Question

[paraka]

So, I've spent most of the day reading up on what people are saying about the OTW are saying. Mostly from non-fandom people, and it's kind of making me want to shoot things, but I was wondering:

What do you think about the OTW? Would you like an archive? A written fannish history? A wiki (OMG, I can't tell you how much I'd like a wiki for fandom, although I can see it being vandalized a lot)? Do you think it's a good idea to have a legal defense fund? If the OTW were ever to go to court, would you support them?

I'm planning on making a post sometime about how I feel about it, but I'm really curious as to what other people on my flist think about it. I think so far only one person on my flist has really written about it, but I spent a couple months away so could have totally missed something.

Also, I am having a bitch of a time working on a mysql database, any one know enough about setting up eFiction to want to help?

Comments

[paraka]

Well, when I spoke to the OTW at their live chat, it seems that they're not going to take on any big corporations, they're going to wait until someone takes them on first. Since I'm pretty sure the fic archive is going to be the first possibly objectionable thing up, I have a feeling that's where it's going to come up first. But who knows.

They also said that they're not going to be going to court if they don't think they can win. They might have to give into TPTB demands.