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Day 11 - Fandom and me
Mar. 12th, 2013 01:12 amI wrote a little bit earlier about the insanity in the QAF fandom when twp BNF's turned out to not actually exist at all but be the creation of a woman named Carol. The reactions have amazed me the most I guess. People have reacted with everything from 'what's the big deal' to outrage to 'oh god they're dead' histrionics.
I thought about the few things likes this I've seen,
Before I was in the LOTR fandom, I was a CATS fan and fan of John Partridge, who played Rumtumtugger in the video version of CATS. He was a handsome English boy who was, at the time, in Berlin doing the German version of RENT. We all adored him but he was the wanker in shi own fandom. After a year or so, he actually called Amy, the girl who ran the fansite and cursed her out for being his fan though another one of our group, Patty, was the real freak - she'd gone to Berlin to meet him, using money set aside for her disabled daughter's care and she had told Partridge some awful lies about Amy. That bit of wankage sort of broke that group up. I am still in touch with a couple of people from that era.
I never encountered anything else like that again until Anand/Andi. I was totally shocked that people were praising her for being honest. HONEST? Really? She'd lied and told us that she was an Indian man from London who was a doctor with a wife, a husband and a daughter. I thought she was full of shit. I was pissed that she'd wasted anyone's time with her insane fakery.
I am what I am. I use a screen name but who I am is an open book, more or less. If you want to know me better, write to me privately or read my rambles. If you ask, you get my real name and if you really want to check me out, call me... I'll give you my number. At Facebook, my real name account doesn't talk about fanfiction because many of my local friends would be traumatized by it! Go figure. I have an account for my fandomish stuff too - Alex Cat. Please feel free to friend me there.
I have met some loonies online but I've met some of the best people in the world...Luin77, Larianelensar and Spacebee have been to my house more than once, Luin77 many times. They are all wonderful people and my life is richer for them being in it and they are REAL. I have friends I've never met either but I'd love to - many of you! I wish that time and space and money were such that all of you could come to where I live for an elf festival. Maybe we should have one online!
So if you ever wonder or have questions, ask me! I will answer to the best of my ability.
I thought about the few things likes this I've seen,
Before I was in the LOTR fandom, I was a CATS fan and fan of John Partridge, who played Rumtumtugger in the video version of CATS. He was a handsome English boy who was, at the time, in Berlin doing the German version of RENT. We all adored him but he was the wanker in shi own fandom. After a year or so, he actually called Amy, the girl who ran the fansite and cursed her out for being his fan though another one of our group, Patty, was the real freak - she'd gone to Berlin to meet him, using money set aside for her disabled daughter's care and she had told Partridge some awful lies about Amy. That bit of wankage sort of broke that group up. I am still in touch with a couple of people from that era.
I never encountered anything else like that again until Anand/Andi. I was totally shocked that people were praising her for being honest. HONEST? Really? She'd lied and told us that she was an Indian man from London who was a doctor with a wife, a husband and a daughter. I thought she was full of shit. I was pissed that she'd wasted anyone's time with her insane fakery.
I am what I am. I use a screen name but who I am is an open book, more or less. If you want to know me better, write to me privately or read my rambles. If you ask, you get my real name and if you really want to check me out, call me... I'll give you my number. At Facebook, my real name account doesn't talk about fanfiction because many of my local friends would be traumatized by it! Go figure. I have an account for my fandomish stuff too - Alex Cat. Please feel free to friend me there.
I have met some loonies online but I've met some of the best people in the world...Luin77, Larianelensar and Spacebee have been to my house more than once, Luin77 many times. They are all wonderful people and my life is richer for them being in it and they are REAL. I have friends I've never met either but I'd love to - many of you! I wish that time and space and money were such that all of you could come to where I live for an elf festival. Maybe we should have one online!
So if you ever wonder or have questions, ask me! I will answer to the best of my ability.