I don’t think we should simply sit by and do nothing, and maybe we can come up with something where we can ask for participation regarding this matter from other areas. RG, if you read this, would you be in support of that?
I agree with a lot of what Spoekenkier said, especially that these user in questions aren’t really haters so much as trolls. And when you engage with them, you’re giving them what they want. When I see a troll I report them but never tweet them back, tell them to stop, ect. That seems to be the best course of action.
I think it’s worth nothing that these trolls/haters bother US more than they bother the actors. We get defensive of our cast because we love them. But these guys are professional actors, they’ve seen and heard it all. If they’re bothered by the tweets, they’ll block the user themselves. And I also think a second note is that they probably don’t see them as much as we do. We watch their feeds and their mentions because we’re fans and that’s what we do. The actors themselves receive TONS of tweets an hour, so chances are those trolling and hating tweets just fly by without a glance.
As to what we can do: we can celebrate OUAT instead of getting bogged down in the Trolldom.
Matt and I have come up with “Love Day”: a day of celebration and fun where we will come together as a fandom and play games, share videos, ect. This is to remind ourselves that we’re all fans, despite different opinions in shipping and character. You can read more about it HERE
We encourage all to participate or at least drop by for awhile and share a fun pretty thing!