Not surprised you chose @jamespotterthefirst for the writer of month for CFWC.
Nothing beats classic favoritism and connections
Nonny, before I answer, I want to say that I understand there is a worldwide shortage of various meds these days; hey, no shame, it impacts me too! But man, in Tumblrland... it's so apparent.
We select a writer in the same way we select our prize winners, by putting the names on a wheel of names and spinning. We do that to select anyone for anything we do on CFWC. You can check out the full process on CFWC if you're so inclined. I'd provide the link, but honestly, it seems as if you have free time, more than I do, so you can find it yourself.
Now, some other facts, because why not:
Yep. We're friends. And I waited a full 13 months since this event took place to make sure the wheel selected her (because I have control over who the wheel selects! I'm that good!). I also waited until the fandom was just a fraction of the size it used to be to do this because, you know, that makes sense.
I decided to go back and look at the other featured writers over the past year, and *gasp* NONNY! YOU MAY BE ON TO SOMETHING!
Holy f*ck, it appears every single writer is someone I'm friends with, too! And... oh shit... this is the really hard part for me to confess to, but I believe in transparency, so I will... see... I WAS NOT friends with all of them at the time they were selected, but as we worked together to create their profiles, we chatted, and, oh f*ck! WE BECAME FRIENDS. So, I consider ALL of them friends now.
Jesus. NO! Now I feel bad (this is sarcasm since there is no font for that...). I guess, OMG, I guess each of them and I have shared interests, and I like talking to people, and I try to be friendly and not a POS that goes around sending people nasty anons, so goddamn it... I make... friends... If I were still Catholic, I'd feel the need to confess, but since I'm not, I'm going to have a chocolate chip cookie instead.
Nonny, you are truly, truly pathetic. Obnoxiously so. Kathy and I put in an obscene amount of hours on CFWC for EVERYONE in the fandom. Not just our "friends." Not just the stories we create... for everyone. We go out of our way to get more representation and have never once selected anyone for anything based on our relationship with them.
In the past, I will admit, we used to stress out when someone who was a known friend was selected because we figured some jackass like you would have something to say about it. But we believe every person in the fandom has the right to an equal chance of selection, including our friends. So now, we honestly don't care. We know we're doing the right thing, and the opinions of some pathetic person who doesn't have the balls or decency to show their face/name really matters to us... well... it doesn't matter at all.
I'm going to get my chocolate chip cookie now, in fact. I'm having two.
Have a nice day (even you, Nonny, it seems you need one).
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