Dr Leopold's Advice Column
Anonymous replied to our last entry. She/he said:
"Dear Doctors Leopold and Frell,
I am writing to you because the fandom has a problem. We are continually forced to witness disgusting and excessive online Public Displays of Affection of the worst sort from our Fandom Couples (who shall remain nameless). Just recently, we had to endure daily descriptions of loving bliss from several sources, forcing us to lose the entirety of our midday meal! This is unacceptable.
How can we stem the tide of TMI? Unconfortable fandomers wish to know!"
Dr Leopold says:
In a fandom as large as ours, relationships between fandomers are inevitable. These relationships are of course a good thing! But sometimes they can be TMI for some.
Dr Leopold does not need to remind anyone that nobody can be told what to post about in his or her own LJ! But if this TMI is in a community or in a third party's journal, then the LJ owner or community mod has a right to complain. TMI in a LJ user's own LJ is a tricky issue.
I am surprised that the TMI has reached levels that you call "disgusting and excessive" and "the worst sort" along with "loving bliss". Dr Leopold suggests to you that descriptions of loving bliss are something that you have to accept and have no right to complain about, even if your midday meal is sacrificed! But if there is TMI in sexually explicit form, then you may have grounds for complaint.
Dr Leopold does not recommend directly confronting the TMIers in question, unless they have been very sexually explicit in their TMI. Maybe make subtle hints in your journal instead? These will cause less embarrassment to all concerned than direct complaints.
Best wishes,
Dr Leopold
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