LJ Idol Presents:

Well, first of all, the twists aren't what make Idol what it is. Idol was born on LJ, a community of journals, where people came to write about whatever was on their mind. When I came into Idol, that's also what Idol was about (NOTE WELL I AM NOT SLAMMING FICTION RIGHT NOW. DON"T ANYBODY GET CONFUSED.) It's evolved over time, and the biggest thing is it's still a community - a group of people who interact with each other - in the place where they keep their journals. It's like a club house full of writers in an online apartment complex.

It's gotten to be more about improving writing and more about fiction, and the GRs are less cozy, and there are plusses and minuses about all of those (except maybe the GR thing) but it's still Idol and I still live here and I've invested a lot of myself and my stomach acid and my tears and my blood pressure here. (Plus, don't tell Gary, but I kind of like the guy who runs the thing.)

As to the twists, I'm not completely anti-twist. I think there are some twists that go too far. I am decidedly anti-topsy-turvy. I don't think the person who gets the most votes should be eliminated because someone has that special power. Ever. That's just wrong. I'm not anti-intersection, I'm just anti having them every other freaking week, and the first or second week when no one knows anyone else and there are over 80 people is too early. And that "did I say intersection?" just felt like a lie, and there is nothing I hate more than being lied to. Plus it reminded me of the worst moment in Survivor EVER.

But twists in moderation are fun. I'd be just as happy without them (obviously, as my love for Exhibit A indicates), but there's a difference between not liking all-intersections-all-the-time and being anti-twist.