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DANNY fandom wank!
What do you mean you are not into DANNY fandom?

chancery_stone, author of DANNY, appeared on my flist announcing her latest lj entry in wuthering and sistersbronte, because it discusses Jane Eyre and Wuthering Heights, and DANNY.
I do most certainly not begrudge her that, since I was interested in what she had to say about these novels.
I was, however, even more interested in what she had to say in her userinfo:

There is also a discussion board run here on Live Journal by some 'fans' called Chancerys_Danny. I am not permitted to view it, and have nothing to do with its content (that's how you know this is an authentic cult novel - nothing but drama all the way), but this is the place to go if you want to diss the dirt on me - there is plenty there.

Unfortunately you will need high credentials to enter. They won't admit new users, anyone who doesn't have a regularly maintained journal, or who is not a committted net user and only wants to discuss the book. They are morbidly afraid of spies so you will have to go through the mill of suspicion that you are really me in disguise.

Should you be dedicated enough to endure this just to read about my nasty, unlovable side, a fast and simple way to shortcut this tedious process is to tell them all the things you dislike about me and/or my work. After that your journal can be a big fat zero, you will be embraced as a sister (remember never to let your facade slip though, or you'll be right out on your arse again).


The fan comm mod, excuse me, the 'fan' comm mod has this to say in an open post:

Because of the articles and blog posts by Chancery Stone, which can be read on her website and blog I have decided to moderate membership. If you are a Danny fan and wish to discuss the book, we would love to have you! Please join in the usual way and I will approve you. However, if you are not a regular Live Journal user, and appear to be a fake journal trying to read what we have to say, you will not be approved. I will be checking all journals before admitting anyone.

I would never have imagined that I would have to close membership on a book community, however criticism of the novel Danny has riled the author considerably and many attacks have been made by her using things expressed here in open discussion. Since the author has decided to resort to personal attacks away from the source of the discussion, I have decided that I am no longer going to allow her access to our comments so that discussion of the book can be enjoyed freely and without reservation. Many thanks for your understanding.


Apparently several new lj users have expressed the wish to discuss DANNY, since the community, which so far has five members, is locked.
Meet valentinotango, bronte_babe, jeff_peters, poisondripper, jodie0992 and jillandjodie.


Stone heavily denies that she has anything to do with the sockpuppets dramatic increase of DANNY fans, in her rant against the locking ( Why the fuck would I go to the effort of pretending to be someone else, actually making up a journal, to find out what they say?), although she obviously learned about the unpleasant screening process behind closed doors, as she described in her Farewell To The Famous Five.

I can give you the beginning of the drama.
For all the snide remarks in between, you will have to read her blogspirit.

No Anne Rice bashing, please.

ETA: Have some links to guide you through the splooge.

ETA2: The members of Wuthering read Fanfom Wank or her journal and thus comment anonymously. Hilarity ensues. In which she denies to have ever called Cathy's husband Edward.

ETA3: A brandnew, unfortunately now already deleted, sock joins jillandjodie's discussion group and a stinkin' anonymous troll links her back here: link

ETA4: The Famous Five bring presents. Wheeee!

ETA5: Put those Potter stickers down for a moment and read Chancery Stone's response to Fandom Wank.
Also, I AM Chancery Stone! Maybe.