just the latest chapter in fannish fragmentation

[aruan]

Like everyone else this morning, I woke up to the new Delicious, a stunning example of what happens when you throw a bunch of money and developers at a problem that doesn't exist, while doing zero audience research to figure out how your service was being used. Having been largely out of fandom for about five years, when SGA was still The One

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[plumtastic]

I will get back to read the cut text tomorrow, but I just wanted to say that I have missed you in fandom and will take you any way I can. Because, yes.

[aruan]

<3<3<3 You've made a fine art of fannish polyamory, and I have no frame of reference for 80% of your posts but love and squeeze the stuffing out of them for your enthusiasm. That's the biggest thing I miss, I think - the raw, visceral enthusiasm of fandom for its subjects. There are a couple of people in my life rabid about something - a coworker who loves Game of Thrones at least as much as her own husband comes to mind. But it's a love that has to be cleaned up, at least a little, to be presented in public, if that makes sense? That fandom gives us the ability to love whatever we want about a show or movie is pretty amazing.

[plumtastic]

Okay, now that I've read *all* of this post

[aruan]

I dream of a day when I can be truly part of a fandom again. Have something that sparks my interest enough to stick my neck out.

THIS. This is what was missing from my life too since SGA, and found again only while sitting in the theater with two guys I absolutely couldn't turn to and say THIS IS THE GAYEST AND MOST BEAUTIFUL THING IN ALL MY LIFE. I remember nothing of the month of June because literally every second that wasn't spent sleeping (which were too few) or working were spent in fic communities and Tumblr. Falling into a fandom like that is a little magical, which is what makes it so elusive. I truly hope you find it again soon.

I use tumblr because for me it's low-impact fandom.I can see that, totally. There are fic recs, it's where graphics live, reblogging is essentially the "like" button of Tumblr, an easy way to give something a thumbs up without having to be clever enough for a comment. But it seems next to impossible to foster a community beyond a thumbs-up circle jerk - at least when I click on Notes, most of the

[copracat]

It is nice to hear from you even if we aren't sharing a fandom. Hope all is well with you and yours.

[aruan]

Thanks so much! I know that was a whole wall of whine up there, but we've all gone back someplace that used to be something it no longer was and know how much that sucks, right? And fandom lived on LJ for such a long time that seeing it scattered to the winds with one good way to access it is strange and sad. Still, it feels good to be back, even if it's been stop and start with posting. It's like any writing, just gotta power through it even on the days when nothing feels inspiring, develop some muscle memory. Fandom made me think, and I miss that too - Brandon is a good listener, but he's not the ideal audience for my fannish ramblings.

There are actually a couple of things you've mentioned recently that I've been meaning to check out - Leverage, Suits, maybe White Collar too and definitely a couple of the new shows out this fall, so there's hope that this journal will let up in its wall-to-wall XMFC/TVD content every once in a while. ;)