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Case ([personal profile] case) wrote in [community profile] fandomsecrets2026-01-26 05:46 pm

[ SECRET POST #6961 ]


⌈ Secret Post #6961 ⌋

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Re: What does it mean to "join a fandom"?

(Anonymous) 2026-01-27 01:18 am (UTC)(link)
It really depends on the definition of fandom. I wouldn't consider anyone who hasn't seen the source material a fan of said source material, but they may enjoy participating or seeing other people's fanworks. From the outside, they could be said to be in the fandom, but they by definition aren't actually a fan.

As a person who only joins fandoms when I'm a fan of the source material, I get pretty pissed when someone attempts to make fanworks about it and then get the basics wrong; sometimes people come out and say they haven't seen/read/played whatever and that gets an immediate block or mute from me. It feels disrespectful of actual fans. But I would have a hard time parsing out how they're not "in the fandom".