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Join the Rev Ed “Fan Club”

by Reverend Crabtree

For years, at least since I became active in the various on line religious groups, I have listened to my friends and associates lament the behind the scene attacks of their critics and detractors, those that we refer to as “fans” with whimsical exaggeration. These “fans” are noted by their unsolicited opinions delivered through anonymous e mails (aka nasty grams), or by their attempts at character assassination when they contact other associates and deliver untruths and innuendos.
What amazed me is that as long as I have had a presence on the Internet, until recently, I never had such a “fan club” and I wondered what am I doing wrong? Am I not controversial enough? Is my writer’s voice not harsh enough? I know from examining the statistics from my hosting service, the web pages I have authored are being read by numerous visitors a day, so why is there no hate mail coming in? Surely, like my peers I must be “offending” someone, and seemingly deserving of their “attentions.”
Well I can now say that I have a “fan club.” Over the last few weeks my “fans” have made their presence known, through “nasty grams” – anonymous e-mails that track back to non existent accounts, or the phenomena that several associates have reported in which multiple individuals have contacted them and told of how bad a person I am. Wow! Golly gee!
It is small, no more than a half a dozen members, but it is a start! A foundation upon which to build, as I guarantee all, friend and foe alike, that I am not going silently into the night. I will continue to write editorials and inspirational material designed to make people think, or do so to best of my literary abilities. I will continue with plans to build a local ministry reaching out to those disenfranchised by others (others not too dissimilar of those in my “fan club”) who expect 99% world to walk in lockstep with doctrines espoused by 1%, (percentages purposefully exaggerated for making a point, not quoting fact). And like a personality in contemporary media, I will remain elite and aloof to this particular fan base and instead continue to focus my attentions on those that appreciate my work.
Humm, perhaps I could raise a buck or two by having some T-shirts printed with the phrase “I hate Rev Ed” and offering them for sale to my “adoring fans!”
Jus’ kidding
Rev Ed

For years, at least since I became active in the various on line religious groups, I have listened to my friends and associates lament the behind the scene attacks of their critics and detractors, those that we refer to as “fans” with whimsical exaggeration. These “fans” are noted by their unsolicited opinions delivered through anonymous e mails (aka nasty grams), or by their attempts at character assassination when they contact other associates and deliver untruths and innuendos.

What amazed me is that as long as I have had a presence on the Internet, until recently, I never had such a “fan club” and I wondered what am I doing wrong? Am I not controversial enough? Is my writer’s voice not harsh enough? I know from examining the statistics from my hosting service, the web pages I have authored are being read by numerous visitors a day, so why is there no hate mail coming in? Surely, like my peers I must be “offending” someone, and seemingly deserving of their “attentions.”

Well I can now say that I have a “fan club.” Over the last few weeks my “fans” have made their presence known, through “nasty grams” – anonymous e-mails that track back to non existent accounts, or the phenomena that several associates have reported in which multiple individuals have contacted them and told of how bad a person I am. Wow! Golly gee!

It is small, no more than a half a dozen members, but it is a start! A foundation upon which to build, as I guarantee all, friend and foe alike, that I am not going silently into the night. I will continue to write editorials and inspirational material designed to make people think, or do so to best of my literary abilities. I will continue with plans to build a local ministry reaching out to those disenfranchised by others (others not too dissimilar of those in my “fan club”) who expect 99% world to walk in lockstep with doctrines espoused by 1%, (percentages purposefully exaggerated for making a point, not quoting fact). And like a personality in contemporary media, I will remain elite and aloof to this particular fan base and instead continue to focus my attentions on those that appreciate my work.

Humm, perhaps I could raise a buck or two by having some T-shirts printed with the phrase “I hate Rev Ed” and offering them for sale to my “adoring fans!”

Jus’ kidding

Rev Ed