What I don't understand is the way some people are using the terms "LiveJournal" and "fandom" as if they were interchangeable.
LJ is not "fandom. " Fandom is people. I know this because, for instance, the Xena fandom barely registers on LJ at all, but is a far more active fandom than QAF by far. It just never settled here on LJ. The QAF fandom, long before I ever even heard the words "Brian and Justin," took root in people's imaginations, found Internet homes on a variety of websites and email lists, and exists above, beyond, and independently of LiveJournal.
LiveJournal is not us and it's not our fandom. It's a tool. It's software. It's a company, a business.
Thank you. Yes, exactly. The way people go on about it makes me crazy. You set up feeds (thank you!) that couldn't be easier to add IJ to LJ flists.
It's so not a big deal, and yet, people still feel the need to try and define fandom as "LJ Only". Makes me crazy.
And yes, I too love my flist and still read it, but I post at IJ. ICONS BABY! Oh yeah and the other stuff about freedom too ;)
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LJ is not "fandom. " Fandom is people. I know this because, for instance, the Xena fandom barely registers on LJ at all, but is a far more active fandom than QAF by far. It just never settled here on LJ. The QAF fandom, long before I ever even heard the words "Brian and Justin," took root in people's imaginations, found Internet homes on a variety of websites and email lists, and exists above, beyond, and independently of LiveJournal.
LiveJournal is not us and it's not our fandom. It's a tool. It's software. It's a company, a business.
Thank you. Yes, exactly. The way people go on about it makes me crazy. You set up feeds (thank you!) that couldn't be easier to add IJ to LJ flists.
It's so not a big deal, and yet, people still feel the need to try and define fandom as "LJ Only". Makes me crazy.
And yes, I too love my flist and still read it, but I post at IJ. ICONS BABY! Oh yeah and the other stuff about freedom too ;)