Crybaby whining? You decide...

[nightwind69]

I dunno...I've been thinking about the issue a lot this last week or so and...I just feel like I don't really belong in Transformers fandom anymore. I seem to see things totally differently than everyone else seems to see them these days, which is likely my own fault because I've made it all too much my own, in a sense. The end result is that there

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[rusti_knight]

I haven't paid much attention to any incarnation past G1 myself, to be honest. I watched a few eps of RiD and Armada, but that was basically it. Never got into Beast Wars or anything like that.

You probably couldn't, however, accuse me of being all that involved in TransFandom. Knight Rider is my main thing, and sadly, I don't have the time to write for *it* like I used to.

Sometimes it helps to take a step back and take a deep breath and figure out exactly what's going on.

[nightwind69]

I went through all this once before, with Star Trek fandom; you'd think I'd be used to it by now, that I'd know what to do when I get that "Why the heck am I here in this fandom?" feeling. :) And honestly, my TF fandom has always been one that comes and goes, that cyclically waxes and wanes. So maybe it's just in one of those "waning" phases at the moment, and I'll feel very differently next month or six months from now. Who knows? For now, though...Yeah, I'm gonna step back a bit, see how it goes.

Maybe I'll dabble in Knight Rider a bit in the meantime... ;)

[rusti_knight]

It's a thought. ;)

[nightwind69]

It is. :) The only thing that holds me back is that I'm not at all fond of Michael. And he's rather...er, integral, you know?

[twilightsocks]

I went through this same thing with the Peter Pan and the Pirates fandom a few years ago.

I went through a slight breakdown and haven't been up to date on what my Flist has been up to lately, but what I've seen of "Redemption" I really liked. And frankly, you're the only person whose TF stuff I'm interested in. :)

It happens. After a while, everyone gets tired of arguing over what ought to be a hobby. It sucks the fun right out of it, and when the fun is gone, what's the point?

[nightwind69]

I'm glad to see you're back around, hon. :) I was a bit worried about you, was praying for ya. :) *hugs*

Anyway, I think I just need a break, some time to become enthusiastic again because right now the enthusiasm just isn't there. I've been thinking about pretty much anything BUT TFs lately. I've had Knight Rider, Firefly, heck even Stargate SG-1 in my head lately, but not much with TFs. That says to me that it's time to go away for a bit and "recharge."

And I'm still surprised that you'd want to read "Redemption," but I thank you for giving it a shot...and I'm terribly flattered that mine is the only TF stuff you care about. Wow. :)

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[silverrose14]

I have a few buddies who have been going through similar feelings lately, as have I. In fact, I have a buddy, whom pretty much the only thing I have in common with is Megatron being our favorite character. It's still a problem though because our interpretation of him is 180 degrees opposite so we can't even talk about him really

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[nightwind69]

Personally, I don't think I'd write if I didn't mean to share. It just seems pointless to me to write something just to have it sit on the comp; but then I've been told one should create for the sake of creation, but I don't know...

Well, see, that's the thing. Writing is more or less in my blood. I've been doing it in some form or another for...well, 36 years now. It's therapeutic, it's relaxing, it's something that takes me away from everything else happening in my life. At times, it has been a crutch. So yes, I will write something even if I don't share it.

So, it comes down to whether or not I simply want to share it. If I share, unless it's something funny and fluffy and completely inconsequential, I have to have the mental energy to discuss and, perhaps, defend it. And that is what I feel like I lack at the moment. I just don't really care. I feel like saying, "You like this? Great. You don't like this? Great. Whatever. Just leave me alone." Not exactly the best attitude to have

[rusty_chevy]

Nothing wrong with stepping back and re-evaluating/tkaing a break from the fanthings. People do it all the time. I mean, it's probably been five years since I watched any Avs games - or any hockey games at all. 84 games a year? Then playoffs? It was taking up my every evening nine months of the year, so I stepped back. I feel a lot better for it.

Yeah, there'll be those who tell you that, since you're not able to maintain "rabid" status, you were never a true fan... but they're psycho. ;D Or else they have nothing else in their lives, so to them fandom is all.

Or, to put it more succinctly, no worries. You do what you gotta. :)

[nightwind69]

Ah, so maybe my problem is that I do have a life outside of TFs. *snicker* :) 'Cuz, yeah, I have plenty of other stuff to do. I can stop being a Very Naughty Cellist and actually *gasp* practice my instrument! :) Or I could, you know, write something *gasp* original. (Not that I have any ideas for any original fiction, but if I get my brain away from fanfic, maybe something would have the opportunity to present itself.) I can read the stack of books I have waiting to read. Or I could watch hockey!

...Well, OK, can't do that because we don't have TV, but... ;)

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[dunmurderin]

So what's the point of being part of a fandom in which I seem to disagree with practically everyone about practically everything? I've suspected this for a while; the general reaction to "Redemption" has merely confirmed my suspicion.

Firstly, it's like you're reading my mind. Seriously, I've been feeling like this for a while now. It's like, what am I even doing around here since what I like and what the majority of fans that I interact with like or at least seem to like are so vastly different from one another? What's the point of even sticking around when I seem to be a lone voice?

For me a lot of this stuff started up shortly before my birthday last month. Here I am, I thought, turning thirty-seven and this is how I'm spending my time? What the heck? Am I going to be sixty and still a fangirl? Can you BE a fangirl once you qualify for AARP membership?

But then I turn around and think, really, who am I hurting? I'm having fun and I do like what I'm doing, so what's the beef?

And not only do I disagree with people...I also

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[dunmurderin]

Can you BE a fangirl once you qualify for AARP membership?

You can be a fanwoman. ;)

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[ravenclaw_devi]

Above anon = me. Didn't realise I wasn't logged in.

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[florentinescot]

Can you BE a fangirl once you qualify for AARP membership?

Whyevermore not? Hasn't stopped me! :-)