Meta & fandom meta, publishing, convention & conference news, legal issues, scholarships

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Meta discussion

• Project Fanboy by neo_prodigy on noscans_daily on February 16, 2010
• Ratings by Tonica on February 17, 2010
• Adaptation Addict: When Is A Movie As Good As The Book? by Jenn Falls on February 17, 2010
• Using Polls for Feedback on Fic by cruiscin-lan on February 17, 2010
• On Writing Horrible Human Beings by arachnekallisti on February 19, 2010
• Party like it's 1993, Y'all. by cesperanza on February 19, 2010
• Fanfiction.net Fail – Ads by Nile Flores on February 19, 2010

Fandom meta discussion

• The Big Bang Theory: The Big Bang Theory vs. Stereotyping by hesperia on metafans on February 18, 2010
• Comics: DC 75: BEHIND THE FANSITES: Interviewing Bill Walko of The Titans Tower (Part 2) by IT'S A DANS WORLD on February 19, 2010
• Comics: Hack Attack by Alex on February 19, 2010
• Comics: TCJ.com/fail by Noah Berlatsky on tcj.com on February 19, 2010
• Doctor Who: The Week's Tetrap Droppings by Angry Who Fan on February 19, 2010
• Fables: PhD Dissertation on the Fables Comic in Tampere by Tero Ykspetäjäon February 18, 2010
• Jane Austen: Austen fandom and prejudice by anghraine on February 18, 2010
• Kpop: Why is Kpop so Srs Bzns? by ciaodahling on February 18, 2010
• Manga: Tech Friday: You Won’t Find These in Any Textbook by Manga Mom on February 19, 2010
• Movies: Sorting Through the Madness: Festivals, Budgets, and Film Finance by Jim on February 19, 2010
• Planet Hulk: I Smash … Planet Hulk by Richard Cook on February 17, 2010
• Soccer: The Justin Campaign and the Football v. Homophobia Initiative are gaining traction in the press due partly to their great use of social networking sites like Facebook and Twitter by Personal S.A. on February 18, 2010
• Video games: New Survey Reveals Social Gaming Phenomenon in U.S. and U.K. by Atari on February 17, 2010
• Wall-E: Do you think everybody speaks English in WALL-E's future? by netbug009 on walla_meta on February 17, 2010

Fandom legal issues

• Gamers More Frightening than Biker Gangs, says Michael Atkinson by David Radd on February 17, 2010
• Bound By Law? by Noah Berlatsky on February 18, 2010
• Copyright Kills Culture: Lethem and Paley sing the blues by caro on February 18, 2010

Conference and convention news

• The Message is in the Music: Hip Hop Feminism, Riot Grrrl, Latina Music, and More by Mary on February 17, 2010
• Help Wanted! Think Galacticon 2011 Needs You. on February 19, 2010

Captain America Meets the Teabaggers

• The Gauntlet: The Amazing Minuteman vs. Mr. Negative Stereotype by Kyle DuVall on February 19, 2010
• The Citizen's Arrest: Marvel Comics flips dissenters the bird, sides with government. How anti-establishment, man. by PostPunkery on February 19, 2010
• The Real Protests of Captain America #602 by Marcus McElhaney on February 19, 2010

Scholarships

• WomenGamers.com is proud to be co-sponsoring the fourth annual scholarship for girls ages 8 to 18 who want to attend a fantastic summer experience at the National Computer Camp (NCC). by Atari on February 17, 2010

Publishing news

• We might not Google the author of every submission, but every submission that I’m serious about gets the Google treatment. by Meghan Conrad, Editor, Ellora’s Cave Publishing Inc. on February 16, 2010

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