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** He admitted later on that this was a form of CreatorBreakdown, he felt he was too reliant on positive feedback and deliberately burned some critic goodwill so he could focus on what interested him creatively and not just be desperate to go more mainstream. He carried that attitude into making ''Film/{{Tusk}}'', but working with his daughter in a small acting role let him move on.

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** He admitted later on that this was a form of CreatorBreakdown, he felt he was too reliant on positive feedback and deliberately burned some critic goodwill so he could focus on what interested him creatively and not just be desperate to go more mainstream. He carried that attitude into making ''Film/{{Tusk}}'', ''Film/Tusk2014'', but working with his daughter in a small acting role let him move on.
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* Creator/UweBoll, a German director notorious for making [[VideoGameMoviesSuck terrible film adaptations of video games]], supplied one of the most violent examples of this trope when, in response to the extremely negative reviews his films received, he decided to challenge his critics to a fight. As in, a [[https://www.wired.com/2006/12/ragingboll/ literal, very real boxing match]] sponsored by [=GoldenPalace.com=]. Five critics actually took up his offer: Richard "Lowtax" Kyanka of Website/SomethingAwful, Jeff "[=MiraJeff=]" Sneider of Ain't It Cool News, Chris Alexander of ''Rue Morgue'' magazine, Carlos Palencia Jimenez-Arguello of the Spanish film website Cinecutre, and blogger Chance Minter. Boll, [[BewareTheSillyOnes who had been an amateur boxer]] before he became a filmmaker, went 5-0, and footage of "Raging Boll" was included as a bonus feature on the DVD for ''Film/PostalFilm''. Creator/{{Seanbaby}} said that he was also challenged, but Boll backed out of fighting him upon finding out that he was trained in UsefulNotes/MuayThai and UsefulNotes/BrazilianJiuJitsu.

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* Creator/UweBoll, a German director notorious for making [[VideoGameMoviesSuck terrible film adaptations of video games]], supplied one of the most violent examples of this trope when, in response to the extremely negative reviews his films received, he decided to challenge his critics to a fight. As in, a [[https://www.wired.com/2006/12/ragingboll/ literal, very real boxing match]] sponsored by [=GoldenPalace.com=]. Five critics actually took up his offer: Richard "Lowtax" Kyanka of Website/SomethingAwful, Jeff "[=MiraJeff=]" Sneider of Ain't It Cool News, Chris Alexander of ''Rue Morgue'' magazine, Carlos Palencia Jimenez-Arguello of the Spanish film website Cinecutre, and blogger Chance Minter. Boll, [[BewareTheSillyOnes who had been an amateur boxer]] before he became a filmmaker, went 5-0, and footage of "Raging Boll" was included as a bonus feature on the DVD for ''Film/PostalFilm''.''Film/Postal2007''. Creator/{{Seanbaby}} said that he was also challenged, but Boll backed out of fighting him upon finding out that he was trained in UsefulNotes/MuayThai and UsefulNotes/BrazilianJiuJitsu.
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* One of [[OlderThanFeudalism Catullus's]] best-known poems is made of this trope. He particularly reacts to accusations from his friends that he was gay, which even the {{Bowdlerise}}d translation renders as threatening to "bugger them and stuff their gobs."[[note]]It's not exactly inconsistent by Roman rules -- they didn't think you were unmanly if you were gay, as long as you were the one on top.[[/note]]

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* One of [[OlderThanFeudalism Catullus's]] Creator/{{Catullus}}'s best-known poems poems, Literature/CatulliCarmen16, is made of this trope. He particularly reacts to accusations from his friends that he was gay, which even the {{Bowdlerise}}d translation renders as threatening to "bugger them and stuff their gobs."[[note]]It's not exactly inconsistent by Roman rules -- they didn't think you were unmanly if you were gay, as long as you were the one on top.[[/note]]effeminate because he wrote sentimental poems about kisses.

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* PlayedForLaughs on ''Series/{{Taskmaster}}'' when the task is to bring in one's most "boastful" item, i.e. something they would be the most proud to brag about. Joe Lycett brings in a selfie of himself with ''[[Series/ChuckleVision The Chuckle Brothers]]'', which actually is fairly impressive at least compared to the other things[[note]]Noel has a magazine that named him sexiest man alive in 2008, Mel has some awards she recieved for her guinea pigs when she was 45, Lolly has a certificate she recieved when she was 9 for doing math above her age level, and Hugh brought in a "loser's medal" for losing a tournament[[/note]]. Creator/GregDavies gives it only 2 measly points, however, and is booed and jeered by the entire audience for it:
--> '''Greg:''' You shut your fucking mouths! [[ScrewTheRulesIMakeThem I will put him last!]] I mean it!!!

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* PlayedForLaughs on ''Series/{{Taskmaster}}'' quite a bit, when the audience thinks they can push Greg around:
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the task is to bring in one's most "boastful" item, i.e. something they would be the most proud to brag about. Joe Lycett brings in a selfie of himself with ''[[Series/ChuckleVision The Chuckle Brothers]]'', which actually is fairly impressive at least compared to the other things[[note]]Noel has a magazine that named him sexiest man alive in 2008, Mel has some awards she recieved for her guinea pigs when she was 45, Lolly has a certificate she recieved when she was 9 for doing math above her age level, and Hugh brought in a "loser's medal" for losing a tournament[[/note]]. Creator/GregDavies gives it only 2 measly points, however, and is booed and jeered by the entire audience for it:
--> ---> '''Greg:''' You shut your fucking mouths! [[ScrewTheRulesIMakeThem I will put him last!]] I mean it!!!it!!!
** He also frequently pokes fun at people on social media for complaining about his judgments, like this spontaneous rant at the beginning of ''A Couple of Ethels'':
---> '''Greg:''' Welcome to Taskmaster! I know a lot of you out there in social media land think that sometimes when it comes to judgements, I don't always get it right. Well, you're wrong, and you'd better make sure those comments come from a server in Central Europe! It's not hard for a man with my connections to get a name, do you understand? You might be Dumbledore online, but I'll find you, and I'll disguise myself as a giant crow in a tree outside your house! You ever been jumped on by a six foot eight crow?! Then maybe keep your opinions to yourself! Right, let's meet the people brave enough to use their real names!
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* ''Franchise/StarWarsLegends'' author Karen Traviss is a little bit infamous for this in the ''Franchise/StarWars'' fandom, going so far as to call her critics sexists, {{Basement Dweller}}s, and "Talifans". She later backed up and claimed that she was only using those terms to refer to a [[HateDumb particularly belligerent subgroup of critics]] who harassed and threatened her, doing or going on to do things like refer to her with denigrating nicknames such as "The Travissty", accuse her of only getting her job via nepotism/sexual bribery, and make self-insert machinima animations in which the critic depicted himself shooting up a book signing containing obvious stand-ins for her and her fans. Bizarrely, the whole thing seems to have come from a single instance of SciFiWritersHaveNoSenseOfScale, when she claimed that there were only 3 million clone troopers in a Republic made up of a million star systems, a number by and large [[{{Misblamed}} already established]] in the ''Film/AttackOfTheClones'' [[AllThereInTheManual movie and junior novelizations]][[note]]Apparently neither side had read those books, hence the confusion, and Traviss was presumably using numbers/definitions her bosses gave her[[/note]] -- it's just that the fans are so obsessive about this sort of thing that they argued about it for ''months''. One of the mods on the old [=StarWars.com=] forums gave his account of the events [[https://web.archive.org/web/20120411215622/http://blogs.starwars.com/bluemodgroup/42 here]].

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* ''Franchise/StarWarsLegends'' author Karen Traviss is a little bit infamous for this in the ''Franchise/StarWars'' fandom, going so far as to call her critics sexists, {{Basement Dweller}}s, and "Talifans". She later backed up and claimed that she was only using those terms to refer to a [[HateDumb particularly belligerent subgroup of critics]] who that harassed and threatened her, doing who did or going would go on to do things like refer to her with denigrating nicknames such as "The Travissty", accuse her of only getting her job via nepotism/sexual bribery, and make self-insert machinima animations in which the critic depicted himself shooting up a book signing containing obvious stand-ins for of her and her fans. Bizarrely, the whole thing seems to have come from a single instance of SciFiWritersHaveNoSenseOfScale, when she claimed that there were only 3 million clone troopers in a Republic made up of a million star systems, a number by and large [[{{Misblamed}} already established]] in the ''Film/AttackOfTheClones'' [[AllThereInTheManual movie and junior novelizations]][[note]]Apparently neither side had read those books, hence the confusion, and Traviss was presumably using numbers/definitions her bosses gave her[[/note]] -- it's just that the fans are so obsessive about this sort of thing that they argued about it for ''months''. One of the mods on the old [=StarWars.com=] forums gave his account of the events [[https://web.archive.org/web/20120411215622/http://blogs.starwars.com/bluemodgroup/42 here]].
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From time to time a Dear Negative Reader moment comes across as more sympathetic or even justified. Fans can be [[LoonyFan entitled and overzealous]], haters can be too personal in their attacks or criticism, and [[MisBlamed sometimes the issue in question isn't the fault of the person being blamed]]. Some MoralGuardians and {{Heteronormative Crusader}}s are angry about the presence of minorities in fiction, or are upset if a minority author finds success. Sometimes even the most mildly worded "I'm sorry you didn't like it, but here are the reasons I made it this way" is sorted into this trope as well.

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From time to time a Dear Negative Reader moment comes across as more sympathetic or even justified. Fans can be [[LoonyFan entitled and overzealous]], haters can be too personal or extreme in their attacks or criticism, and [[MisBlamed sometimes the issue in question isn't the fault of the person being blamed]]. Some MoralGuardians and {{Heteronormative Crusader}}s are angry about the presence of minorities in fiction, or are upset if a minority author finds success. Sometimes even the most mildly worded "I'm sorry you didn't like it, but here are the reasons I made it this way" is sorted into this trope as well.
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* ''Franchise/StarWarsLegends'' author Karen Traviss is a little bit infamous for this in the ''Franchise/StarWars'' fandom, going so far as to call her critics sexists, {{Basement Dweller}}s, and "Talifans". She later backed up and claimed that she was only using those terms to refer to a [[HateDumb particularly belligerent subgroup of critics]] who harassed and threatened her, doing or going on to do things like refer to her with denigrating nicknames such as "The Travissty", accuse her of only getting her job via nepotism/sexual bribery, and make self-insert machinima animations in which the critic depicted himself shooting up the book signing containing obvious stand-ins of her and her fans. Bizarrely, the whole thing seems to have come from a single instance of SciFiWritersHaveNoSenseOfScale, when she claimed that there were only 3 million clone troopers in a Republic made up of a million star systems, a number by and large [[{{Misblamed}} already established]] in the ''Film/AttackOfTheClones'' [[AllThereInTheManual movie and junior novelizations]][[note]]Apparently neither side had read those books, hence the confusion, and Traviss was presumably using numbers/definitions her bosses gave her[[/note]] -- it's just that the fans are so obsessive about this sort of thing that they argued about it for ''months''. One of the mods on the old [=StarWars.com=] forums gave his account of the events [[https://web.archive.org/web/20120411215622/http://blogs.starwars.com/bluemodgroup/42 here]].

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* ''Franchise/StarWarsLegends'' author Karen Traviss is a little bit infamous for this in the ''Franchise/StarWars'' fandom, going so far as to call her critics sexists, {{Basement Dweller}}s, and "Talifans". She later backed up and claimed that she was only using those terms to refer to a [[HateDumb particularly belligerent subgroup of critics]] who harassed and threatened her, doing or going on to do things like refer to her with denigrating nicknames such as "The Travissty", accuse her of only getting her job via nepotism/sexual bribery, and make self-insert machinima animations in which the critic depicted himself shooting up the a book signing containing obvious stand-ins of for her and her fans. Bizarrely, the whole thing seems to have come from a single instance of SciFiWritersHaveNoSenseOfScale, when she claimed that there were only 3 million clone troopers in a Republic made up of a million star systems, a number by and large [[{{Misblamed}} already established]] in the ''Film/AttackOfTheClones'' [[AllThereInTheManual movie and junior novelizations]][[note]]Apparently neither side had read those books, hence the confusion, and Traviss was presumably using numbers/definitions her bosses gave her[[/note]] -- it's just that the fans are so obsessive about this sort of thing that they argued about it for ''months''. One of the mods on the old [=StarWars.com=] forums gave his account of the events [[https://web.archive.org/web/20120411215622/http://blogs.starwars.com/bluemodgroup/42 here]].
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* ''Franchise/StarWarsLegends'' author Karen Traviss is a little bit infamous for this in the ''Franchise/StarWars'' fandom, going so far as to call her critics sexists, {{Basement Dweller}}s, and "Talifans". She later backed up and claimed that she was only using those terms to refer to a [[HateDumb particularly belligerent subgroup of critics]] who harassed and threatened her[[note]]One particularly belligerent critic made a couple of machinima videos depicting himself brutally murdering her and her fans in a Columbine-style mass shooting, though this was the final straw that ended and purged the debate on the old starwars.com forums and made the videos in part because of being called Talifan[[/note]]. Bizarrely, the whole thing seems to have come from a single instance of SciFiWritersHaveNoSenseOfScale, when she claimed that there were only 3 million clone troopers in a Republic made up of a million star systems, a number by and large [[{{Misblamed}} already established]] in the ''Film/AttackOfTheClones'' [[AllThereInTheManual movie and junior novelizations]][[note]]Apparently neither side had read those books, hence the confusion, and Traviss was presumably using numbers/definitions her bosses gave her[[/note]] -- it's just that the fans are so obsessive about this sort of thing that they argued about it for ''months''. One of the mods on the old [=StarWars.com=] forums gave his account of the events [[https://web.archive.org/web/20120411215622/http://blogs.starwars.com/bluemodgroup/42 here]].

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* ''Franchise/StarWarsLegends'' author Karen Traviss is a little bit infamous for this in the ''Franchise/StarWars'' fandom, going so far as to call her critics sexists, {{Basement Dweller}}s, and "Talifans". She later backed up and claimed that she was only using those terms to refer to a [[HateDumb particularly belligerent subgroup of critics]] who harassed and threatened her[[note]]One particularly belligerent critic made a couple her, doing or going on to do things like refer to her with denigrating nicknames such as "The Travissty", accuse her of only getting her job via nepotism/sexual bribery, and make self-insert machinima videos depicting animations in which the critic depicted himself brutally murdering shooting up the book signing containing obvious stand-ins of her and her fans in a Columbine-style mass shooting, though this was the final straw that ended and purged the debate on the old starwars.com forums and made the videos in part because of being called Talifan[[/note]].fans. Bizarrely, the whole thing seems to have come from a single instance of SciFiWritersHaveNoSenseOfScale, when she claimed that there were only 3 million clone troopers in a Republic made up of a million star systems, a number by and large [[{{Misblamed}} already established]] in the ''Film/AttackOfTheClones'' [[AllThereInTheManual movie and junior novelizations]][[note]]Apparently neither side had read those books, hence the confusion, and Traviss was presumably using numbers/definitions her bosses gave her[[/note]] -- it's just that the fans are so obsessive about this sort of thing that they argued about it for ''months''. One of the mods on the old [=StarWars.com=] forums gave his account of the events [[https://web.archive.org/web/20120411215622/http://blogs.starwars.com/bluemodgroup/42 here]].

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* Creator/KAApplegate infamously [[http://web.archive.org/web/20010807200502/www.morphz.com/posts/1061001.htm gave one]] to the ''Literature/{{Animorphs}}'' fanbase who criticized the ending as [[BolivianArmyEnding "too sad"]], saying that they'd missed the themes of the series. [[spoiler: That does happen when you seemingly kill off most of the cast horribly in the end]]. With her "open letter" coming out shortly before 9/11 it's made much HarsherInHindsight.
** Applegate had a similar, gentler response to claims that ''Literature/TheOneAndOnlyIvan'''s BittersweetEnding was too sad. Her belief is that children know about sorrow in the world and have to learn how to handle it.

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* Creator/KAApplegate infamously [[http://web.archive.org/web/20010807200502/www.morphz.com/posts/1061001.htm gave one]] to the ''Literature/{{Animorphs}}'' fanbase who criticized the ending as [[BolivianArmyEnding "too sad"]], saying that they'd missed the themes of the series. [[spoiler: That does happen when you seemingly kill off most of the cast horribly in the end]]. With her "open letter" coming out shortly before 9/11 it's made much HarsherInHindsight.
HarsherInHindsight - she was right that one war often leads seamlessly into another and [[WarIsHell wrecks the lives of many people involved]]. The fanbase is divided on this response, with quite a few fans appreciating the statement that Applegate has always respected the ability of her audience to handle difficult topics, while others hoped that the characters would EarnYourHappyEnding.
** Applegate had a similar, gentler response to claims that ''Literature/TheOneAndOnlyIvan'''s BittersweetEnding was too sad. Her belief is that children already know about sorrow in the world and have to learn how to handle it.


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* Creator/SMStirling doesn't appreciate when people try to analyze his opinions through his writing. His standalone novel ''Literature/{{Conquistador}}'' contains a response to criticism of ''Literature/TheDraka'' that reads, "There is a technical term for someone who confuses the opinions of a character in a book with those of the author. That term is idiot."

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[[YouCantFightFate Unfortunately in most circumstances]], [[SelfFulfillingProphecy this is often what ultimately results]] in CreatorKiller going and [[MortonsFork taking effect anyway]]. After all, a creator willing to attack their fans for criticizing their work comes off to those fans as an egotist who CantTakeCriticism, and many fans will refuse to support such creators on principle. In very rare occasions though, certain creators have a justifiable reason for having to address something. From fans getting too overzealous, haters getting a little too personal in their attacks or criticism, [[MisBlamed them not actually being responsible for the issue they're getting criticism over]], and a few other justifications. {{Trolling Creator}}s can also engage in this trope in their own weird ways.

See also TakeThatCritics or TakeThatAudience for when this happens in-show. If irritation with the fans moves the creator to outright walk away from the job, it's ArtistDisillusionment.

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[[YouCantFightFate Unfortunately in most circumstances]], [[SelfFulfillingProphecy this is often what ultimately results]] in CreatorKiller going and [[MortonsFork taking effect anyway]]. After all, a creator willing to attack their fans for criticizing their work comes off to those fans as an egotist who CantTakeCriticism, and many fans will refuse to support such creators on principle. In very rare occasions though, certain creators have a justifiable reason for having to address something.

From fans getting too overzealous, time to time a Dear Negative Reader moment comes across as more sympathetic or even justified. Fans can be [[LoonyFan entitled and overzealous]], haters getting a little can be too personal in their attacks or criticism, and [[MisBlamed them not actually being responsible for sometimes the issue they're getting criticism over]], in question isn't the fault of the person being blamed]]. Some MoralGuardians and {{Heteronormative Crusader}}s are angry about the presence of minorities in fiction, or are upset if a few other justifications. minority author finds success. Sometimes even the most mildly worded "I'm sorry you didn't like it, but here are the reasons I made it this way" is sorted into this trope as well.

{{Trolling Creator}}s can also engage in this trope in their own weird ways.

ways. See also TakeThatCritics or TakeThatAudience for when this happens in-show. If irritation with the fans moves the creator to outright walk away from the job, it's ArtistDisillusionment.
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* Creator/DWGriffith made the 1916 EpicMovie ''Film/{{Intolerance}}'' as a response to criticism towards his previous film, ''Film/TheBirthOfANation'', because he misinterpreted the backlash to its ''horrifically'' racist content as "political correctness" and "intolerance" towards him, and compares criticizing him with the Crucifixion of Christ. Ultimately he bungled this message ''so'' badly ''Intolerance'' is seen as a condemnation of racism and, well, intolerance in general, and Griffith as TheAtoner when in truth he felt he had nothing to apologize for.

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* Creator/DWGriffith made the 1916 EpicMovie ''Film/{{Intolerance}}'' as a response to criticism towards his previous film, ''Film/TheBirthOfANation'', ''Film/TheBirthOfANation1915'', because he misinterpreted the backlash to its ''horrifically'' racist content as "political correctness" and "intolerance" towards him, and compares criticizing him with the Crucifixion of Christ. Ultimately he bungled this message ''so'' badly ''Intolerance'' is seen as a condemnation of racism and, well, intolerance in general, and Griffith as TheAtoner when in truth he felt he had nothing to apologize for.
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A very common characteristic of [[ProtectionFromEditors creators who don't have anyone]] [[CantTakeCriticism to restrain their]] [[SmallNameBigEgo ego or temper.]]

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That's... not even referring to negative opinions; he's just asking people to go into the comic with an informed mind rather than be baited by inflammatory headlines; that assertion of conflating criticism with clickbait is such a leap.


* When criticism of his handling of DC continuity and mental illness came out in the penultimate issue of ''ComicBook/HeroesInCrisis'', particularly in many reviews, Creator/TomKing said [[https://twitter.com/tomkingtk/status/1121077154157072384 "Read the issue, not the clickbait."]] Said equivalency has been seen as identifying any criticism as clickbait.

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Quotation added for one literary example ("From Darkness to Light and From Glory to Glory"). ^^


* Aurel Socol's 2022 autobiography ''From Darkness to Light and From Glory to Glory'' opens with an unusual religiously-flavored critique of critics, and - before it takes off as an ''[[EmphasizeEverything elaborately emphatic]]'' string of unedited words - tells its readers to unreservedly accept what it says... just because it can.

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* Aurel Socol's 2022 autobiography ''From Darkness to Light and From Glory to Glory'' opens with an unusual unusual, religiously-flavored critique of critics, and - before it takes taking off as with an ''[[EmphasizeEverything elaborately emphatic]]'' string of unedited words - the book tells its readers to unreservedly accept what it says... just because it can.can.
-->"Now it is ESSENTIAL to decide if you want to be GOOD or BAD... [i]f you now put the book down without reading it, or if you read it and think it's stupid, it's the same thing, and you made the wrong choice. But if you read it with an honest heart, then you have done a very good thing for yourself, and for your eternal future."

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* Creator/KAApplegate infamously [[http://web.archive.org/web/20010807200502/www.morphz.com/posts/1061001.htm gave one]] to the ''Literature/{{Animorphs}}'' fanbase who criticized the ending as [[BolivianArmyEnding "too sad."]] [[spoiler: That does happen when you seemingly kill off most of the cast horribly in the end]].

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* Creator/KAApplegate infamously [[http://web.archive.org/web/20010807200502/www.morphz.com/posts/1061001.htm gave one]] to the ''Literature/{{Animorphs}}'' fanbase who criticized the ending as [[BolivianArmyEnding "too sad."]] sad"]], saying that they'd missed the themes of the series. [[spoiler: That does happen when you seemingly kill off most of the cast horribly in the end]]. With her "open letter" coming out shortly before 9/11 it's made much HarsherInHindsight.
** Applegate had a similar, gentler response to claims that ''Literature/TheOneAndOnlyIvan'''s BittersweetEnding was too sad. Her belief is that children know about sorrow in the world and have to learn how to handle it.
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* ''VideoGame/SaintsRow2022'' became rather infamous for this. The game was announced as a reboot of the ''Saints Row'' series that was RevisitingTheRoots, and fans were initially hyped with the graffiti wall art that updated itself leading up to the announcement trailer's release. However, when said trailer dropped, [[TaintedByThePreview fan reactions to it were quite negative]]. In response, series developer Creator/{{Volition}} started badmouthing people who were unhappy with the reboot's direction, including making tweets like "Haters gonna hate", deleting negative comments that criticized Volition from the reboot's videos, and allegedly referring to fans of the first two ''Saints Row'' games (which the reboot is trying to hark back to) as "terrorists". Although Volition apologized and removed the offending tweet, the damage was done. Many people were turned off by the game's direction and Volition's hostility towards their own fanbase and swore off playing the ''Saints Row'' reboot, while those who stuck around and played the game found it to be an ObviousBeta, despite being delayed from its intended February 2022 release date to August for quality assurance purposes. This caused the reboot to underperform critically and financially, which resulted in Embracer Group, the parent company of publisher Creator/DeepSilver, transferring Volition's staff to Creator/GearboxSoftware and then subsequently shutting down the company in August of 2023, just a year after the reboot's launch.
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* Creator/ElizabethBanks was notorious for this even before her film version of ''[[Film/CharliesAngels2019 Charlie's Angels]]'' came out and bombed, both critically and commercially. Before it came out, she described it as a "female empowering film not for men", essentially alienating half her potential audience. Then, the film came out and was a box-office failure. She immediately said it was "proof that men don't want to see a kickass action movie about women". When it was pointed out to her that ''Film/WonderWoman'' and ''Film/CaptainMarvel'' (both huge box office hits) had men going to see them in droves, she dismissed both, saying they didn't count because they were part of a larger scope of films. Not surprisingly, this ended up angering not only comic book fans, but people involved in both films, causing her to apologize.

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* Creator/ElizabethBanks was notorious for this even before her film version of ''[[Film/CharliesAngels2019 Charlie's Angels]]'' came out and bombed, both critically and commercially. Before it came out, she described it as a "female empowering film not for men", essentially alienating half her potential audience. Then, the film came out and was a box-office failure. She immediately said it was "proof that men don't want to see a kickass action movie about women". When it was pointed out to her that ''Film/WonderWoman'' ''Film/{{Wonder Woman|2017}}'' and ''Film/CaptainMarvel'' ''Film/{{Captain Marvel|2019}}'' (both huge box office hits) had men going to see them in droves, she dismissed both, saying they didn't count because they were part of a larger scope of films. Not surprisingly, this ended up angering not only comic book fans, but people involved in both films, causing her to apologize.
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* Creator/DWGriffith made the 1916 EpicMovie ''Film/{{Intolerance}}'' as a response to criticism towards his previous film, ''Film/TheBirthOfANation'', because he misinterpreted the backlash to its ''horrifically'' racist content as "political correctness" and "intolerance" towards him, and compares criticizing him with the Crucifixion of Christ. Ultimately he bungled this message ''so'' badly ''Intolerance'' is seen as a condemnation of racism and, well, intolerance in general, and Griffith as TheAtoner when in truth he felt he had nothing to apologize for.
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* Wrestling/MickFoley did this on [=411Mania=]'s Wrestling section. It can be read [[http://www.411mania.com/wrestling/news/107738/Mick-Foley-Responds-to-the-411-Comment-Section.htm here]].

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* Wrestling/MickFoley did this on [=411Mania=]'s Wrestling section. It section, which can be read [[http://www.411mania.com/wrestling/news/107738/Mick-Foley-Responds-to-the-411-Comment-Section.htm here]].here]], about his then-upcoming fourth book. In general, Foley claims that the idea he didn't talk about wrestling enough means he thought about "adding a helpful 'wrestleometer' at the start of every chapter, just in case [people who complained] want to take a pass on one of [his] non-wrestling chapters" in the book, while defending that his favorite stories weren't about wrestling.
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* Primordial Vortex, writer of ''Fanfic/TheEmeraldPhoenix'', has two notable moments in said fic addressing negative reviews that particularly pissed him off.
** After a reviewer insisted Momo couldn't use the hero name "Izanami" due to Izanami being a goddess of death and destruction and trying to insist that gods only have a single aspect, chapter 10 had Melissa bring up that same fact. Momo points out that Izanami was originally a creation goddess, that many deities similarly have conflicting aspects, and that given her immense physical strength, Momo qualifies for both aspects anyway.
** Chapter 13 begins with a message calling out readers who claim the girls in Izuku's polycule doing things with each other instead of only with Izuku is essentially cucking him when that is in no way how healthy polycules work.
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* ''Series/GameOfThrones''' final season was so critically panned that viewers [[https://www.change.org/p/hbo-remake-game-of-thrones-season-8-with-competent-writers launched a petition]] that the season be remade without writers David Benioff and D.B. Weiss. Several cast and crew members lashed back at the fans, mostly feeling insulted that the fans were dismissing their hard work just because they didn't like the ending. Creator/SophieTurner told the ''New York Times'' that the petition was "[[https://www.refinery29.com/en-us/2019/05/233322/sophie-turner-reacts-game-of-thrones-petition disrespectful]]", Creator/IsaacHempsteadWright called the fans' demands [[https://metro.co.uk/2019/05/17/game-thrones-star-hits-back-ridiculous-petition-teases-season-8-finale-9595071/ "ridiculous"]], and Jacob Anderson called it [[https://www.nme.com/news/tv/game-of-thrones-star-weighs-petition-remake-season-8-2489404 "rude"]] and said that it "trivialise[s] [the crew's] work". But Creator/KitHarington outdid them all by airing ''his'' criticisms [[https://www.esquire.com/entertainment/tv/a27129141/kit-harington-game-of-thrones-critics-fans/ as soon as the seasons started]]:

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* ''Series/GameOfThrones''' final season was so critically panned that viewers [[https://www.change.org/p/hbo-remake-game-of-thrones-season-8-with-competent-writers launched a petition]] that the season be remade without writers David Benioff and D.B. Weiss. Several cast and crew members lashed back at the fans, mostly feeling insulted that the fans were dismissing their hard work just because they didn't like the ending. Creator/SophieTurner told the ''New York Times'' that the petition was "[[https://www.refinery29.com/en-us/2019/05/233322/sophie-turner-reacts-game-of-thrones-petition disrespectful]]", Creator/IsaacHempsteadWright called the fans' demands [[https://metro.co.uk/2019/05/17/game-thrones-star-hits-back-ridiculous-petition-teases-season-8-finale-9595071/ "ridiculous"]], and Jacob Anderson Creator/JacobAnderson called it [[https://www.nme.com/news/tv/game-of-thrones-star-weighs-petition-remake-season-8-2489404 "rude"]] and said that it "trivialise[s] [the crew's] work". But Creator/KitHarington outdid them all by airing ''his'' criticisms [[https://www.esquire.com/entertainment/tv/a27129141/kit-harington-game-of-thrones-critics-fans/ as soon as the seasons started]]:
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* One of the last episodes of ''Zan Anime/SayonaraZetsubouSensei'' has Chiri and Jun breaking the fourth wall and responding to viewers' complaints about the series. All of their answers are to this effect, and the last advises the reader to [[DontLikeDontRead enjoy Rebuild of Evangelion and other fine series]].

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* One of the last episodes of ''Zan Anime/SayonaraZetsubouSensei'' has Chiri and Jun breaking the fourth wall and responding to viewers' complaints about the series. All of their answers are to this effect, and the last advises the reader to enjoy ''Anime/RebuildOfEvangelion'' and [[DontLikeDontRead enjoy Rebuild of Evangelion and other fine series]].
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A very common characteristic of [[ProtectionFromEditors creators who don’t have anyone]] [[CantTakeCriticism to restrain their]] [[SmallNameBigEgo ego or temper.]]

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A very common characteristic of [[ProtectionFromEditors creators who don’t don't have anyone]] [[CantTakeCriticism to restrain their]] [[SmallNameBigEgo ego or temper.]]



[[YouCantFightFate Unfortunately in most circumstances]], [[SelfFulfillingProphecy this is often what ultimately results in]] CreatorKiller [[MortonsFork taking effect anyway.]] In very rare occasions though, certain creators have a justifiable reason for having to address something. From fans getting too overzealous, haters getting a little too personal in their attacks or criticism, [[MisBlamed them not actually being responsible for the issue they're getting criticism over]], and a few other justifications. {{Trolling Creator}}s can also engage in this trope in their own weird ways.

See also TakeThatCritics or TakeThatAudience for when this happens in-show. This trope is also often (but not always) related to CantTakeCriticism. If irritation with the fans moves the creator to outright walk away from the job, it's ArtistDisillusionment.

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[[YouCantFightFate Unfortunately in most circumstances]], [[SelfFulfillingProphecy this is often what ultimately results in]] results]] in CreatorKiller going and [[MortonsFork taking effect anyway.]] anyway]]. After all, a creator willing to attack their fans for criticizing their work comes off to those fans as an egotist who CantTakeCriticism, and many fans will refuse to support such creators on principle. In very rare occasions though, certain creators have a justifiable reason for having to address something. From fans getting too overzealous, haters getting a little too personal in their attacks or criticism, [[MisBlamed them not actually being responsible for the issue they're getting criticism over]], and a few other justifications. {{Trolling Creator}}s can also engage in this trope in their own weird ways.

See also TakeThatCritics or TakeThatAudience for when this happens in-show. This trope is also often (but not always) related to CantTakeCriticism. If irritation with the fans moves the creator to outright walk away from the job, it's ArtistDisillusionment.
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* While he'd announced ''WebAnimation/DrCrafty's'' cancelation in late 2022, Alex Tansley did so exclusively on his long-deleted first Discord server, leaving many fans who weren't in it unaware of what happened. He avoided making a replacement announcement elsewhere for some time. He occasionally mentioned the matter on his other platforms, but many of his [=YouTube=] viewers did not follow him in those places, leaving his words to be lost to time. He thus banked on his [=VTubing=] VOD uploads to answer those viewers' questions without him having to say anything. Naturally, this lack of direct communication solved nothing, so when he finally made a new announcement months later, it was [[https://www.youtube.com/post/UgkxGdp9-DkJPFAXbq4P9QJUVx9pifo3RwpU quite bitter]], and also the first mention of the show's fate of any kind on [=YouTube=]. It is accusatory and condescending towards those still curious, and it ends with an ultimatum: if they continue asking, they'll be blocked from seeing any of his content.

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* While he'd announced ''WebAnimation/DrCrafty's'' cancelation in late 2022, Alex Tansley did so exclusively on his long-deleted first Discord server, leaving many fans who weren't in it unaware of what happened. He avoided making a replacement announcement elsewhere for some time. He occasionally mentioned the matter on his other platforms, but many of his [=YouTube=] viewers did not follow him in those places, leaving his words to be lost to time. He thus banked on his [=VTubing=] VOD uploads to answer those viewers' questions without him having to say anything.anything further. Naturally, this lack of direct communication solved nothing, so when he finally made a new announcement months later, it was [[https://www.youtube.com/post/UgkxGdp9-DkJPFAXbq4P9QJUVx9pifo3RwpU quite bitter]], and also the first mention of the show's fate of any kind on [=YouTube=]. It is accusatory and condescending towards those still curious, and it ends with an ultimatum: if they continue asking, they'll be blocked from seeing any of his content.
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* While he'd announced ''WebAnimation/DrCrafty's'' cancelation in late 2022, Alex Tansley did so exclusively on his long-deleted first Discord server, leaving many fans who weren't in it unaware of what happened. He avoided making a replacement announcement elsewhere for some time. He occasionally mentioned the matter on his other platforms, but many of his [=YouTube=] viewers did not follow him in those places, leaving his words to be lost to time. He thus banked on his [=VTubing=] VOD uploads to answer those viewers' questions without him having to say anything. Naturally, this lack of direct communication solved nothing, so when he finally made a new announcement months later, it was [[https://www.youtube.com/post/UgkxGdp9-DkJPFAXbq4P9QJUVx9pifo3RwpU quite bitter]], and also the first mention of the show's fate of any kind on [=YouTube=]. It is accusatory and condescending towards those still curious, and it ends with an ultimatum: if they continue asking, they'll be blocked without warning.

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* While he'd announced ''WebAnimation/DrCrafty's'' cancelation in late 2022, Alex Tansley did so exclusively on his long-deleted first Discord server, leaving many fans who weren't in it unaware of what happened. He avoided making a replacement announcement elsewhere for some time. He occasionally mentioned the matter on his other platforms, but many of his [=YouTube=] viewers did not follow him in those places, leaving his words to be lost to time. He thus banked on his [=VTubing=] VOD uploads to answer those viewers' questions without him having to say anything. Naturally, this lack of direct communication solved nothing, so when he finally made a new announcement months later, it was [[https://www.youtube.com/post/UgkxGdp9-DkJPFAXbq4P9QJUVx9pifo3RwpU quite bitter]], and also the first mention of the show's fate of any kind on [=YouTube=]. It is accusatory and condescending towards those still curious, and it ends with an ultimatum: if they continue asking, they'll be blocked without warning.from seeing any of his content.



* Aaron Neathery, creator of ''Webcomic/{{Endtown}}'', releases monthly messages to those of his fans who support him on Patreon. His December 2016 Patreon letter reeks of this trope, being largely a loud and strenuous defence of his recent storytelling decisions after apparently getting some amount of negative feedback.

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* Aaron Neathery, creator of ''Webcomic/{{Endtown}}'', releases monthly messages to those of his fans who support him on Patreon. His December 2016 Patreon letter reeks of this trope, being largely a loud and strenuous defence defense of his recent storytelling decisions after apparently getting some amount of negative feedback.
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* While he'd announced ''WebAnimation/DrCrafty's'' cancelation in late 2022, Alex Tansley did so exclusively on his long-deleted first Discord server, leaving many fans who weren't in it unaware of what happened. He avoided making a replacement announcement elsewhere for some time. He'd occasionally mentioned the matter on his other platforms, but many of his [=YouTube=] viewers did not follow him in those places, leaving his words to be lost to time. He thus banked on his [=VTubing=] VOD uploads to answer those viewers' questions without him having to say anything. Naturally, this lack of direct communication solved nothing, so when he finally made a new announcement months later, it was [[https://www.youtube.com/post/UgkxGdp9-DkJPFAXbq4P9QJUVx9pifo3RwpU quite bitter]], and also the first mention of the show's fate of any kind on [=YouTube=]. It is accusatory and condescending towards those still curious, and it ends with an ultimatum: if they continue asking, they'll be blocked without warning.

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* While he'd announced ''WebAnimation/DrCrafty's'' cancelation in late 2022, Alex Tansley did so exclusively on his long-deleted first Discord server, leaving many fans who weren't in it unaware of what happened. He avoided making a replacement announcement elsewhere for some time. He'd He occasionally mentioned the matter on his other platforms, but many of his [=YouTube=] viewers did not follow him in those places, leaving his words to be lost to time. He thus banked on his [=VTubing=] VOD uploads to answer those viewers' questions without him having to say anything. Naturally, this lack of direct communication solved nothing, so when he finally made a new announcement months later, it was [[https://www.youtube.com/post/UgkxGdp9-DkJPFAXbq4P9QJUVx9pifo3RwpU quite bitter]], and also the first mention of the show's fate of any kind on [=YouTube=]. It is accusatory and condescending towards those still curious, and it ends with an ultimatum: if they continue asking, they'll be blocked without warning.
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* While he'd announced ''WebAnimation/DrCrafty's'' cancelation in late 2022, Alex Tansley did so exclusively on his long-deleted first Discord server, leaving many fans who weren't in it unaware of what happened. For some reason, he avoided making a replacement announcement elsewhere for some time. He'd occasionally mentioned the matter on his other platforms, but many of his [=YouTube=] viewers did not follow him in those places, leaving his words to be lost to time. He thus banked on his [=VTubing=] VOD uploads to answer those viewers' questions without him having to say anything. Naturally, this lack of direct communication solved nothing, so when he finally made a new announcement months later, it was [[https://www.youtube.com/post/UgkxGdp9-DkJPFAXbq4P9QJUVx9pifo3RwpU quite bitter]], and also the first mention of the show's fate of any kind on [=YouTube=]. It is accusatory and condescending towards those still curious, and it ends with an ultimatum: if they continue asking, they'll be blocked without warning.

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* While he'd announced ''WebAnimation/DrCrafty's'' cancelation in late 2022, Alex Tansley did so exclusively on his long-deleted first Discord server, leaving many fans who weren't in it unaware of what happened. For some reason, he He avoided making a replacement announcement elsewhere for some time. He'd occasionally mentioned the matter on his other platforms, but many of his [=YouTube=] viewers did not follow him in those places, leaving his words to be lost to time. He thus banked on his [=VTubing=] VOD uploads to answer those viewers' questions without him having to say anything. Naturally, this lack of direct communication solved nothing, so when he finally made a new announcement months later, it was [[https://www.youtube.com/post/UgkxGdp9-DkJPFAXbq4P9QJUVx9pifo3RwpU quite bitter]], and also the first mention of the show's fate of any kind on [=YouTube=]. It is accusatory and condescending towards those still curious, and it ends with an ultimatum: if they continue asking, they'll be blocked without warning.
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* While he'd announced ''WebAnimation/DrCrafty's'' cancelation in late 2022, Alex Tansley did so exclusively on his long-deleted first Discord server, leaving many fans who weren't in it unaware of what happened. For some reason, he avoided making a replacement announcement elsewhere for some time. He sometimes mentioned the matter on his other platforms, but many of his [=YouTube=] viewers did not follow him in those places, leaving his words to be lost to time. He thus banked on his [=VTubing=] VOD uploads to answer those viewers' questions without him having to say anything. Naturally, this lack of direct communication solved nothing, so when he finally made a new announcement months later, it was [[https://www.youtube.com/post/UgkxGdp9-DkJPFAXbq4P9QJUVx9pifo3RwpU quite bitter]], and also the first mention of the show's fate of any kind on [=YouTube=]. It is accusatory and condescending towards those still curious, and it ends with an ultimatum: if they continue asking, they'll be blocked without warning.

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* While he'd announced ''WebAnimation/DrCrafty's'' cancelation in late 2022, Alex Tansley did so exclusively on his long-deleted first Discord server, leaving many fans who weren't in it unaware of what happened. For some reason, he avoided making a replacement announcement elsewhere for some time. He sometimes He'd occasionally mentioned the matter on his other platforms, but many of his [=YouTube=] viewers did not follow him in those places, leaving his words to be lost to time. He thus banked on his [=VTubing=] VOD uploads to answer those viewers' questions without him having to say anything. Naturally, this lack of direct communication solved nothing, so when he finally made a new announcement months later, it was [[https://www.youtube.com/post/UgkxGdp9-DkJPFAXbq4P9QJUVx9pifo3RwpU quite bitter]], and also the first mention of the show's fate of any kind on [=YouTube=]. It is accusatory and condescending towards those still curious, and it ends with an ultimatum: if they continue asking, they'll be blocked without warning.
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* While he'd announced ''WebAnimation/DrCrafty's'' cancelation in late 2022, Alex Tansley did so exclusively on his long-deleted first Discord server, leaving many fans who weren't in it unaware of what happened. He sometimes mentioned the matter on his other platforms, but many of his [=YouTube=] viewers did not follow him elsewhere, and his words themselves were lost to time. He thus banked on his [=VTubing=] VOD uploads to answer those viewers' questions without him having to say anything. Naturally, this lack of direct communication solved nothing, so months later, he made a more accessible, but [[https://www.youtube.com/post/UgkxGdp9-DkJPFAXbq4P9QJUVx9pifo3RwpU bitter replacement announcement]] on his [=YouTube=] page--the first mention of the show's fate of any kind on the site. It is accusatory and condescending towards those who have been curious, and it ends with an ultimatum: if they continue asking, they'll be blocked without warning.

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* While he'd announced ''WebAnimation/DrCrafty's'' cancelation in late 2022, Alex Tansley did so exclusively on his long-deleted first Discord server, leaving many fans who weren't in it unaware of what happened. For some reason, he avoided making a replacement announcement elsewhere for some time. He sometimes mentioned the matter on his other platforms, but many of his [=YouTube=] viewers did not follow him elsewhere, and in those places, leaving his words themselves were to be lost to time. He thus banked on his [=VTubing=] VOD uploads to answer those viewers' questions without him having to say anything. Naturally, this lack of direct communication solved nothing, so when he finally made a new announcement months later, he made a more accessible, but it was [[https://www.youtube.com/post/UgkxGdp9-DkJPFAXbq4P9QJUVx9pifo3RwpU bitter replacement announcement]] on his [=YouTube=] page--the quite bitter]], and also the first mention of the show's fate of any kind on the site. [=YouTube=]. It is accusatory and condescending towards those who have been still curious, and it ends with an ultimatum: if they continue asking, they'll be blocked without warning.
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* While he'd announced ''Dr. Crafty's'' cancelation in late 2022, Alex Tansley did so exclusively on his long-deleted first Discord server, leaving many fans who weren't in it unaware of what happened. He sometimes mentioned the matter on his other platforms, but many of his [=YouTube=] viewers did not follow him elsewhere, and his words themselves were lost to time. He thus banked on his [=VTubing=] VOD uploads to answer those viewers' questions without him having to say anything. Naturally, this lack of direct communication solved nothing, so months later, he made a more accessible, but [[https://www.youtube.com/post/UgkxGdp9-DkJPFAXbq4P9QJUVx9pifo3RwpU bitter replacement announcement]] on his [=YouTube=] page--the first mention of the show's fate of any kind on the site. It is accusatory and condescending towards those who have been curious, and it ends with an ultimatum: if they continue asking, they'll be blocked without warning.

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* While he'd announced ''Dr. Crafty's'' ''WebAnimation/DrCrafty's'' cancelation in late 2022, Alex Tansley did so exclusively on his long-deleted first Discord server, leaving many fans who weren't in it unaware of what happened. He sometimes mentioned the matter on his other platforms, but many of his [=YouTube=] viewers did not follow him elsewhere, and his words themselves were lost to time. He thus banked on his [=VTubing=] VOD uploads to answer those viewers' questions without him having to say anything. Naturally, this lack of direct communication solved nothing, so months later, he made a more accessible, but [[https://www.youtube.com/post/UgkxGdp9-DkJPFAXbq4P9QJUVx9pifo3RwpU bitter replacement announcement]] on his [=YouTube=] page--the first mention of the show's fate of any kind on the site. It is accusatory and condescending towards those who have been curious, and it ends with an ultimatum: if they continue asking, they'll be blocked without warning.

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