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Obsessive soap fans
Its all a bit new to me and I am deffo not one but I wondered whether other people think they are or what they thought of them in general.
I see soap stars constantly being harrassed by "fans" on twitter the same people saying please like me I love you, pls follow me, I would die for you etc etc
the fans are obsessive to others on twitter and it seems in here with comments on threads and sending inboxes to people when they don't agree
where is the line? yes they are in the public eye and being on twitter moreso but do they deserve to be harrassed ? I dont think so! follow them and see what they have to say fine but tweeting about them or too them obsessively is just plain weird.
I also find it weird how they will post on a thread but are unable to see something from a different point of view cos of their love/hatred of the chraracter/soap/storyline. You can tell who the adults are when they can and do!
sorry if this part upsets folks but is it just cos I am old, as it seems to be tweenies, teenagers and the mentally imature doing this (I am likening them to 1d fans
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thoughts people, though please don't discuss or name or attack specific peoples cos its breaking the forum rules! if anyone has tips on how to ignore these folk pls share.
I see soap stars constantly being harrassed by "fans" on twitter the same people saying please like me I love you, pls follow me, I would die for you etc etc
the fans are obsessive to others on twitter and it seems in here with comments on threads and sending inboxes to people when they don't agree
where is the line? yes they are in the public eye and being on twitter moreso but do they deserve to be harrassed ? I dont think so! follow them and see what they have to say fine but tweeting about them or too them obsessively is just plain weird.
I also find it weird how they will post on a thread but are unable to see something from a different point of view cos of their love/hatred of the chraracter/soap/storyline. You can tell who the adults are when they can and do!
sorry if this part upsets folks but is it just cos I am old, as it seems to be tweenies, teenagers and the mentally imature doing this (I am likening them to 1d fans
)thoughts people, though please don't discuss or name or attack specific peoples cos its breaking the forum rules! if anyone has tips on how to ignore these folk pls share.
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Surely a soap should be nothing more than a bit of escapism, a couple of hours a week. I've no idea what it is about them that makes some people batshit insane.
I don't get when some members say they hate a character but have to bring that character up all the time, even in unrelated threads. Let it go for Christs sake!
I love Eastenders, but from afar. I did go to elstree once but that was primarily to meet up with folks from WW. It's not something I would ever do again.
Sometimes it appears that some members actively stalk some of the actors on twitter
Thank god for that. I was starting to think it was just me who noticed this
yes true but i mean as it soaps in the down side of social media, as it makes it much easier for people to abuse celebs etc.
sadly the other thing is they can't distinguish between fact and fiction.
that being said I am sure Harlowe is right about some cases but how do you excuse the normal people
that sounds normal but I bet you don't respond to every single tweet they make with a notice me comment
tho if you do you are going way down in my estimations
No way lol. That's actually cringe. I just like putting a few jokey tweets out there or congratulating them
have learnt to love a couple of them
I'm not victim blaming. Everyone knows what twitters like and there are ways of avoiding tweets from people that bother you.
Of course no actor (or writer, producer come to that) deserves such abuse. If they want to stay private they should be able to - they do not actually 'owe' their Public any more than doing a good job for what appears on screen. They don't need to stop to sign autographs, open Twitter accounts, even give general interviews if they don't wish to.
Also, as someone (Scrabbler perhaaps) has said, there are often underlying mental health or empathy issues with that kind of obsessive, anti social behaviour so it can be difficult to be too judgemental. However if it crosses a line, becomes a hate crime basically or threatening in tone to fans or stars it must not ever be tolerated. Then of course there are those that just do it because they get a kick out of it. My faith in human nature would like me to believe they are the minority though.
People insulting the actors are also on dodgy territory.
I have seen that mentioned in interviews and you just think what possessed people to do it.
we live in a mad world thats for sure
Not in my bloody case I assure you!
I think someone told Jake Wood he should quit. He replied "Thanks for the career advice"
But I probably do come across as obsessive on this forum - what can I say, I'm very loyal
can you imagine if they did in real life what they did online, the classic post of "I'm first", running up to a celeb or actor and shouting that, you just would have a bit of self restraint and not do it in public so why do it online
BIB Seriously, have you seen people do that? Twitter and Facebook must feel like a meat market for celebs, although I'm sure some are quite good at manipulating that! I think i'd be tempted to have an account for the fans (and detractors) and a separate one for personal - and let my agent deal with the 'business' one if they could!