tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26871122.post4850151925392455999..comments2024-03-27T10:34:14.352-07:00Comments on Dorothy Surrenders: My Weekend After AfterEllenDorothy Snarkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10143059192565751994noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26871122.post-11565267376768169522016-10-05T04:36:06.460-07:002016-10-05T04:36:06.460-07:00Oh good lord! No sooner had I posted my comment ab...Oh good lord! No sooner had I posted my comment above than I clicked on the link to the original article and there she was in the comments - Jennifer from Pittsburgh! Perhaps, Snarker, your site has become the perky village coffee shop hang out that AE once was?NotOnlyButAlsonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26871122.post-77981346737953638442016-10-05T04:29:01.856-07:002016-10-05T04:29:01.856-07:00I mourned AE many years ago (about the time the L ...I mourned AE many years ago (about the time the L Word ended...) although I have occasionally dropped back in to see what's happening in the old hood. Let's celebrate it for what it was and what it achieved - not the least being introducing so many of us to the delights of Ms Snarker. But I do sometimes wonder whatever happened to Jennifer from Pittsburgh et al. It was a great community of commentors back in the day.NotOnlyButAlsonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26871122.post-35334862960558734882016-10-03T12:13:28.372-07:002016-10-03T12:13:28.372-07:00It's the "weekend at Bernie's" v... It's the "weekend at Bernie's" version of after Ellen <br /> I am still mourning the site's death but I am very happy to see you at autostraddle, my second home Carmen SanDiegonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26871122.post-58632287005974843352016-10-01T11:19:04.875-07:002016-10-01T11:19:04.875-07:00YES! I have been waiting for you to join Autostrad...YES! I have been waiting for you to join Autostraddle for years. I loved Afterellen's early years and stayed for a long time, but lately I would only click over to read your posts, and even then I was frustrated by the design and ads that made it almost impossible to read an article and look at the accompanying pictures without a constant barrage of other nonsense. It hurt my soul to scroll down a page. <br /><br />I'm so sorry for you, though. I know how hard it is when a family you love and have poured so much of yourself into becomes a corporation that reflects none of your values and respects none of your work and experience. I hope you at least enjoy the new site. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26871122.post-52240811883838489192016-09-30T09:58:41.554-07:002016-09-30T09:58:41.554-07:00So glad you put this into words, as i was really s...So glad you put this into words, as i was really struggling to clarify *why* i decided that giving up a site that i have spent 13 years reading (at 26 years old, that is literally half of my life) rather than trying to keep it alive, as that writer is apparently trying to.<br /><br />I think ultimately for me, it boils down to the fact that by getting rid of the writers and editors, the site is already dead. There's nothing to save. These people still involved in AfterEllen are just tying puppet strings to a corpse.Brionynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26871122.post-74565862772428366062016-09-30T09:39:32.814-07:002016-09-30T09:39:32.814-07:00I completely agree. Sadly, I think the site starte...I completely agree. Sadly, I think the site started a sad, slow decline a couple of years ago - though it's writers still had valid, important things to say. This, I feel, was more a result of having to please the profit-driven bastards at the parent company rather than a genuine editorial direction/wish. <br /><br />Yes, we all have to eat and pay the bills, but let's try and do that in a way that doesn't capitalise on other people's shitty treatment. I wish someone would mirror the site, totally ad-free, somewhere else. That would be the archive we deserve - all the good times, with none of the profit bullshit.<br /><br />Can't wait to see you on Autostraddle soon, Snarks. They're lucky to have you.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03551587977202369718noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26871122.post-29144561544621371682016-09-30T07:18:27.400-07:002016-09-30T07:18:27.400-07:00The last big redesign of afterEllen (the one in wh...The last big redesign of afterEllen (the one in which most of the old content disappeared) did me in. I will miss forever the talk forums and TPBM (the person below me) thread. The amount of love I put into the site was more than received back. At times the online "friendships" were as real as any friendship I had. I never needed the site for social connection, I just loved it. And then it was gone. So as sad as the loss of afterEllen is, and it is a loss, it is not nearly as painful given how much the site has changed over the years. <br /><br />I'll miss immediately running to the site when a news story broke or to find out new things. Although much is covered in mainstream media these days, it is not the same. The trolls who put hateful comments on the message boards make it unsafe space for anything other than consuming. There is no community conversation of like minded (enough) women who just want to appreciate each other and the women/celebrities they adore. So it ends, for now. Thank you Dorothy for EVERYTHING so far and all that you will be in the future. Ready to read.<br /><br />I still believe in summer days.<br />The seasons always change<br />And life will find a way...FASTTCRnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26871122.post-52829817454651316492016-09-30T02:35:55.744-07:002016-09-30T02:35:55.744-07:00I really feel so sad for all the writers involved ...I really feel so sad for all the writers involved - and all the readers. Rest assured I , and many others, will follow you wherever we can find your excellent writing. Happy weekend and thinking of you with all the unpacking.Helenahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05283640150394594830noreply@blogger.com