December 23: Meta discussion, fandom specific meta discussion, surveys, media references to fandom

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Meta discussion Forgiving the Bastard, The appeal of the Fictional Swine by sheenaghpugh on December 3, 2009 A Question about Default Icons (Or, It's Amateur Sociology Time! \0/ ) by solarcat on December 15, 2009 Farewell to the Casual Music Fan by Jeremy Schlosberg on December 15, 2009 Photoshop Elements Tutorial (Tool Use for Manipping) by danceswithgary on December 17, 2009 Fandomnews by alias_sqbr on December 19, 2009 so, metafandom by lian on December 21, 2009 oh, good grief! by telperion1 on December 22, 2009 You bring the chips, I’ll bring the subtext. by mala on December 22, 2009 I have two expectations: safety and respect. by queenzulu on December 22, 2009 Mental Story Whiplash by deird1 on December 22, 2009 Narcissism and vidding by cupidsbow on December 22, 2009 Discussion on Feedback by lynns118 on kirkspock on December 22, 2009 Tribes, “true” fans, and everybody else by Kellie M. Walsh on December 22, 2009 I really do think Yuletide is an amazing time to see fandom. by toft on December 22, 2009 Too much music? Technological advances in the past decade have made being a music fan way easier than before — and a lot harder, too by Stuart Berman on December 22, 2009 Focused communities by Anne Gentle on December 22, 2009 It got me to thinking about how several years ago, the most action, so to speak, fandom-wise was on Yahoo groups. by cheezey on December 22, 2009 fandom_resolutions by afro_dyte on foc_u on December 22, 2009 Gen, romance and a happy ending by alias-sqbr on December 23, 2009 Ramble: Japanese Fandom and Google Translate by lacus-spei on December 23, 2009

Fandom meta discussion Australian Football League: Australian Football League community on DeadJournal by Laura on December 22, 2009 Australian Football League: Australian Football League community on JournalFen by Laura on December 22, 2009 Avatar: Bury My Heart On Pandora by Elisabeth Rappe on December 22, 2009 Avatar: The Geek Beat: Bury My Heart On Pandora by Elisabeth Rappe on December 22, 2009 Avatar: The Last Airbender: Oriental Interpretation in A:TLA? by missing_nin15 on December 23, 2009 Big Bang: G-Dragon and Taeyang received bloody letters via Twitter by xii4 on December 23, 2009 Comics: So, the Something that worried me today was/is related directly to (in my opinion, at least) the shrinking of the "comics bubble" in which we all so happily live at the moment. by Alex on December 19, 2009 House, M.D.: If you think anyone who has reacted strongly against the latest racewank currently spiralling through the House fandom is overreacting by ticcyyy on December 23, 2009 Merlin: THEY'RE ONTO US. HIDE THE PORN. by cherrybina on December 22, 2009 Sports: EP:05: Sports Fandom on The Greatest Events in Sporting History on December 23, 2009 Star Trek: Spork! A NSFW K/S Audio Edit on trekmovie.com on December 21, 2009 Star Trek: Does Star Trek Stop Women from Becoming Scientists? by Kayla Iacovino on trekmovie.com on December 22, 2009 Star Trek: Rewatch - Season 1 - Episode 22 - The Return of the Archons by nessaancalime on kirkspock on December 22, 2009 Sarah Jane Adventures: Sarah Jane Adventures by ssquirrel-fic on December 22, 2009 Tekken: Things to watch: First Promo Art for Tekken by erikonil on racebending on December 23, 2009 Terminator: the Sarah Connor Chronicles: I'm finding it moderately uncomfortable that there are two women whose entire purpose in life is to protect John by hebrew-hernia on December 23, 2009

Polls, surveys, research assistance requests Supernatural: Intro Post + A Request of the Fannish Community by storminathimble on December 10, 2009 Hey writers. Let me poll your brains. by cruiscin-lan on December 22, 2009 Fangless or Not Fangless by woman_of_ on December 23, 2009

Media references to fandom Lady GaGa-inspired fandom by L.A. Times on December 21, 2009

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