Snowflake 2022 - Challenge 4

[prisca]

In your own space, make a list of things that you wish existed in fandom or elsewhere, and/or that you'd like someone to create or do for you.

Because it always feels slightly strange to ask for a ficlet, some icons, or artwork for my tiny bits of writing, I have decided to take a different route this year.

Here are my wishes, short and sweet.

I would like to know what TV shows and/or movies you love most at Netflix, Disney, or Amazon Prime; old or new stuff, all genre (as long as it is not hardcore horror, sorry ;) ). Everything is welcome. Maybe there is something I have missed so far?

Anyone around who loves audiobooks? Any recommendation (available on Audible preferred)? I am open to every genre; audiobook, audio drama or podcast because, why not try something new?

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Things I wish would exist in Fandom? Well, it would be great if someone owns a time machine and turns back time about 15 years. Fandom back then was different and more familiar to me. But probably people who are new in fandom would say the same if they would be thrown back into the old times.

The fact is, that fandom has changed over the years, it's much more short-lived because of the variety of new fandoms the media offers nowadays. I can't even say, that this is a bad thing; I do enjoy the wide spectrum we have now. But sometimes it can get a tiny bit overwhelming, and then I think back to the old times and allow me to miss them. At least for a while. Nothing wrong with that, isn't it?

Comments

Well ...

[ysabetwordsmith]

I miss the old fandom too. But I also note that 90-95% of the people who participate in Snowflake promptly vanish as soon as it's over -- as opposed to sticking around to participate in communities and each other's blogs. Lots of people want fannish community, but few are willing to create it. We're left with the brief stuff because that is what people are doing.

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[prisca]

Hmmm, I have never seen it that way, but yes, you are right. Problem is, that people who are asking for more fannish activity are thinking often on their own little fandom world. But the fandom scene is so much more variegated today and it gets more and more difficult to meet people who share your interests over a longer time. Sooner or later lots of people will finally give up sharing their fandom love with others but start making their own thing. And yes, I guess, this applies to me, too.

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[ysabetwordsmith]

>> Hmmm, I have never seen it that way, but yes, you are right. <<

If you mean people vanishing after Snowflake, I'm spotting it because when I check people's blogs from the intro post, I scroll back to see if they're active before subscribing. I keep finding blogs that only have Snowflake and maybe 1-2 other posts in between the rounds, but are not marked Friends Only.

>> Problem is, that people who are asking for more fannish activity are thinking often on their own little fandom world. <<

Sometimes true, but when they're listing major fandoms as not having enough activity, or being shitfests? That's concerning. And the tiny-fandom folks should have multifandom communities to gather in. It's why I made allbingo, because there wasn't anything general at the time, they were all fandom-specific and had some common problems frustrating people. It's still active, and one reason for that is because when someone says "Nobody shares my rare fandom," I invite them to come do a fest on it. They might find someone else interested, and even if not, we'll get cool new prompts to play with. Meeting new fandoms is fun, and we need places for that.

>> But the fandom scene is so much more variegated today and it gets more and more difficult to meet people who share your interests over a longer time. Sooner or later lots of people will finally give up sharing their fandom love with others but start making their own thing. And yes, I guess, this applies to me, too.<<

Yeah. That's a problem. Too much content scatters the market in a way that makes the culture work less well. Music has the same problem. :/

Me, I write original material via crowdfunding because the mainstream is not interested in publishing some of what I want to read and write. Interestingly, I have friends writing fanfic or shared-canon in my settings -- not one setting, a bunch of them; not one person, but multiple; and not just short stuff, but whole books' worth. Sometimes, this can go to pretty awesome places.

I don't think it's a bad thing if fanfic inspires people to write their own stuff. That's how we get new canons. There have been a handful of things that really lived through fandom, some interacting with authors, some separate. And I honestly think Kirk/Spock slashfic contributed a great deal to the acceptability of gay relationships, turning from appalling to cute. That matters.