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Fandom far afield
When was the last time you participated in fandom on the internet not through a journaling site? I don't really mean posting fanfic to something like fanfiction.net, unless you also post and discuss in the forums there. I mean discussion, meta, the posting of fanfic, the making of graphics, etc, all being share through a medium other than LJ, DW, Insane Journal, JournalFen, etc. This would be a forum, website, mailing list . . . if you did something like a fanzine, not online, I'm interested in that too.
1) What fandom was it?
2) What was the medium? (e.g. was it a forum, a mailing list, etc)
3) When was this?
4) Are you still active in that fandom?
5) Why did you participate there, and not at a journaling site?
6) Are you more active in fandom on journaling sites or at other places?
7) How did the different mode of interaction affect your fandom participation?
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?
9) What were the fen in the other medium's thoughts on yaoi? (No, seriously. What was the general sentiment towards slash?)
10) Was it easier or harder to get into a fandom through a medium other than a journaling site?
11) Which medium do you prefer?
If it sounds like I'm doing a study, I'm not. I'm just dabbling around in this other fandom, the fen of which seems mainly to congregate around a forum rather than playing on LJ/DW. I'm wondering how many people share my experiences there. Forums used to be my main method of fandom access. I was comfortable in them and found LJ inconvenient and not very suited to my style. I became used to it because I decided a lot of cool people were here...and now I'm beginning to think it's the only way!
1) What fandom was it?
2) What was the medium? (e.g. was it a forum, a mailing list, etc)
3) When was this?
4) Are you still active in that fandom?
5) Why did you participate there, and not at a journaling site?
6) Are you more active in fandom on journaling sites or at other places?
7) How did the different mode of interaction affect your fandom participation?
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?
9) What were the fen in the other medium's thoughts on yaoi? (No, seriously. What was the general sentiment towards slash?)
10) Was it easier or harder to get into a fandom through a medium other than a journaling site?
11) Which medium do you prefer?
If it sounds like I'm doing a study, I'm not. I'm just dabbling around in this other fandom, the fen of which seems mainly to congregate around a forum rather than playing on LJ/DW. I'm wondering how many people share my experiences there. Forums used to be my main method of fandom access. I was comfortable in them and found LJ inconvenient and not very suited to my style. I became used to it because I decided a lot of cool people were here...and now I'm beginning to think it's the only way!
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LOST
2) What was the medium? (e.g. was it a forum, a mailing list, etc)
www.thefuselage.com
3) When was this?
This morning!
4) Are you still active in that fandom?
Yes
5) Why did you participate there, and not at a journaling site?
Because I wanted to hear other peoples' opinions about Tuesday's (most recent) LOST episode.
6) Are you more active in fandom on journaling sites or at other places?
My LOST activity is mostly done on The Fuselage.
7) How did the different mode of interaction affect your fandom participation?
Since most of my f-list is interested in Phantom of the Opera, I don't inflict my LOST obsession on them, through LJ :D
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?
The Fuse has a pretty large body of people who kind of wander through to leave comments; as well as a smaller, more "hard-core" group. Also, I like the way The Fuse is organized. You can either discuss individual episodes, or go to another section specifically for meta (theories, speculation, philosophy, etc.)
9) What were the fen in the other medium's thoughts on yaoi? (No, seriously. What was the general sentiment towards slash?)
I really haven't found much discussion of LOST slash in that forum. Lots of het 'shipping, though.
10) Was it easier or harder to get into a fandom through a medium other than a journaling site?
Getting involved with The Fuse was quite easy - I just jumped in and started discussing stuff.
11) Which medium do you prefer? For discussing LOST, I prefer forums. But I spent a lot of time on www.phantomoftheopera.com, too (another forum), until I realized I was repeating myself on a lot of points. With LOST, since it's a story still-in-progress, there's new stuff to talk about each week.
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Maybe the reason the forum is better for that is just the nature of the people who use it--as you say, people just passing on through. And I guess the reason for the difference in the users is that if you get an lj you're sort of making an investment; you're saying, "I am here for the long haul". Well, maybe getting an lj isn't saying that, but talking about a new fandom, finding new friends for it, getting involved in comms and such--that's an investment. Do you think once LOST is over that you'll still be into it?