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Aug. 7th, 2004 05:26 am
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I was going to do this after work, but I really feel the need to do it now. I don't really know why. I got the idea last night while I was trying to get to sleep, and I really want to do it.

So, I've been wondering a lot about fandom lately. Because it seems like for the past two weeks all fandom has been about is bashing and ranting and hating each other. Now I know that there is not one person on my friends page that got into fandom because they wanted to be hurt or wanted to hurt people. No one got into fandom just so they could call people stupid or be called stupid. We got into fandom because it's fun, and because we wanted to meet people with the same interests as us. Or something equally good like that. I think what everyone needs a reminder that that is what fandom is all about. I think anyway, that's what I need. Because I'm starting to forget that it was ever fun in the first place.

So if you're still paying attention (good job if you are), what I want is for every single person on my friends (yes all 140-something of you) to post a reminder about why fandom is good. It can be the first memory you have, the reason why you got into fandom, something about a friend you've made because of fandom. Anything that can remind me and yourself what it's all about and that it's never really been about which ship is better or which group of shippers is smarter. Because I know it can still be fun and not a crappy place.

Feel free to link others to this journal so they can come do the same. This is something I'm not friend locking, unless it gets out of hand. This wasn't my original plan, but I think it would do good, and hey. It might put a smile on your face to remember something that maybe you've forgotten.

I really want you guys to do this. No matter what fandom you are in. I think everyone needs a reminder of why we're here. Why we all collectively got together as a group and made fandom such a great place, and why it's silly for us to argue and bicker over things that don't really matter when really we should all just...have fun. Because hey, aren't we all just silly fangirls and fanboys at heart?

Date: 2004-08-07 08:25 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] theyneedseven.livejournal.com
Wow. I love you. The lack of love around here has seriously been making me want to cry.

Hmmm. Well, I first got into fandom because none of my friends really had the same interests as me, and I was dying to talk to other people about the shows and books I liked and have them actually know what I was talking about. Then I found S.U., and that's where it started.

I agree with you totally on every thing that you said. Fandom isn't about attacking other people because you don't agree with them. It's finding the things you both like about something, and possibly some friendly debate over the things you disagree on. I'm definitely not saying you should only talk about the things you have in common. Some of the best conversations I've ever had where when a friend and I were discussing something for which our views were completely different. But discussing and outright attacking are completely different things.

Thanks again, you have renewed my faith in fandom. It was starting to deteriorate.

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