User blog comment:DevonAndersen/Nathan's Twitter Block Explanation/@comment-2121067-20111024221527/@comment-3247345-20111027060918

This whole thing could have been avoided if Madisen didn't attack Jathan shippers. It wouldn't become such a big deal if the Jathan shippers didn't attack her in response. I think that the the Jathan shippers were right to stand up for themselves when she attacked them, but calling her a bitch or a whore is too much. Nathan could have minimized the damage by either staying out of it completely or only blocking the people that went too far. Standing up to Madisen when she started something shouldn't lead to a block unless they take it to far like 1 or 2 of the people that got blocked did. Everyone here is at fault for either causing the mess or making it worse. I personally don't tweet my shipping preferences. If no one tweeted their shipping preferences, this wouldn't have happened. That's not to say it's wrong to tweet you like Jathan respectfully. But people need to make sure what they say does not provoke people. Otherwise stuff like this happens.