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SF-Fandom and the Web spam community by Michael Martinez on June 20, 2010
Study: 1 in 4 Women, Half of Parents are Gamers by Jennifer Latkiewicz on June 29, 2010
A third of UK population are gamers by James Orry on June 29, 2010
Geek Girls Rule! no. 131 – When the Misogyny Gets Me by geekgirlsrule on June 30, 2010
Then today I saw the raging cesspit of homophobia in many of the comments to this doctorwho entry and was reminded that it’s not just SPN fandom that has problems. by rusty-halo on July 1, 2010 (mirror)
On VVC, criticism, and warnings by laurashapiro on July 1, 2010
SciFriday: The Syfy Brand, One Year Later by MICHAEL HINMAN on Airlock Alpha on July 2, 2010
Depictions of Disability That Make Us Happy by Ouyang Dan on July 2, 2010
some meta, some miscellaney by bedlamsbard on July 2, 2010
Types of social media research by Laura on July 4, 2010
Can't remember original post, so have this instead. by shirozora on July 4, 2010
Signal Boost: Fandom Is Still Full Of Self Wanking Selfish F*ckers by the-willow on July 4, 2010
Some recent comment threads have me thinking about the intersection of a number of issues: the tone argument, privilege, assumptions of categories, the assumed lines for particular categories and people who don't toe them, and how slippery it all gets when you're talking to pseudonymous and anonymous people on the Internet. by hesychasm on July 5, 2010
(Holocaust Fic!Fail) Sometimes... is it even worth it? by eumelia on July 5, 2010
Pointers II: The Sequel by jerakeen on July 6, 2010
Power Law Models Terrorism and Twitter by FeelingElephants on July 6, 2010
Broadcast Networks are Aging but Time-Shifters are Younger by Jim Romanovich on July 6, 2010
I have a dilemma, and it's a pretty specific one, and I was hoping some outside voices would help me unpack it. by sailorptah on yourthoughtson on July 6, 2010
Kyle Bylin by Prince: "The internet's completely over." on July 6, 2010
looking for answers in the night sky. by azurejay on July 6, 2010
How I Feel About Fandom (Right Now) by the-willow on July 6, 2010
Does X mark the spot for race fail?! by Mala on July 7, 2010
Calling My House, Fandom? Seriously? by spiletta42 on July 7, 2010
It really annoys me when discussions about various fails in fandom get framed as "we should all have more empathy!" by marina on July 7, 2010 (mirror)
Wonderful TV Pilots not Picked Up This Season by Jim Romanovich on July 8, 2010
Now You Can Buy Twitter Followers, But Will Any Become True Fans? by Bruce Houghton on July 8, 2010
Love or murder? It’s a fine line when it comes to fanboys by Jodi Chromey on July 8, 2010
Welcome to Outrage World! by Mikki Halpin on July 8, 2010
Fans Leading Canon by Tamara on July 8, 2010
Giant Killing 14 – Crazy Fandom Is Tough by shinmaru on July 8, 2010

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