*sniff*

[lirazel]

Y'all should go read this right now and join me in sobbing with love. I LOVE FANDOM AND I LOVE FANFICTION AND I LOVE YOU.

I just have a lot of feelings, okay?

They're fans, but they're not silent, couchbound consumers of media. The culture talks to them, and they talk back to the culture in its own language.

Oh, hello people who understand us! You can stay!

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[elisi]

You know what I love about fandom? I follow a link from my flist (and THANK YOU), read the opening paragraph:

J.K. Rowling probably isn't going to write any more Harry Potter books. That doesn't mean there won't be any more. It just means they won't be written by J.K. Rowling. Instead they'll be written by people like Racheline Maltese.

And I go: "She's on my flist! She's awesome!" \o/

(She *is* awesome, truly. She's rm on LJ, and she's done some fascinating work on mourning fictional characters. ♥)

[penny-lane-42.livejournal.com]

You're welcome!

Ha! I thought that was probably rm! Isn't it cool when your friends get recognized for being as awesome as they are?