School report - help please

[waruji]

Hello, I’m Waruji (Serpentine Wisdom on ffnet) I’m a university student currently writing a 25-40 page essay about fandom on the web for my sociology class and I would be really grateful if you would answer a few questions for me. I'm not sure if this post is allowed, if it isn't I apologise. Just tell me and I’ll remove it.

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[scarecrowqueen]

13) I am a user on FF.net, but admittedly the title of ‘Pit’ is well deserved in some cases. Because it’s such a huge nexus of so many different fandom, it’s wide open to trolling, spamming, flaming, and all around-bad behavior. There’s no way on Earth the mods could possibly keep up with policing everyone, so less scrupulous people tend to run rampant in their anonymity. I spend a lot of time on Livejournal communities, and they tend to be better run, more positive, and comprised of more experienced writers and artists, and as smaller communities the mods are able to keep a better eye on the goings-on, and many of the members themselves will gladly put their foot down to stop disrespectful behavior.

14) I’m a shipper, definitely. I think the fantasy is fun, especially for ships that will never see the light of day in real life. The negative parts are the ‘ship wars,’ again it becomes and issue of respect, or lack thereof.

15) Fandom seems to be comprised of mostly women! Also, all the fandoms I’ve spent time in are mostly similar in attitudes, function, and general mood. Many of the same ideas or themes appear across all fandoms. I guess some things are just the same, whether it’s Harry Potter or Transformers :D