Some Good News On The Sherlock Front

1) The author who originally warned for "boy kissing boy" wrote back to me and thanked me for letting them know about how offensive people were finding it.  He or she is a class act, :).  I'm thinking about going through and PMing the authors over there who are the worst offenders and trying to change this on a grassroots level - thoughts?

2) On my post at fanficrants, someone commented to let me know that warning for slash is banned at the sherlockmas community, so it's not the entire fandom that's made of fail, just the largest community, but even so - not everyone, :).

3) My (so far unofficial) boycott has gotten a few people to bow out of joining fail!community or to not join at all, so I'm pretty pleased about that too, :). 

Thanks everyone, for your support.  The correspondence with those maintainers was really making me feel like I was somehow in the wrong (even though I knew I wasn't, if that makes sense?) and so I really appreciate all of you helping me get grounded back in reality again, :).

Thank You!

Thank you, darth_eldritch for the Santa Bear, :).  I really need an FSM icon... ;)

Merry Christmas!

To those who celebrate it, :). 

Myself, I celebrate the joy of family and the idea of Peace on Earth, Goodwill Towards Everyone.  And I like decorating my Christmas tree and thinking about the stories and memories associated with all of the decorations.

The trappings of this time of year were taken from many different religions and traditions and I love picking and choosing what's applicable to me, just as the Romans did when they were first converting the pagans all those centuries ago.

That's the lovely thing about being human (and privileged) - one has the freedom and free will to choose what one cares for and leave the rest.

My heart goes out to those in places where that freedom to choose doesn't exist, :(.

Happy Holidays, everyone, :).

Thank You!

Thank you, fwmammd for the Santa Bear and the warm wishes, :).