I probably shouldn't even be commenting because I had to look up exactly what RPS is. But now I know!
I didn't realize "tin-hatting" is seen as people who truly believe there is an actual relationship. When I was on TLL shining my space ship I never considered that people saw us as cray. LOL However, I don't deny that there's a very tiny spot way deep in my heart that wishes my ship could be real someday. Maybe I am cray.
I understand the point you're making when you say "Don't give other people control over your fandom experience. Find people you get along with and stick with them. Use the block and unfollow buttons on Twitter..." That's not too difficult when it comes to comms, but I've found it extremely difficult on Twitter. There are people I adore who do NOT want to hear about certain ships, so the choice has come down to either offending & being unfollowed by them, or harshing my own flail. I guess we have to decide for ourselves what is more important, but no matter what, Twitter is going to affect my fandom experience no matter how I handle it.
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Date: 2011-02-05 11:36 pm (UTC)I didn't realize "tin-hatting" is seen as people who truly believe there is an actual relationship. When I was on TLL shining my space ship I never considered that people saw us as cray. LOL However, I don't deny that there's a very tiny spot way deep in my heart that wishes my ship could be real someday. Maybe I am cray.
I understand the point you're making when you say "Don't give other people control over your fandom experience. Find people you get along with and stick with them. Use the block and unfollow buttons on Twitter..." That's not too difficult when it comes to comms, but I've found it extremely difficult on Twitter. There are people I adore who do NOT want to hear about certain ships, so the choice has come down to either offending & being unfollowed by them, or harshing my own flail. I guess we have to decide for ourselves what is more important, but no matter what, Twitter is going to affect my fandom experience no matter how I handle it.
Thank you for your thoughtful post! <3