DW, Facebook, Tumblr and more - wondering where everyone has ended up over the years.

[shaddyr]

As everyone has probably noticed in the last 3 - 5 years, LJ traffic has gone waaaay down. Remember when trying to keep up with the Flist was well nigh impossible, and people would regularly purge because there was just too much traffic? Yeah, I bet no one has needed to do that in a while

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[ailurophile6]

I would never put my fandom stuff on FB either, that's for real life family and friends, lol.

As for Tumblr, I had one and deleted it after a few years. It's populated mostly by the very young and naive, in my experience, and there is no way to have a conversation on that platform. It's just not built for that.

If you like to look at pretty pics/gifs, then Tumblr is the place to be :)

I have a permanent lj, so I'm not going anywhere.

[shaddyr]

Well, that's good to know! Even with it being as quiet as it is, I like LJ and this is where I'm planning to stay.

[kirbyfest]

I'm with you. I have plenty of friends from fandom on my FB, but they are the friends who can keep the two absolutely separated.

DW is pretty dead, too. I think the types of fannish conversation must have changed at a fundamental level that this old broad doesn't understand. So I'm staying here, and trying to post more frequently, and glad to see people I care about doing the same.

[shaddyr]

I think the types of fannish conversation must have changed at a fundamental level that this old broad doesn't understand.

Ha! This old broad agrees strongly with your statement.

So I'm staying here, and trying to post more frequently, and glad to see people I care about doing the same.

Excellent news. I'm delighted to be in such esteemed company.

[enigmaticblues]

Yeah, I think a lot of fannish activity has moved over to tumblr (mostly for the graphics) and AO3 (for fic). LJ was/is great for keeping up friendships that go beyond fandom, and I think people are using tumblr similarly, but the setup definitely takes some getting used to. Also, it's nearly impossible to keep up with tumblr posts.

But I'm with you on avoiding any fallout in my personal life from fandom stuff. It's just not worth trying to explain fandom to people who might not understand, and while I have no idea how my boss would respond if he found that NC-17 slash fic I wrote, I don't want to find out. ;-)

[shaddyr]

Yeah, I've certainly found myself linked to Tumblr repeatedly for images and amusing things, but conversation there seems to be a challenge. sgamadison has remarked numerous times that Tumblr and AO3 both make feedback and discussion difficult, and I think she's right. That is one thing that LJ is eminently suited for.

[jenrose1]

Facebook is for local stuff and family stuff and "acquaintance" stuff. I still have a robust circle of friends posting on Livejournal/dreamwidth. Tumbler confuses and frightens me.

Fannish stuff happens here.

[shaddyr]

I find that, often in the filk circles, there is quite a bit of overlap. I really shy away from that, and have resented several times when Filk people have added me to something prominently fannish. I actually had a bad work related experience that involved fandom a few years back. If I had not already been hired, I don't think I would have been after that. And it's so hard to get through to people who tag and name people in photos that you don't want that - drives me crazy. it's easier to just not be involved. So I just avoid facebook all together for the most part.

Glad you are still here, though! :)

[wonderbadger]

Another consideration, for me, is that I have 350 facebook friends, some of whom I barely know. So, even though all my facebook posts are set to "friends only", I only share things that I'm willing to have out in public. I share things on LJ that I'd only want my friends to read, though I'm not sure how many of them actually do.

[shaddyr]

I can understand that! I have some people on my FB who I know but haven't seen for years, and I would feel very uncomfortable talking about certain things with them.