2) What was the medium? (e.g. was it a forum, a mailing list, etc)
Forum. It was called X-Files Ultimate or something like that...
3) When was this?
The last time I participated there was probably late spring 2009. I'd joined a little over a year before.
4) Are you still active in that fandom?
Yes.
5) Why did you participate there, and not at a journaling site?
If I posted something to a forum, the members of the forum would all likely read it. But with a journaling site, I'd have to build up a readership of "friends" before anyone bothered reading anything I'd written. Well, there are communities on LJ, but I don't think I was thinking about that back then. I was just thinking that if I created a brand new blog, there'd be no one to read it, but if I posted to a forum, people would pay attention.
6) Are you more active in fandom on journaling sites or at other places?
I'm active only on journaling sites (livejournal and I've just recently joined Dreamwidth). I have an account at Archive of Our Own, but I barely use it.
7) How did the different mode of interaction affect your fandom participation?
I feel more connected with other fans now. For some reason that was lacking when I participated in a forum. I didn't post much, didn't involve myself much, but on LJ, after I started getting added by and adding more people to my flist, I started feeling like I was really part of fandom in a way I hadn't before. I participate way more often.
8) Does there seem to you to be a difference in fen between the other medium and journaling sites? What are the differences? Why do you think those differences exist? Is it the nature of that fandom, or do you think it has anything to do with where that fandom is taking place?
I honestly can't say.
9) What were the fen in the other medium's thoughts on yaoi? (No, seriously. What was the general sentiment towards slash?)
I didn't really hear much about it. With the X-Files fandom, the vast majority of fans are into Mulder/Scully, so maybe that's why. I certainly don't remember anyone saying anything negative about slash.
10) Was it easier or harder to get into a fandom through a medium other than a journaling site?
I've found that I've had an easier time getting involved on a journaling site. I'm not sure why, though.
Here via metafandom...
The X-Files.
2) What was the medium? (e.g. was it a forum, a mailing list, etc)
Forum. It was called X-Files Ultimate or something like that...
3) When was this?
The last time I participated there was probably late spring 2009. I'd joined a little over a year before.
4) Are you still active in that fandom?
Yes.
5) Why did you participate there, and not at a journaling site?
If I posted something to a forum, the members of the forum would all likely read it. But with a journaling site, I'd have to build up a readership of "friends" before anyone bothered reading anything I'd written. Well, there are communities on LJ, but I don't think I was thinking about that back then. I was just thinking that if I created a brand new blog, there'd be no one to read it, but if I posted to a forum, people would pay attention.
6) Are you more active in fandom on journaling sites or at other places?
I'm active only on journaling sites (livejournal and I've just recently joined Dreamwidth). I have an account at Archive of Our Own, but I barely use it.
7) How did the different mode of interaction affect your fandom participation?
I feel more connected with other fans now. For some reason that was lacking when I participated in a forum. I didn't post much, didn't involve myself much, but on LJ, after I started getting added by and adding more people to my flist, I started feeling like I was really part of fandom in a way I hadn't before. I participate way more often.
8) Does there seem to you to be a difference in fen between the other medium and journaling sites? What are the differences? Why do you think those differences exist? Is it the nature of that fandom, or do you think it has anything to do with where that fandom is taking place?
I honestly can't say.
9) What were the fen in the other medium's thoughts on yaoi? (No, seriously. What was the general sentiment towards slash?)
I didn't really hear much about it. With the X-Files fandom, the vast majority of fans are into Mulder/Scully, so maybe that's why. I certainly don't remember anyone saying anything negative about slash.
10) Was it easier or harder to get into a fandom through a medium other than a journaling site?
I've found that I've had an easier time getting involved on a journaling site. I'm not sure why, though.
11) Which medium do you prefer?
The journaling site.