lizbee | Also, in a shocking twist that will surprise precisely no one... (Reply)

I am

cot_tossed.

I mean, so are a bunch of people, but I started it.

SHOCKED SOCKPUPPET IS SHOCKED! SHOCKED I SAY!

I was planning to PULL OFF MY MASK AND REVEAL MYSELF at some point, but then

cesario went and made me a maintainer on

fic_tossed, and I figured the time had come.

So, for the record (because cot_tossed is a sock, not a troll, and therefore doesn't barge into people's LJs) here are some things I've been wanting to say:
- I chose the name because the quote makes me laugh, and made a good username. A friend used to have it as her email .sig. I was mildly bemused when people interpreted it as a sign of disdain for all fic everywhere.
- I was even more surprised when the icon was held up as evidence of contempt for fandom. It was just the first picture of Dorothy Parker I found that I (a) liked and (b) hadn't seen everywhere.
- There is nothing I said as cot_tossed that I wouldn't say under my own name, but a pseudonym made it easier to distance myself from the politics of personality and engage with stories, as distinct from authors.
- There is some really shit fanfic out there.
- I am speaking here for myself, not the other puppeteers. Whether or not they choose to reveal themselves is entirely up to them, and I respect their choice.