Perthed on the internet

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So, several years ago one of Swancon's guests was the Doctor Who author Kate Orman. I didn't pay that much attention because you know, I don't like Dr Who *cough*, but she seemed pretty cool and I think we may have had a nice conversation at some point (it was a long time ago, and my brain leaks)

Now a year or so ago I joined the anti-racist community debunkingwhite. A little while ago I decided to start posting a bit about racism in australia since I couldn't find anywhere else better to do so(*), and another australian, seeingred, was very enthusiastic and posted some stuff as well. I've seen her here and there on the internet with her "redheads against racism" icon (which somewhat inspired one of mine), and we've had a few pleasant conversations, and she seems pretty cool.

A month or so ago I discovered the Dr Who macro community icanhastardis. I've gotten a lot of enjoyment from it, but have noticed a bit of friction over the rather strict spoiler policy, cheerfully but firmly enforced by the mod, who I decided was a bit odd but to be commended for running such a large and worthwhile community, and overall..pretty cool.

So (and I think you can see where this is going), today I killing time on the internet and came across a post(**) about this lj user who was involved in a bit of a kerfuffle in Dr Who fandom, and it mentioned some of the drama around the way she mods icanhastardis.

Her name? kateorman, aka seeingred.

How I managed to not recognise her name on all the mod posts (and in great shiny letters on her other lj) I do not know.

Anyway, I just had to share :) I am otherwise taking a day off thinking for I have a very busy day tomorrow, I intend to answer my piles of email some time after I gather the energy to wrap my brothers birthday present.

EDIT: checks out her userinfo and discovers she's been friended by nine of you guys, all of who are I'm sure laughing at me right now :P

(*)A well meaning gesture which has somewhat fallen to the wayside, because I am lazy and have a short attention span
(**)Which I won't link to, but I'm sure you can find if you really want. It's not very exciting, but I guess it is proof that no publicity os bad publicity :) I wouldn't have mentioned it at all but it was such a weird way to find out!

Comments

[penchaft.livejournal.com]

f_w?

[alias_sqbr]

*cough* maybe...

[penchaft.livejournal.com]

And you call it NOT VERY EXCITING? Didn't you read the comments? DID YOU NOT SEE DOCTOR OTTERLOVER (http://www.journalfen.net/community/fandom_wank/1164294.html?thread=181949958#t181949958)????

[alias_sqbr]

No, no I did not.

Amusingly, I miscopied your link the first time and accidentally ended up at the thread about the Pony!Doctors, and thus learned the undeniable truth that My Little Pony!Ten's symbol is two broken hearts :)

[out-fox.livejournal.com]

Oh i did that too.

As in, friended her from seeing her anti-racism posts about lj, then went "your critique is very Who heavy. I like some cultural criticism in anti-raicism but not in fandoms lacking my OTP that much".

Then I read her userinfo properly and felt very silly.

[alias_sqbr]

Heh. She probably gets people complaining that her Dr Who meta is always about race, too :)

[strangedave.livejournal.com]

Yes, I am laughing at you right now.

[alias_sqbr]

Yeah, yeah, yakk it up :)