The Way We Wanked's Journal

Since there seems to be such confusion over the post by

backfromspace regarding VB, I thought I'd repost

mpoetess's lovely schpiel explaining it all (somewhat condensed from the *really* long original).

The sordid tale of VB, as told by mpoetess:
Victoria Bitter, henceforth VB, was something of a prodigy in LOTR fandom - she wrote stories and did art and was well-regarded, if considered a bit flaky. In 2002, VB shows up at ConneXions (a slash convention) sporting a fake British accent and blue contacts. At some point during the weekend, she hooks up with

versaphile and the two establish a relationship. Post-ConneXions, things go swimmingly for a little while, with both people posting in LJ about how hopeful they are. However, VB is angsting over the fact that she'll have to break her no-longer-deniable gayness to her best friend & sweetheart,

aylnon.

aylnon is an Australian guy who apparently lives in Virginia, as does VB's family - and who'd already asked her to marry him.

( The relationship drama begins )

( In which hobbits are channeled )

( Enter an important new character in the drama )

( Because it wouldn't be wank without MsA )

( And now for the kiddie porn )

( The gender wars )

( Man, I feel like a woman )

( The Bit of Earth scandal breaks )

( At last, we can retire and give up this life of crime )

Nearly two years later, VB resurfaces, this time using the LJ

amy_player (VB's real name). S/he posts a really long spiel attempting to explain all the crazy. The post can best be summarized as "I was trans and didn't know it (omg my pain), got sucked into online fandom (omg slash), became divorced from reality (omg I'm a Rare Lesbian Paladin), and ran off screaming into the night ~~with all your money~~. Um, sorry about that?" Although this latest story does seem to explain All That Shit Wot Went Down rather well, many remain skeptical that s/he has reformed. This is somewhat understandable given that VB seems to feel s/he's only required to pay back SOME of the money taken from Bit of Earth. (Apparently, losing your money to a scam charity is just a bad investment and not VB's fault.) However,

turimel and others are allegedly being paid back.

Feel free to jump in and add details! New info will be added to the main entry as needed. ETA: Broken links removed and LJ links updated to use subdomains.