BULLYING. IS. WRONG.
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dragoncon_lj_archiveAnd the community should stand up against it. We've had issues with drunk frat-boys, Nascar fans, and the underbelly of fandom showing it's face. I'd like to shine a light on some Internet drama I've found from the Facebook community.
There is a rising amount of Ghostbusters fan-groups attending both the con and the Parade. The level of costuming has been fantastic and I've personally never had any issue with any member of the various groups that combine at the Parade. Last year we had, I believe 7 Ecto-1's at the con!!
The drama is that one particular group, http://www.gbfans.com , has decided that using Kickstarter for fundraising is somehow wrong and insulting to them. They've started a campaign of harassment and threats because one fan DARED not go by methods they personally approve.
I found the issue on the FB page of Dragoncon (edit: Either the OP or the owner of the page has removed the post) and their own forum topic, where it contains threats and justification for bullying. A now locked thread where the Moderator espouses "Kicking people around" because they offend you.
As a community, it's my opinion that we should respond to this. That sort of nonsense, online or at the parade, has no place at Dragoncon.
There is a rising amount of Ghostbusters fan-groups attending both the con and the Parade. The level of costuming has been fantastic and I've personally never had any issue with any member of the various groups that combine at the Parade. Last year we had, I believe 7 Ecto-1's at the con!!
The drama is that one particular group, http://www.gbfans.com , has decided that using Kickstarter for fundraising is somehow wrong and insulting to them. They've started a campaign of harassment and threats because one fan DARED not go by methods they personally approve.
I found the issue on the FB page of Dragoncon (edit: Either the OP or the owner of the page has removed the post) and their own forum topic, where it contains threats and justification for bullying. A now locked thread where the Moderator espouses "Kicking people around" because they offend you.
As a community, it's my opinion that we should respond to this. That sort of nonsense, online or at the parade, has no place at Dragoncon.
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Date: 2012-06-08 03:02 am (UTC)I hate everything has gotten this far, but I feel the need to say something after a couple of comments here and the now-deleted FB post.
First, I haven't felt any sort of pressure or disdain from the Ghostbusters for my inaccurate costume at D*C. I think they mostly are a bunch of decent people when you meet them in person. They have always been nice to me at least.
Second, It will be easy to be a ghostbuster in the parade and still not mingle with the bad ones. They have had 50 to 80 gbs in the parade every year with lots of the cars. They are very spread out, so it should not be too much of an issue.
Just go and have a good time. I wish these few would not have started anything, and as a Ghostbusters fan and costumer, I am ashamed. I hope we all just have a good time.
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Date: 2012-06-10 01:10 pm (UTC)The point is, YOU didn't do the bullying. As far as I can tell, the entirety of GBFans aren't involved, just some nasty individuals that belong to the forums. As long as we stand up to such actions, everything is golden.