January 3, 2010: Meta discussion, fandom meta discussion, Polls, surveys, research requests

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Meta discussion

• Fandom was a subcultural mental space created initially by artists and writers, and then vidders, for the reason of creating works that were against the grain of mainstream culture, to satirize, criticize, and flaunt conventions and things held sacred. by 2-persep on December 30, 2009
• Vidding: Background reading (1/2) by thuviaptarth on January 1, 2010
• 2009 yuletide writers, show thyselves! by Jae on January 1, 2010
• yuletide: Why talking about these things is awesome by jadelennox on January 1, 2010
• I've been pondering places to post fancomics after experimenting a bit with An Archive of Their Own and DeviantArt. by alias_sqbr on fan_comics January 2, 2010
• yuletide: gift exchanges: to prompt or not to prompt? by thingswithwings on January 2, 2010
• The Long-Promised Teal Deer About Slash Fiction by matrixrefugee on January 2, 2010
• 2010: the year when fandom becomes serious business by kdccdk on The Learned Fangirl on January 2, 2010
• Manga Discoveries: Why the Hell Am I Reading BL . . . by Sapphire Pyro on January 2, 2010
• searching "L cosplay" on YouTube made me hate my cosplay fandom more than I ever have before. by daidaikiiro on January 3, 2010

Fandom meta discussion

• Formula One: Rant on American F1 fandom, and the perils of stardom by VMR on Formula 1 Blog on January 3, 2010
• Harry Potter: Harry Potter, Internet transform book industry, Boy wizard catapults kids' stories to forefront; technology alters how people buy, read books by Colette Bancroft in the St. Petersburg Times on December 3, 2010
• Johnny: Johnny’s Fandom 2009 Year End Survey Results by Kamichan on January 2, 2010
• The Sentinel: Sherlock Holmes as a Sentinel? by nightshadow_t2 on ts_talk on December 29, 2009
• The Sentinel: Episode Discussion - Nightshift by lunaeclipser on ts_talk on January 3, 2009
• Survivor: Survivors pick their ‘Survivor’ all-stars by Debbie Little on SurvivorFandom.com on December 31, 2009

Polls, surveys, research assistance requests

• Are there any places in which initial fan reactions to Ellen, Jo, and Ruby have been saved? by storminathimble on January 2, 2010

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