.
Good for you for saying something.
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Date: 2008-02-08 11:55 am (UTC)>> Although the thing that irritated me the most was the Alec/Jensen thing. Stop confusing the actor with a character.
If she hadn't of said that I'd have probably let it go, but come on..*er*
Thanks!
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Date: 2008-02-08 03:12 am (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2008-02-08 11:56 am (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2008-02-08 03:31 am (UTC)That was a crazy thing for that person to do. Dissing Alec/Jensen in a DA community. WTH?
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Date: 2008-02-08 11:59 am (UTC)I have bought the DA DVD's now..cause Jensen! LOL!
>>That was a crazy thing for that person to do. Dissing Alec/Jensen in a DA community. WTH?
Exactly!!!!!!!!!!! :-(