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A recent book featuring a fan and a fanfiction format got my attention because of the way it an interview about it lumped all fandom and fanworks together. In addition, it suggested that it was the level of quality and obsessiveness that separates fanfic from profic. But I think it's more on target to say it's a focus on the audience and authenticity of it that makes a difference.
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- Part 18 of Outside Views
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A few thoughts about whether the exception to the rule can ever be considered normal.
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- Part 14 of Fandom History
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While the short answer is that it would be hard to get accurate numbers with which to tell for sure, it's possible there are many reasons. In fact, it may be asking the question which is the most interesting part.
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- Part 41 of Exploring Fandom
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People come and go and platforms tend to guide certain kinds of engagement. But meta is meant to engage, and it can preserve fannish histories.
Originally posted March 25 and 30, 2020
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- Part 16 of Fandom History
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What we call what we read.
Begun in May 2009.
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- Part 11 of Outside Views
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Everything that fans do isn't fannish, but they can bring fan tools to other discussions.
Originally posted September 14, 2019
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- Part 17 of Outside Views
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A look at two discussions by outsiders of fans and their differences.
Originally posted July 15, 2019
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- Part 16 of Outside Views
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Wherefore Art Thou Thor? by yourlibrarian
Fandoms: Marvel Cinematic Comics TV Universe, Fandom - Fandom
22 Mar 2023
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On the eve of the latest Marvel installment, a look back at fandom's production.
Originally posted September 9, 2015
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- Part 37 of Meta About Specific Canons
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Who Determines an Event? by yourlibrarian
Fandoms: Fandom - Fandom, Marvel Cinematic Comics TV Universe
22 Mar 2023
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Genre fans are not the problem with moviegoing -- but they may be keeping movie theaters afloat.
Originally posted March 9/April 28, 2019 updated March 18, 2022
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- Part 15 of Outside Views
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Fanfiction Highs and Missing Het Fic by yourlibrarian
Fandoms: Fandom - Fandom, The Jeffersons (TV)
22 Mar 2023
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Originally posted May 24 and 26, 2019
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- Part 9 of Celebrating Writers
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Navigating Game of Thrones by yourlibrarian
Fandoms: Fandom - Fandom, Game of Thrones (TV)
21 Mar 2023
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Some differences in visibility and use on FFN and AO3.
Originally posted May 21, 2019
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- Part 15 of Fandom History
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Which is really more important -- the characters or the ships?
Originally posted May 5, 2019
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- Part 40 of Exploring Fandom
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What types of behavior qualify a group as a fandom? And how much does it have to do with closely examining the canon?
Originally posted March 27 and April 8, 2019.
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- Part 39 of Exploring Fandom
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Originally posted December 9, 2006
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- Part 3 of Fandom History
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Does fanfiction really improve on commercial content?
Originally posted March 17, 2019
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- Part 21 of Fanfic Genres
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Originally posted March 5, 2019
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- Part 38 of Exploring Fandom
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Originally posted February 21, 2019
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- Part 37 of Exploring Fandom
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Reading a Moral Panic as a Conservative Outlet for Deliverance [Meta] by osteophage
Fandoms: Fandom - Fandom, Dungeons & Dragons
17 Mar 2023
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Metacommentary on some important historical context to be familiar with if you're interested in discussions about sexual violence, critical media analysis, censorship, and moral panics. This history is relevant to specific fandoms mentioned as well as to fandom politics more generally. See within for a detailed list of content warnings.
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- Part 8 of Metafandom
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Originally posted February 19 and February 21, 2019
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- Part 36 of Exploring Fandom
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I don't often see discussion of how TV viewers are like readers, in that they not only like certain genres but also certain story tropes, and evaluate what they see based on whether or not it satisfies their story cravings rather than on the merits of whatever the thing is. Fanfic is a genre grounded in scratching itches, it is very reader oriented (even if the only reader is the writer) and is, especially when shared online, often part of a larger community of readers and set of works that all set up certain expectations.
Originally posted January 23, 2019
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- Part 35 of Exploring Fandom
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I wonder if it's because I circulate in parts of fandom that are fanworks oriented (and thus free) but it surprises me that I don't read more posts and articles about how fandom is divided by haves and have nots, even though it seems to me that applies to practically all fandoms.
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- Part 34 of Exploring Fandom
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AO3 Comments and Why People Aren't Leaving More of Them [Meta] by osteophage
Fandoms: Fandom - Fandom
06 Mar 2023
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Many people have complained that the AO3 comment rate is too low and have proposed explanations as to why, but there's another under-discussed factor that might be at play.
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- Part 7 of Metafandom
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- Part 33 of Exploring Fandom
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A list of reasons to get away from W/F wiki hosting.
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- Part 6 of Metafandom
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Metacommentary on the application for Fanexus, a prospective fandom-focused platform, and some of the implications for new platforms more generally.
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- Part 5 of Metafandom