Save OFMD Crew

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International volunteer crew dedicated to the campaign to save Our Flag Means Death!

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2/2 Past these commitments, we will be evaluating the future of our SOFMD community, and will also be working to identify exactly where and when we went wrong with this poorly conceived and executed plan. We know the root cause: we have been overworking and overreaching for some time, focusing on too many projects, at a time when some very active people in our server have had to step back due to various health and personal issues. We have been trying to do too much—and as a consequence, we disregarded the rules we set for ourselves when our group was founded.

Understanding why and how this happened is in no way an excuse for it having happened at all. However, this analysis is essential so that we can hold ourselves accountable.

We recognize and sincerely apologize for the harm that we have caused in the fandom, especially to the fanfic artists in our community. It absolutely does not reflect our values and it was an unacceptable message to put out into the fandom. We are taking this as a signal that it's time for us to step back before we make any further missteps.

Our accounts will continue to post for Pride Month, but purely in support of the charitable initiatives that we have already made a commitment to helping.

With our sincere regrets,
SaveOFMD Crew

1/2 SaveOFMD Crew would like to offer our unreserved apologies to everyone in the OFMD fandom for the harm caused by the poorly conceived week 2 call to action we posted yesterday.

We have provided the original call to action below.

It was inappropriate for us to recommend that users send large files of any kind to Max. It was doubly inappropriate for us to propose that fanworks—podfic or otherwise—would be suitable for this purpose. Finally, it was even more inappropriate to suggest that explicit works should be used for this purpose.

Without going into more detail that might seem like justification, it was never the original intent to call for fans to send other peoples’ work. The original idea was for someone in our Discord server to write and record a podfic specifically for this action, and the "explicit" part was thrown in during brainstorming. This plan didn't go forward, and yet pieces of it remained without being removed as they should have been, leaving the only logical conclusion to be that we were suggesting the use of fans’ podfic. Regardless of our intentions, we know that this is the message that we sent. The whole call to action was misguided, and should never have made it through our internal planning process.

The post was out for less than an hour, so we would like to reassure fic writers and podfic creators as much as possible that it is unlikely that our negligence resulted in any real action. No one at SaveOFMD Crew sent out any emails, neither with nor without attachments.

We at SaveOFMD Crew are canceling the remainder of our Pride month campaign. We have taken down the week 2 CTAs and will not be moving forward with weeks 3 or 4 either. For the remainder of June, we will be focused on doing right by the charitable efforts we have committed to support: the Fiber Arts Brigade and their auction for SAGE USA, as well as the separate SAGE USA ThriveAsACrew fundraiser.

Yesterday SaveOFMD Crew released a post detailing our Week 2 Never Left CTAs. One of these CTAs includes sending emails to various Warner Bros. Discovery addresses, and as part of this CTA we suggested sending large attachments, such as "explicit podfic."

The aim was never to have employees listen to or watch any attached files, but rather to send large attachments to slow down their servers. The plan was also for people to send their own work. However, that was not what our post conveyed. We should have never suggested sending explicit material to begin with. Moreover, the entire idea of sending large attachments went completely against the spirit of polite menacing that we aim to encourage. It was a huge oversight, and our fellow fans rightfully called us out on it.

We would like to apologise to the fandom at large, but particularly to podfic artists, for whom our bad messaging has led to distress.

We are going to hit pause on all but our charity posting while we review our communications and approval process, including how we get weigh-in from all members of our server on the details of future efforts, and put other steps in place to prevent such errors in judgement from seeing the light of day in the future.

Part of one of this week's CTAs has been highlighted as problematic. The graphic is currently being edited and we will have an amended version out soon, with that line removed.

Thank you to those who raised the alarm! ❤️

The auction is now close and we can still need some creatives to join us and try to fundraise some money for Random Acts!

People who want art and stories and more made for them and take part in the auction as biders are welcome to visit the Fic Facers Website and learn more and look a the list of creatives who offer their services in Multifandom themes!

#Fic_Facers #RandomActs #Commissions #fundraiser
#SpnFamily #GoodOmens #FanArt #Fanfiction #Marvel #OFMDfanart #OfmD

https://www.juliahouston.com/fic-facers/

Fic Facer$ | Julia Houston

Final round voting is now open for the 2024 TellTale TV Awards! #OurFlagMeansDeath, Rhys AND Ruibo have all made it to the final round! Remember, you can vote once a day until voting ends on June 16.

https://telltaletv.com/2024/06/vote-for-your-favorite-tv-shows-and-performers-the-2024-tell-tale-tv-awards-final-round/

Beyond the Boundary Zine

Speculative, outlandish, and fantastic. An OFMD zine.

Beyond the Boundary Zine

Avast, ye! 🏴‍☠️ 🐙

The Fiber Arts Brigade's charity auction for SAGE opens in just a few days! 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️

Have a look at some of the treasure that's up for grabs! 💎🪡
https://www.help.saveofmd.com/news/a-charity-auction-by-the-fiber-arts-brigade#auction-catalogue

FAB are also still accepting donations! https://forms.gle/PKSikDqXWDDNAGfs5

Creative projects help us all #ThriveAsACrew this Pride Month. 🌱 💕

@ofmd @lgbtqia

#OurFlagMeansDeath #NeverLeft #FineFabric #OFMD #SaveOFMD #AdoptOurCrew #CrewForLife #LongLiveOFMD #Max #HBOMax #WBD #Pride #pridemonth2024 #pride24 #fiberarts #OFMDArt

A charity auction by the Fiber Arts Brigade — SaveOFMD

The SaveOFMD Fiber Arts Brigade (FAB) have been busy behind the scenes for a few months, working on a variety of exciting projects. We are able now to bring you news of their auction to benefit SAGE USA !

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Quips about numbers and burner accounts can't distract from the truth - Max isn’t interested in demand, diverse stories, or delivering on promises. WBD's silence sends a message that they don't care about their customers or the content they want. #SpeakUpMax #DontStreamOnMax