Fandom Meta

sistermagpie - Wife or Mother in Law? For a while now whenever I think of fandom I think of it symbolized by this picture. . . . It's that optical illusion where when you look at it you either see an old woman or a young woman

jennyo - Fandom's Hard Questions: Copywrongs and Legalese

wemblee - RPF Redux right, wrong or otherwise, American pop culture sanctions publicly-displayed fantasies about celebrities. . . . I'm beginning to wonder if your average non-fannish-type would give RPF a cock-eyed glance not because it's a fantasy about real people, not because it's a published fantasy about real people, but simply because actually writing out RPF involves more work than just sitting and daydreaming. I wonder if it's the effort that would weird a non-fan out, moreso than the content.

dawnybee - on: What Makes a Good Slash Pairing? although I’m reading these other slash pairings like The OC and Lost, I’m just not seeing it. . . . So writers and readers, I guess what I’m wondering is what makes a character slashable?

dragonscholar - Historical Events and Milestones in Fandom So I ask you all, what Milestones in fandom do you think are important - and what "false" ones have you seen. Where have fandoms suddenly changed and why. What kinds of stories or character types or so forth have been brought to the fore or crystalized in certain fandoms.

halegirl - 50 most important events in fandom (Exploring history of fandom redux) At one time, I was trying to compile a list of the ten most important events in fan fiction. I'm going to expound on this original list in no particular order. The 50 most important events in fandom:

dagnylilytable - Quick disability post-- Disability in fiction the dearth of fic dealing with disabled people . . . What there isn't a lot of, is the sort of, "day to day with the extra set of problems"

oyceter - Cultural appropriation and assorted other topics a lot of it sparked thoughts beginning with the problems inherent in using a certain genre or type of literature/art/pop culture/what have you to extrapolate the psychology of an entire nation of people

lunabee34 - Okay, fandom question here! I want to know why you think women predominantly write/read m/m slash

Specific Fandom Meta

thepouncer - Stargate Season Finales: Moebius and The Siege [SG1, SGA]

kiaforrest - Cylons & God(s) & Questions & Thoughts I keep going around and around trying to find, stumbling over and then growing confused by the 'root of faith' Cylon & Colonials hold in common [BSG]

elzed - The Brothers Grim - and do I hear squeeing? Punchin' Ryan is back [OC]

twinkledru - Veronica Mars. I'm still tending to think that Rob Thomas? Majorly oversimplifies the class issues. [VM]

profshallowness - Defending Spike/Tara (if it needs to be defended) Yet when it comes to the fact that, at least, fanonically, I 'ship Spike/Tara, which has been pointed out in the discussion/general airing of feelings and I will admit to feeling picked on, and frustrated because I haven't seen much discussion of why this phenomenon exists, except for references to the negative reasons why people might do so. [BtVS]

telepwen - The Veil What the hell is that Veil thing that Sirius fell through? [HP]

doronjosama - I'm Just a Girl in the World... Anime and manga are often not "woman-friendly".

On Reading and Writing

minisinoo - The Vagaries of Feedback [4/4/02] Feedback. -- Why do people send it, and why/when do they not?

minisinoo - Critique, critique, critique I think all of us have wrestled with what kind of feedback to send, whether the author can "take it," and whether it's worth our time to bother.

blackholly - So, wait, I'm not a fantasy author either? There are many good reasons that we fantasy authors use fantastical elements. All of us.

hippediva - Fannish Meanderings Why is it so hard for fanfiction readers to avoid becoming English teachers? . . . Why do the saddest, most purple-prosed examples of Bulwer-Lytton excess seem to resonate the best with the average reader?

Polls, Links, etc

telophase - Link Elin Winkler has a take on the gender issues in manga thing that's been hitting the blog world

sweet_merak - Signal or Noise Briefing Book now online For those who are interested in the Signal or Noise: Creative Revolution? conference at Harvard this Friday, the briefing book of articles on the themes of the conference is now available online.

mad_maudlin - Beta Reading Poll: The Beta's Perspective and The Writer's Perspective Writing consultants really aren't that difference from beta readers, after all, and most of fandom is on the web these days. OWLs work for us, in other words, so why don't they work for other people

smut_queen - Lengthy, annoying, random, fandom poll.