My thoughts on lol_meme: Let me show you them!
Oh, hey, is our assigned topic this week lol_meme? I can work with it. Here's my essay:



So, right, lol_meme hasn't always been kind to me, or to my friends. Unfortunately, it seems like every time I've ever looked at it, it's always been something horrible about me or my friends, and that made me feel bad. I have been told by various memers that it's not always like that, it's fun and supportive and has changed their lives for the better, and while it's certainly not my experience, I don't see why it can't be theirs.

But, you know, so what if I feel bad (and yes, I can say that *now*, when I'm not feeling particularly LOL SENSITIVE! :D). fandom_wank has certainly made a lot of people feel bad, and I'm not a huge hypocrite - we tell people all the time don't read FW if you don't like it, and following those lines, I don't have to read lol_meme if I don't like it. And so, I don't (usually. I need to learn not to click on links if I'm feeling masochistic. THIS IS A BAD IDEA)! Thus, my feelings are not hurt, and lol_meme goes happily about its memeing ways, and we don't get involved with each other. I know, I know, I make it all sound so simple! But here's the thing, I don't want to think about people saying shit about me anonymously, because then I think about all the people that I know are on the meme, and then I think, well, they must be the person saying shit about me, and... that way lies madness. Better to not read. And, okay, I am not really so self-absorbed as to think lol_meme is talking about me all the time. It's just that that's what I've seen when I've looked at it. ;)

As for the whole "lol_meme is taking up too much bandwidth and is being rude to the admins" kerfuffle? So not my business or my problem. The meme mods and Robin and ZR will work this out on their own. I *did* comment in ZR's journal on the post where everyone seemed to joining in, and here's why: as a long-time FW member and mod, I can understand why the meme and their mods might feel threatened, and be worried about the meme's future. So yeah, even if I don't particularly like the meme, I totally get why it sucks to feel like a community you care about, no matter how silly and stupid it is, might be in trouble.

Finally, I have said it before and will say it again: I don't like anonymous posting. It's not my thing. But everyone has their own fun online, and it's not up to me to tell anyone where they can post and how they can post. I don't have to participate, if I don't want to, so I don't. So, the meme can be merrily memeing without me. No great loss for them, I am sure. :D


Okay, I hope that's sufficient for "My thoughts on lol_meme week."