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January 11th, 2008
10:06 pm
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elynittria: Meta musing - I tend to immerse myself thoroughly in fictional worlds, whether they're in books or on screen. Although I know that they're not real, they seem real -- and definitely more interesting than my own life. It's a type of cognitive dissonance, I suppose: holdi -
- mofic: Pocket Watches, Acoustic Guitars, and M/M Slash - some thoughts on back formations - This post will be about terminology. I generally define slash in what I think of as the classic sense: fanfiction in which two male characters who are presented as heterosexual in the source text (or whose sexuality isn't discussed but are assumed to be h -
- lolaraincoat: on privacy and fan identity, or, a failed historical analogy - Some people are making the analogy of linking fannish and RL identities with the practice of "outing" powerful, closeted gay men and lesbians. -
- yunitsa: The OTW, fandom, and my dissertation - I want the mainstream public to recognize how talented so many of us are, I want recognition that "gift economy" does not denote lack of value, I want people who never knew that fandom existed to be able to find it and take part in the fun, and it makes m -
- parthenia14: unpopular opinions no. 92: - I can see that fanfic brings loads of women together in a wonderfully countercultural anti-capitalist way, and I think it's marvellous that female fans organise stuff in spite of their ladyparts...I even am a woman myself. But I just don't get it with cl -
- erestor: Meta: OTW - not my umbrella plus interesting court decision regarding copyright - Today we have this obviously generally accepted fandom policy that "anything goes." The fandom police allows you to say what kind of stories you love. You are, however, not allowed to say what you DON'T like, because then you're a big ol' meanie and oppre -
- dafnagreer: 5 Reasons Why I Shouldn't Have Joined the OTW (and One Why I Did) - the next time it's 45 minutes to air and some producer calls me because they've changed the rundown again and they want to talk about Harry Potter slash but aren't sure what it is[...]I can just say, "Hey, there's this web site you should read ..." -
- ciderpress: wait! that no white whale. that grey thinky whale. aka why i joined the OTW - I do not welcome our new wannabe corporate overlords. I do not welcome the people who shill for them. They want to market fandom. They tell you they're "spreading the wealth" and attempt to monetize fandom. I'm not sure where it might stop. -
- jadelennox: Why I joined the OTW (even though I don't use archives) - I'm about to start a training program for sysadmins. Most or all of whom will be women. In a coed, female-empowering, female-majority, supportive environment.//You can see why am excited about this. And terrified. -
- devildoll: Why I Joined the OTW: The Goonies 'R' Good Enough - The people in the OTW? We're a bunch of stupid kids.[...]We're the adults who are regarded with derision by other adults, by "real" writers--even by other fans--as losers and weirdoes, or even criminals.//And we are having our Big Adventure, right now. -
- mirabile_dictu: [on insanejournal] Why I Joined the OTWI wanted to repay some of my debt to fandom. I wanted to participate in changing fandom. I wanted to defeat the forces of darkness known as FanLib and its ilk. I wanted to hang with smart, funny people [...]//I wanted to be a fan in a fannish community.
- bethbethbeth: Why I Joined OTW: Beth's tl;dr version - Fandom exists because of all of us. We're the ones who build the infrastructure that supports the various corners of fandom. I'm a fan...and I want to help with the things that shape my fannish world. -
- sanj: Why I joined the OTW, or "let's put on a show!" - Let's face it. I mainly joined the OTW for the same reason I do most things -- one or more of my really freakishly smart friends says Hey, Kids! Let's Put on a Show, and there I am signing up for the chorus line and getting all my friends to audition -
- ethrosdemon: scroll if you think this is a teal deer sighting. - My four major objections to OTW enumerated://1.Being forcibly outed.//2.Enjoying being an insular community.//3.Why do these people get to speak for me?//4.BNF/Acafen possible misbehavior -
- alchemia: Why I'm not behind the OTW... - I don't believe they understand me as a fan. Why? Because again, I recognise many of these names through meta circles, and over several years I have yet to see someone write a post/essay that touches on why I read/write/draw what I do -
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