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forevagreeneart ([info]forevagreeneart) wrote in [info]fandom_wank,
@ 2013-12-31 13:55:00


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Entry tags:cons, fandom: supernatural, person: victoria bitter

Victoria Bitter: The Embittering
Oh, how nice, someone's creating a little convention for the Supernatural fandom, and they're looking for staff members. Looks like the position of Event Director has already been filled, though, by one...

Andrew Blake. AKA thanfiction. AKA Victoria Bitter.

The event hasn't received much attention thus far, but everyone who's responded to the original post looks enthusiastic and willing to throw money at the idea.

Unsurprisingly, people from other corners of the fandom have begun to speak up, sharing stories of past exploits and linking to the book written by a previous VB/AB/TF victim.

Andy, aware of his reputation in fandom, has made several posts on his most recent Tumblr in the past few months, saying that the past is behind him and refuting the claims of people who are preemptively warning the SPN fandom about his exploits.

Only time will tell if he has really changed his ways, but all signs point to no.

One final note: misgendering is not cool. There are about 10 million reasons to mock Andrew Blake, but his gender identity is not one of them.

ETA: Now matured from "having just finished his 20s" to "30 with a lot of job experience", our hero has posted more details about the application process, explaining that everything might go wrong and that's just the way that cons work, and that pretty much all of the cool stuff mentioned thus far might be too expensive if they don't get enough participants. (thanks luxshine!)



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[info]evilwillowgirl
2014-01-15 09:21 pm UTC (link)
Hi, this is KumquatWriter. So, JF won't recognize my LJ username, and won't let me register for a JF name because of bots or something. So I've asked a dear friend to post this on my behalf until JF gets it's bots settled.

I feel really weird commenting - I've always steered clear of contributing directly to wank sites, mainly out of fear that people will think I'm just stirring the pot. Really, that's the only reason; there aren't many places to talk about this stuff offline.

I do want to clarify on Andy's matchmaking. During the DAYD heydey, he convinced two young people to get married. They did not know each other well and were married off within a couple of months of meeting/dating. The second couple were the ones who went on the "Trail of Tears" hike.

Neither couple is comfortable making their experiences public, but I can say I have talked to/met (at least one half of) both couples. I *can* say publicly that neither couple is WITH Andy anymore, that both pairs were deeply hurt by Andy's actions, and that both couples acknowledge that Andy really pushed them into it before they were ready. Happily, both marriages are currently still intact and happy - these are great, loyal young people who do love each other and are additionally bonded by their shared trauma/experience. Not a lot of kind words for Andy from them, obv.

As for me, I'm always willing to answer questions (with the standard privacy proviso). I don't always reply promptly, but I will reply. It just has to be in the windows of time when I'm not busy mothering, wifeing or endlessly cleaning. And apparently, when the bots approve.

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[info]themadscientist
2014-01-15 09:33 pm UTC (link)
Hi and tyvm for sharing your experiences, especially as I am sure it is really creepy to talk about.

I will start with a question!

Cute kittens or fluffy bunnirs?

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[info]luxshine
2014-01-15 11:16 pm UTC (link)
I also want to say tyvm for sharing your experiences, I can imagine how hard it is to be reminded of those times.

And I'm so glad that at least the couples are happy, even if they were pressured/pushed before they were ready. Extra happy that they're out of his influence.

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[info]argylespy
2014-01-15 11:46 pm UTC (link)
Tripling the thanks for offering your knowledge and experiences.

And Ditto-ing the above that I'm glad to hear things worked out for both couples in the end (and yourself, for that matter).

I am curious to know if you know anything about how the hike actually went; what was the purpose of the hike itself; if they actually did manage to raise any money (I notice the itsaboutpower.org website is gone). Obviously I'm inclined to believe that at least something went wrong, but at the same time the fact that I don't really see much anywhere about it leads me to believe that they were at least successful in that.

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[info]kijikun
2014-01-16 02:13 am UTC (link)
Lj and jf have different systems so user names on one won't work on the other. And I think new account sign ups are normally closed due to robustness of the server.

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[info]tez
2014-01-17 03:10 am UTC (link)
tyvm yet again for sharing everything you've been willing to share. Also very glad to hear that both couples are doing well, that's a nice silver lining to come out of this pile of crap.

If you want a JF I could try and request one for you? Robin's been screwing with the server for the past couple weeks so I'm not sure if that's even a thing that could happen, but I'd be happy to try.

(So totally understanding the mothering/cleaning thing, although the wifeing bit is not on my radar. Mothering eats ALL your time and cleaning all the things eats what mothering doesn't eat.)

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[info]evilwillowgirl
2014-01-21 09:18 pm UTC (link)
madscientist: KITTIES! And thanks. Not creepy to talk about, creepy that he's still doing it.

luxshine: thanks

argylespy: Thanks. The hike, according to the others involved, was exactly what it was purported to be. Badly planned, lots of injuries and drama. It was a big part of the breaking point for that couple with him. He amped things up too much (inevitable).

kijikun: I know, but it says "log in with LiveJournal account" above.

tez: I'd love a JF login - so much easier than this. I don't use JF (obv) but it's handy to have one for times like this. :)

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[info]tez
2014-01-22 03:49 am UTC (link)
Let me see if I can request one for you. Email me at turntechtimegod at gmail dot com and give me your preferred JF name and I'll see what I can do. ^__^

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