My thoughts on Moffatgate

Not strictly a Sherlockian post but hey ho...  

So it seems that, a day or two ago, Steven Moffat decided to leave Twitter. Most sources I’ve seen (and I’ve not seen many) suggest that this was down to the level of abuse he was receiving. Now the subject of this abuse seems to be in some dispute. Some say it was from people proclaiming themselves feminists and who think that Moffat has been sexist via both Doctor Who and Sherlock. Other sources suggest it was abuse from people who simply dislike the way he has run Doctor Who.

Whichever it is is largely irrelevant. As far as I can tell, Steven Moffat has broken no laws while in charge of these two shows and until he does so he is entitled to run them how he likes (that’s why he’s called Showrunner you know). If you don’t like what he’s doing then don’t tune in. If the viewing figures drop things will surely change. Guess what though; the viewing figures do not appear to be dropping.

So we can quite safely conclude that a small but noisy minority has ruined things for the rest of us. It’s all too easy isn’t it to hurl abuse from behind the safety and anonymity of a screen and keyboard? There’s a word for this and I believe it is cowardice. If you wouldn’t say it to his face (and let’s face facts, most of these people would clam up in his presence) then don’t say it through any other medium.

To all those who profess to be pro-Moffat; you do no good by ranting on Twitter about these trolls. All you do is fan the flames. Just ignore them and show yourselves to be the normal self-controlled people I assume you to be.