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As suggested at this thread to general "yeah sounds cool". Let's see if this goes anywhere.

Original inspiration:

The post Xitter web has spawned soo many “esoteric” right wing freaks, but there’s no appropriate sneer-space for them. I’m talking redscare-ish, reality challenged “culture critics” who write about everything but understand nothing. I’m talking about reply-guys who make the same 6 tweets about the same 3 subjects. They’re inescapable at this point, yet I don’t see them mocked (as much as they should be)

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[–] [email protected] 0 points 9 months ago (5 children)

From a couple weeks ago:

I'm doing a reading of good fan-fiction at a con this weekend, to counter the many "bad fanfic reading" panels. I want to read an interesting passage from HPMoR

[–] [email protected] 0 points 9 months ago

convincing you that something that seems evil is the right thing to do

y tho

[–] [email protected] 0 points 9 months ago

these passages have not improved with time

[–] [email protected] 0 points 9 months ago

@blakestacey

I wonder how many people attended and how many laughed.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 9 months ago

Well, I suppose a con where HP readings aren't considered gauche these days is... no, still not a con where HPMOR is considered good writing.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 9 months ago

this is almost definitely how bible reading groups displaced much more interesting activities like drinking a fuckton of mead and reading poetry