Gatekeepin' it real: On the natural condition of fandom

[lowkey13]

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[Fenris-77]

Well, if you got off your darned cell phone....

I think the problem is that when it does happen it keeps them on their cell phones. So, sexy time in air quotes perhaps.

 

[Paul Farquhar]

I didn't want to go to deep down the rabbit hole;

Following the White Rabbit is a clear example of Gatekeeping.

 

[Paul Farquhar]

Talking of Gatekeeping, does anyone else think that, following Dracula, it would be a good idea to keep Mark Gatiss away from any kind of writing equipment?

 

[Esker]

Talking of Gatekeeping, does anyone else think that, following Dracula, it would be a good idea to keep Mark Gatiss away from any kind of writing equipment?

Gatiss-keeping?

 

[Fenris-77]

Just keep in mind that any changes to the current Gaitkeeping regulations must be submitted to the Ministry of Funny Walks in triplicate, and at least two months prior to planned roll out. Thank you.

 

[Oofta]

TLDR version: people are tribal and want to belong to a group. People have always divided the world into "us" and "them". Get over it.

On the other hand, I've found gamers in real life to be incredibly welcoming of diversity. There will always be some people who are bitter because they were into D&D before it went lamestream. The internet tends to amplify people's worst tendencies cough**paladin/gnome hate**cough.

 

[Reynard]

TLDR version: people are tribal and want to belong to a group. People have always divided the world into "us" and "them". Get over it.

On the other hand, I've found gamers in real life to be incredibly welcoming of diversity. There will always be some people who are bitter because they were into D&D before it went lamestream. The internet tends to amplify people's worst tendencies cough**paladin/gnome hate**cough.

First of all, there are reasons, GOOD REASONS, we hate gnomes.

Second, I think you are right. We evolved having to look one another in the eye in social interactions and throughout history we have tried to do wrong by one another from the shadows. Now we effectively live in the shadows by way of social media anonymity.

 

[lowkey13]

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[Umbran]

TLDR version: people are tribal and want to belong to a group. People have always divided the world into "us" and "them". Get over it.

No.

The answer to people behaving badly is not, "get over it."

On the other hand, I've found gamers in real life to be incredibly welcoming of diversity.

Some are, sure... But, if we were really all that open... why do we have a special word for our not being open?

The stories of women and PoC who feel the burden of having to prove they are "real geeks" stand in stark contrast to your report. So, color me skeptical that we are really all that great at it.