[ SECRET POST #2644 ]

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⌈ Secret Post #2644 ⌋

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

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Notes:

Secrets Left to Post: 03 pages, 062 secrets from Secret Submission Post #378.
Secrets Not Posted: [ 1 - broken links ], [ 1 - not!secrets ], [ 0 - not!fandom ], [ 0 - too big ], [ 0 - repeat ].
Current Secret Submissions Post: here.
Suggestions, comments, and concerns should go here.

Comments

[(Anonymous)]

This is going to sound snobby ,but if you're not a fan of something, are you really in the fandom? I mean, it's fine to read fic for stuff you're not into canonwise, I guess I just generally think of fandom as being, well, huge fans, not fans of fanfiction based on the canon.

Then again, I think I'm a little out of date sometimes.

[(Anonymous)]

the harry & draco of H/D slash don't really resemble the H & D from canon anyway. who cares if the OP doesn't like canon when h/d is already OOC trash?

[(Anonymous)]

I don't care that the OP doesn't like canon at all! And yes, H/D is definitely OOC and not at all canon.

To me, fandom means you're a hardcore fan of a canon text, show, movie, etc. You then partake in certain activities as an expression of being that obsession. It's fine if someone who doesn't like the canon joins in - I've read Supernatural fic even though I'm not a big Supernatural fan, and I once watched a friends' tribute to Donna Noble on YouTube even though I had no idea who the hell Donna Noble or "Ten" was at the time. I just think OP calling it "fandom" is a bit of a stretch.

However, this may just be me. Maybe I have a more "old school" idea of fandom, maybe I'm just a bit conservative about what makes a fan a fan.

[(Anonymous)]

SA

*obsessed, not obsession. I promise I can type.

[nyxelestia]

I think more and more, these days, people partake in fandom for its own sake as much as, if not more, than appreciation for the canon material. I love Merlin fandom, though I think the show is terrible - I wouldn't have watched past the second season if it weren't for the fandom, and even being part of the fandom I haven't seen the last one. But I am still very involved in the fandom because of the fantastic fic and art that comes about from it. "We watch for the pretty, we stay for the fandom" and there's a reason why AU fics so vastly outnumber canon fics in the fandom.

You then partake in certain activities as an expression of being that obsession.

I agree that reading the occasional fic or watching the odd fanvid in something you otherwise don't care for or participate in wouldn't really mean you are now a part of that fandom. But given that how much fandom is a culture unto itself, with its own standards and media and classics and overused tropes and all the other stuff, participating in fandom isn't always even dependent on having actually seen/read the original material, let alone loving it. (Granted, people who come into fandom having little to no experiences with the original material bring with them a host of other problems and irritations, but that's a whole 'nother can of worms entirely).

[(Anonymous)]

If people like something, read fics, etc, I tend to consider them fans of the thing.

[(Anonymous)]

Sometimes you like potential of something more than the actual something. Like all the ideas and creativity are there that you can latch onto and love but the writing just doesn't go in the direction you want it to. And well isn't that a big part of fanfiction in the first place?

[(Anonymous)]

This so much.