This Thought Brought to You By My Hammer

[leahbobet]

(It makes things look like nails. *g*)

Okay, idle hypothetical I'm throwing out here:

What do you think would happen if SFWA empowered a newsgroups moderator to enforce a code of conduct for the org's online spaces?

Because y'know, it's really just a standard-issue troll infestation they have going there. Just a long-standing and entrenched one.

Comments

[veejane.livejournal.com]

Perversely, it always makes me feel better to see that the pros are just as prone to hissyfits and maladjusted behavior as amateurs are. Moreso, really; amateurs can't posture and fight over money.

[leahbobet.livejournal.com]

I sort of go "I have to deal with this shit forever?" :p

[dsgood.livejournal.com]

If you need to fill a job which requires people skills, and the choice is between an sf/fantasy writer and someone with Asperger's, choose the aspie. At least the aspie knows he's not good at dealing with people.

Not nearly true of all sf writers, of course.

[leahbobet.livejournal.com]

Heh. Actually, knowing someone who has an Asperger's diagnosis? He's very responsive to how people act. He looks. And you're right -- Fandom Asperger's, less so.