[ SECRET POST #2927 ]

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⌈ Secret Post #2927 ⌋

Warning: Some secrets are NOT worksafe and may contain SPOILERS.

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[Log Horizon]


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03.
[Red Dwarf / Stargate Atlantis]


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04.
[Sleepy Hollow]


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05.
[Disney / Doctor Who]


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06.
[Cinderella 2015]


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07.
[Daria / NCIS]


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08.
[Benedict Cumberbatch]


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09.
[Boku no Hero Academia]



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10.
[community]


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11.
[Young Avengers]


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12.
[Game of Thrones]


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13.
[PSYCHO-PASS/Katekyo Hitman REBORN!]


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[Dragon Age]












Notes:

Full evening, so really early post!

Secrets Left to Post: 01 pages, 022 secrets from Secret Submission Post #418.
Secrets Not Posted: [ 0 - broken links ], [ 0 - not!secrets ], [ 0 - not!fandom ], [ 0 - too big ], [ 0 - repeat ].
Current Secret Submissions Post: here.
Suggestions, comments, and concerns should go here.

Comments

Re: Help for the socially awkward

[(Anonymous)]

I think the thing that works most in your favor here, be it commenting/replying in fandom spaces or talking to someone at a con, is that (unlike approaching someone in a more neutral setting) you immediately have that common interest built in. Nearly every specific fandom will have its own meeting place or communal space, be it frequenters of a Tumblr tag, a fic archive, a comm like this one etc. That thing they tell you when you want to meet people offline, about how you need to engage with a hobby or interest and meet people that way? You're already doing it! Yay!

So the main advice is pretty simple -- enthuse about the thing. Show your interest in something the other person said or did, or ask them more questions about it. Share your thoughts. Create something if you can (not just fic or art, there are many other things you can contribute -- icons, gifs, meta, fanmixes, organizing fanwork exchanges etc. etc. etc.), and if that's absolutely impossible for you then cheer on those who do. I met several of my closest friends from the days we used to leave reviews on each others' fics. I've met other long-term friends from standing in lines at cons and just striking up conversations based on cosplay/stuff someone just bought at the dealers' room/the thing we're lining up for.

Most importantly, don't imagine everyone's out there judging you. If you get an obvious brush-off or other "this is a clique and you are not welcome!" sign then yeah, it'd be pretty obnoxious not to take the hint, but for the most part people want to be talking about their fannish stuff as much as you do and will love having another avenue for squee. And again, unless you're being deliberately obnoxious, then no one worth knowing is going to think your thoughts aren't worth contributing, or that a newbie has no right to an opinion, or that you're making an ass of yourself. If they do, then congratulations for you have just avoided an asshole! Yay again!

Fandom does a lot of the legwork for you. Just have the courage to dive in there!