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- | ====== Harassment Accusations Against Axanar Critic Backfire on OWC Studios Head ====== | + | |
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An effort by OWC Studios head Alec Peters to publicly accuse an Axanar critic of stalking and sexual harassment backfired as hundreds of fans abandoned the main Axanar fan page on Facebook. | An effort by OWC Studios head Alec Peters to publicly accuse an Axanar critic of stalking and sexual harassment backfired as hundreds of fans abandoned the main Axanar fan page on Facebook. | ||
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===== The Accusations ===== | ===== The Accusations ===== | ||
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On October 28, 2017, Peters posted his accusations — without any evidence — on at least two large Facebook groups, on Twitter and on the Axanar website. | On October 28, 2017, Peters posted his accusations — without any evidence — on at least two large Facebook groups, on Twitter and on the Axanar website. | ||
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==== Supporters Admonish Peters ==== | ==== Supporters Admonish Peters ==== | ||
- | Over the weekend, Peters was excoriated by Facebook | + | Over the weekend, |
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==== Deleted Posts, Apology ==== | ==== Deleted Posts, Apology ==== | ||
By October 30, Peters appeared to have deleted the Facebook and blog posts — but not the tweets — apologizing to fans for offering "too much information" | By October 30, Peters appeared to have deleted the Facebook and blog posts — but not the tweets — apologizing to fans for offering "too much information" | ||
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+ | No comparable apology was offered by Peters on Axanar' | ||
===== The Timing ===== | ===== The Timing ===== | ||
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- | On Facebook, Axanar critics wondered about the timing of Peters' | + | [{{ : |
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+ | On Facebook, Axanar critics wondered about the timing of Peters' | ||
===== The Accused ===== | ===== The Accused ===== | ||
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===== The Defamation? ===== | ===== The Defamation? ===== | ||
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Over the weekend, Axanar critics and supporters alike worried over the defamatory nature of Peters' | Over the weekend, Axanar critics and supporters alike worried over the defamatory nature of Peters' | ||
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=== The Legal Exposure === | === The Legal Exposure === | ||
- | One Axanar supporter, attorney Pete Rickey, worried | + | One Axanar supporter, attorney Pete Richey, warned |
- | > I am not your attorney, but I am one and you seem to have no concept the jeopardy you are putting yourself in. It's like watching a car accident. … I am sympathetic to the allegations, | + | > I am not your attorney, but I am one and <wrap hi>you seem to have no concept the jeopardy you are putting yourself in.</ |
===== 'Too Much Information' | ===== 'Too Much Information' | ||
- | In spite of the criticism, Peters fiercely defended his use of the Axanar and Orville platforms he controls, going so far as to delete some comments criticizing him. | + | In spite of the criticism, Peters, who often boasts he is an attorney "by training" |
- | That changed by October 30, when he deleted his posts — and the accompanying critical comments that had piled up — on the Orville and Axanar fan pages on Facebook. He explained: | + | <WRAP box> |
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+ | That changed by October 30, when Peters | ||
> My apologies to you for posts and comments I made this weekend that may have offered "too much information" | > My apologies to you for posts and comments I made this weekend that may have offered "too much information" | ||
- | Axanar being made? | + | ==== Back to Axanar? ==== |
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+ | One of the fan group members cynically responded to Peters' | ||
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