This is awesome! I've been in fandom forever, but I always forget about things like joining exchanges.
I have to ask, though -- how much x-posting do YOU think is too much? I'm always hesitant to x-post things to more than two comms at the most (usually a general and a specific, if applicable). Any rules of thumb?
I think it depends. For example, does the fandom have a newsletter? If so your post is going to be picked up that way too, so two comms is probably plenty. If it's something like fic or art to an archive comm, it'll be found by people who want to look for it, so I'd personally err on the side of fewer crossposts.
This is a really good list. There should be a matching list for oldbies, I think. I know that a big problem with nu!Trek fandom is that there are a lot of TOS fans who feel like their sandbox is being infringed upon.
That's probably only really specific to remakes, though. Like the British 'The Office' versus the American one.
I've heard that, too, about Trek fandom. I don't know how I'd feel about it - I'd probably be psyched if there was a lot of fandom growth, because I tend to get bored easi
First: I love you. Second: "If you know that Sylar and Quinn Fabray eloped at the end of The Deathly Hallows, then you're good" I LOVE YOU. Third: This has made me reminisce about when I first joined FanForum and the Dark Angel bored voted me Year's Best Newbie and now no fandom is safe mwua-ha-ha!
I guess what I'd have to add is a bit of an extension of 'there is no one true way of fandom bit. Don't shove your opinions down someone else's throat, but don't be afraid of them either. Throw you ideas out there and see what comes back to you. Jump in the fray; politely disagree or add on to someone's meta and see what happens. Sometimes you'll find the best people in those with opposite opinions. Debate is half the fun!
If the discussion is getting a little heated and you're getting a little emotional, don't be afraid to walk away for awhile. People will think much less of you if you start name calling than if you don't respond at all.
FINALLY SOMEONE WITH A LITTLE READING COMPREHENSION. I mean, seriously. Sylar and Quinn getting married at the end of The Deathly Hallows was my FAVORITE part of the Twilight series.
I think a lot of newbie confusion comes from migration shock - there are so many different outlets for fannish activity now, from twitter to tumblr to livejournal to various forums, and with each outlet there's a different set of rules.
I imagine newbies that don't lurk first are the same kids who'd run up the slide while others are trying to slide down.
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I have to ask, though -- how much x-posting do YOU think is too much? I'm always hesitant to x-post things to more than two comms at the most (usually a general and a specific, if applicable). Any rules of thumb?
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That's probably only really specific to remakes, though. Like the British 'The Office' versus the American one.
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Second: "If you know that Sylar and Quinn Fabray eloped at the end of The Deathly Hallows, then you're good" I LOVE YOU.
Third: This has made me reminisce about when I first joined FanForum and the Dark Angel bored voted me Year's Best Newbie and now no fandom is safe mwua-ha-ha!
I guess what I'd have to add is a bit of an extension of 'there is no one true way of fandom bit. Don't shove your opinions down someone else's throat, but don't be afraid of them either. Throw you ideas out there and see what comes back to you. Jump in the fray; politely disagree or add on to someone's meta and see what happens. Sometimes you'll find the best people in those with opposite opinions. Debate is half the fun!
If the discussion is getting a little heated and you're getting a little emotional, don't be afraid to walk away for awhile. People will think much less of you if you start name calling than if you don't respond at all.
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I imagine newbies that don't lurk first are the same kids who'd run up the slide while others are trying to slide down.
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