So....he never read fandom_wank, then?
The next time you decide to stab me in the back... have the guts to do it to my face.
Mal ,'Ariel'
Natter Area 51: The Truthiness Is in Here
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Allyson - May 21, 2007 11:03:41 am PDT #8512 of 10001
Wait, is this real-world child support, where the money goes to buy food for the kids, or MRA fantasyland child support where the women just buy Ferraris and cocaine? -Jessica
Volans - May 21, 2007 11:04:06 am PDT #8513 of 10001
move out and draw fire
My personal definition of fandom rides on community. You're just a fan until you start seeking people out based on them being a fan of the same thing--the more structured that gets, the deeper you get.
I think the community association is less important than the target association, for a guy. (all of this should be taken with a grain of salt, as I am not now nor have ever been a guy)
Take the Star Trek fandom, for instance. Very guy-heavy, especially back in the day. No creation of communities beyond the semi-annual convention and then list-servs. Now obviously the interwebs have made it easier to have communities, but these seem to be more by women.
Wow, this could turn into a big social/behavioural essay.
Another possible reason for the divide is the "what if" factor. Men seem to be more about the canon (learning Klingon, knowing the diagrams of Starfleet ships by heart), whereas women seem to be more about the extra-canon fantasy (fanfic, fanwanks, etc)
Allyson, what about The Flick Filosopher? She has been known to review books. [link]
shrift - May 21, 2007 11:04:16 am PDT #8514 of 10001
"You can't put a price on the joy of not giving a shit." -Zenkitty
I've spent, um, most of the day reading about fanlib. That probably wasn't the wisest move.
Dude, not even FanLib wants me. It's that kind of day.
Jesse - May 21, 2007 11:06:44 am PDT #8515 of 10001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Allyson: [link] It's linked off Damn Hell Ass Kings, which you could also scan down to see if anyone else reviews books.
Allyson - May 21, 2007 11:11:50 am PDT #8516 of 10001
Wait, is this real-world child support, where the money goes to buy food for the kids, or MRA fantasyland child support where the women just buy Ferraris and cocaine? -Jessica
Nice! Thanks for the recs!
And it's on, at fandom_wank. Took them awhile.
Fanlib reminds me of that guy Ace Underpants who was going to finance another season of Firefly.
Jessica - May 21, 2007 11:11:58 am PDT #8517 of 10001
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
Steph L. - May 21, 2007 11:12:01 am PDT #8518 of 10001
I look more rad than Lutheranism
we're real people! with feelings and everything!
Boo fucking hoo, emo kid.
P.M. Marc - May 21, 2007 11:12:23 am PDT #8519 of 10001
So come, my friends, be not afraid/We are so lightly here/It is in love that we are made; In love we disappear
Raq, the MiT5 review here: [link] (scroll down) hits on that a little.
Toddson - May 21, 2007 11:17:15 am PDT #8520 of 10001
Friends don't let friends read "Atlas Shrugged"
I'm sitting here giggling about the FanLib thing - isn't this about the only issue on which assorted groups are pretty much unified?
beth b - May 21, 2007 11:23:36 am PDT #8521 of 10001
oh joy! Oh Rapture ! I have a brain!
I sort of boggle at the idea that they have that live journal is for profit fanfic site. Yes, live journal is for profit. But it is 1) not just a fan fic site and 2) their profit model is - iffy at best. ( DH interviewed there)