Meta & fandom meta, plagiarism issues, charity efforts

[tikatu]

Meta discussion

• Not your punchline, Amanda Palmer. by Lauredhel on March 2, 2010
• Selling at a Furry Convention - A few more things... by whereismyart on March 3, 2010
• RIAA Tells Fans To Stop Nibbling by Bruce Houghton on March 4, 2010
• The Blog of a Writer: A little gift to the pigs stealing my work! THE FANDOM WRITER, The Bullet To The Head Edit by Nickolaus Pacione on March 4, 2010
• On Anti-Fans and Paratexts: An Interview with Jonathan Gray (Part One) by Henry Jenkins on March 4, 2010
• As with all such things, Sturgeon’s law does apply, but I’ve found that there’s a handy guide to winnowing out the absolute crap in fanlit, and I’m going to share it with all my (How many now? Two?) readers out there in hope of sparing you some pain. by dargie on March 4, 2010

Fandom meta discussion

• American Idol: ‘American Idol’ And The Mystery Of The Disappearing Twitters by Becky Bain on March 4, 2010
• Buffy: The Vampire Slayer: (Review) BtVS 8.33 'Twilight' Part 2 by stormwreath on March 5, 2010
• Matthew Ebel: Why Matthew Ebel Is Leaving SellaBand by Bruce Houghton on March 4, 2010
• Twilight: What is with all of these crazy twilight haters? by acdisini on March 4, 2010

Charity efforts

• Celebrities and Fans Meet for Fun and Fundraising by Danielle Turchiano on March 4, 2010
• SFContario News Blog: fandom helping Haiti by Alex on March 4, 2010

Plagiarism reports

• The Nick Simmons Plagiarism Scandal by Jonathan Bailey on March 4, 2010
• It's All Fun and Games 'Til the Fandom Wants Blood by 64oldman on March 4, 2010

Submission help: You can (1) submit the link in the comments of a recent post on fandomnews, (2) by e-mailing fandomnews@fanhistory.com or (3) by editing today's link list.