OUR FAN-BASE (RE: Megan Reardon)

In an interview conducted by the site, "rebecca's pocket" by Rebecca Blood, Megan Reardon, a crafts blogger from the turn of the century explains how and why she keeps a weblog. In the interview, she goes into how she got started with blogging, how she comes up with ideas, and so on, but the most fascinating topic, to me, was her discussion of her internet audience.

Source: http://www.rebeccablood.net/bloggerson/meganreardon.html

Reardon made the decision to turn off the comments on her blog. She says. "...people were more antagonistic than was called for. If the same tone were taken while they were in my home I would toss them out. With all the access restriction that has become available since I took comments down I think I would feel better about having them, but for whatever reason it doesn't interest me enough to do." Although her platform is mostly related to crafts, the internet has a way of sometimes bringing out the worst in anonymous online persons.

What I love about Tonacity A Cappella's online fan-base is that we have never had a reason to turn off the comments or restrict our fans in any way. We are so blessed to have the support that we do from classmates, parents, faculty, and other student organizations! From day one, we have had the pleasure of interacting with some of the kindest individuals on campus, and the members of Tonacity have no choice but to give our fans that credit. Without such a positive, uplifting community behind us, we wouldn't be where we are today!

From Tonacity's 2019 Spring Tour, Lincoln Way West High School

Judging from the interview on "rebecca's pocket", Reardon never developed a close relationship with the community surrounding her crafts blog. Coming from someone who actively connects with community members surrounding NCC a cappella, I find this unfortunate for her. It is unfortunate that the commenters stirred up negativity, and it is unfortunate that her turning off of her comments restricts her from the probable interactions with more positive community members.

Luckily for Tonacity, our interactions with our fans have been nothing short of supportive! If you would like to join in on the positivity, show Tonacity some love down below! Our comments are always on, and we'd love to hear from you!

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Cheers,
Dani James, VP

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