Meta & fandom meta, conference news, fandom charity efforts

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Meta discussion

• Difference in styles between what you like and what you draw fanart for by alias_sqbr on yourthoughtson on February 7, 2010
• Structures of Argument; Structure of Discord by legionseagle on February 8, 2010
• The abused kids of fandom and you (warning, meta ahead) by lady-ganesh on February 9, 2010
• Fandom has (or used to have, perhaps it has passed? Please, god, let it have passed) a real love/hate relationship with numbers -- how big your f-list is, how many comments you get, or whether you're that eternal bogey the BNF (how I've come to loathe that whole concept and how it's used) -- so we don't tend to talk about the effects of large social networks. by cupidsbow on February 9, 2010
• 12 Successful SF Authors Who've Written Racy Fanfic by Charlie Jane Anders on io9.com on February 9, 2010
• Are We Selling Movies for Less Than They are Worth? by Jim on February 9, 2010
• Top 5 Favorite: TV Meta-Reality by The TV Girl on February 9, 2010
• Any advice for a first time slash writer? by manonlechat on February 10, 2010

Fandom meta discussion

• Aquaman: DC 75: BEHIND THE FANSITES: Interviewing Robert J. Kelly of The Aquaman Shrine by Dan Woodward on February 10, 2010
• Avatar: 'Avatar' Junkies Are Proud Of Their True-Blue Fandom, 'I was starting to recite the lines just before they were happening,' one fan says of his 15 screenings. by Doree Lewak on MTV.com on February 9, 2010
• Buffy: The Vampire Slayer: Is Ethan Rayne evil? Discuss! My answer: classic chaotic neutral. by antennapedia on February 9, 2010
• Buffy: The Vampire Slayer: I've been thinking about the similarities between some the het pairings that I like, and also on how those pairings are often portrayed in fandom. by aisalynn on February 10, 2010
• Children of Earth: Children Of Earth - Day Four and Day Five Rewatch by jo02 on February 10, 2010
• Melbourne Tigers: Melbourne Tigers on Yahoo!Group by Laura on February 9, 2010
• Supernatural: SPN: 4.20, 4.21, 4.22 by vire-volte on February 8, 2010
• Supernatural: 5.13 The Song Remains The Same: We Have To Try by bardicvoice on February 9, 2010
• Twilight: Jennie Garth talks about the Twilight Fandom by AmyO on TwilightMoms.com on February 9, 2010

Conference news

• Women in Games: University of Bradford and Bradford College host Women In Games 2010 conference by Atari on February 10, 2010

Fandom charity efforts

• Peter Facinelli unites Twilight Fandom with 'TwiHards 4 Charity' by AmyO on TwilightMoms.com on February 9, 2010

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