Is fic a defining characteristic of bandom?

My answer is much the same as smonster's. In fact, I resisted reading bandom fic for a very long time, and the only bandom fic I read with any regularity is the wacky AU stuff. (Give me fic about MCR and vampires, and I will be a happy girl.)

But no, I don't think that fic is a defining characteristic of bandom. Not by a long shot.

Polter- the ! is back!

It makes me wonder where else fic will go.

Everywhere. It already has. There was GCS fic *before* Fay started writing her (adorable! brilliant!) story. "Don't Google Yourself" is a very good rule.

Polter- the ! is back!

Oh good! But then...do songs from the second album NOT contain the !??

I wonder what Godspeed You Black Emperor! fans do.

Which professional sports?

I have bumped into baseball RPF. Not my cuppa, but it is out there.

Has anyone seen the USPS commercial for their priority rate boxes with the scary clown? Makes me think of Belinda and the stories I have heard of JZ and Juliana (?) mailing it to Nicole.

I'm curious about the term "bandom". It's only some bands that fall under that rubric, right? Does every ardent fan fall into bandom? Every ardent fan that's part of a community? At what point does it tick over and get the title "bandom"?

I've been trying to find something that I enjoy doing in addition to going to the gym, because I find the gym so deeply boring.

Oh me too! Hate it! I joined a gym but only go for spin class (and only from one teacher who I love, other spin classes I've been to have been horrible) and I've been working with a trainer once a week for a couple of months to try to help fix my bum knee. I can't get motivated to just go and work out on the machines.

Isn't there figure skating RPF?

The second album is !-less.

At what point does it tick over and get the title "bandom"?

Bandom seems mostly to be a certain type of pop-punk/post-punk. Before that, with NKOTB, etc., it was called popslash, but others could tell you more about that than I can.

I think the teen element of the audience for bandom bands is what drives it. I can't say for sure, but I don't think there are a lot of Kings of Leon or Metallica communities or fic out there, for example, although god knows I could be wrong.

I'm curious about the term "bandom". It's only some bands that fall under that rubric, right?

Yep. Mostly the bands on the Fueled By Ramen/Decaydance lables (that Pete Wentz is associated with), with MCR being included in bandom because ... they toured with FOB on Warped? I think that's the reason.

Does every ardent fan fall into bandom? Every ardent fan that's part of a community? At what point does it tick over and get the title "bandom"?

Y'know, I'm not sure when label "bandom" becomes applicable. For me, it was when I started reading fic. But I don't consider fic to be a necessary part of bandom.