Dashcon

[calapine]

Anyone else glomping down every detail of the Dashcon wank and feeling like it's about ten years ago when, lo, there was much and merry wank, and fandom was often and greatly amused by it?

THE BALLPIT.

It's awful folks got fucked over, but this train wreck...it's maybe even more compellingly awful then MsScribe.

Comments

[sabotabby]

All of the preliminary wank happened while I was off in Mennonite country and I'm so sad. Now I'm just seeing ballpit memes and am horribly confused.

[calapine]

Someone has posted links upthread to write-ups!

[laurashapiro]

What I love best is that that extra hour in the ball pit sounds like something that would happen to you in Night Vale.

An extra, COMPULSORY hour. In the ball pit. Don't worry, we have already informed your loved ones.

[neadods]

I would not in the least be surprised if Night Vale comes up with some veiled smack at Dashcon. Just a throwaway line like "and then the horror of the pit of balls."

[laurashapiro]

IDK, I'd like to think that they'll rise above it. Not that it wouldn't be hilarious.

[threegoldfish]

Apparently the WTNV crew wasn't even offered a chance at the ball pit while they were not being paid. Deeply, deeply tragic.

[lizbee]

It has been far too long since fandom came together to laugh at absurdity and bad behaviour.

[laura47]

i've been offline at a wedding at a buddhist retreat in the mountains (best excuse ever) and just started catching up a few minutes ago, this is insane.

[rose_griffes]

I know the gist of this fandom wankery, but IMO NOTHING has yet to compare to the, er, incomparable MsScribe.

[masakochan]

That, or the whole thing with Cassandra Claire (or however she spells her name).

[justtheficsmaam]

I saw someone reading one of her books on the bus and had an overwhelming urge to go up to them, throw the book out the window and say "no, do not support this horrible, horrible person"