I've learned early on never to do anonymous memes, just because it's folly. There are alot of cowardly people who will not say things to your face. I mean some people do spout vile things, and they would rather do it where you cannot possible figure out who they are going to be. It's also why I largely avoid fandom secrets, because it's anon posting, and someone is well with spouting opinions if they can hide behind a pretty picture with a pretty font bashing something that they 'pretend' to like.
If someone needs to tell me something, they can do it to my face. None of this passive aggressive throwing knives at your turned back shit for me.
There's just alot of really nasty people on the internet, people who think that they can say anything under anonymity and then thereby not have to take responsibility for any hurt feelings that are involved. All of those things, constructive criticism and little jibes can be said out in the open, underneath the light. It's not a good feeling at all to know that the person who criticizes you the strongest may just be the whom who praises you the highest.
But regardless, I ♥ you all friends list, and I promise that if I have a problem with any of you all, I will definitely tell it to your face. *and I expect the same from you all!* (but really I'm pretty easygoing)
P.S - Just wanted an opportunity to use this icon. This may in fact be my most favorite one evah! Oh Jason! ♥♥♥
...In all seriousness though. I completely agree with what you said forever.
Anon memes are just wholly made of fail.
I'm the same way. If I have something to say to you, I'll say it to your face (though not necessarily in public forum, as 90% of the time anything I have a problem with only has to do with whomever I am talking to). And personally I'd like the same courtesy.
....That said, I like anonmemes because they give me some form of sick twisted entertainment (in reading other people's comments). :3
But fandom hate memes, anon memes.. they just annoy me because they are just breeding grounds for shit.
This, in essence, is why I'm largely an internet hermit. I don't think that being anonymous should divorce us from being human and recognizing that we are talking to other humans, even if they ship a pairing that I don't like or whatever.
So, I agree with you. It's shameful that people can't own up to their own words and opinions. If you can't attach your name to it, then maybe you shouldn't say it at all.
BUT HEY THE INTERNET BROUGHT ME TO YOU, I CANNOT COMPLAIN! ♥
also I have problems with people on the internet too! People can be soooooooooooooo mean! At first I was so afraid to go to a con cause so many people online are so cruel to cosplayers saying they are too fat, too ugly, blah blah blah. I was afraid of being judged and being called a fat CC T_T but I had a good time and I didn't meet any jerks! But I'm afriad now that all the pics I posed for will be put online and ridculed T_T
AND OH MY GOD I WANT TO SEE COSPLAY PICTURES. (you could never look bad in cosplay). I've done cosplay, but I think anyone should do it for fun, not to be seen, but they just want to enjoy dressing up. I didn't dress up as Suiseiseki to look like her, I dressed up as her because who doesn't like to play pretend once in a while?
I can't wait to hear your con report and see your pictures, trufax!
And I've dealt with the crazy, so I know how feelings are on the internet, I think that at times connections are forged stronger over the internet, it's the sharing of vibrant ideas back and forth. One can connect with a person deeply when they find a shared.. well passion.
Which is why I don't participate in them anymore. :D
The only reason I actually commented was to go "HA!" at your tags. Damn, your tags always amuse the piss out of me, ilu.
You know, I dream up half my tags at work. Like 'you've angered the tiki gods' came when it was raining so hard and it felt like the rain sequence at the end of the tiki room (a disneyland ride) where the brids are all like "All our singing and dancing has angered the tiki gods'. and then I thought 'damn, what an awesome tag!'.
But overall, those kinds of memes and communities are terrible. Oh gawd, especially fandomsecrets. I checked out that awful excuse for a community and turned away rather quickly. It was a huge hate orgy. >_o It's like the cool trend of today to bash the hell out of things people like. :/
I always wonder what kind of relief (if any) people get from doing things anonymously over the internet. It's not like anything was resolved in their lives and a huge weight couldn't possibly be lifted from their shoulders. No one knows who they hell they are, so what kind of solace would that crap bring? ><
So, yeah, I'm just as frustrated as you are about this subject.
I think that fandomsecrets was probably started because of me. One of the mods doesn't really -like- me all that much. Because I took away the one person that she wanted for herself. *points to Shuu* or rather one of the characters she wanted. Four years later, and I don't regret it, because I believe that I've cherished what I have.. while I have no doubts that if she had sort of wandered off with said mod, she probably would of been discarded for the latest and greatest thing. Not to mention now me and Shuu have a functional real life relationship as well.. which is uberly fufilling!
I quit