[jonjos-library]

For those who follow me who are not in the Outlander fandom I want to try and explain what went down yesterday. (15th January 2022).

For years - literally years - an LGBTQIA+ section of the fandom has existed. However, on social media and especially on stories that contain Queer characters or plots and themes, there has been consistent trolling, bullying, and negative comments including homophobic hate messages.

Yesterday a number of people within the Queer section of the fandom started receiving anon hate. However, the spelling wording and tenor of the messages was the same as publicly posted tumblr posts from known accounts. And one account in particular. This account was making hate-filled responses to blog posts made by people within the LGBTQIA+ corner of the fandom.

When the individual user was challenged by specific blog users (happy to mention names but only if they consent) the tone of the messages became more serious and began including personal attacks. Now the messages were not just attacking Queer characters, Queer interpretations or Queer storytelling but now including personal attacks of a homophobic and hateful nature against individuals within the fandom.

These messages included as I say, attacks of a personal nature. Some of these were relatively petty but some of them escalated up to encouragment to self harm and encouragement for someone to take their own life. Death threats, people. We are talking about named blogs of known individuals sending death threats to users because of who they are or the way they write fictional characters.

Its easy to sit by and think, ‘Wow that looks ugly!’ And do nothing.

This fandom has a serious problem with hate and yes, with the alt-right. The fandom has ingrained homophobic, racist and white supremacist narratives. Some of that comes from the way the original canon texts express themselves.

When someone receives a message telling them to go kill themselves, the correct response is not to sit by on the sidelines.

This fandom needs to decide what it thinks is right. And I feel I have an obligation as the writer of stories like Triquetra which I am aware changed the zeitgeist of the fandom for a lot of people, I feel I have an obligation to use whatever small platform I may have to stand up against hate and bullying.

I lived through the gaslighting, sock-puppeting, the plagiarism, and so much more. But really it comes down to this:

Either you believe in decency or you don’t. Either you believe in the inherent worth of human beings or you don’t. Either you believe in standing up for what is right or you don’t.

Now is the time to let the world know what you believe.

No one is saying every single user on the internet ever has to personally go to war with every troll. But whoever you are, and whatever your fandom (or none) a show of support from outwith the LGBTQIA+ section of the Outlander fandom would mean a lot. This corner of the fandom has been fighting this fight - that other people keep bringing to them - for a long time. Years and years at this point.

Please, if you think that the spreading of hate messages and death threats is wrong, consider posting a short blog post expressing your solidarity.

Give hate no quarter.

Do not tolerate intolerance. Thank you for your time.

[greenglasslov3]

As a bi (former) member of this fandom, this is absolutely heinous. Hate has no home here.

[greenglasslov3]

you’re not allowed to talk about any versions of the red album if you’re a narcissist or if you support narcissistic abuse

[greenglasslov3]

I haven’t posted anything personal or real here in awhile, but thoughts, prayers, and good vibes sent our way would be greatly appreciated 💜

[yoursummerdreamz]

[weltenwellen]

E.E. Cummings, Complete Poems, 1904-1962

[greenglasslov3]

Maybe I’ll plant more gardens again. For now, I’ll burn them in honor of the women who made this fandom what it was (what made me fall in love with it all) and to protect the craft from the bitches who lied, pretended, and stole their way to the top. For now, I’m out.

[cockslutpadalecki]

“it is amazing how many people view direct communication as an attack.”

[anoutlandishfanfic]

Metamorphosis Ch 28 - La Dame Blanche

Finally! An update!! Thank you all for your patience!! We’re slowly making progress – and so is Claire!!

Many thanks to betas @thefraserwitch​ and @walkinginland​ for their help… and keeping my feet to the fire.

You can find previous chapters here on Tumblr or over at AO3.

Nearly 10pm — Still the 21st of February, 1744 Jamie.

“Talk to me, Murtagh.”

Claire’s directive reached over my shoulder and took firm hold of my godfather.

“Oh, aye?” he squirmed slightly, unsure of his task. “What shall I tell ye, then?”

Her grip on my arm tightened as she labored through another of what she called contractions, her brow deeply furrowed and her breath coming in short gasps.

“Tell her stories,” I provided for her. “Jus talk to her… anythin’ to take her mind off things.”

This was met with great approval and he launched into a tale — at my expense.

“Have I told ye of the time yer numpty there tried to teach his sister’s wee cheetie to swim?”

I could hear the unbridled mirth in his voice, could see the massive grin stretching across his face even though my back was to him. It was Murtagh’s favorite story of my youth — and I was certain he had told her already — but I honestly didn’t mind being the subject of ridicule if it brought some small measure of comfort to my wife in her agony.

“Christ, ye’ve told it a hundred times over,” I protested in jest, dipping my head to place a soft kiss behind her ear as I dug my thumbs into the place at the base of her spine as she’d shown me.

“Ye canna be borin’ her wi’ tha’ one.”

I caught the barest hint of a smile in her eyes behind the pain and my heart soared.

Murtagh harrumphed at my interjection, suggesting, “Well, I could tell her o’ the time ye ruined yer da’s—“

“Tell her of the wee gomeral, ye old coot,” I grumbled, interrupting him before he could explain just what had become of my father’s best shirt as a result of my trying to impress a particular lass in the village.

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[studymegreen]

Does anyone else just read a book and it ruins you and you cant move on?

[thelallybrochlibrary]

PSA

Hello friends,

It came to our attention last night that several fics, which had been previously deleted by their author, were being reposted onto AO3 by an anonymous person without the original author’s permission and against their stated wishes.

Let us be perfectly clear concerning the Library’s stance on this issue: It is plagiarism, and completely unacceptable.

We understand that it is always hard when an author feels the need to remove their works. We grow attached to those works and want to cherish them, and it’s sad to see them go. However. No matter anyone’s personal opinions on deleting fics, the decision is 100% the author’s to do what they feel is best with their own creative work. That decision must be respected.

We also understand that AO3 gives us the ability to download fics, so you may have personal copies of fics that have since been deleted. Please understand that this is a privilege, and does not give any of us the right to post those fics publicly. Do not ever publicly post deleted fics that you may have saved.

The plagiarized fics in question are no longer openly visible, and plagiarism reports have been filed. If the person who posted these fics happens to be reading this post, please remove the collection from AO3 immediately.

We will not be answering asks related to who posted them, what the stories were, or who the original authors are, so please do not send in those questions. Also please do not engage in discussion of details in the replies to this post. It is our goal to respect and keep the author’s privacy to the best of our ability.

Thank you for taking the time to read such a long post; this is some important stuff for us as a fandom to recognize and deal with.

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[the-resurrection-3d]

The real measure of a writer is what oddly specific tropes show up constantly in their work and make you question What Happened

[thelallybrochlibrary]

Obviously things come up in everyone’s life, from time to time, that may cause a disruption in an ongoing project. It’s not required that fanfic authors “report” a life changing experience to their readers, but, I find it so frustrating when I’m following a story for multiple chapters and then suddenly, I never see another chapter or receive a response when I ask “why did you stop writing? I hope you’re ok.” Some of my favorites, Our Son; Atonement; The Scottish Manny and others, have just stopped with no indication when or if they’ll ever come back. I’m sure I’m not the only reader who has mentioned this. You all do such a great job in finding information for us, do you have any suggestions? Thanks for your time.

Hi there,

Librarian Waffles here. Im going to take this one for the Librarians.

Prefacing this: I’m not trying to single you out-yours is just the most recent ask about this & I am using it ask a one and done to get this message out there.

I want to say that I hear your frustrations and they are valid. As a reader of fanfic myself, I have a handful of stories that I wish would be updated that haven’t been touched in years at this point. As a writer, it has been about ten months since I’ve touched my own stories. I have a hectic job with an odd schedule, am in grad school, and have been having health problems for the last two months. Those are my excuses. Every other writer is going to have their own excuse.

I’d like to point out that fanfic is free... Writers are not paid for their time. They are not paid for the words that they write. It’s a labor of love. They’re just people from the internet with real jobs, families, and other responsibilities. Writers are under absolutely NO obligation to give us the low down on their real lives unless they so chose too.

You have every right to reach out to the writers and ask... And they have every right to answer or not. I am just going to be blunt about this. They owe us no explanation.

This isn’t directed at you, but there is an odd sense of entitlement that the outlander fandom has when it comes to fanfic. It’s driven other writers away and it has halted others from wanting to continue their stories. I think if we want this community to continue to grow at all, we need to be thankful for what we have already and all that has been contributed.

Warmest wishes,

Waffles xx

[thelallybrochlibrary]

The Librarians would like to wish our very own @notameeksassenach the happiest of birthdays! We hope you’re day is filled with happiness and a year filled with joy!

Love,

@abreathofsnowandwaffles @thefraserwitch @lallybrochloser @motherofthree2312 and @walkinginland

[londonbreakdown]

Never a bad day Pride and Prejudice (2005) can’t fix

[kristenbouchard]

good fucking lord i would just like to spend so long walking around a museum that my feet hurt by the end of the day. maybe pop into the gift shop. grab a latte on the way home. jesus christ