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We need to be kinder

I just heard about glimmerglammer two months late, which I think I’m going to beat myself up about for a while - I should have noticed I stopped receiving new fics to my email sooner, but I had physical world concerns at the time. Still, the people who selflessly write stories we can love should be honored, not harassed online. After the same thing happened to ewanmcgregorismyhomeboy, you would think the starwars fandom would be more aware of what’s going on. This community needs to be careful of how we treat each other. Don’t like someone’s writing? For fucks sake don’t read. Fic is supposed to cater to the writer, a s a love letter to media we love. They don’t get paid, it doesn’t have to be perfect. You wouldn’t harass a busker or someone painting a community mural, I hope. Go somewhere else if you don’t like a ship or a writing style or a characterization. Both of these people were and are deeply loved in the codywan section of this fandom and I’m sorry to see you both delete your fics for your own safety. I don’t know if either will ever read this, but thank you both.

I think, on a more personal level, I’m going to be checking comments on fics more often. Sometimes with my favorite fic authors I’ll do it anyways to see other fan theories of what’s going to happen next or to listen in on creators gushing in the comments, but I also want to help lift voices complimenting our favorite authors. Comment on the comments you know? I know I don’t always comment in general - that’s another thing I’m going to work on - but I want every codywan author to know i fucking scroll through that tab like it’s the news. I see those fics, I love those fics. Thank you so goddamn much. I probably missed a few points here, but I’m grateful to you all.

Fandom is a community. Treat it as such.