"Editing Fanlore is often a very fun (and funny)
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“Editing Fanlore is often a very fun (and funny) experience -- fans have wicked senses of humor, and you’ll stumble across some real gems on the wiki……..I’d been casually using Fanlore as a resource for years, and I would often come across pages that I knew were missing something cool or important about our histories and our creative practices. But for some reason, I never felt equipped to contribute. I’ve talked to a lot of other fans who have also felt daunted about editing Fanlore; I think that we often discount the value of our own knowledge as fans, and it can also be overwhelming to start editing a wiki without any prior experience. Once I started editing, though, I found that I really loved it - and it wasn’t as hard as I thought it might be!”
- Five Things Kate Flanagan Said (OTW Volunteer Q&A, 2019) Tags:quotes, fanlore, fandom history, owning the gorram servers, owning our history, dwcrosspost
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“Editing Fanlore is often a very fun (and funny) experience -- fans have wicked senses of humor, and you’ll stumble across some real gems on the wiki……..I’d been casually using Fanlore as a resource for years, and I would often come across pages that I knew were missing something cool or important about our histories and our creative practices. But for some reason, I never felt equipped to contribute. I’ve talked to a lot of other fans who have also felt daunted about editing Fanlore; I think that we often discount the value of our own knowledge as fans, and it can also be overwhelming to start editing a wiki without any prior experience. Once I started editing, though, I found that I really loved it - and it wasn’t as hard as I thought it might be!”
- Five Things Kate Flanagan Said (OTW Volunteer Q&A, 2019) Tags:quotes, fanlore, fandom history, owning the gorram servers, owning our history, dwcrosspost
Tumblr post (this is likely a reblog, and may have more pictures over there)
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