The MSScribe Report.

[icarus]

I tried to read the the msscribe report, but somewhere around page two my head exploded.

The report's excellent, written in a journalistic style, carefully researched with disclaimers about unclear or missing information and almost completely without the usual "Rita Skeeter" glee you find in wankery and those who love it. charlottelennox has done a good job. The tone, at least as far as I've read, makes this much easier to stomach, despite the level of lurid detail.

That said, I couldn't stomach it. Lies, blatant manipulation, sock-puppetry of the worst kind where someone invents their own fans and their own pseudo-Christian troll. I fell for this, too, back when "The Black List" was published by fandom_scruples on LJ in 2004. What it says about slashers' biases (and fears?) towards Christians (the real Christians apparently told the troll to turn the other cheek and whatnot) is a little disturbing.

It only occurs to me ... and please forgive my deep and abiding cynicism that arises from having exposed one LJ financial scam, dealt with a harrassing flurry of sockpuppets attacking wildernessguru for criticizing certain pack designs -- (from a designer we know; the guy finally screwed up and dropped info he could only know in person via his sockpuppets, oopsie) -- and one rather persistant troll who hates my Buddhist stuff ... wouldn't it be something if this were all a final grab for attention by msscribe?

I doubt it, but this oldtimer leans on the sidelines and waits for the other shoe to drop. *Icarus chews a toothpick, narrow-eyed*



ETA: Chatting with sharp_tongue and orca_girl, apparently in chapter ten charlottelennox explains how she got involved in writing this account. I haven't been able to read that far. orca_girl points out it's the nature of this type of account for people to doubt it.

Yeah. I've run into that. People immediately want to distance themselves and show that "I'm an oldtimer" *cough* so "I'd never be fooled, nuh-uh, not me!" It's also a sign that the account is successful in making people alert -- too alert at first.

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[icarusancalion.livejournal.com]

I think we're bound to start thinking like that just after reading the thing. Has anyone done a count on how many identities she's had? It's like Inspector Clouseau -- or an Eddie Murphy movie -- only she's much more successful at it.

*thinks*

No. This was probably written by someone that msscribe seriously pissed off (or else why the effort?) but there's an "expose the truth" carefulness that, well, if I were writing an expose, I'd go through the effort and careful documentation. When you're documenting someone beyond-the-pale it's really hard for people to believe it.

The only thing that concerns me is the bashing of heidi8 & Co., and the HP fandom, with some oblique comments about msscribe being a great LJer. But then, you need balance to be credible.

Hmm. I think I'll just stand over here with my toothpick and wait for the movie.

Icarus