Thank you, status update, and a Warning from Shit TGWTG Fans Say

[aunt_zelda]

Thank you to everyone who posted messages of support, outrage, and comfort earlier this month. That outpouring of comments got me through that mess. I don't know what I'd do without friends like you all, really, I don't. Those comments and messages made me cry and reaffirmed my faith in people and this fandom. I hope someday we all meet up at MAGFest, the cuddlepile will fill a room and won't stop all weekend. 

I didn't reply back right away because I wanted to let things settle, and also it's been the final weeks of college and I had 1) final projects 2) film shoots 3) packing and 4) not a lot of sleep happening. 

But it won't settle. Apparently someone, it's not clear if it's the same someone who screencapped my journal or not, is doing the same thing, over and over again. To the point where the Admin on Shit TGWTG Fans Say has stated that they will not be accepting screencaps from people's LJs. This is both good and bad, good in that the Admin isn't allowing that anymore, but bad in that someone is doing this to us. Not just me, US. And I quote:

"So to the person who is going around and capping stuff from LJ entries and submitting them…
FUCKING STOP IT!
Whatever vendetta you have against Secret Treehouse people, take it up with them not through a third party.
To any members of the Secret Treehouse that may be following this I suggest just trimming back your friendslist."

Well, that's ... really scary. And sad. Who has the time to root through journal entries, take screencaps, and try and submit them to a tumblr for the lolz? Couldn't they be using that time to watch TGWTG videos, go for a walk, clean their house, take a nap, watch TV, volunteer for charity, travel, work at a job/search for a new job, or something? I pity a person like that, who devotes their time to exploiting the fears of others and violates privacy and trust of complete strangers. Well, I also kind of hate them right now, but that's a personal thing. There's pity underneath that hatred, and confusion, and a little self-doubt.

Did I do something? Did I say something hurtful without realizing it? Is this somehow my fault? I'd like to say "no, no way, no how, they're just being a jackass" but now I'm doubtful.

Again, anonymous person who screencapped my journal: please, please, PLEASE message me. If I've somehow wronged you in the past, tell me what it was and I'll apologize. If it's some post I made that is truly hurtful or offensive in retrospect, I'll take it down. And then I will defriend you. And because you're screencapping other journals too, I'll have to let people know who you are so they can defriend you too. There will be no name-calling, no attacks, no nothing. I'll just post a little message here, or to the Secret Treehouse, people will de-friend you quietly, and that will be that.
You've had your fun, you've made me cry, you've undermined my trust in my flist, you've posted my journal to tumblr. Now do the right thing and end this.  

Comments

[emeriin.livejournal.com]

I honestly feel pity for them too. Call it high and mighty if you want, but the producers are so nice to us (Lindsay even joked - I hope - that they've acted out the Critic spanking fics) and we really are safe. With that in mind, the trolls who want us dead don't exactly have a leg to stand on, y'know?

[malaloba.livejournal.com]

Seems like a lot of people are bitter with the Treehouse and Treehouse people recently. Not really sure why. :/ But if that's what's causing shit like this, then its gotten way out of hand.

[obnoxiousamy.livejournal.com]

I'm really glad you're doing better, and I hope this gets settled for once and for all. If even the admin of Shit TGWTG Fans Say is tired of their submissions, isn't that a pretty big clue that they'd better take out their anger/whatever elsewhere? As in, directly talking with people they (obviously) have a problem with instead of being sneaky and passive-agressive?

... no, wait, that wasn't a clue, that's what the admin straight up said. And I second that wholeheartedly.

[achika-chan.livejournal.com]

Do we know who the other people who got screen capped are? Because I don't think anyone on my Flist would do that to me, but if they have I'd really like to know.

I"m glad you're feeling a bit better, though.

[yersi-fanel.livejournal.com]

I'm with Achika, I think no one on my Flist would do that, but I'm paranoid and if there's a problem I would like to know.

Also, I'm very glad you are feeling better.

[licoracebear.livejournal.com]

I feel like part of this is my fault, maybe I shouldn't have told you, but yeah it was your journal and you had the right to know. It just made me feel terrible that you had to hear it from me. ;-;

I actually have started to talk to the admin of the tumblr, she's thinking of shutting down the site because of how persistant and nasty the anon is getting. I can try and ask who the other treehousians are that are being violated.

[aunt-zelda.livejournal.com]

The only person whose fault this is is the Anon. It's not your fault for letting me know someone was out there violating my privacy. Someone else messaged me to let me know, too, and I'm sure if I hadn't reacted more people would have found out and messaged me. It is not YOUR fault. *hugs you*

I actually have started to talk to the admin of the tumblr, she's thinking of shutting down the site because of how persistant and nasty the anon is getting.
Jesus! That sounds really bad ... now I'm even more scared, who on my friends list is that mean and vindictive? Or is this someone else who got inspired by someone screencapping my LJ and started attacking other people?

I can try and ask who the other treehousians are that are being violated.
I'm sure that would be greatly appreciated. I wanted to ask myself but wasn't quite sure how. I don't want to turn into the Voice of the Treehouse, this isn't just me being affected, it's good for the admin to be hearing from other Treehousians.

I feel bad for the admin, she didn't ask for any of this stuff and now she's caught up in it.

[freya-sacksen.livejournal.com]

If we know who the other Treehousians are, and if they're *all* f-locked LJs, then it means that we can do some process of elimination.

I'm glad you're feeling better, sweetie, even if college is kicking your ass.

[rachelleneveu.livejournal.com]

I'm glad to see you're feeling better, dear, even in the midst of all this nonsense on top of everything you've got going on for school. I'm not even really a part of the Treehouse anymore, but this is absolutely horrible. I hope you find out whoever's doing this, hon, and I hope you're able to give them what-for from the rest of us. *hugs*

[ladydiskette.livejournal.com]

I am glad you are feeling better aunt_zelda, and at the same time I am also glad that at least the admins are stepping in and are aware of this, so that at least the perpertrators don't think they are going to get away with pulling this on other people.

*gives aunt_zelda a big hug and lots of baby bunnies and kittens*

Don't give up zelda, you have friends here and contributors that love you and this community. The trolls are just pissed because of the support we give each other and to the site that loves us. But that is thier problem.