Quotes / Why Fandom Can't Have Nice Things

Creators

"Are we sure we wanna do this one? Fine, we'll do it, but we're turning off the comments. You did this to yourself, Internet."

— Honest Trailers, preempting an inevitable Flame War before reviewing Ghostbusters (2016)

"George R. R. Martin is not your bitch."

—Neil Gaiman admonishes impatient ASoIaF fans

Please stop debating about whetherOR not [eye] aged well.unfortunately it hurts all3 of my feelings.My BODY hasnt aged as well as I have.Blow us [bulls-eye hand gesture imitating tiny penis]

—Carrie Fisher would like you to shut up , December 2015 tweet

One day I was met by a delegation of Trekkies at my front door and when I asked them what they were doing here, they reminded me I had said to them 'I hope to see you again someday soon'. They only understood what I meant after I ran to get my shotgun... Unfortunately, they were gone by the time I locked and loaded.

—Robert Beltran

"There is nothing original or funny or cool about throwing a pizza on this lady’s roof. It’s just not funny, it’s been done before. You are not the first. We love our fans; I don’t love those fans. I don’t even consider them fans, I consider them jagoffs."

—Vince Gilligan on the New Mexico pizza roof house

im done. FEZ II is canceled. goodbye. [1]
to be clear, im not cancelling FEZ II because some boorish fuck said something stupid, im doing it to get out of games. [2]
and im getting out of games because i choose not to put up with this abuse anymore.

—Phil Fish tweet

The irony of this is that when we were posting weekly screenshots, people were complaining that it wasn't enough and demanded videos. When we provided a video they demanded gameplay information. The reality is that no matter what we provide, people will always want more, and this thread will run on regardless, with those people who are inclined to do so getting irate and impatient. Again, we know people want more information, but despite what some of those may people think, doing what they want isn't always the right course of action when the bigger picture is taken into account.

— Egosoft calls fans out on their whining

We get death threats for adjusting sniper rifle firing time

—halfrobo, "Request From a Game Developer"

Speaking about why he decided to head the latest MGS game, Kojima revealed that he received a number of death threats after announcing that he would be less involved in the project. 'The staff heard about this and got very nervous,' said Kojima. 'We talk today as if it was a joke, but at the time, it was not a joke at all. It was serious.

—CVG, Nov. 2005

Now what's going to happen? You'll probably start seeing game data files becoming encrypted and the open door on assets getting slammed shut just to keep modders from financially screwing the company they should be helping. And the day a game company's file encryption is hacked to add porn and the case goes to the ESRB for review — that's when we'll see how well game companies are protected from these antics and what the courts will rule. Hopefully it'll be on the developer's side.

— John Romero, on the controversy that ensued with explicit content that was previously hidden in The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion

At an infamous show at New York's Felt Forum, in 1988, the group's fans went wild, tearing seats apart and getting into fights with security guards. The band's lead singer, Tom Araya, tried to calm the crowd down, but after a few songs, the Forum's management ejected Slayer from the stage. "Thanks a lot, assholes," Araya told the crowd. "You fucked this up for yourselves."

— Mikal Gilmore, "Heavy Metal Thunder: Slayer, Megadeth And Anthrax Storm America", Rolling Stone, July 11, 1991

Unfortunately, after the release of this video some of my viewers tracked down the author's socials and harassed her to the point that she felt the need to issue an apology for writing the books, and suggested that she may remove them from the marketplace. I'm not sure if she has yet, but she is uncomfortable with the attention and I'm not going to review a book that was taken off the market.
I had thought it went without saying, but this is why, in subsequent videos, I've specifically asked people not to harass authors. I see a lot of people leave Amazon reviews on books as soon as I drop videos on them, clearly not having read it themselves, and I don't know what they're getting out of that. The 2nd book was much longer and more unique and I was excited to cover it, but this is why we can't have nice things.

— Jenny Nicholson in a pinned comment on her Insanity fanfic review video and her abandoned Sequel Hook for the fanfic's second book

On creators

I know that some people on social media type “GET FUCKED IN YOUR POOP SLIT WITH A FLAMING CHAINSAW, YOU NASTY PIECE OF DRIED SLUG SHIT,” when they mean, “I disagree with you,” because they really want to get their point across, but damn. Death and rape threats over a comic book movie? Whenever somebody signs up for a new Twitter, Facebook or whatever account, a box containing weed and a bong should arrive on their doorstep.

—Michael K.

There is no easier thing to do as a sports fan than to sit back and play amateur capologist and blast a team for giving an athlete money. Why, you'd play for free!

—Drew Magary, Make It Stop

I can't tell you how many times I have visited the Official UT2003 forums and have seen subjects such as "Suggestions for next patch" or "List of necessary changes or the game will DIE!” I find it funny that these self-proclaimed 'game developer wonders' think that they know more than the guys that make a living out of this industry.

—Zenny at BeyondUnreal Capture, Be Like Baseball

"We can't use the Playroom as advertised because people are being dicks. We can't have a Mighty No. 9 forum because people are being dicks. We can't like Gone Home because people will be dicks to you about it."

— George Weidman, 2013 in gaming.

I was happier not knowing this, but it has become abundantly clear since 2015 that Star Wars fandom is a wretched hive of scum and villainy—maybe the worst in all of sci-fi. The first hint came when a small but noxious minority lost their shit over the prospect of a black stormtrooper, and it’s only gotten worse from there. I’m sure most Star Wars fans, even of the tribal persuasion, aren’t Incels, Pepes, Red-Pillers, Info-Warriors, or tiki-torch Nazis, but HOLY SHIT, YOU GUYS!!!! Healthy, sane fan communities don’t chase actresses off of social media for getting icky girl cooties all over their favorite corporate-controlled intellectual property, alright?

— 1000 Misspent Hours and Counting's review of Solo

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