The other day I got nostalgic for some of the great internet drama of yesteryear and decided to scrounge up some oldies but goodies. And boy oh boy, was I not disappointed.
This thread is where you can discuss events and lolcows that haven't been a thing for years, but still manage to entertain you to this day. I'll start us off.
This thread is where you can discuss events and lolcows that haven't been a thing for years, but still manage to entertain you to this day. I'll start us off.
- The MsScribe Story: One of the most intricate and magnificent stories of internet drama ever told, the Ms.Scribe Story: An Unauthorized Fandom Biography is a novella written about the web of lies spun by MsScribe and the lengths she went to to become accepted by the Harry Potter fandom. Basically, MsScribe was the queen of all drama whores and created a literal army of sockpuppet accounts that either existed solely to kiss her ass or to attack her and incite drama which, of course, lead real people (meaning non-sockpuppets) to rally around her and give her all of the sympathy and attention she felt she was entitled to. I can't recommend this one enough.
- Victoria Bitter/Amy Player/Thanfiction: This is a wank that’s nearly as long and intricate as the MsScribe story (although nobody will truly ever be able to dethrone the Queen of Wank)! There’s a lot, and I do mean A LOT, going on with this saga, so I’ll just go into the events that kickstarted it. Basically, Victoria Bitter (henceforth referred to as VB; also, VB came out as a transman so I’ll be using male pronouns) along with his partner organized several charity events centered around their Lord of the Rings fansite, Bit of Earth. That would be very noble… except for the fact that not a single cent of that money raised went to the causes they were actually raised for. VB just used it to line his pockets. What’s even worse is that several of the LotR actors became involved and were duped, too. This all culminated in a convention; now, we all love to laugh at the scam that was Dashcon, but at least the damn thing actually happened. This supposed charity fan convention never came to fruition, the money was never returned, oh, and three LotR actors actually flew in only to have to crash at VB’s apartment because there was literally nowhere else for them to go. This entire saga is just mind-boggling and I could never do it justice, just like the MsScribe story. If you’re still interested, I recommend doing some Googling, there are tons of write-ups about VB. He’s like a clone of MsScribe, they’re both pathological liars who fabricate entire identities and scam everyone they come across.
- Final Fantasy Cult (link 2): A rare wank where both sides are nuts. Basically, a bunch of FF7 fans moved into a house together and everything spiraled downwards from there. I… I just really can’t explain or summarize what went down. I can’t. Shit is FUCKED UP.
- Cassandra Claire: Cassandra Claire has actually become a professional author, known for her popular series, The Mortal Instruments. However, Cass herself is kind of a huge asshole, and a wanky one at that. By far the biggest controversy surrounding her are the accusations of her being a plagiarist. And by “accusations,” I mean that she’s totally a plagiarist. Cass has also been involved in a LOT of drama over the years, more than I could ever cover in this post. But at one point I'm pretty sure she said she supports bullying. I definitely recommend Googling around about her.
- The Most Elaborate Art Theft Ever: Basically, some girl named Banrai ripped off another girl, Aido’s, fantasy webcomic wholesale. Like, she literally just copied and pasted Aido’s work, made some minor adjustments, and passed it off as hers. Aido’s not the only victim; Banrai will rip off anyone, including her own art school roommate. This really just needs to be read to be believed.
- My Ponies Hate You Now: A heartwarming story of love, lust, betrayal, weddings, divorces, IRL appendicitis, and ponies in Second Life.
