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roseembolism) wrote2007-10-11 11:20 am
roseembolism) wrote2007-10-11 11:20 am
The Sockpuppets of Gor
So why did I ask about a text analysis program to see if two writers are the same person? Well, for those who haven't been following the "More Proof that Life Just Isn't Fair" journal thread, here's some history.
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It all started with Dark Horse Comics announcing that it would reprint the notorious Gor novels by John Norman. For those not familiar with the series, it's a badly written fantasy world which espouses a "Master/Slave" relationship between men and women. Rape, abuse, etc. is all good, if it teaches a woman her proper place.
For some reason, some people don't like the Gor novels. Among those critics, the author Tamora Pierce suggested on her livejournal a boycott of Dark Horse. This got responses from posters![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
ravinpa1, and jacks000 accusing Ms. Pierce of promoting censorship, defending the literary merits of Gor, and quoting the American Library Association's definition of censorship. Interestingly enough, neither ravinpa1 or jacks000 existed except as replies to Gor postings. Hmm.
Interestingly, Ravinpa1 also posted on James Nicoll's livejournal, a couple months after he wrote about the Gor reissue. Same melody, same lyrics. And then again, when he posted about the oddness of the situation. James also brought to our attentioncheryl_mazana, who ALSO references the ALA, and is the only poster with an actual profile, such as it is. Hmm. She lists herself as a librarian. Some more Hmms.
The plot thickens: a defense of Gor, ALSO using the AMA definition was written by "Charlotte" on the Howling Curmudgeon’s thread on the Gor brew-haha. Finally, when I post on Dark Horse and Gor, I get posts fromgreree accusing me of promoting censorship, and using- wait for it- the ALA definition of censorship. Surprise surprise, greree exists only as replies to posts on Gor. Hmm. Hmm, hmm, hmm.
SO, let's see here. We have:
Ravinpa1
jacks000
greree
Charlotte
and cheryl_mazana
All defending Gor and decrying any boycott as censorship, using the ALA definition. And of them, only cheryl_mazana has any real profile, and self-identifies as a librarian. Now, while I didn't actually get access to a text analysis program, I'm not sure I need one to suspect a sockpuppet or four.
I suppose we should thank Ms. Mazana for her tireless efforts on behalf of John Norman, but I have to wonder if she's getting a kickback from Dark Horse. Or perhaps Mr. Norman commanded her, in his masterful way, to create sockpuppet accounts?
Maybe Ms. Mazana will grace this thread with her presence, and explain all the sockpuppetry. Or even better, we may get a new post from some new LJ user, who will quote the ALA at us!
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It all started with Dark Horse Comics announcing that it would reprint the notorious Gor novels by John Norman. For those not familiar with the series, it's a badly written fantasy world which espouses a "Master/Slave" relationship between men and women. Rape, abuse, etc. is all good, if it teaches a woman her proper place.
For some reason, some people don't like the Gor novels. Among those critics, the author Tamora Pierce suggested on her livejournal a boycott of Dark Horse. This got responses from posters
ravinpa1, and jacks000 accusing Ms. Pierce of promoting censorship, defending the literary merits of Gor, and quoting the American Library Association's definition of censorship. Interestingly enough, neither ravinpa1 or jacks000 existed except as replies to Gor postings. Hmm.Interestingly, Ravinpa1 also posted on James Nicoll's livejournal, a couple months after he wrote about the Gor reissue. Same melody, same lyrics. And then again, when he posted about the oddness of the situation. James also brought to our attention
cheryl_mazana, who ALSO references the ALA, and is the only poster with an actual profile, such as it is. Hmm. She lists herself as a librarian. Some more Hmms.The plot thickens: a defense of Gor, ALSO using the AMA definition was written by "Charlotte" on the Howling Curmudgeon’s thread on the Gor brew-haha. Finally, when I post on Dark Horse and Gor, I get posts from
greree accusing me of promoting censorship, and using- wait for it- the ALA definition of censorship. Surprise surprise, greree exists only as replies to posts on Gor. Hmm. Hmm, hmm, hmm.SO, let's see here. We have:
Ravinpa1
jacks000
greree
Charlotte
and cheryl_mazana
All defending Gor and decrying any boycott as censorship, using the ALA definition. And of them, only cheryl_mazana has any real profile, and self-identifies as a librarian. Now, while I didn't actually get access to a text analysis program, I'm not sure I need one to suspect a sockpuppet or four.
I suppose we should thank Ms. Mazana for her tireless efforts on behalf of John Norman, but I have to wonder if she's getting a kickback from Dark Horse. Or perhaps Mr. Norman commanded her, in his masterful way, to create sockpuppet accounts?
Maybe Ms. Mazana will grace this thread with her presence, and explain all the sockpuppetry. Or even better, we may get a new post from some new LJ user, who will quote the ALA at us!