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fandomsecrets2021-05-10 06:53 pm
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[ SECRET POST #5239 ]
⌈ Secret Post #5239 ⌋
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Re: Any Random Question You Would Like to Ask Here?
(Anonymous) 2021-05-11 12:57 am (UTC)(link)Long story short, I'm a woman (~30) and I grew up with, well, websites. I'm very much a fan of websites? As a kid I wanted to have a www domain of my own but couldn't afford it. Some 7 years ago I created a blog to talk about my hobbies and it was fine and fun, but I didn't plan anything (it was like a personal blog gone fandom blog) and it grew to an extent that amazed me, to the point that I got to go to events and whatnot for free (which matters a lot to me since: I'm poor ; ; ) - because I'm a huge nerd and I love to know and spread information and do research about stuff that I like - but with that things that weren't so fun to deal with happened: I became known as a strong woman (and there's nothing worse than being known as a strong woman ...) and some older men who enjoyed my predominantly-masculine-nerdy hobbies and worked in the industry started talking to me and noticing me, and being the way I am of course I made things super awkward (not love-awkward, just... awkward.) to a point where I loved talking to the handful of people who were just interested in my content - really did, but I couldn't do it anymore because of how much those others stressed me out.
So I quit. Which was fine, because I had never expected it to grow big in the first place, but, NGL, the activity itself... was amazing. I didn't expect to have so much fun when I started. Now I miss having a website to share my nerdy thoughts and research and whatnot. Tumblr isn't really the place, having another blog might "out" myself too easily - worth noting: I'm not from an English speaking country so I thought of starting a blog in English but honestly the cultural barrier is too troublesome (sorry I just... don't have access to a lot of things!) and I wouldn't be able to connect to people nicely or advertise and promote local projects and all. In short, I feel like it's a lose/lose situation now but my mental health has been suffering a lot for ... not "pertaining" to an activity like I did in years prior. I don't think my format was ideal either, actually, it was messy. But I ENJOYED it. I feel kind of empty and devoid of a personality or maybe a voice now. And I just want to feel that same kind of joy again. Being on my free time researching or writing extensively and going - oh yeah, I could share it with likeminded people on my www! Yay! It was fun.
So I've been thinking a lot for years of how I could... make a website to publish my fandom-related stuff again, even though I KNOW it's out-of-fashion and all that, I like it and there are people like me out there so it'd be something for us. I'm not really looking to have a profit that bad. I just wanted to have fun again. Sigh.
In short, well, that's it. There's a lot more to it, though. I purchased a domain and it's been emptily parked for ages. I thought of a Neocities but I have a few... caveats about it, the community and their aims. I can't pay for the Premium plan and I guess people like me aren't interesting to them and maybe it wouldn't go... so well. Then I thought of a regular Wordpress in English but again I'm like - do I WANT that? Do I want to talk to people despite this cultural / language barrier? Many people have their noses stuck up their asses and don't think twice before talking to someone in a different culture with different experiences and I wouldn't want to burn myself out. It's doable but do I want to talk to assholes? If it's assholes, shouldn't I have kept my blog ... And then things like fanlistings have this small circle of people who have been into it forever and I don't dislike that but I've never been one of them. In the end, I'm drawing a blank. Sigh, that's what I miss about early Tumblr really.
Anyway ; ; thanks in advance!
Re: Any Random Question You Would Like to Ask Here?
(Anonymous) 2021-05-11 01:12 am (UTC)(link)A long time ago (like...in the late 90s) I had a Frank Sinatra fan page. It was really fun, and I think the best part was making graphics and art for it. It was a real creative outlet.
AYRT
(Anonymous) 2021-05-11 01:18 am (UTC)(link)Oh my, THAT'S what I'm talking about! My first few fanpages were created in the late 90s/early 2000s as well and I've always found "website making" such a fun activity, it really is a great creative outlet, not to mention, a way of geeking out without *having* to deal with other people's bs, stuff like hierarchy inside a fandom or whatever y'know - it's my website, don't like it? Bye. I miss that.
Thank you SO MUCH for replying and helping :)
Re: Any Random Question You Would Like to Ask Here?
(Anonymous) 2021-05-11 02:05 am (UTC)(link)A)i have to remember the name of the place!!!!! I am blanking right now!
B) i don't know if the person doing the hosting is active/still taking requests, but there's no harm in asking.
I hope you find some of that joy again :)
Re: Any Random Question You Would Like to Ask Here?
(Anonymous) 2021-05-11 02:19 am (UTC)(link)