darkmoon is right. LJ doesn't create drama; people create drama.
Where I have seen big problems crop up has been when someone has posted about feelings/issues/events (good or bad) in their personal relationships in too much detail, too soon, and without appropriate locking or permission. Readers did not follow the "what's in LJ stays in LJ" etiquette and talked about it amongst themselves. The subjects were understandably angry about hearing things in LJ posts or through third parties that they should have heard directly from the author first.
These things should have been journaled privately or processed directly with the parties involved before being posted publicly. There's just no need to hang all your dirty laundry out for the whole LJ universe to see. And if it's out there, no one should be shocked when people talk about what they have read.
You can't control what others do, but there are things you can do to make sure you don't create or fuel drama yourself. Be careful what you post to which audience. Be clear when you don't want what you've written discussed elsewhere. Avoid discussing what you've read with anyone but the author, especially outside LJ. Seems like pretty much common sense, but I know I watch myself even more carefully after observing some of these LJ "train wrecks" in action.
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Where I have seen big problems crop up has been when someone has posted about feelings/issues/events (good or bad) in their personal relationships in too much detail, too soon, and without appropriate locking or permission. Readers did not follow the "what's in LJ stays in LJ" etiquette and talked about it amongst themselves. The subjects were understandably angry about hearing things in LJ posts or through third parties that they should have heard directly from the author first.
These things should have been journaled privately or processed directly with the parties involved before being posted publicly. There's just no need to hang all your dirty laundry out for the whole LJ universe to see. And if it's out there, no one should be shocked when people talk about what they have read.
You can't control what others do, but there are things you can do to make sure you don't create or fuel drama yourself. Be careful what you post to which audience. Be clear when you don't want what you've written discussed elsewhere. Avoid discussing what you've read with anyone but the author, especially outside LJ. Seems like pretty much common sense, but I know I watch myself even more carefully after observing some of these LJ "train wrecks" in action.