Moving -- Some Practical Questions
I have to admit that I'm still hoping things will get better right here on LJ. :/ I know, that hope is becoming more and more forlorn and less and less realistic. Not only does LJ not seem to be capable of verbalizing (or textualizing) its actual policies in a clear and unambiguous manner, it also seems to be doing a bit of thrashing when it
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You've made some interesting points. The HP fandom is looking into setting up their own fan-run system of some sort (based on the LJ format) but I haven't been following it too closely.
Other than a few individuals (a few of whom get way into this sort of Drama in my opinion) and the HP community I haven't really seen any major mention of people wanting to leave. Maybe I'm just not part of the effective fandoms but even in the HP community most of the individual memembers (as opposed to the communities and even most of those) are in a wait-and-see kind of vein at the moment.
So I'd buy the trickle away theory but I don't think it's going to be a mass exodus like everyone is talking about. And even the people who are leaving talk about mirroring stuff here and if that's what people are going to do then I don't see the point of leaving to begin with because it doesn't really send the message to LJ that everyone wants to send if they're technically still around... *shrug*
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If you haven't seen much concern on your Flist, I think that has more to do with the isolationist nature of LOTRiPS than any lack of activity, in all seriousness. LOTRiPS fans don't generally pay much attention to what's going on beyond their own backyard fence. We don't even have a fandom newsletter to spread information inside our fandom, as pretty much every other fandom does, which for a fandom our size is pretty boggling. One of the reasons I started following metafandom is that I find it frustrating to be cut off from the rest of the fannish world. It's out there all right; we just don't see it in here.
If you're choosing to stay until the bitter end, that's fine -- so am I. But don't think it's just a few drama queens from HP getting excited. :/
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And I was never calling anyone from the HP fandom a drama queen (there was an *and* in there) I have come across people that I love and adore but they get way too into these sorts of things for their own good and enjoy stiring the pot to try and make things worse for their own enjoyment. (I'm sure you've run into those types of people as well) The HP fandom, as far as the groups and individuals that I've come into contact in, has been remarkably calm and collected about things all things considered and I tip my hat to them. (Maybe it's going on beyond locked doors but that in itself is a refreshing change of pace from some fandom who air all their dirty laundry in public)
I'm not even labeling Recent Events as Drama because I understand why people are concerned and upset even if I choose to live with my head in the sand about it at the moment.
I personally prefer to not be involved in full-out fannish things. I'm a busy person so I'd rather go in search of the things I want instead of having everything heaped at my feet for me to sift through. Fandom can be fun and exillerating but it can also be a catty and unfriendly place and I'd rather not have to deal with that if it's not necessary. *shrug*
And now I'll go back to living with my head in the sand since I always seem to get into trouble when I don't... :-P
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