5:58 pm - 09/09/2012
No, Doctor Who showrunner Steven Moffat was not attacked by Cybermen whose credo is the term “delete.” He really did delete his Twitter account of his own volition.
Moffat, like many in the entertainment industry, has struggled to find the right tone on social media. When and how do you respond to and engage fans? How do you recognize a troll vs. someone who is not the most diplomatic in their 140 limited character message? Do you even take trolling comments on? These are all questions for which there is no right answer.
Moffat has had his ups and downs with social media. At one point, Moffat used Twitter to combat accusations of misogyny when comments from a decade-old interview were taken out of context. (lmao out of context my ass) On the other hand, Moffat has also been accused of being overly sensitive to constructive criticism and mistaking it for rudeness. An exchange over the background of River Song being bisexual revealed the writer’s testy side.
Fans first noticed that the account had gone missing in the wee hours last night when they attempted to reference Moffat’s account in their tweets about the latest episode, “Dinosaurs on a Spaceship.” Speculation abounded that Moffat deleted the account because of heaps of negative commentary from fans. Despite the fact that Doctor Who is the most successful show in the U.K. today and was the number one downloaded show on iTunes in America in 2011, each week, Moffat is known to get heaps of insulting tweets from fans telling him that he has failed as the showrunner. He has commented in various interviews that if he listened to Twitter, he would be led to believe that he couldn’t write at all, and has urged cast members to stay off the Internet reading about themselves because the commentary can be brutal.
Sue Vertue, Steven Moffat’s wife and at times creative partner, commented on her own Twitter. She alludes to the medium being a distraction.
Sauce has a flimsy excuse from said wife.
In case you needed a reminder, Steven Moffat is a douchecraft carrier of epic proportions. And here's why.
lbr Moffat, you flounced because you can't fucking handle constructive criticism and you've even said so. If you're getting constant hate for what you've done with a beloved TV institution, maybe it's time to evaluate your life/choices.
The Man Who Ruined DW flounces from Twitter
No, Doctor Who showrunner Steven Moffat was not attacked by Cybermen whose credo is the term “delete.” He really did delete his Twitter account of his own volition.
Moffat, like many in the entertainment industry, has struggled to find the right tone on social media. When and how do you respond to and engage fans? How do you recognize a troll vs. someone who is not the most diplomatic in their 140 limited character message? Do you even take trolling comments on? These are all questions for which there is no right answer.
Moffat has had his ups and downs with social media. At one point, Moffat used Twitter to combat accusations of misogyny when comments from a decade-old interview were taken out of context. (lmao out of context my ass) On the other hand, Moffat has also been accused of being overly sensitive to constructive criticism and mistaking it for rudeness. An exchange over the background of River Song being bisexual revealed the writer’s testy side.
Fans first noticed that the account had gone missing in the wee hours last night when they attempted to reference Moffat’s account in their tweets about the latest episode, “Dinosaurs on a Spaceship.” Speculation abounded that Moffat deleted the account because of heaps of negative commentary from fans. Despite the fact that Doctor Who is the most successful show in the U.K. today and was the number one downloaded show on iTunes in America in 2011, each week, Moffat is known to get heaps of insulting tweets from fans telling him that he has failed as the showrunner. He has commented in various interviews that if he listened to Twitter, he would be led to believe that he couldn’t write at all, and has urged cast members to stay off the Internet reading about themselves because the commentary can be brutal.
Sue Vertue, Steven Moffat’s wife and at times creative partner, commented on her own Twitter. She alludes to the medium being a distraction.
Sauce has a flimsy excuse from said wife.
In case you needed a reminder, Steven Moffat is a douchecraft carrier of epic proportions. And here's why.
lbr Moffat, you flounced because you can't fucking handle constructive criticism and you've even said so. If you're getting constant hate for what you've done with a beloved TV institution, maybe it's time to evaluate your life/choices.
lol are you for real with this shit
I didn't like RTD very much, but you didn't see me saying ridiculous crap like how he's ruining Doctor Who or that he needs to assess his life.
i have zero desire to watch it anymore ):
Maybe.
I'm just not interested anymore, and it sucks because I used to adore this show.
And this season so far, it's like the filler that was between the end of S4 and 10 actually leaving.
Moffat needs to gooooo
And then start a band.
http://tardis.wikia.com/wiki/LINDA
http://tardis.wikia.com/wiki/LINDA
http://tardis.wikia.com/wiki/LINDA
my guess is that he couldn't deal with all the complaints about the new instagram'd openings.
Though I didn't hate Coupling, so that's something.
Only if we can also discuss this.
first that 'spanking' dialogue
then that scene
just
wat
ahhh
lol. For real though. Like Moffat can't handle criticism at all. I get that a barrage of tweets criticism him would be overwhelming, so whatever. But even when it's the media criticizing him, he gets defensive.
I can't.
OBVIOUSLY.
NO ONE SHOULD CALL OUT SEXISM EVER!!!!
But the level of vitriol (including death threats) he received on twitter was over the top and seemed to be getting progressively worse. Sure, some of the criticism he received was polite and rational but it mixed in with an inordinate amount of shit.
Now that I think about it, it's scary how much he IS like Eric Cartman!
Well, that wasn't an overstatement at all.
I think he would have been a better writer if he had been more open to fans' opinions. As the article says, he shuns even constructive criticism or discussion that's not in line with his writing. How egocentric do you have to be?!
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