(10-30-2009, 09:48 AM)Usagi Hoshino Wrote:

(10-30-2009, 04:37 AM)Syra Wrote: yeah I actually remember all of the fake Miyavi accounts sadly enough (including the so called "not-Miyavi"... Hiro- something that had a TON of Miyavi pictures up and kept calling them him-- I found him disgusting) and I remember a fake one for Satoshi of Girugamesh that had me fooled as well for about~~... 5 minutes until I started seeing things spelled wrong... >>;;;

but the FB people did a really freaking good job- despite the fact that for me- it became highly obvious that it was run by fans- especially with all the little contests... <<;;; usually I can pick out fakes but~~~ with all the hype I don't think I was paying attention to much more than Myspace lol and besides-- I have really crappy Internet at my home- so I really can't do much on any of the sites in the first place when I'm not at college

Let's not forget the fake Hyde twitter That was/is lame x_x what bothers me is actual people answering him or her. Maybe they have a void in their lives they want to fill by pretending they speak with Hyde or something. Shouldn't artist role-playing without permission be illegal? =/

-------------
there should be some sort of ruling by the sites that if one is role-playing a celeb, or just goofing around, there has to be a disclaimer stating such on the site. unfortunately, some fans get so into the hype that they delude themselves into thinking these sites are real and everything spoken is verbatim Word of Truth.

and it is sad because there are a lot of people out there who will grasp at any straw to feel good about themselves. how great would they feel if they thought Hyde or KAZ was on their friends list? sometimes the easiest person to delude is one's self. plus, there's the possibility that the site creator might be 1) delusional themselves or, even scarier, 2) perverts purposefully seeking kids they can ensnare. i'm sure there are a lot of savvy weirdos who spend time checking into what kids are interested in and have made note of jrock fans by now.

i can't tell you how many times i've seen people quote something from those FB sites as if Hyde/L'Arc/VAMPS' had authorized them to give out the one and only truth. the reality is the posts from Hyde and KAZ are just copies of their official MySpace blog. but i did not see them labeled as such last time i looked at the site, which was last night and only the 2nd time i went there. but i recognized the blogs sure enough.

the contests and such may be a lot of fun, but one art contest was worded just like in Monthly VAMPS and would be confusing to a lot of people. it's a cheap way to get other people to be creative for you.

reminds me of a group of LJ accounts that were created a few years back for L'Arc, Gackt, Deg and maybe a few others. it was role-playing for fanfiction purposes, but they weren't tucked into a specific RP community. anybody could happen upon them and for half a second even think they might be real. that is until one new character broke character to address another about an issue. was an interesting tale they spun. it even was mentioned on the ARK bbs last winter or spring one. someone happen on them and asked if they could possibly real. they were from 2005 btw.

sorry guys, this is a subject that has not only bugged me, but as an older adult who's seen a lot of this world's nastiness, worried me as well. there are a lot of good people in this world, but there are also some f**king creeps who will ride their coat-tails and cause a lot of harm and pain along the way. D8