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Egplant dike ass ([info]jrs1980) wrote in [info]otf_wank,
@ 2013-03-24 16:11:00


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Entry tags:internet lawyers, stfu parents

Common thought, or COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT ZOMG? Regardless, it's dumb.
Don't think this qualifies as fandom, so OTF_ it is.

Blair is the blogger/proprietor of STFU, Parents, a user-generated blog that culls parents oversharing on Facebook. It's been around since February '09. (Featured on this comm last August.)

She posted on Facebook this morning about a slapped-together article on msn.com, "15 Things Moms Overshare on Facebook", with obviously fake statuses. (Statii?) STFUP blurs out last names, but the msn.com examples have no space for last names, and I'd like to see a real baby announcement (#5) with zero likes on it.

While Blair is very upset about this, her readers are extremely mixed. 250+ comments so far, fairly evenly divided between "call a copyright lawyer, down with this sort of thing" and "it might be a coincidence, I missed the part where you are the only one who can do this sort of thing". Blair in the comments as well, getting snotty as time goes by, which is always fun.

"I never said anyone has to agree with me. But I would never tell someone whose page and blog I read for free that they're "whining" over a corporation stealing ideas. That's rude and unsupportive." [cite] (I personally would have thrown in a "buy my book!") "I do not have a monopoly on the concept of mocking parent overshare with biting criticism. I invented the concept. If someone steals my exact ideas, that's stupid. I am allowed to be annoyed about it." [cite] "Does calling me a foolish whiner have a purpose? Or are you just trying to hurt my feelings? Just checking." [cite]

And to hit the Bingo, there's definitely a bit of deleting going on in the comments. (Marshall Lilly who?)

Good times.



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[info]franzen
2013-03-26 09:55 pm UTC (link)
You just killed Tumblr, you wonderful bastard.

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