Subject: "Everything" is an awful lot.
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Posted on: 2019-10-09 02:21:00 UTC
And it's not all what I'd choose to present to the wider public. We've changed rather a lot since 2002, and worked hard for that change, and I wouldn't want to put stuff out there that doesn't reflect the culture we have today.
See, IMO, part of our recruitment problem is that it's hard to find people with the right balance of snark and respect in their hearts. Back in the day, the balance was skewed more toward snark. Since then, in response to accusations of bullying and misogyny and such, we've made strides in being critical without being mean. It's a tough balance to strike for anyone, perhaps particularly for the younger, more active set. We ask for a lot of critical thinking as well as a sense of humor.
And there ARE people out there who can walk that line, and enjoy it. If we want to attract them, though, the stuff we choose to put out there has to reflect our current values as much as possible. It shouldn't be just anything, and it certainly can't be everything.
But, here's another issue: Is it okay to repost someone else's work like that? To my mind, preserving stuff in a privately maintained archive for our internal use is one thing, but putting it out on AO3 or whatever would be another.
(Anyway I'm way ahead of you all; I've been on AO3 since the last time we had this conversation, whenever that was.)
~Neshomeh