That's a very accurate condensed dramatization of what happened, I think :-)
Well, they could have predicted that wank and drama was going to happen, because wank and drama always happens, especially with a big thing involving many people. But as you say, if they had talked about it earlier, it would just have happened earlier.
I don't think any of the official communication from yuletide was bad or lacking, or that yuletide or AO3 should have done more outreach. The problem wasn't either of them, it was the supporters and the deliberate spreaders of misinformation and rumor, and their clash.
My aim with this post is both to raise the consciousness in people in general, so maybe next time they won't be so fast to start slinging around terms like irrational and insane, but instead try to show some empathy, even when they have no sympathy for someone who feels confused and overwhelmed and is reacting emotionally, and to give mods of future fests a bit to think about re enlisting helpful supporters to answer questions.
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Date: 2010-01-05 07:51 pm (UTC)Well, they could have predicted that wank and drama was going to happen, because wank and drama always happens, especially with a big thing involving many people. But as you say, if they had talked about it earlier, it would just have happened earlier.
I don't think any of the official communication from yuletide was bad or lacking, or that yuletide or AO3 should have done more outreach. The problem wasn't either of them, it was the supporters and the deliberate spreaders of misinformation and rumor, and their clash.
My aim with this post is both to raise the consciousness in people in general, so maybe next time they won't be so fast to start slinging around terms like irrational and insane, but instead try to show some empathy, even when they have no sympathy for someone who feels confused and overwhelmed and is reacting emotionally, and to give mods of future fests a bit to think about re enlisting helpful supporters to answer questions.