• brbposting@sh.itjust.works
    link
    fedilink
    arrow-up
    5
    ·
    5 months ago

    If a famous person wants to do an AMA with the literally dozens of us here, I suppose they can register with their name on the top few instances and then it’s up to mods to ban pranksters impersonating them elsewhere?

    • prole@sh.itjust.works
      cake
      link
      fedilink
      English
      arrow-up
      3
      ·
      edit-2
      5 months ago

      There’s that person going around impersonating Margot Robbie. At least there was, I haven’t seen them in a while.

      People seemed to love it, and most seemed to believe it was actually her. When I called them out (because it’s really fucking weird), they kind of said it was just in good fun. I’m sure she’d agree 🙄

      • brbposting@sh.itjust.works
        link
        fedilink
        arrow-up
        3
        ·
        5 months ago

        Ah yes it would perhaps rub her the wrong way…

        That user did do a good job of being in character, I thought. They would reference something like “everybody has to see my new hit film…” in a way that was over-the-top enough for to come across as a joke to me.

        Perhaps we can both at least give them kudos for providing us an early debate point on the fediverse impersonation conundrum!

        • prole@sh.itjust.works
          cake
          link
          fedilink
          English
          arrow-up
          2
          ·
          4 months ago

          it was definitely meant as a joke, it just wasn’t funny. It’s like saying those half-assed “characters” in Times Square are funny when in reality they’re just a nuisance.