January 9, 2010: Meta discussion, Fandom meta discussion, Fandom legal issues, Fansite news

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Meta discussion How to write about poor people by William Easterly on December 28, 2009 Sweaty Shoe Kleptomania and Other Tales of Fandom Gone Wrong by Sioux on January 8, 2010 File 770 picked up on a Baptist information service that warns of the dangers of Science Fiction (it promotes atheism; some of its biggest names were atheists and ‘gasp’, maybe homos too! by The Crotchety Old Fan on January 8, 2010

Fandom meta discussion Avatar: Terilynn's Trek: 'Avatar's' Success Challenges Perceptions, But do studios realize its significance? by TERILYNN SHULL on January 7, 2010 Big Fan: Big Fan Review by Jeff Leins on January 8, 2010 Essendon Bombers: Essendon Bombers on Yahoo!Groups by Laura on January 8, 2010 Fremantle Dockers: Fremantle Dockers on Yahoo!Groups by Laura on January 8, 2010 Lost: So it seems Lost fandom is powerful, Lost Versus Obama: Lost Wins! by akani304 on ohnotheydidnt on January 8, 2010 Merlin: Specifically, I said I would talk after the holidays about why I stopped watching House and why I don't really feel like watching Merlin. This rant is why. by bookshop on January 8, 2010 Numb3rs: Percolated Recap: Numb3rs: Old Soldiers (Eppesode 610) by theoriginalspy on January 8, 2010 One Piece: New Blog: ZoRobin Fandom by rinku726 on January 9, 2010 Richmond Tigers: Richmond Tigers on Yahoo!Groups by Laura on January 8, 2010 Sonic: The Hedgehog: Sonic Spinball coaster coming to UK theme park by Mike Schramm on January 9, 2010 Tsubasa: Weekend Spotlight – magnet ton by Joe Mello on January 9, 2010

Fandom legal issues U.S. Justice Dept. Seeking Ticketmaster Live Nation Merger Concessions on Hype Bot on January 9, 2010

Fansite news Hi everybody! Just a heads up that we're deploying new code and doing some database maintenance tomorrow morning (Saturday, US eastern time), so the Archive Of Our Own will be down for a few hours. by francescacoppa on otw_news on January 8, 2010