https://wolfhusky.net/duncan/wp/2002/01/hump-day/ My little corner of the web Wed, 30 Jan 2002 14:10:36 +0000 hourly 1 https://wolfhusky.net/duncan/wp/2002/01/hump-day/#comment-55 Wed, 30 Jan 2002 14:10:36 +0000 http://woofwoofarf.wordpress.com/2002/01/30/hump-day/#comment-55 Any time you get into a grouping of more than say about 5 humans…politics will evolve in some form and shape. If you have younger/older siblings, remember the times you try to make yourself better than your siblings or vise-versa? I know I was always having to do it with my sister. 🙂
Funny that you moved from being involved in service in one fandom to another. 🙂 Guess you actually enjoyed it a bit over in SCA. 🙂
And about furry…I don’t know how long I’ll be involved in it either…but truthfully…I don’t see myself out of it for a LONG time. I found most of my friends…and the VAST majority of my closest friends though it. Yes I hate the politics and bitching…but you get that anywhere…

]]> https://wolfhusky.net/duncan/wp/2002/01/hump-day/#comment-54 Wed, 30 Jan 2002 11:28:46 +0000 http://woofwoofarf.wordpress.com/2002/01/30/hump-day/#comment-54 It’s all the same
One of my closest friends once said, “I used to say that if there were church ladies involved, then there was a Way Things Are Done, and People Who Do Things Right versus Troublemakers. Now I see you don’t need church ladies, just any people will do.”
I’ve seen the same politics happening in furry fandom, comic fandom, classic car clubs, gay and lesbian organizations, sci fi fandom, soccer leagues, and large extended families.
I’ve been involved in fandom since 1972 (that’s when I subscribed to my first memeographed fanzine and started corresponding with other fans). It’s still fun. Yeah, sometimes I get caught in something unpleasant, but it happens everywhere.
I just have to set really clear boundaries for myself. I’m responsible for what I do, and the logical consequences thereof, and nothing more.

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