Well there goes another era!
How sad is it that st_xi_kink closing upsets me?
It was a cool place to idea dump, which is one of my favorite things. And to mooch other people's ideas, another favorite thing. I also liked how it gave people a chance to talk about things they might otherwise be embarrassed about.
But way beyond that, this is a community to me. It's not like I got to know anyone through the meme really well, though I certainly recognize a few more lj names than I did before. But this was the place where everything was for me, where so many things started. I often have trouble getting into fandoms because I feel like I can't figure out where it's all happening, but it was always happening on the meme. Even the wank made it feel to me that okay, this is where this fandom lives.
And despite said wank, there was this definite sense of wonder. Of excitement. Of love for the fandom, for the fact of fandom itself, for strangers and writers and creators and shared interests and discussion.
And, uh. The roleplay. What oh what am I going to do with no_ones_slave now (yes, I'm coming out; the meme is over; the time seems right)? Not that I've done anything with her for a while. But she's going to be so upset about this. Her and o-fine were going to do a kink talk show. The meme is where she met all those wonderful people.
Plus, not only did I feel like I was a part of something community-wise, it also felt, uh, history making. I know fandom history isn't much in the scheme of things, but I love fanlore, and always wanted to be in the making, as it were. To have it just go on forever, for it to just always be that Star Trek thing that went on and on--sorta like Star Trek itself--would've been really grand.
That said. Saint Anon? Still a superstar. And my mood theme is PERFECT.
It was a cool place to idea dump, which is one of my favorite things. And to mooch other people's ideas, another favorite thing. I also liked how it gave people a chance to talk about things they might otherwise be embarrassed about.
But way beyond that, this is a community to me. It's not like I got to know anyone through the meme really well, though I certainly recognize a few more lj names than I did before. But this was the place where everything was for me, where so many things started. I often have trouble getting into fandoms because I feel like I can't figure out where it's all happening, but it was always happening on the meme. Even the wank made it feel to me that okay, this is where this fandom lives.
And despite said wank, there was this definite sense of wonder. Of excitement. Of love for the fandom, for the fact of fandom itself, for strangers and writers and creators and shared interests and discussion.
And, uh. The roleplay. What oh what am I going to do with no_ones_slave now (yes, I'm coming out; the meme is over; the time seems right)? Not that I've done anything with her for a while. But she's going to be so upset about this. Her and o-fine were going to do a kink talk show. The meme is where she met all those wonderful people.
Plus, not only did I feel like I was a part of something community-wise, it also felt, uh, history making. I know fandom history isn't much in the scheme of things, but I love fanlore, and always wanted to be in the making, as it were. To have it just go on forever, for it to just always be that Star Trek thing that went on and on--sorta like Star Trek itself--would've been really grand.
That said. Saint Anon? Still a superstar. And my mood theme is PERFECT.