Fascinating.

[hmpf]

No real post here today, as I'm having The Day From Hell, but here's a link for you:

cofax's reaction to my thoughts on fandom, and other LJ fen's reactions to hers:

http://www.livejournal.com/users/suelac/58807.html

And, just to compare, the board-based fandom's reply to my thoughts again:

http://forums.scaperoute.com/kansas/index.php?board=1;action=display;threadid=11029;start=75

The fascinating thing of course being how totally differently these two communities react.

BTW, thanks, cofax, for linking to me - I think this actually made that post of mine the most viewed and most-commented-on post ever in this humble LJ of mine... While I'm not usually trying to get people to read this LJ - most of it is too boring for public consumption, except for a few RL friends - I am glad that that post got some reactions, because, frankly, the reactions so far have been fascinating.

Hmmm. Being read - weird feeling! I suddenly feel so... public. I'll have to watch what I'm saying in the future (if any of these visitors stay around), and stop posting boring things about hating lettuce. ;-)

Comments

[kernezelda]

Very interesting. I've been following the discussion both on Kansas and Suelac's LJ. Most of the Kansas boarders are strangers to me, I only go there for the fic. I'll read or avoid their fic if I recognize the author's name.
LJ feels more intimate, and that makes me feel more able to 'put myself out there' with fic and icons and little bits of my life.

So this isn't really a post of any substance, just a note of appreciation for your discussion.