[ SECRET POST #3034 ]

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⌈ Secret Post #3034 ⌋

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Comments

Re: Old/new fandom friends

[(Anonymous)]

I've been thinking about reinventing my fandom self for a while now, and I wonder about this sometimes.

I definitely wouldn't be going back to my old fandoms, but if someone from those groups also got into one of my new fandoms... idk. I don't think I'd be that hard to identify, and while I wouldn't actively try to decieve anyone I'd be on edge all the time waiting for them to out me and make it seem more sketchy than it was (though no doubt some people do probably switch names for malicious reasons).

I suppose that falls under whether or not it'd be okay to ask someone if they were So-And-So from Previous Fandom, or just leave them to get on with it because you don't know why they might have felt the need to reinvent in the first place.

Re: Old/new fandom friends

[(Anonymous)]

Is it always even reinventing, though? I mean, I have a different name for a different fandom, but it just sort of happened that way. There was definitely no thought process to it, and when I realized a friend in that fandom was also in the other one, I outright said "hey it's me!"

But OTOH, now that you mention it I've known people I can see maybe not wanting to be recognized...

Re: Old/new fandom friends

[(Anonymous)]

AYRT

I suppose it depends on your reasons for the change?

In my case, a very toxic fandom environment virtually destroyed my interest in fandom and creating as a whole, so I want a completely clean break from that whenever I feel like venturing back.

I could also see how people who'd been e.g. hateful/manipulative/wanky in the various fandoms would try to reinvent themselves somewhere else to carry on their activities once they'd been called out, so obviously they wouldn't want to be ID'd again.

If you're just using different names to differentiate between fandoms, much like authors have different pseudonyms for different genres, then I guess it wouldn't be that big a deal because like you say there's no thought process behind it.