The cosplay wank continues

[lunatron]

Now David Willis is defending me and common decency in general!

I continue to find this whole saga hilarious, though I am baffled that it has gotten as much attention as it has.

I know some people do not like cosplay. That is fine. However, there are diplomatic ways to express that dislike, such as, "I do not like cosplay."

I also know that some people do not like the Transformers Collectors' Club magazine. That is fine, too. Ideally that dislike should be expressed politely and coupled with constructive criticism, if at all possible. For example, "I don't like the cosplayers on the cover. I would rather see new toys on the cover," would be a good constructive comment to express a certain viewpoint.

For the record, I'm not actually hurt or upset. I am darkly amused. So some people are not communicating effectively or politely on the internet. That's not news.

Comments

[wingus.livejournal.com]

And things like this are why I will forever refer to TFW as the YouTube Comments of Transformers Forums.

[lunatron.livejournal.com]

I don't post on TFW. I have too much going on with my life to keep up with another board. So I have no idea if the posters there tend to be catty or what. I will take your word on it!

[wingus.livejournal.com]

Well, save for a few select threads dedicated to non-TF things, and the good experiences I've had with their buy/sell/trade area, any time I read stuff there, it's about as painful as reading YouTube comments.