Fascinating Fandom story

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merylemon found this ( http://www.journalfen.net/users/charlottelennox/784.html ) fascinating journalistic story about a specific fan in Harry Potter fandom. I've no idea if this person is still active in it, but from what someone says in a comment after section 8 of the story, she still is.

I highly recc this. It's thorough, it's interesting, it's an eye-opener about sociopathic fannish behavior, and how people react and are played very adroitly by someone like this person.

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[nialla]

Ah, fan wackos and blacklists. Fun stuff.

I'm actually on a blacklist for an LJ comm. They won't let me join because apparently I offended the owner in OS ages ago. I'm so depressed over it. Not. I'd never even heard of the comm until someone pointed out my name was posted in the only public post, about how I'm one of these mean and awful people who tormented the wackjob owner on OS.

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Oh, yes: I believe Karendreamer, me, and several of the OS mods (former and present) and a few random OSer/writers are also on that infamous list. Tis quite funny, now.

[nialla]

The real irony? I don't read/write the subgenre of fic the comm is for, so... yeah, whatever. I'm all chastised. ;)