The teylafen community ran a Teyla pairing poll, of which last night I was the sole person to have voted against J/T. Imagine my surprise when I come this morning to find that the anti-J/T numbers had swelled to over the number of members (almost). I check the names and there's a lot of folk who are not on that community voting. Now it's their right to vote because it was an open poll, but I find it a wee bit irritating.
I saw it in the Sparky thread too. I did vote, and no, I'm not a member of the community. But it's not like I was trying to affect the outcome. Frankly, I didn't even notice what community it was in. The message said "There is a poll about Teyla pairings" and off I went to give my opinion about Teyla pairings. If people from outside the community aren't wanted, then it shouldn't be an open poll, don't you think?
Heh. I saw it in the Sparky thread too, but I do like Teyla/Ronon or Teyla/Michael. I may not openly support them, but I am in the ronon_teyla comm. Does that mean because we are Sparky shippers? That our vote for Teyla/Ronon is discounted?
And when you look at it, there are a quite a few people in that community too. ;)
I don't believe you were trying to affect the outcome. But to post a poll about Teyla pairings in the Sparky thread and then encourage folks to go and vote is Off. Topic for the Sparky thread. It's only there for one reason.
Hehe. I was just happy to be able to pick more than one. Because if I had to pick between Teyla/Ronon or Teyla/Michael my head might explode. =P
But what am I saying???!!! McBeckLa all the way!!
I agree it was off-topic in the SW thread, but I followed the link through your LJ. (Don't go on GW as much anymore. I just popped into see what discussion they were on and saw the link and I was confused.)
I like Teyla. She's an interesting character, and she's fun to write.
I'd never heard of the comm until yesterday, but I participated in the poll. I also linked it on my journal because I knew there were folks on my friendslist who like Teyla, and like her in specific pairings, who weren't in the comm, either. I didn't realize it was supposed to be a comm-only poll or something. I wasn't trying to run up the score against J/T, I was trying to get Teyla/Ronon represented, because it surprised me that I was one of two people (at the time) to have voted for them.
Also, the poll was linked on the newsletter. That's part of why people came from outside.
Posting it in a non-teyla-related community/thread was definitely uncalled for. I agree with that completely. Some people don't understand how to leave other parts of fandom alone.
I don't know if Trialia saw the poll on the newsletter or in my post. I'm hoping the newsletter...
Ya see, I never knew you liked Teyla 'til now, but on reflection I see your icon... I didn't see what you posted. I think the original poster meant it for the community (you'd have to ask her I guess) but it kind of grew and grew and I suppose if it drums up publicity for the comm and some fandom love for Teyla then that's great.
It was more people voting against J/T because it was J/T that I was irritated with. Yes, exactly, leave it/them alone!
Actually, neither. It was on a post from someone else on my flist. And I wasn't really trying to get J/T anti-scored, I just wanted to show that there was more of a range of pairings we give Teyla than were represented there at that time. Honestly, I love Sora/Teyla.
I believe you didn't mean to, but if you look at it from another viewpoint it looked really bad. It looked like a S/W shipper was trying to encourage others S/W to crash a community and bash S/T. Anyway, no harm seems to have been done, and I found out that a lot of other folks on my flist love Teyla too.
Maybe I find this easier because my work is very political and we always have to think about what we're saying, when we say it and where we say it, so posting a link to that poll in the S/W thread would have been a no-no for me, but in the S/T thread, a definite yes. Which was what I went and did. :p
I'll admit I didn't even know what community it was. Bad Sally! I'm rather indifferent to Teyla but I'm starting to like her better. I do like her interactions with Rodney, Carson and Micheal (which I voted for). I voted against her with John and Zelenka bc I truly don't see it, not for an ulterior motive :)
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*cowers* like you're scared of me...
It's just that if it were reversed and on an Elizabeth community would they like it? Hmmm I think not.
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And when you look at it, there are a quite a few people in that community too. ;)
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But what am I saying???!!! McBeckLa all the way!!
I agree it was off-topic in the SW thread, but I followed the link through your LJ. (Don't go on GW as much anymore. I just popped into see what discussion they were on and saw the link and I was confused.)
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I'd never heard of the comm until yesterday, but I participated in the poll. I also linked it on my journal because I knew there were folks on my friendslist who like Teyla, and like her in specific pairings, who weren't in the comm, either. I didn't realize it was supposed to be a comm-only poll or something. I wasn't trying to run up the score against J/T, I was trying to get Teyla/Ronon represented, because it surprised me that I was one of two people (at the time) to have voted for them.
Also, the poll was linked on the newsletter. That's part of why people came from outside.
Posting it in a non-teyla-related community/thread was definitely uncalled for. I agree with that completely. Some people don't understand how to leave other parts of fandom alone.
I don't know if Trialia saw the poll on the newsletter or in my post. I'm hoping the newsletter...
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It was more people voting against J/T because it was J/T that I was irritated with. Yes, exactly, leave it/them alone!
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Maybe I find this easier because my work is very political and we always have to think about what we're saying, when we say it and where we say it, so posting a link to that poll in the S/W thread would have been a no-no for me, but in the S/T thread, a definite yes. Which was what I went and did. :p
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I'm rather indifferent to Teyla but I'm starting to like her better. I do like her interactions with Rodney, Carson and Micheal (which I voted for). I voted against her with John and Zelenka bc I truly don't see it, not for an ulterior motive :)
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