I keep getting "Please vote!" messages on LJ.

I've got none. Sadface!

I mean, except where I'm perfectly happy. I see tumblr pointing that way, and exhortative posts in deancastiel, but nothing else.

I was talking to someone on IO9 who said that LJ fandom wasn't paying any attention to the poll, and I had to laugh. No, not in your fandom. But that's why almost every fandom article irritates me--either it never overlaps with my (not inconsiderable) fandom, or it seems to only represent the fandoms I know. Neither are representative.

Farting rainbows! Exploding glitter!

Sorry--I'm having delayed feels.

The Tumblr posts about voting are getting a bit irritating. As much as I love Dean/Cas, I think it's going to be weird if an actual canon couple doesn't win.

There were a lot of cute moments last night, but as much as I usually like stand-alone MotW episodes, it felt a little thin to me. It's probably not one I'd rewatch as often as Monster Movie or Tall Tales.

I think it's going to be weird if an actual canon couple doesn't win

A canon couple won't win, that's pretty sure. The only one is the tweet-in, and it's way behind.

I'm avoiding my most fannish tumblr account, so it's within tolerance. Only two people on my true namesake feed post about it, and cafedelabiell usually accompanies it with art.

I just read this which gave me all the sads. Nominally D/C (no consummation, or anything)--monologues by our major characters on the state of their emotions. Mostly pre-series.

I do think that pre-series tends to make some overly inclusive mistakes about canon. I think it's pretty clear that the boys didn't memorise exorcisms until after the series started, and it seemed that they may never even have practised them, based on their surprise about Meg. So many authors have at least Sam expert in Latin, and familiar with the rituals.

Also any pre-series hunts for vampires with the boys bother me.

serial:

I would *really* like it if people outside the SPN fandom would stop trying to convince me that fandom in general was weird and J2 shippers are the weirdest thing that ever happened. It's such a horrendous lack of history and perspective on fandom, and I seriously don't want to hear it.

Yes, the spn_gossers are weird. But if you didn't live through LotR tinhats and have somehow forgotten Twilight moms, just to toss a couple other off the top of my head, shut it.

In the past week, three people have tried to educate me about fandom. Why, thanks guys. I never would have imagined.

What are spn_gossers?

They're the participators of the J2 gossip anonymous meme. They, by and large, are batshit out of touch with reality.

They are not, however, a new or isolated phenomenon.

Jesus, the .gif icon on that page is a little startling.

Those are the ones who believe the wives are beards, etc., yes? The terrify me.

Yup, pretty much. Clif and Jim are rumoured to have posted there also.