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Case ([personal profile] case) wrote in [community profile] fandomsecrets2017-11-18 03:54 pm

[ SECRET POST #3972 ]


⌈ Secret Post #3972 ⌋

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

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02.
[8 out of 10 Cats, The Great British Bake Off]


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03.
[figure skating]


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04.
[Pirates of the Caribbean franchise]


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05.
[Jenny Slate/Chris Evans]


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06.
[X - CLAMP]


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07.
[Daredevil]


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08.
[Jeremy Jordan from Supergirl]


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09.
[Sorcery and Cecilia or The Enchanted Chocolate Pot]












Notes:

Secrets Left to Post: 03 pages, 56 secrets from Secret Submission Post #569.
Secrets Not Posted: [ 1 - 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.

Re: Tips for "surviving" fandom?

(Anonymous) 2017-11-19 05:06 pm (UTC)(link)
I've never created fic or art, so I haven't had to deal with people flying off the handle about how I did something problematic. When I used to contribute to fandom more, it was in the form of meta and starting/contributing to discussions, and occasional squee. With the meta/discussions, if people disagreed with me, it was just in the form of debate and didn't get hateful - I don't know if that was the manner of the times or I was just lucky to be in fandoms without nasty people. Things only got frustrating when people wanted an excuse to feel superior in their knowledge of trivial details or the culture/historical period in which something was set. It depended on the fandom and fannish space, though. For all that long-time Tolkien fans from before the Jackson movies had a reputation for memorizing every little detail and holding them as sacred, people generally didn't give anyone shit about their level of Tolkien knowledge in my corner of LotR fandom ca. 2002-2005, despite it being a very active corner.

I don't really have advice for surviving fandom today, since I haven't joined tumblr. What I can say is: if people are being shitty to you, don't assume it's your fault, and you should try to find another fannish space/circle of fannish friends.