January 8, 2010: Meta discussion, fandom meta discussion

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Meta discussion

• On the accessibility of fandom fests by noracharles on January 4, 2010
• "Transformative works" news of note by rydra-wong on January 5, 2010
• Remix Literacies Project by kstedman on January 6, 2010
• Vidding Procedural: .dvs, .m2vs, Final Cut settings, and what I've learned from trying to demux by thingswithwings on January 6, 2010
• zvi posted about the discussion about the discussion of fanworks, and in commenting, I think I clarified some things in my own head about how and where I would prefer such discussions to occur, so I am c&p'ing my comment here: by musesfool on January 6, 2010
• How buying a Barkley jersey taught me about Woods and Arenas by Greg Esposito on January 7, 2010
• I woke up this morning to read a comment in branchandroot's post, The difference between manga and comics: by wistfuljane on January 7, 2010
• a question re warnings in AO3 by twistedchick on January 7, 2010
• Comment to hit count ratio on stories by happydork on January 7, 2010
• demographics in animanga fandom - no, really, they're important by ceitean on January 7, 2010
• The secret expressed annoyance at how "complete and utter moron has become acceptable for characterization in fandom for Captain Kirk." And it reminded me of similar things coming up for other characters. I sometimes notice something similar in Bat-fandom too. Sometimes I wonder if it's a nerd thing. by sistermagpie on January 7, 2010
• BBC films of 2010 by erikonil on racebending on January 7, 2010
• xfanding Review: Comic-Con: 40 Years by Alex on January 7, 2010
• An insight into the true meaning of fandom delights , Always on my mind, Don't Start Me Talking About Elvis by Antonia Quirke in the New Statesman on January 8, 2010
• Celebrity blogs: more trouble than they're worth? by JOHANNA D. POBLETE on January 8, 2010
• How much cultural literacy do you expect your readers to have? by jtav on January 8, 2010
• Online porn fan discourse by Simon Lindgren on January 8, 2010
• Play and creativity by Ted Gentle in The Gazette on January 8, 2010
• Of RPS by katikat on January 8, 2010
• RPS, reading boundaries and social taboos by nahco3 on January 8, 2010
• A Culture of Participation, Part 2 by Sean Kleefeld on Comic Book Fanthropology on January 8, 2010

Fandom meta discussion

• Australian Football League: The AFL on Yahoo!Groups by Laura on January 7, 2010
• Avatar: Justine Larbalestier, YA Author on RaceBending.com on January 7, 2010
• Avatar: A Magical Moon, Politics Aside, Fans Dive Into 3-D World Of Pandora by JESSE LEAVENWORTH in the Hartford Courant on January 8, 2010
• Hello Kitty: Uber-cute Hello Kitty gets an academic look, Anthropology professor discussed the symbolism behind this culture icon by Anais Keenon in the Oregon Daily Emerald on January 8, 2010
• Merlin: my merlinathon, let me show you it by sam-bluesky on January 8, 2010
• PotC and Sherlock Holmes: I am well over the annoyances/anger I used to feel reading a lot of J/E stories in the POTC fandom. by veronica-rich on January 7, 2010
• Rambo: The Unbearable Rambo-ness of Being by Anthony Kaufman on January 7, 2010
• Rock music: Bomp! 2: Born In The Garage by Suzy Shaw & Mike Stax by P Frankenstein on January 8, 2010
• Sydney Swans: Sydney Swans on Yahoo!Groups by Laura on January 8, 2010
• Torchwood: of Fandom and Change by quietsuperstitions on January 7, 2010
• Western Bulldogs: Western Bulldogs on Yahoo!Groups by Laura on January 8, 2010

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