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• hiatus news: fandomnews needs your help finding links! by Laura on April 13, 2010 (LJ mirror,DW mirror, IJ mirror)

Meta discussion

• Now for a fandom discussion. Well, I say discussion, more a fandom wittering. You know, the best thing about Twitter is also the worst thing about it. The people. by hils on April 12, 2010
• Your Guide To Fandom Ships and New Characters That Interfere With Them by obsession-inc on April 12, 2010
• Meta: Fandom is Part of My Life, Too! by mergatrude on pacifi-cant on April 12, 2010
• OT3s = 3 but also full of <3 by petra on pacifi-cant on April 12, 2010
• Interviews With the Fandom by Peter Parrish in Escapist Magazine on April 13, 2010
• I've just visited some of the comms I have on my watch. I read only 10% of fanfics posted on communities. Why? by megan-moonlight on April 13, 2010
• Joss Whedon’s Avengers by Ned Schneibly on April 15, 2010
• Cosplay; An emerging subculture by Tyler Cote on April 15, 2010
• is beta better? by ssquirrel-fic on April 15, 2010
• What's A Facebook Fan Worth? Study Says $3.60 by Bruce Houghton on April 15, 2010
• Which Franchise Has the Most Rabid Fans? by Marc Bernardin on io9.com on April 15, 2010
• I was just alerted that someone on FFN by the name of ConsuFer cut and pasted my story BlowJob Red and put it into Harry Potter fandom with Bellatrix and Snape as the characters instead of House and Cuddy. by cincoflex on April 15, 2010
• Certain individuals have suggested that my love for entertainment and pop culture is the reason I’m currently single, which is a difficult idea to face. by teresapalooza on April 15, 2010
• M/M Fiction. Am I Doing Anyone Any Favors? by tru-faith-lost on April 15, 2010
• Awhile ago - I don't know, maybe a year and a half? I sat myself down and said, "Okay, Imp, you are going to put your money where your mouth is. Equal time." Meaning, equal time for women and characters of color in my fic. by impertinence on April 15, 2010
• Every time I think I understand the online world... ...I follow a link to a metafandom discussion on LiveJournal and my mind begins to hurt. by Wax Banks on April 15, 2010
• No, girls are not hardwired to like dolls. Nor are they hardwired to: hate each other, wear makeup, like pink, wear dresses, or have girl names. Gender role socialization begins at birth, folks. by gabrielleabelle on April 15, 2010
• The Transfiguration of the Fanboy: How I Lost One Leper Messiah, and Gained Another, The Conclusion by Mark Dery on April 16, 2010

Mary Sue

• The post starts out good, about how "female characters aren't allowed to embarrass themselves". by kanata on April 12, 2010
• OK, Mary Sues have never been fandoms favourites, but is the hate coming in waves? Like every 5th year, or so? by tyffi on April 13, 2010
• There is a Mary Sue debate on by waldorph on April 13, 2010
• wherein Liz thinks about Mary Sues by edenfalling by on April 14, 2010
• Meta: Why Sues really are bad (and, yet, awesome female characters are great). by swordygardener on Apri 14, 2010
• Thoughts: I Have Too Many Male Avatars (and what that says about me) by verasteine on April 14, 2010
• Mary Sues on Metafandom by sci-frey on April 15, 2010
• thinky thoughts on Mary (Gary) Sues by slaymesoftly on April 15, 2010
• A few (possibly contradictory) thoughts on Mary Sue. by annerbhp on April 15, 2010

Mpreg

• Mpreg clichés: YMMV by shimmerfox on fanficrants on April 13, 2010
• NSFW MPreg Discussion and Condom Discussion by evieeros on April 14, 2010

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