I miss Livejournal

[kalliel]

I went looking for a fanfic from 2008 and couldn't remember the title, so I had to look through my Scrapbook to find fan art I remembered doing for this fanfic in 2008 and the whole thing just really made me miss Livejournal.

Obviously the platform is still here--and a number of you are too! <3 Which I am so glad for.

But I miss doing fandom in

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[amberdreams]

With you 100%. I chat on Discord to a handful of SPN folk, I'm on Dreamwidth paying their stupid fee just to be able to get notifications about the small number of people I talk to on there, I have a couple of Whatsapp groups for a handful of different SPN folk, then there's people on Twitter (which I loathe) and on Facebook (which is mainly something I want to keep for RL family stuff so don't want to put my fanself out there), and then I joined Mastadon which I never look at because it's too fragmented, and keep an eye on Instagram for art and - yeah. Way too many places and none of them do what LJ used to. Even all together they don't do it.

I'm grateful for the friends who remain!

[kalliel]

You are braver than I--that is so many social medias to put work into just to get something LESS back, bleh. My primary fannish social media is Tumblr, which is...fine... I guess... but all my favorite things about fandom are so NOT built for Tumblr (comments, comment threads, textposts, fanfic, actual interaction). The parasociality/parallel play is so ungratifying for me. I want to appreciate people's work and TALK about it, and also get to know PEOPLE and that site really isn't for that.

And it's so funny, because I feel like that assumption of parallel play is super baked into adjoining fandom spaces that you'd think would be more dialogue-based?

Like, okay. I have only participated in one fandom Discord server in any real way. And I have a "server" but it's just a glorified groupchat that's for RL and NASCAR and is used very sporadically unless it's a NASCAR Sunday.

But even with this limited experience, the server I joined (tried to join?) a few months ago is absolutely bananas lol. I feel like it's not how the platform is

[amberdreams]

We'd love to have you active in our Discord server - it's really only there to talk. We do have that bunch of channels/rooms(?) for different topics - writing ones, art ones, general SPN ones, salty ones. You know some of the folks - quickreaver, wings, roadie, de_nugis - some maybe not so familiar. A lot of Sam girls so another Dean girl would be nice. There are 50+ members but only about 12-15 active who talk most days. If you don't want to see the salty channels you can mute them.

You are already a member (The Saloon) so I assume you could just stick your head in and have a look...see if you want to join at any time. A few folk dip in and out, though my FOMO has me checking everyday LOL

[kalliel]

I am indeed a member! Though I've never actually... been, as of course you know. XP It's a little overwhelming to walk into the bar and be like "um hello! I see you've all been drinking together for hours but I would like to order the alcohol please" but maybe I will give it a try one of these days. <3

Right now, I'm active in/writing for a different fandom (with the weird Discord LOL) and trying to figure out how to enjoy myself there. And feeling like a freak because omg is it too creepy if I am *too forward* or reply *too much* etc.

[amberdreams]

Most folk on there know you already, and we have the odd (ha ha!) new person join us every now and then. It's hard to jump in but let's face it - if you do and people aren't nice to you, then fuck 'em, they don't deserve you 😂 . Bleach fandom, be grateful.

[amberdreams]

PS you could always lurk for a bit and see what we're banging on about, and if there's anything you want to say you can wave from the introductions or just shout and run away.