Thanks, but your research skills are not required

[vivien]

In regards to the unsolicited comment quakesandthesea left on my comment to a post of a serious nature:


1. I know how to use Google.
2. I'd already read both articles.
3. Your comment was condescending, and your possible motives make me raise an eyebrow.

Thanks, but no thanks.

Comments

[minkhollow]

You too, huh?
(I didn't bother reading the articles. But that was truly WTF.)

[vivien]

I sent the link in a private message to "Poseidon" with the subject line of "Just think you should know."

It infuriated me. I can do my own research, make my own decisions, and support my friends as I deem fit.

[bcgphoenix]

I'm pretty sure they spammed everyone in that post; I got the same comment, and sent much the same response as Viv.

What a doucheweasel. The only reason I'm not still frothing is because I just got to skate for two hours.

[aberration]

Man, I don't know how you guys even had time to send a response, by the time I was forming coherent words (OH WOW GOOGLE IS A THING THAT EXISTS? I DIDN'T KNOW THAT WAIT YES I DID) the journal was conveniently gone.

[vivien]

Ha, my fury knows no wait time. Just... you don't fuck around with my friends during serious situations, you know?

[silveraspen]

Almost everyone. For whatever reason, I did not receive a comment of my own.

/dry

[synchronicity2]

I'm sorry you guys all got spammed. :/

[silveraspen]

You have nothing that you need to apologize for, dear heart. Trufax.

[synchronicity2]

I know, and I've been told that by someone else, but I still feel...bad. Idk. All I'm trying to do is help Crys, and all I've been trying to do all week is help Crys. I know that this is going to get uglier before it gets better, and I understand that...I guess I'm just kind of emotional right now.

[withherhands]

*snuuuuuuuuugs* NOT YOUR FAULT, BB. I will continue saying that until you believe it. *nods*

[vivien]

You have absolutely nothing to be sorry for, and

of course

you are emotional right now. We can't help what strangers and douchebags think and say about the people we care about, but we can damn sure rally around our friends and support them.

I wanted to call this out publicly as NOT OKAY behavior, because it offended me that someone would presume to spam us like that. GRRRR.

[ladysingsthe]

You are lovely and wonderful forever. I'm so sorry someone's making this harder than it needs to be.

[withherhands]

I didn't see those messages, but ugh, gross. Does that person think that people had the same reaction I did: to immediately go looking for the articles I'm assuming they linked to and read them repeatedly because that's not the type of news your brain can accept very quickly?

(There's also a level of "do you even go here?" Srsly, where did that even come from?)

[innerbrat]

Also, one was the Daily Effing Mail. Thanks, dude, but some people like to not give that hate rag their mouse clicks.

I'm just confused at what they were trying to say.

[muji]

...And Kellen Lutz as Poseidon offends my soul.

*pointless commentary*

[thewickedlady]

I made myself promise to let this go and come back to it later, after I talked with Gen in the morning. I was rather upset last night. If it had come from someone's real handle and was approached differently, I don't think I would be upset by it. As is, it was... it felt like such shit stirring in an already upsetting situation.

Just, not the time, man. Not the time.