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I really wish there was a way to let Ashley know there's a LOT of people that support her. ...
There is. It's called social media. Supporters, as well as critics, have used social media platforms to express their feelings.
Many hundreds have retweeted and favorited the tweets that Wagner posted on Jan 12 and Jan 15 about being chosen for the Olympic team. The same posts on her Facebook page have received many hundreds of likes.
Plenty of supportive comments for Wagner on social media too ... as well as some non-supportive ones, unfortunately.
Example: 765 retweets and 1572 favorites for this one (plus 1183 likes on Facebook).
@AshWagner2010
It's been a long 4 years to this point. I'm so proud and incredibly grateful that I'll be representing my country at the Olympics in Sochi!
https://twitter.com/AshWagner2010/status/422417557006876672 (Jan 12)
https://twitter.com/AshWagner2010/status/422417557006876672 (Jan 12)
Plenty of supportive comments for Wagner on social media too ... as well as some non-supportive ones, unfortunately.
(Although Wagner said that she intended to take a break from social media, she already changed her mind once and sent the Jan 15 tweets. And just because she has not been posting on Twitter and Facebook does not mean that she is not quietly looking at comments. ETA: Or someone could keep tabs on her social media accounts on her behalf, and pass along a general sense of the volume of favorable comments as well as some good examples. It would be an excellent little project for an intern for her agent or one of her sponsors, for example.)
I can't imagine the mentality of people who would send death threats to a young girl who has done nothing but skate in competitions.
I hope Ashley is made aware of the support she has not just from Ashley fans but from skate fans. Maybe the way to do it is to communicate with her coach or her facility, either electronically or by snail mail.
Not disagreeing with you at all, Olympia. What I'm about to say is NOT intended to discourage anyone from sending old-fashioned snail mail or e-mail.
But let's not kid ourselves that snail mail and e-mail are inherently more "pure" or uplifting than social media. Critics also can and do use snail mail and e-mail to send nasty messages to their targets.
Social media platforms are double-edged swords in that negative comments are visible to everyone -- as are positive comments.
For Twitter, all you have to do is sign and start tweeting. Sadly, I have seem some nasty comments on her Twitter and photos she has posted :disapp:
I didn't know she had a tumblr, I will have to check it out.
Wagner's tumblr: ashwagner2010.tumblr.com
She does not have many posts on tumblr. The most recent one was Nov 2013.
(The account really is hers. I remember that @ashwagner2010 tweeted the link when she first joined tumblr.)
I am now a tweeter, and have sent a good tweet to her. ... Anyway, it is easy to sign up and easy to use.
Good for you, skateluvr.
(Off topic: Do you realize that Mao88 has done you a favor and posted videos of Canadian Nats? http://www.goldenskate.com/forum/showthread.php?44085-2014-Canadian-Nationals-Videos-amp-Results )
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MODS, a small request for you:
Would love for you to fix skateluvr's typo in "beleaguered" in the thread title. Thx --from the spelling "police."