My take on this whole awful affair.

[logansrogue]

Okay. So some of you may have discovered this terrible kerfuffle surrounding msscribe/light_music.

I wasn't going to say anything about it, but she's deleted her journal, so I feel free to make comment.

She was one of my online buddies. I had a lot of affection for her. I stepped up to defend her back in the day when she was in trouble cause of her 'nanny', even taking an icon to proclaim my faith in her. And she's been there for me when I've hit some terrible lows.

What's worse is that I fell for the whole bullshit about pottersginny. I was totally sucked in. I helped demonise GT, and I feel so fucking dirty and bad for that, cause GT never did anything wrong. If there were any Gryffindor Tower people around me today, I'd say I was very, very sorry, and that if I could, I'd try to bring back all that LJ and the shitstorm took from them. The lie made me into something I hate. A bully.

I think the worst thing is that I feel hurt. I hate being lied to. I'm glad I wasn't one of her super-close buddies. I did hold her to be H/Hr brethren, though, a respected comrade in my oft turbulent Ship. I looked up to her, cause she was funny, amusing, had great kids, and was just a generally cool person. I treasured her comments cause they were always heartening and smile-worthy.

I was ready to believe a rebuttal to this from her, but she deleted her journal so obviously - she was telling us all lies.

Dionne - it hurts, but it's not the worst thing that has ever been done to me. I'll miss you. I'm sorry that you had to make it like this.

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[strangedave.livejournal.com]

There was a smaller scale scandal with some elements in common (though without all the sock puppets and accusations, and mostly about claimed publishing achievements) very close to home (ie involving people well known in local SF scene). Its painful, inevitably self-destructive.

My sympathies to everyone sucked in.