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Meta discussion

On Caricaturing Women by Tom Richmond on December 29, 2009
Fandom, Participatory Culture, and Web 2.0 -- A Syllabus by Henry Jenkins on January 9, 2010
Box Office: Bottom Line or Butts In Seats? by Kevin Kelly on January 11, 2010
I was brought up - what girl isn't? - with such conflicting feelings that while I can and do stand up for myself when I feel I'm being pushed into something I really don't want to do, it usually leaves me feeling shaken and horrified at myself - how could I have been mean crazy stuck-up angry confused shrill dyke bitch? by yonmei on January 11, 2010
The problem for me, is that a lot of times, the reality of - hey, there are real gay people out there - is strangely absent from too much fan fiction and fan fiction discussions.html by mresundance on January 11, 2010
Bias? What Bias? by the Crotchety Old Fan on January 11, 2010
Cliques in Fandom by Sarahbella on January 11, 2010
Move Over 'Twihards', and Get Ready For the 'Avatards' by Jessica Barnes on January 11, 2010
The roots of fandom and mass marketing go back to the original Star Trek series, in which loyal fans began to write stories based on the series, which morphed into those books that expand on movies and television, including Star Trek itself, and the multi-million dollar a year Star Wars books by isamu at japanstation.com on January 12, 2010

Fandom meta discussion

Baseball: Early birds grab choice spring training seats by Erin Turner in the Daily News-Sun on January 11, 2010
Canterbury Bulldogs: Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs on LiveJournal by Laura on January 11, 2010
Comics: Blurring the Lines, Part 1 by Sean Kleefeld on Comic Book Fanthropology on January 11, 2010
The Last Airbender: More evidence that TLA just doesn't register. by amai_liang on racebending on January 11, 2010
Memphis Grizzlies: Hardwood Paroxysm » Blog Archive » The Pathology of NBA Fandom And How I Became A Memphis Grizzlies Fan On January 5th, 2010 by Matt Moore on January 6, 2010
Music: Song Stories: A People's History of Popular Music by Kyle Bylin on January 10, 2010
Siege/Comics: Siege by Star Clipper on January 11, 2010
Star Trek: Infinite Diversity in Infinite Combinations - About Gaila (and Orion Girls) Space Jezebels? by cleojones on starbase_idic on January 10, 2010
Star Trek: Female Fanfic Writers Asserting their Sexuality by bcbgrl33 on spock_uhura on January 11, 2010
Superman: For male characters, Love is a positive addition to an already heroic character. by ragnell on January 9, 2010

Fandom legal issues

UFC Vows To Go After Pirates No Matter The Cost by Nicholas Deleon at TechCrunch on January 11, 2010

Privacy issues

Why You Shouldn't Trust Facebook With Your Data: An Employee's Revelations by Ryan Tate on Valleywag at Gawker.com on January 11, 2010

Fansite news

For your reading pleasure here are a list of the stories posted to WWOMB archive on 12/20 - 01/05 by peja on January 8, 2010
New Staff Wanted by whosdamike on RaceBending on January 10, 2010

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