Random ponder of the day

[samincittagazze]

It was actually such_heights that brought this up, and now I can't stop thinking about it. Why doesn't His Dark Materials have an active online fanbase? They are very well known books and are about to become a huge film franchise, so you'd think there would be huge communities squeeing, but there isn't. Is it because, Harry Potter phenomenon aside, fandom

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[miss_atom]

I have no idea. And it bugs me alot. I want to go to a comm where there is squeeing and fandom-y stuff but there isn't anywhere :(

Although (after encouragment from an eljay friend) I have made a marisa/asriel comm but it still needs a layout. But i'm lazy and made of photoshop suck atm.

[nograviity]

Make an LJ community, I will join. Heck if you needed me to I'd help create it.

[such_heights]

*jumps up and down excitedly* Pick me, oh pick me! :D HDM deserves to be freakin' huge. Well, my contribution to the cause will hopefully go up later this evening as I write a pimping post for smallfandomfest contemplating this very phenomenon. I propose gathering people together for some kind of challenge or exchange, maybe? To remind people that this is a hella awesome fandom to write for/icon/draw for etc.

[samincittagazze]

That sounds good. We could have a comm with fic contests, icon contests, news, stuff like that? Want to do it together?

[such_heights]

Sounds fabulous; I'd love to!

[samincittagazze]

byanroping. If you join I'll add you as a maintainer. Sorry this is taking me forever - it's Joey's 1st Birthday on Monday and we're having a party tomorrow, so it's beyond manic around here.

[okelay]

Sounds like a good idea!
i'm finishing book 2, i stayed up til around 5am yesterday reading.
i haven't looked for any comms yet, but if you want to create one, and wake up the hidden fandom, go ahead, i'll help!

[medland]

The fans are hiding in the same place as the online Sherlockians. All of them I've met in person (my dad was big into the fandom for a bit) are scary old men. :(