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fandomsecrets2016-03-23 07:02 pm
case) wrote in fandomsecrets2016-03-23 07:02 pm
[ SECRET POST #3367 ]
⌈ Secret Post #3367 ⌋
Warning: Some secrets are NOT worksafe and may contain SPOILERS.
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(Anonymous) 2016-03-24 06:25 am (UTC)(link)On one end, there are the huge fandoms which attract a lot of people. Just by sheer numbers, there are going to be toxic people in there. And the sheer size will attract people who are interested in having a large audience, and also a lot of younger fen who are on their first fandom and therefore very invested.
On the other end, the tiny fandoms are so insular that even one or two wanky people can make it toxic. If there are only one or two fandom spaces, they can turn into echo chambers or hothouses of drama. Also, other people might put up with toxic behavior rather than calling the wankers on it, for fear of disrupting the one space that they have to share their love of their object of fandom.
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The other point is that with large fandoms, you get more of a choice about whether to get sucked into the drama. I've been in both Who fandom and Potter fandom, and while I've been aware of the wank going down, I've been able to mostly stay out of it, because there were enough corners of sanity that you could still talk about stuff without getting drawn in. Unfortunately that's a lot harder in small fandoms.
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