September 15th, 2007

11:47 am

fandebate_mod: [in fandebate] Gender and Fan Culture (Round Fourteen): Francesca Coppa and Robert Kozinets - Many female fans critique the mainstream media for its lack of nuance and emotional depth, and we create stories and vids that rectify that; we add feelings to the text, we add personal attachments and sustained relationships; we add sex, tears and put in what I would say are appropriate emotional responses to the kinds of stories we like. -
(tags: gender fandom vidding fanfic)

kurukami: Musings on fanfic and the minority of gen. - It's neither positive nor negative reinforcement, but rather an apparent apathy to gen that leaves an author unwilling to expend as much effort if such a lackluster response is all that returns. -
(tags: gen fanfic)

gmth: There's just no pleasing some people - See, this is what happens when you lose trust in a company. You second guess every damn move they make.
(tags: boldthrough2007)