Oh phew!
But this doesn't end here. We need to hold the continuing candidates to account, and volunteer wherever possible.
Audrey R's candidacy was valid because she was willing to put in the work to become eligible. Which one of us is gonna step up and be a better choice?
Act 1, scene 1: DOCTORS try to enter hospital. NURSES are striking. DOCTORS wail and prostrate themselves on the pavement as they are physically and mentally unable to cross the picket line.
FIN
Nevermind that we shouldn't be harassing anyone in the first place, we don't NEED to. We have EVIDENCE.
This response from Audrey R is as close as they come to promising censorship. Using server hosting as a lever to oust categories of content would be the beginning of the end.
In the hour or so I've been reading about individual candidates, I've already had one person explicitly tell me they see nothing wrong with doxxing objectionable candidates.
DO. NOT. DO. THIS.
But if you do, for fuck's sake don't tell people beforehand that you're gonna.
We donโt bear any of the risk? I did a sitcom for NBC 20 years ago. We had an 11-episode pick-up. We shot 5; I got paid for 5. For the next six months I couldnโt take any other work. Tptb aired two episodes and then cancelled the series. Almost lost my house. Thatโs risk.
Yes, this strike is going to hurt.
Make sure it hurts the studios more than creatives and consumers.
No cosplay, no promo, no NOTHING until these sumbitches feel the sting and come to some sort of sense.
the thing about 100% attendance awards is that, yes, kids w weaker immune systems don't get them.
but more importantly? when the desperate kids do come in with their flu and other illnesses bc they want 100%, THEY GET US FAR MORE BADLY SICK. and our attendance suffers more
"wahhh AO3 is down, what do I do with my life now??" you can say thank you to all the fanfic authors who you apparently owe for your life. you can leave comments on fics when the site is back up. you can support them with retweets/reblogs when they post about their fics.