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wtf ([info]wtf) wrote in [info]fandom_wank,
@ 2007-02-27 13:43:00


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Entry tags:cons, sockpuppets

Anime North is beating down the man! And by man, I mean sockpuppet!
Here, my friends, we have a classic example of convention wank!

It starts out when sockpuppet [info]an_aa_sucks makes a lovely post to [info]anime_north, wherein they state that it was SO UNFAIR that because Sockpuppet made a mistake, Sockpuppet was not allowed into the Artist Alley!

This would be completely run-of-the-mill idiocy, except that Sockpuppet says that they should be allowed in because:

1) Some people who got tables have crappy art and should be kicked out, because Sockpuppet NEEDS that space to make enough money to eat!!
2) AN should only sell half-tables to cram in as many bodies as possible. Full tables are UNFAIR!
3) AA should take over the Writer's Way section because THEY haven't sold out. Yet.


There is much in the way of smackdown in the comments, and even some wanky finger-pointing as to Sockpuppet's actual identity.

BUT WAIT! THERE'S MORE! Sockpuppet returns for pseuicide goodbye cruel fandom OMG YOU'RE ALL SO MEEN wank in a brand new post. More completely-without-proof finger pointing from [info]jocatscat ensues, along with many cries of "GTFO TROLL."

Sockpuppet gets bonus points for this piece of wankery about the AA staff: "I bet they are just kids who do this to get a power trip by telling the rest of us what to draw." Excellent.

eta: Let's all wave hello, because [info]an_aa_sucks has spotted us. If you have "Missing the point for $500, Alex" on your wank bingo card, be sure to mark it off! (Thanks, [info]sunhawk, for spotting it first)

Thoughts on yaoi: I truly feel bad for whoever has to sit next to a splooge-filled sock at the AA. I especially feel bad for the staff, who so far has put up with the sock admirably.




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ealusaid
2007-02-27 10:23 pm UTC (link)
I'm trying to decide who's more of a dick: Socky McSockerson, or [info]jocatscat.

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(no subject) - [info]annabelle_lee, 2007-02-28 03:52 pm UTC

[info]doomsday
2007-02-27 10:45 pm UTC (link)
Anyone else get hypnotized by the super NSFW link, courtesy of kissface?

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(no subject) - [info]twentythree, 2007-02-28 03:55 am UTC
(no subject) - [info]ladylance, 2007-02-28 04:02 am UTC
(no subject) - [info]issendai, 2007-02-28 06:32 am UTC
(no subject) - [info]tangentialone, 2007-02-28 08:35 am UTC

[info]tachikoma01
2007-02-27 10:49 pm UTC (link)
Is it too much to expect people to know that "Hey, I see AA is full and Writer's Way isn't, if it's still that way at con time, would you consider opening up WW spots for waitlisted artists?" goes much further than "I AM ENTITLED! GIVE ME WHAT I WANT! BECAUSE IM ENTITLED!"

But if he wants to follow the "only good artists should be let in" argument, wouldn't it actually be "only profitable artists should be let in?" I doubt the con cares if you're 'good' so long as much as if you can turn a profit.

Which, judging from what I've seen that actually makes sales at AA, would result in tables full of partially dressed hot men. Not that I'm complaining about that, mind you...

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[info]glossing2
2007-02-27 10:58 pm UTC (link)
Artist Alley should sort by quality, not just who is fast enough with their money.
Oh, yeah, that'd avoid wank.

Also, what crawled up Jocatscat's ass and died?

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(no subject) - [info]sunhawk, 2007-02-27 11:57 pm UTC
(no subject) - [info]glossing2, 2007-02-28 12:25 am UTC
AA?
[info]staroverthebay
2007-02-27 11:04 pm UTC (link)
.... is it bad that all I can think of when I read "AA" is "Alcoholics Anonymous"??

Or "Attitude Adjustment" (OMG random "Rad" reference GO AWAY!!)

Somehow, "Artist Alley" isn't the first thing that comes to mind when I see "AA"

... apparently, I haven't been in fandom enough.

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Re: AA? - [info]sheep, 2007-02-27 11:17 pm UTC
Re: AA? - [info]edgyspice, 2007-02-27 11:37 pm UTC
(no subject) - [info]wankaholic, 2007-02-28 01:55 am UTC
Re: AA? - [info]wtf, 2007-02-28 03:06 am UTC

[info]bigbigtruck
2007-02-27 11:41 pm UTC (link)
As somebody who works a lot of artist alleys, this wank burns me like acid reflux. I want to send a sympathy gift to a bunch of AA staffers. Maybe a daisy with an "oh god I swear we're not all like this" note attached.

Skimming over the threads, it looks like the AN Artist Alley staff is running things pretty damn well.

(baleeted and reposted twice because I suck at the language-ing.)

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(no subject) - [info]sunqist, 2007-03-01 06:53 am UTC
(no subject) - [info]bigbigtruck, 2007-03-01 05:58 pm UTC
Is good birthday present. Thank you, internets.
[info]isa
2007-02-27 11:51 pm UTC (link)
Mmmmm, conwank AND artwank in one? Delightful!

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[info]sneakykitty
2007-02-28 12:07 am UTC (link)
I have to hand it to the staffers, they're way more patient than I would be.

This is what gets me:

I don't like working crappy jobs and I'm a university student so what else is there?

Oh, silly me, I forgot that you can only get crappy jobs while in college! I must have slipped through the cracks somehow, because my job rocks, as much as I gripe about it.

And it's not just her. I've encountered a lot of these "Oh, regular work is beneath me, I can only be an artiste" kids around school lately. I'd like to beat all of them.

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(no subject) - [info]hallidae, 2007-02-28 12:18 am UTC
(no subject) - [info]smo, 2007-02-28 12:57 am UTC
(no subject) - [info]kinneas, 2007-03-01 03:19 am UTC
(no subject) - [info]sneakykitty, 2007-03-01 11:47 pm UTC
(no subject) - [info]wtf, 2007-02-28 12:19 am UTC
(no subject) - [info]hallidae, 2007-02-28 12:28 am UTC
(no subject) - [info]wtf, 2007-02-28 03:06 am UTC
(no subject) - [info]smo, 2007-02-28 12:57 am UTC
(no subject) - [info]karthur, 2007-02-28 01:16 am UTC
(no subject) - [info]bigbigtruck, 2007-02-28 01:20 am UTC
(no subject) - [info]go_shirly, 2007-02-28 03:29 am UTC
(no subject) - [info]julesnoctambule, 2007-02-28 05:30 pm UTC
(no subject) - ealusaid, 2007-02-28 05:12 am UTC
(no subject) - rachelthedemon, 2007-02-28 10:31 pm UTC
(no subject) - [info]kinneas, 2007-03-01 03:21 am UTC
(no subject) - rachelthedemon, 2007-03-01 03:31 am UTC
(no subject) - rachelthedemon, 2007-03-01 07:34 pm UTC
(no subject) - [info]sneakykitty, 2007-03-01 11:43 pm UTC
I know I'm preaching to the choir... - [info]wtf, 2007-03-01 11:53 pm UTC

[info]soupspooks
2007-02-28 12:24 am UTC (link)
Waitwaitwait... Anime North wank. Seriously? Well *that's* local! I might even go back this year...

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sockpuppet_rat
2007-02-28 12:30 am UTC (link)
Every time you capitalize 'sockpuppet' I wonder what the fuck I did. For that alone, this wank is entirely entertaining.

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(no subject) - [info]wtf, 2007-02-28 12:42 am UTC
(no subject) - sockpuppet_rat, 2007-02-28 12:48 am UTC
(no subject) - [info]tiki, 2007-02-28 05:04 am UTC
(no subject) - sockpuppet_rat, 2007-02-28 05:06 am UTC
(no subject) - [info]taviblue, 2007-03-01 08:34 am UTC

[info]cookie_love
2007-02-28 01:05 am UTC (link)
"I bet they are just kids who do this to get a power trip by telling the rest of us what to draw."

Troll or not, I'm so sick of hearing these "your side of the argument MUST be teenagers/kids" comments. -__-


Isn't this a jurisimprudence law? A corollary? Come on, give me something.

*anime-sized teary eyes*

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[info]tiki
2007-02-28 02:14 am UTC (link)
Oh good, someone else posted this. I would've, but conflict of interest in that my husband commented a couple times prevented me. Also laziness.

I love college kids who claim they "support themselves" by selling fan art once a year. It's like their parents don't exist or something.

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(no subject) - [info]moonlitsiren, 2007-02-28 10:39 pm UTC
(no subject) - [info]telophase, 2007-03-01 12:42 am UTC
(no subject) - [info]telophase, 2007-03-01 12:47 am UTC
(no subject) - [info]tiki, 2007-03-01 01:30 am UTC
(no subject) - [info]icedark_elf, 2007-03-01 05:24 am UTC
(no subject) - [info]blackhat, 2007-03-01 05:58 am UTC

[info]sunhawk
2007-02-28 02:47 am UTC (link)
The sockpuppet continues to Just Not Get It: http://community.livejournal.com/anime_north/216599.html

And I'm off to have some fun with macros now, bye!

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(no subject) - [info]sepiamagpie, 2007-02-28 05:34 am UTC
(no subject) - [info]sunhawk, 2007-02-28 07:10 am UTC
(no subject) - [info]sepiamagpie, 2007-02-28 07:14 am UTC
(no subject) - [info]sunhawk, 2007-02-28 07:39 am UTC

[info]julian_black
2007-02-28 02:53 am UTC (link)
I feel so special for making it on fandom wank! I'm glad that more people are seeing how incompetant the Anime North Artist Alley Staff is!

Sorry, Entitlement Kid, but I fail to see any evidence of "incompetant" management by the Artist Alley staff.

I do see, however, confirmation that you are a whiny little douche. Then again, it's not as if there was any doubt of that...

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(no subject) - [info]mathias, 2007-02-28 03:06 am UTC
(no subject) - [info]staroverthebay, 2007-02-28 03:33 am UTC
(no subject) - [info]southerngaelic, 2007-02-28 07:46 pm UTC
(no subject) - [info]vergilsparda, 2007-02-28 03:13 am UTC
(no subject) - [info]hallidae, 2007-02-28 03:46 am UTC
(no subject) - [info]cookie_love, 2007-02-28 06:17 am UTC

[info]twentythree
2007-02-28 04:02 am UTC (link)
Oh, [info]jocatscat. You don't get to bitch about someone being a sockpuppet when you are one yourself. Sorry, honey.

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(no subject) - [info]staroverthebay, 2007-02-28 04:56 am UTC
(no subject) - [info]bigbigtruck, 2007-02-28 06:07 am UTC
(no subject) - dracothelizard, 2007-02-28 03:48 pm UTC
(no subject) - [info]isntitironic, 2007-02-28 09:52 pm UTC
(no subject) - dracothelizard, 2007-03-01 01:27 am UTC
(no subject) - [info]twentythree, 2007-03-01 01:52 am UTC

[info]ladylance
2007-02-28 04:03 am UTC (link)
Anyone want to bet that her "art" is little more than stick-figure drawings?

At the very least, it reminded me to go grab one of those programs to sync your comp to the atomic clock. Been meaning to grab one for a while XD

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GIP
[info]perletwo
2007-02-28 04:22 am UTC (link)
Wow, the very same day I load this icon into my JF account, here's the perfect occasion to use it. It must be kismet!

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[info]kahrohseh
2007-02-28 08:34 am UTC (link)
It took till I was halfway through the wank report to realise "an_aa_sucks" did not in fact refer to an Associate's Degree, which I'll admit is not all that helpful but not particularly worth an eljay crusade.

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[info]felinephoenix
2007-02-28 10:56 am UTC (link)
[info]an_aa_sucks? Tell me I wasn't the only one who thought that was about Alcoholics Anonymous.

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(no subject) - [info]acrimonious, 2007-03-01 12:06 am UTC
(no subject) - [info]felinephoenix, 2007-03-01 04:12 am UTC

[info]ecchaniz0r
2007-02-28 01:11 pm UTC (link)
1) Some people who got tables have crappy art and should be kicked out, because Sockpuppet NEEDS that space to make enough money to eat!!

...Good luck breaking even on the table price XD;

*did the AA in 2004; got two commissions from a pervy lolidork who hits up every artist. stopped short of the third commission when she realised he was a dick!*

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[info]caffeine_fairy
2007-02-28 02:03 pm UTC (link)
People pay me for my art because its good and they like it. Artist alley's staff doesn't care about this.

You know what? You're right. They don't care. And the reason they don't care - they don't HAVE to care. YOU have to care. If it's your livelihood, it's UP TO YOU to make sure it's secure, by following their policies. Noone else. YOU.

Ahem.

*mops up*

I used to get this attitude all the time when I worked in a medical college. My particular favourite was being told that it was my fault that someone failed a course becuase I wasn't at the office at 8pm when he needed to hand his coursework in.

Personal responsibility. Learn it, love it.

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(no subject) - dracothelizard, 2007-02-28 03:53 pm UTC

[info]blackhat
2007-02-28 04:58 pm UTC (link)
And I'd really like to see one of them walk up to my table and make me put away my yaoi.

Yeah, DAMN those bastards for wanting to actually not have the con busted for putting sexually explicit artwork out where minors can see it! You TELL it, Sistah Socky!

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(no subject) - [info]mochibuni, 2007-03-01 02:38 am UTC

[info]narcissam
2007-02-28 06:51 pm UTC (link)
I feel so special for making it on fandom wank!

Doubtlessly, she's waiting for us to send the substantial cheque we always give for special appearances. How else can a girl make money?

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(no subject) - [info]tofuknight, 2007-02-28 11:02 pm UTC

[info]oxydosic
2007-03-01 02:09 am UTC (link)
I truly feel bad for whoever has to sit next to a splooge-filled sock

I feel even worse for the poor bastard that might end up wearing it.

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[info]isntitironic
2007-03-01 03:02 am UTC (link)
Okay, so how many of us are going to that con?

Out of those, how many will probably spend their AA time trying to guess which one is this sock?

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(no subject) - [info]sunhawk, 2007-03-01 03:04 am UTC
(no subject) - [info]tiki, 2007-03-01 03:17 am UTC
(no subject) - [info]staroverthebay, 2007-03-01 04:28 am UTC
(no subject) - [info]kats_kradle, 2007-03-03 08:00 pm UTC
(no subject) - [info]pinkingshears, 2007-03-19 12:07 am UTC


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