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Notices
Thank you to everyone who submitted links last week. We're always looking for submissions. Please submit links, not just to interesting new meta, but also to newsletters and active meta communities in your fandom, so that we can have even more links next week! Comment here, on the screened post or PM/email.
Thanks also to those who volunteered to look for links and co-mod. We could always use more eyes out for meta. Comment here if you're interested.
If you have any suggestions/questions/concerns, comment to the Questions and Things post, or to the screened post if you'd like to comment anonymously, or PM/email.
General Fandom
A common problem I see in plays by women playwrights. It's not what you think: Bitter Gertrude -- [female characters] [female agency] [writing]
What makes a first time fic awesome?: jerakeen --[first-time] [fanfic]
Fan Fiction and Anonymous roleyplaing on omegle Zakia Uddin -- [fiction] [fourth wall] [roleplaying] [alternative storytelling]
Deconstruction: why this matters: Ana Mardoll -- [warnings: child abuse] [warnings: violence] [liking problematic things] [warning: abuse] [romance]
Meta questions of the day: high school/boarding school AUs: naraht -- [school] [aus] [fanfic]
A Guide to Retropunk - Part Three, and A Guide to Fantasy!: espanolbot -- [genre] [comics]
I wasn't done, oops: anatsuno -- [podfic] [what is art] [credit]
How YouTube Keeps Dormant Fandoms Alive: the learned fangirl -- [fandom] [internet] [community] [archiving]
Some thoughts on Sues, sparkling or not: hellkitty -- [mary sues]
I'm Thinking About Bad Boys in Romance: Melissa Blue -- [bad boys] [male characters] [romance]
Single-Issue Comics Organization: laceblade -- [manga] [comics] [organisation] [archiving]
I was wondering if anyone had any tips for writing a girls love sex scene.: kinky_carter -- [writing] [tips] [sex] [female characters] [relationship: femslash]
“The Best Stories I Ever Lived”: The Role of Roleplay in Final Fantasy: auronlu -- [roleplaying] [games]
Straightening the Tie: a Post 3.14 Rumination: eumelia -- [representation] [queer] [sexuality] [relationship: slash] [appropriation]
The Girl With The Wish: a multi-mahou-shoujo comparison: sailorptah -- [magic wishes] [fandom: kamikaze kaitou jeanne] [fandom: mahou shoujo madoka magica] [fandom: revolutionary girl utena] [fandom: sailor moon]
Buffy the Vampire Slayer Graduated with Honors: jason -- [characters] [ageing] [school]
Sexy Geek Girls and Objectification -- [feminism] [cosplay] [conventions] [objectification]
Specific Fandoms
[fandom: harry potter]
Headcanon: The other Magic Schools: pretend_mulling -- [schools] [nations/cultures]
Headcanon: Azkaban: pretend_mulling -- [prison]
Note: the hp_darkartscommunity rules state that all members and watchers must be over the age of 18 due to the content of material posted to the community: [HP: snape] [character study]
"That Man of Loneliness and Mystery" - Severus Snape: A Character Study: hpdarkarts_mod
"And my soul, Dumbledore?" - Exploring Severus Snape and the Dark Arts: hpdarkarts_mod
[fandom: sherlock bbc]
Exploring Sherlock's Sherlockness: wellingtongoose -- [sherlock: sherlock] [character study] [mental health]
meta requests-open: wellingtongoose
[fandom: teen wolf]
The Actual Faults of Scott McCall: 11ismyfavorite5ever -- [teen wolf: scott] [character study]
Teen Wolf and the Anchor Concept: verstehen1 -- [codependency] [romance] [relationships]
[fandom: tolkien]
On Writing Tolkien's Elves: oshun -- [writing] [characters]
Read a Lawyer’s Amazingly Detailed Analysis of Bilbo’s Contract in The Hobbit: James Daily -- [law]
[fandom: star wars] [predictions]
JJ Abrams to Direct Star Wars : lazypadawan
Thoughts on Star Wars and J.J. Abrams: duncatra
Abrams Helms Episode VII: A Fangirl’s Thoughts: fangirl -- [female characters]
A Trekkie on why J.J. Abrams Is Good for Star Wars: Emily
[fandom: doctor who]
All the Colours of the Rainbow: kerravonsen
Production Designer Michael Pickwoad on the new TARDIS... and more! (Part Two): The Doctor Who Team (BBC) -- [design]
Who meme part three: londonkds -- [doctor who: companion] [characters]
Eyes Front, Soldier: janie_aire -- [male gaze] [subversion]
[fandom: btvs]
"First Date" Thoughts: fantas_magoria -- [characters] [trauma] [morally grey]
"can you explain further the 2 opinions you think should be eliminated from the fandom...": buffypratt -- [characters] [btvs: spike] [btvs: buffy] [shipping] [bashing]
The Symbolism and Biology of The Mayor From Buffy: forcesofgeek -- [btvs: the mayor] [character study]
BtVS and Consent Issues: Episode 6.19 - “Seeing Red”: The Funny Feminist -- [btvs: buffy] [btvs: spike] [warning: rape/non-con] [consent issues]
"Look, You Cobber...": Semantic and Statistical Notes on Bigman Jones's Favorite Epithet: radondoran -- [fandom: asimov] [language] [slang]
For newbie Spirk fans: spirktrekker42 -- [fandom: star trek tos] [fandom: star trek reboot] [star trek: kirk] [star trek: spock] [vulcans] [bonding]
Well you should learn to control your temper": sailorptah -- [fandom: disney] [warning: abuse]
House M.D. Season 9 (A Hypothetical Reexamination and Projection)": petitecuriosity -- [fandom: house] [discussion/review]
Characters and abuse : mobiusklein -- [fandom: supernatural] [warning: abuse] [character]
Thank you to everyone who submitted links last week. We're always looking for submissions. Please submit links, not just to interesting new meta, but also to newsletters and active meta communities in your fandom, so that we can have even more links next week! Comment here, on the screened post or PM/email.
Thanks also to those who volunteered to look for links and co-mod. We could always use more eyes out for meta. Comment here if you're interested.
If you have any suggestions/questions/concerns, comment to the Questions and Things post, or to the screened post if you'd like to comment anonymously, or PM/email.
General Fandom
A common problem I see in plays by women playwrights. It's not what you think: Bitter Gertrude -- [female characters] [female agency] [writing]
What makes a first time fic awesome?: jerakeen --[first-time] [fanfic]
Fan Fiction and Anonymous roleyplaing on omegle Zakia Uddin -- [fiction] [fourth wall] [roleplaying] [alternative storytelling]
Deconstruction: why this matters: Ana Mardoll -- [warnings: child abuse] [warnings: violence] [liking problematic things] [warning: abuse] [romance]
Meta questions of the day: high school/boarding school AUs: naraht -- [school] [aus] [fanfic]
A Guide to Retropunk - Part Three, and A Guide to Fantasy!: espanolbot -- [genre] [comics]
I wasn't done, oops: anatsuno -- [podfic] [what is art] [credit]
How YouTube Keeps Dormant Fandoms Alive: the learned fangirl -- [fandom] [internet] [community] [archiving]
Some thoughts on Sues, sparkling or not: hellkitty -- [mary sues]
I'm Thinking About Bad Boys in Romance: Melissa Blue -- [bad boys] [male characters] [romance]
Single-Issue Comics Organization: laceblade -- [manga] [comics] [organisation] [archiving]
I was wondering if anyone had any tips for writing a girls love sex scene.: kinky_carter -- [writing] [tips] [sex] [female characters] [relationship: femslash]
“The Best Stories I Ever Lived”: The Role of Roleplay in Final Fantasy: auronlu -- [roleplaying] [games]
Straightening the Tie: a Post 3.14 Rumination: eumelia -- [representation] [queer] [sexuality] [relationship: slash] [appropriation]
The Girl With The Wish: a multi-mahou-shoujo comparison: sailorptah -- [magic wishes] [fandom: kamikaze kaitou jeanne] [fandom: mahou shoujo madoka magica] [fandom: revolutionary girl utena] [fandom: sailor moon]
Buffy the Vampire Slayer Graduated with Honors: jason -- [characters] [ageing] [school]
Sexy Geek Girls and Objectification -- [feminism] [cosplay] [conventions] [objectification]
Specific Fandoms
[fandom: harry potter]
Headcanon: The other Magic Schools: pretend_mulling -- [schools] [nations/cultures]
Headcanon: Azkaban: pretend_mulling -- [prison]
Note: the hp_darkartscommunity rules state that all members and watchers must be over the age of 18 due to the content of material posted to the community: [HP: snape] [character study]
"That Man of Loneliness and Mystery" - Severus Snape: A Character Study: hpdarkarts_mod
"And my soul, Dumbledore?" - Exploring Severus Snape and the Dark Arts: hpdarkarts_mod
[fandom: sherlock bbc]
Exploring Sherlock's Sherlockness: wellingtongoose -- [sherlock: sherlock] [character study] [mental health]
meta requests-open: wellingtongoose
[fandom: teen wolf]
The Actual Faults of Scott McCall: 11ismyfavorite5ever -- [teen wolf: scott] [character study]
Teen Wolf and the Anchor Concept: verstehen1 -- [codependency] [romance] [relationships]
[fandom: tolkien]
On Writing Tolkien's Elves: oshun -- [writing] [characters]
Read a Lawyer’s Amazingly Detailed Analysis of Bilbo’s Contract in The Hobbit: James Daily -- [law]
[fandom: star wars] [predictions]
JJ Abrams to Direct Star Wars : lazypadawan
Thoughts on Star Wars and J.J. Abrams: duncatra
Abrams Helms Episode VII: A Fangirl’s Thoughts: fangirl -- [female characters]
A Trekkie on why J.J. Abrams Is Good for Star Wars: Emily
[fandom: doctor who]
All the Colours of the Rainbow: kerravonsen
Production Designer Michael Pickwoad on the new TARDIS... and more! (Part Two): The Doctor Who Team (BBC) -- [design]
Who meme part three: londonkds -- [doctor who: companion] [characters]
Eyes Front, Soldier: janie_aire -- [male gaze] [subversion]
[fandom: btvs]
"First Date" Thoughts: fantas_magoria -- [characters] [trauma] [morally grey]
"can you explain further the 2 opinions you think should be eliminated from the fandom...": buffypratt -- [characters] [btvs: spike] [btvs: buffy] [shipping] [bashing]
The Symbolism and Biology of The Mayor From Buffy: forcesofgeek -- [btvs: the mayor] [character study]
BtVS and Consent Issues: Episode 6.19 - “Seeing Red”: The Funny Feminist -- [btvs: buffy] [btvs: spike] [warning: rape/non-con] [consent issues]
"Look, You Cobber...": Semantic and Statistical Notes on Bigman Jones's Favorite Epithet: radondoran -- [fandom: asimov] [language] [slang]
For newbie Spirk fans: spirktrekker42 -- [fandom: star trek tos] [fandom: star trek reboot] [star trek: kirk] [star trek: spock] [vulcans] [bonding]
Well you should learn to control your temper": sailorptah -- [fandom: disney] [warning: abuse]
House M.D. Season 9 (A Hypothetical Reexamination and Projection)": petitecuriosity -- [fandom: house] [discussion/review]
Characters and abuse : mobiusklein -- [fandom: supernatural] [warning: abuse] [character]