December 24: meta discussion, fandom meta discussion, media references to fandom

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Meta discussion kinky vids I have known by thingswithwings on December 13, 2009 This is not the first time I've seen something along these lines and it really pains me that these days a fic of 1,001 words can actually be called 'long'. by jane_elliot on epic_rants on December 22, 2009 The Completely Imaginary List of Reasons Why My Recipient Will Hate My Fic by dhobikikutti on December 22, 2009 we were talking about how some stories you'd rec quite enthusiastically when they were first written, but now years after the fact, they might not be as well-received by girlpearl on December 23, 2009 One of the things I love about fandom is that, at its best, it's a potlatch society. by matociquala on December 23, 2009 I seriously don't understand why the presence of social justice meta, even a lot of it, even only tangentially related to what we usually think of as fannish is seen as in a zero sum with Old School navelgazing self-reflective meta. by zvi on December 23, 2009 Race Fail by Takingitoutside on December 24, 2009 Just want to second everything in zvi's post. by wemblee on December 24, 2009

Fandom meta discussion Anime: Clothes Shopping like an Otaku For Men/Boys by Yuna on December 23, 2009 Big Bang: Fandom over the top? Why did GDragon’s fans post up newspaper advertisements? by luvcutie on December 24, 2009 Comics: There is one more Wednesday left in the year, but not on the comic book calendar. What I mean is, after today, there are no new comic book releases until 2010. by Alex on December 23, 2009 High School Musical: hsm meta? why not? by queenitsy on December 24, 2009 Soccer/Football: Football 101 - A Girl's Guide to Football - What's In It For You by Jessica Hardwick on December 23, 2009

Media references to fandom Best of the Fan Conventions 2009 by Liz Ohanesian in L.A. Weekly on December 23, 2009

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