When do You send Friend Requests/Comment on Stuffs?
I've was a lurker for quite some time. I enjoyed lurking. It was good to me. Much like when I was young and stood back against the wall at a party to see where I wanted to be before I stepped forward and got to know people at all, I did the same here, with the SPN fandom. The same thing happened here that used to happen at those long ago parties - I got to know people better, and I learned about myself as well.
I observed. I read. Much like my eyes and ears would take in everything around me as if I had been starved for sight or sound prior to whatever party I attended, I read like I had been starved for the written word my entire life. I discovered artists of all types, those who used the written word and those who used media. I google-fu'd my way through so many different terms that I can now use with confidence (OTP was the last term I had to look up, heh, and that was about 6 months ago). The fandom began to become part of my heart, as well as my vocabulary.
After a long while, I began to comment, seriously, about two months ago. Right around the same time I started sending friend requests. It took awhile for me to discern when it would appropriate to send a friend request. Was it right to send one because I feel in love with one artistic rendering? One story? Should I wait for two, three, or more before I did so? Much like purchasing music nowadays - should I be sure I *really* love them before I plunk down something of meaning? Do I hedge requests when someone's usual style goes against my preferred genre's?
So, all this rambling has led to a question. When do You send a friend request? What are your thoughts on saving/storing other's artwork? (Artwork to me is any form - written or media. I, personally, have not unless I asked first, except in one case, which I fessed up to and got permission right after - can you tell I was raised Catholic - the guilt!!) Please feel free to chime in. I am very curious about my flists opinion.
I observed. I read. Much like my eyes and ears would take in everything around me as if I had been starved for sight or sound prior to whatever party I attended, I read like I had been starved for the written word my entire life. I discovered artists of all types, those who used the written word and those who used media. I google-fu'd my way through so many different terms that I can now use with confidence (OTP was the last term I had to look up, heh, and that was about 6 months ago). The fandom began to become part of my heart, as well as my vocabulary.
After a long while, I began to comment, seriously, about two months ago. Right around the same time I started sending friend requests. It took awhile for me to discern when it would appropriate to send a friend request. Was it right to send one because I feel in love with one artistic rendering? One story? Should I wait for two, three, or more before I did so? Much like purchasing music nowadays - should I be sure I *really* love them before I plunk down something of meaning? Do I hedge requests when someone's usual style goes against my preferred genre's?
So, all this rambling has led to a question. When do You send a friend request? What are your thoughts on saving/storing other's artwork? (Artwork to me is any form - written or media. I, personally, have not unless I asked first, except in one case, which I fessed up to and got permission right after - can you tell I was raised Catholic - the guilt!!) Please feel free to chime in. I am very curious about my flists opinion.