I do see a difference between the anonymous reviews of SWars and fandom wank. The anon reviews could be kind, if rarely, and were an attempt to influence all of fandom, and there was no rebuttal.
Fandom wank, on the other hand, is the MST3K of fandom. You know going in that they're going to make fun of things, you know who most of them are, and you know what's going on. I've also seen people take the wankers on if they feel that the harrassment is unwarranted; there is a built-in defense mechanism. Two even, the second being writing something decent enough that it doesn't get picked on.
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Date: 2005-01-19 01:27 pm (UTC)Fandom wank, on the other hand, is the MST3K of fandom. You know going in that they're going to make fun of things, you know who most of them are, and you know what's going on. I've also seen people take the wankers on if they feel that the harrassment is unwarranted; there is a built-in defense mechanism. Two even, the second being writing something decent enough that it doesn't get picked on.