Professional fandom Apologies for the lack of backstory links, I'm typing this from a phone. I think that's the only comment I've made in what I'm linking other than maybe something about php and ruby.
Otw (organization for transformative works) elections are happening right now, and boy is it wanky.
It was going to be unfunny, as you might imagine when three of the six candidates mention volunteer burn out (
http://facetofcathy.dreamwidth.org/229943.html ) in their candidate statements and one candidate Naomi Novik, founding member says she hasn't noticed.
Well if she hasn't noticed it can't be true right?
http://renay.dreamwidth.org/236955.htmlOh. Oh dear.
Add in that Sanders the candidate of colour has kept her main fandom journal for elections, and has a similar platform to the others, is told that she is too angry and has her friends getting anon comments telling them to tell her to watch her tone.
Then shit blows up when they fuck up the skins for "accessibility" when the new default is grey on grey and lots of red.
http://branchandroot.dreamwidth.org/1255716.html#commentsApparently this was rushed to get the archive ready for Yuletide. Only Yuletide isn't a otw project.
http://fail-fandomanon.livejournal.com/22095.html?thread=99563087#t99563087But what really has me gobsmacked is this,
from: copracat
Let me make sure I have this correctly:
The chair of the board has been told by someone/s to stop working on a strategic plan for the organisation because she doesn't have the authority to do so.
I'm going to make a cup of tea now.
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general-jinjur (the chair in question)
( to be more accurate )http://copracat.dreamwidth.org/596794.html?thread=2267962#cmt2267962