Request for a university project about fandoms

[manu4380]

Livejournal is a place full of fandoms. Because of this, we decided to look for people who could help us out with our project over here.

We’re 4 university students working on an English project. Our university is having a week dedicated to languages and since we’re from the first year of Applied Languages, we’re going to play a part in it.

Our

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Part 1

[etacanis]

Fandom

Part 2

[etacanis]

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Re: Part 2

[manu4380]

Thank you!! =D

[jetaimerai]

Fandom
1. Where did you first hear about fandom? I stumbled upon online fandoms when I was 11, 12, basically 10-11 years ago
2. How did you get in contact with a fandom for the first time? This is a strange question to me, because you're treating fandom as if it's some entity you talk to, when it's actually something you become a part of just by posting fic or talking about it with other fans.
3. What made you want to be part of one? If I really like a show and I love a particular ship within that show, I feel compelled to follow fandom.
4. Are you an active member or do you follow from a distance? I'm somewhere in between. I do get involved with discussions sometimes, and I write somtimes, and I use tumblr fairly regularly, but I'm mostly a lurker.
5. If you’re an active member, how and why do you participate actively in a fandom? If I'm active, it's mostly in participating in discussions - which I do because interesting topics often arise, or interesting media is put forth that I instinctively react to.
6. If you’re not an active

[jetaimerai]

21. Are you familiar with the different ratings? Yes
22. Do you think they cover every situation or do you find yourself wondering which rating you should use for your story? They do cover every situation, but there is a nuance to them which is tricky. Luckily for us, there aren't any hard and fast rules - only that NC-17 is reserved for graphic sex, which is one of the most important ratings. I don't care about the difference between PG and PG-13, really, but I do care about the difference between PG and NC-17.

Readers and/or Proofreaders (Beta readers)
23. Do you read original fiction, fan fiction or both? The vast majority of what I read is fanfiction, though I have read original fiction from time to time - mostly what my friends have written.
24. Which one do you prefer? Fanfiction
25. Does it improve your reading skills? I have been a voracious fic reader for nearly 10 years, so I do think that it has paid off.
26. Does it widen your vocabulary? Sometimes it can, but that happened more while I was younger.
27. Do you proofread

[manu4380]

Thank you for answering! =D

[manu4380]

Sure, it's more than okay. It's the answers we're after. Thank you! =D

[manu4380]

Thanks! =D