The Parlor has been doing a little freshening up. You will see on the main website that the name has been modified a bit to reflect that the site is about the Mayfair Witches.
The Mayfair Witches Parlor is what you will see as the title of the website and its associated social media. Facebook and Instagram both reflect this change, and soon, so will YouTube. And, this blog.
This is actually a screenshot from the Home page of the main website. It is in use on Facebook already, and on the main website, it's animated!
Now...I've been sharing on Facebook my thoughts on Season 2 of Interview With the Vampire. I have to say, I'm liking this already! I was really impressed that no, it wasn't the early Silent era or vaudeville or something similar. Those scenes are actually set in the 1940s. So, why, then, would I have thought of an earlier era?
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| Interview With the Vampire Season 2, Image Courtesy AMC, Fangirlish.com |
The film projector playing films right onto the stage (without what would normally have been there: a screen) as the stage performance is going on at the same time. Now, THAT, I did not expect. I thought it was pretty creative, myself!
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This last episode is also, surprisingly, the first time I can recall where I said, "Yep, that's Lestat, alright!" This might be blasphemy, but Lestat carrying that giant crucifix in on his shoulder and then flinging it down the way he did is just how I'd picture Lestat doing that. And fully mooning the audience if he thought he could get away with it.
And...guess what.
Yep! An update on Season 2 of Anne Rice's Mayfair Witches! That's the good news. The bad news is we have to wait until 2025 to see it. This is from the Parlor's Facebook page where I shared this post by Immortal Universe. I'm sharing it this way because for some reason, embedding social media posts on websites is something crawlers think is third-party litter. And maybe that's true in some way! Whatever the reason, the Parlor will find a way to make it work.
I hope I can FINALLY concentrate on content instead of all of these little dumpster fires that have had to be dealt with along the way. This is the part where I urge Parlor guests to be very careful about spam, fraud, and other nightmares on social media.
With regard to people who are public figures, celebrities, here is something very important. If you are on Facebook and you find that something has replied to a comment or left one for you claiming to be a particular public figure or making other claims, look for the blue Meta Verified checkmark (The video above from Immortal Universe's Facebook page has this blue checkmark symbol on it). People who are public figures in any capacity and who maintain official social media accounts will have this verification. If whatever it is that replied to you or sent you a message or anything else on Facebook claiming to be that person doesn't have a Meta Verified checkmark, it is highly likely they are NOT that person.
What to do? First, what to NOT do. Do NOT click on any links they sent, or any other attachment. Do NOT reply to them or acknowledge them in any way. This is how scammers get their mutts on your personal information, and all it takes is one click.
As for what to do, if it's spam, there is a three dot menu to the side of the comment that will have the option of reporting. Go there. Then, you'll either see the option for spam, or a category that includes scams. Clicking on that category will open up a list of options in which you will find the one for spam.
Report it, and it's a very good idea to also remove the tag from the post. You will no longer be tagged in the spam post. I do hide and block, and although those will hide and/or block that specific spamming troll, it's better than nothing.
If it's someone claiming to be a public figure when they are not, that's when you report the profile or page they're using. You can hover the mouse over the name, and a small popup of their details will appear. There should be an option on the far right that will open a menu to report the page/profile/whateveritis, and you'll see an option for reporting impersonation. And, who they are impersonating. For example, if it is a celebrity, you mark that option, and you will also be able to give the name of the celebrity and include their official Meta Verified page.
This is all written out, but if it would help, I could perhaps make a guide with images, or, if by some miracle, Facebook/Meta has a guide that outlines these steps, provide a link to those instructions.