#venomtalksfandom

I think this is one of the big universal truths in fandom. And it's something that I can see slipping away. That doesn't mean you have to engage with everyone or like every piece of content. It doesn't mean you can't criticize or discuss things. On the contrary I think remembering there is another person you're engaging with is fundamental to doing all of that. Because when you forget that, things become cruel really quickly. You will regret being cruel but you will not regret remembering you are dealing with another person in your fandom interactions.

Finally, the app is being promoted by russian/israeli accounts and I wouldn't believe any of their promises not to store your data.

Those writers deserve to have guest comments on and get all the praise/feedback about their fics after putting in so much work and waiting so long.

So if you have a writer whose fics you like, maybe take a second to tell them.

If someone can explain to me why I deserve three months of this off anon I will listen.

My anon has been off. But I think this fandom needs to take a hard look at itself and consider why this kind of anon interaction is normalized. If you're sitting there thinking well this is just how it is, I promise you that it's not. Getting around my block with a vpn to continue to ask me why I'm writing things I haven't and am not comfortable with writing is not normal and it shouldn't be.