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Meta discussion

• Top Black Characters in Science Fiction by Lonnie Morgan on Wired on February 1, 2010
• Vidding Tutorials, Tips and Tricks posts, etc? by jetpack-monkey on February 5, 2010
• Mini Meta Fest: Closed canon vs open canon by elf-wreck on February 6, 2010
• I write gen. I write porn. Normally in that order. by mad-jaks on February 6, 2010
• To my great surprise, at the time I had way more het than boyslash or girlslash fics! I don't remember the exact numbers for gen or multi but I'm pretty sure it was 15 f/m, 8 f/f, and 8 m/m by sophinisba on February 6, 2010
• The question that comes out of that question, then, is-- why do people place so much emphasis on romantic relationships, specifically? Fandom, I'm looking at you. by plural-force on February 7, 2010
• Fandom with a Budget by Sixten on February 7, 2010
• Privilege, marketing, e-books, oy by The Crotchety Old Fanon February 7, 2010

Fandom meta discussion

• Avatar: The Last Airbender: Can Live-Action Airbender Live Up To The Cartoon? - The Last Airbender - io9 by Meredith Woerner on io9.com on February 5, 2010
• Avatar: The Last Airbender: Comparisons starting by erikonil on racebending on February 6, 2010
• Comics: An Introduction to Collecting Comics, Part Two by Alex on February 6, 2010
• Kamen Rider: The Kamen Rider Fandom by Jedibmoney on February 6, 2010
• Lost: Why I Still Watch Lost by Bao Phi, originally published at the Star Tribune’s Your Voices Blog on February 2, 2010
• Mass Effect: The love lives of pixels are srs bsns by fifmeister on February 7, 2010
• Pokémon: DAY THIRTY-SIX — Spoink! by on Karolina Szablewska on February 6, 2010
• Pokémon: DAY THIRTY-SEVEN — Exeggutor by on Karolina Szablewska on February 6, 2010
• Pokémon: DAY THIRTY-EIGHT — Salamence by on Karolina Szablewska on February 7, 2010
• Robin Hood: Robin Hood 2x04 by roh-fics on February 7, 2010
• Sports: FAN NATION: Teams may depart, athletes may disappoint, but the crowds still show up on game day by JOHN PRZYBYS in the Las Vegas Review-Journal on February 7, 2010
• Supernatural: Impressions Spn 05x13 by meiou-set on February 4, 2010
• Supernatural: 5.13 - unfortunately, the song really does remain the same by vanitashaze on February 6, 2010
• TVXQ: Hallyu Evolves, The Hype Has Gone Down But The Fandom Has Increased by hanleidbsk on February 7, 2010

The Slash Debate

• "but a journal, when it's used to hold public posts, is a soapbox, not a secret diary" by usomitai on February 6, 2010

Fandom news

• This Week in Manga 1/30-2/5/10 by xanadu on February 6, 2010

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Meta discussion

• I recently opened for commissions, and my second offer is from a friend of mine who's looking to commission an illustration for a published work. by mandyseley on artists_beware on February 3, 2010
• Fanboys and girls are stereotyped as obsessive geeks, wearing t-shirts emblazoned with their drug of choice, whether it be Star Wars, Star Trek, LOST, Radiohead, or The Dark Knight. by Elizabeth West on February 4, 2010
• Saints on the brain, The psychology behind fandom by Cody Daigle on The Advertisers on February 4, 2010

Fandom meta discussion

• AHL: Australian Hockey League on blogger, LiveJournal, and LiveJournal clones by Laura on February 3, 2010
• Buffy: The Vampire Slayer: There were never such devoted sisters... by gabrielleabelle on February 2, 2010
• Buffy: The Vampire Slayer: Is Buffy a natural blonde? by stormwreath on February 2, 2010
• Daria: Today is Facebook's sixth birthday, and Kara Wild has discovered that MTV gave us a great birthday present: an official Facebook presence for Daria! by The Angst Guy on February 4, 2010
• Last Airbender: First screening of The Last Airbender by whosdamike on racebending on February 4, 2010
• NBL: NBL Facebook team fandom by city and state by Laura on February 3, 2010
• New Orleans Saints: The Saints journey to the biggest stage in American sports, according to fans by on The Advertiser on February 4, 2010
• Pokémon: DAY THIRTY-FIVE — Tropius by Karolina Szablewska on February 4, 2010
• Sports: Feminism on the Field by Womenstake on February 3, 2010
• Transformers: Decepticon meets human, hijinks ensue : an essay by mdperera on crimson_optics on January 27, 2010
• Twilight: What is with all of these crazy twilight haters? by epiphanyburgess.com on February 3, 2010

The Slash Debate

• Is waxing large on the usual slash vs het debate, and I'm wondering how one could compare the two parts of fandom. by shiv5468 on February 3, 2010

Fandom news

• Diamond Truck Accident Causes Marvel Delays by Rich Johnston on January 30, 2010

Publishing news

• The Rotten Truth: What Has Happened to Fangoria? by Ryan Rotten on February 3, 2010

Convention news

• Snorfcon: Snorfcon 2010 by Tero Ykspetäjä on February 4, 2010

Fansite news

• Yahoo!Groups: Forward button removed from Yahoo! Groups by Melissa & The Yahoo! Groups Team on February 3, 2010

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Meta discussion

• There's a blog post entitled "A Rant About Women" that's been circulating online recently, and together with this response to it, I've been wondering about how it all may apply to the comics industry. by parsimonia on January 29, 2010
• Let me just say this, once and for all: violence against women is not ROMANTIC. And no man's penis, whether it is twelve feet long, gilded in leprechaun gold, and equipped with a stellar G-Spot-Dar or not, will heal this woman through industrious and immediate application. by annerbhp on January 29, 2010
• Can anyone give me a rundown on how to transfer something from VHS to a digital file (or a dvd)? by thingswithwings on February 1, 2010
• Sometimes, the hardest part about fandom is dealing with other fans. by fanbitch on February 1, 2010
• Anyway, my policy for the master list is to include offensive fics, but put a warning on them. by kanata on February 2, 2010
• Does messing with the people/chracters age's in a fic pull you out of a story? by woman_of_ on February 2, 2010
• I mean, I'm in the mood to do a Beta love meme! by woman_of_ on February 2, 2010
• Poll: Any interest in a "women in charge" community? by lothy on February 2, 2010
• Weekly Motivation from Steven Savage--Fandom To Persistence by benihimesama on February 2, 2010
• Fandom =/= Object of fandom by cyberninjasio on ffrantsrants on February 2, 2010

Fandom meta discussion

• Comics: It's A Dan's World: DC 75: BEHIND THE FANSITES: Interviewing Steve Younis of The Superman Homepage by Dan Woodward on February 2, 2010
• Harry Potter: Destructoid - Wizarding world in plastic: Lego Harry Potter: Years 1-4 by Ben PerLee on February 2, 2010
• Lost: Well, after five seasons, numerous and painfully prolonged hiatuses, and more questions than a smoke monster could shake a tree at (hah?), we have arrived at the sixth and final season of LOS by Paula Abdul Alhazred on February 2, 2010
• Princess and the Frog: ANYWAY, there's this Mary Sue contest going on over at dr_facilier remind me to figure out how to code for LJ users and it is going to be so EPIC! by kitkat1327 on February 2, 2010
• Shinobi Ninja: NY Rock/Rappers Shinobi Ninja Engage Fans With New GPS Enabled Mobile Game by on HypeBot on February 2, 2010
• Soccer: Kick Like a Girl filmmaker Jenny Mackenzie talks about how a film sprang from real life and why coed competition is good for kids by Megan Wood on February 2, 2010
• Soccer: In Praise Of... "Football Grounds With Alan Mullery" by Ian on February 2, 2010
• Supernatural: If Supernatural started today, would it still have caught my interest? I had to know. by alleysweeper on February 2, 2010
• Supernatural: I love you all, I really do. BUT! The recent actions of some people within the fandom have made me sick and embarrassed to be a part of the fandom that was once so great. by anthrodork on February 2, 2010
• Supernatural: Supernatural: Swap Meat by Sylvia Bond on February 2, 2010
• Twilight: Twilight Saga Fandom Gets Noticed by IndytwilighterAmy on February 2, 2010

The Slash Date

• HOWEVER. This one thing keeps coming up again and again and I personally hate it and that's the concept of shipping being a matter of 'winning' and 'deserving'. by firefly99 on January 30, 2010
• "The appeal of slash" by cupidsbow (Mini Meta) by cupidsbow on February 2, 2010

Fandom legal issues

• Ignited by the Comcast fiasco in the US, the concept of Net Neutrality has been brought into the mainstream resulting in planned government interventions. However, unlike the name suggests, Net Neutrality might not stop BitTorrent blocking and could leave us worse off than when this all started. by Ernesto on January 29, 2010

Publishing news

• To the folks who worry about "punishing" Macmillan by Madeline Ashby on February 2, 2010
• Should Amazon Have Caved to Macmillan? by Jeanine Poggi on The Street on February 2, 2010
• Macmillan Books Still Mostly Absent From Amazon.com by MOTOKO RICH AND BRAD STONE on the New York Times on February 2, 2010
• Major Macmillan titles not yet restored on Amazon by Carolyn Kellogg in the LA Times on February 2, 2010

Convention news

• TwiCon: February Twicon Tuesday by MVF on MyVampFiction on February 2, 2010

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Meta discussion

• But it's not just insertion, of course, because being a person of color changes your experiences and interactions. by Sam on January 28, 2010
• Why linkspam is an unsafe place for writers. by merricatk on January 28, 2010
• Mike Madrid — The Supergirls: Fashion, Feminism, Fantasy, and the History of Comic Book Heroines by Fyrefly on January 29, 2010
• You're reading an otherwise enjoyable story with lots of typos. You: by poisontaster on January 30, 2010
• I've genderswapped a canon!male just to draw her in a man's suit. Where does that fit in? by sailorptah on January 30, 2010
• 'Cause we're freak remixers baby!: Lady Gaga and remix culture by Riazel on January 31, 2010
• I Saw A Movie — American Artifact: The Rise of American Rock Poster Art by keidra on January 31, 2010

Fandom meta discussion

• Comics: But the idea that there are NO Silver/Golden Age women or minority characters. That's incredibly blanketly wrong. by kalinara on January 31, 2010
• Comics: On these shenanigans with women pre-bronze age by nevermore999 on January 31, 2010
• Lord of the Rings: The relation of The Hobbit to the LOTR by Eldorion on TheOneRing.net on January 30, 2010
• Lost: 'Lost' & Found, Final Season of Puzzling TV Series Begins Tonight by ERIC DEGGANS in the St. Petersburg Times on February 1, 2010
• Mortal Kombat: The original from 1995 was well received by movie goers and was one of the first films that I can recall seeing in theaters that has an Asian American in the lead role (Robin Shou as Liu Kang). by erikonil on racebending on February 1, 2010
• Pokémon: DAY THIRTY-TWO — MissingNo. by Tetris Petras on January 31, 2010
• Sports: Sexism Alive & Well, Even in Paintball by Nicole M. Lavoi on January 31, 2010
• Sports: The Winter Olympics Are For Sports Fans Who Like Sports - SB Nation by Spencer Hall on February 1, 2010
• Supernatural: Swap Meat by charlie-d-blue on February 1, 2010
• Wonder Woman: PARADISE HIGHLANDS, Wonder Woman thoughts from Scotland by Martin Gray on January 29, 2010

The Slash Debate

• Not Shipping Shawn/Juliet Doesn't Make Me A Bad Feminist. by garrideb on January 24, 2010
• So-called self-identified bi women by elf on January 29, 2010
• This entry is related not only to the current imbroglios regarding sexualities and genders but also to the racefail imbroglios I've been following during the past years. by ithiliana on January 30, 2010
• I mean, yeah, initially it can be disheartening to put something you put a lot of work into out there and have it garner only two comments, but you get used to it! by cidercupcakes on January 30, 2010
• Warnings policy: going forward by linkspam_mod on linkspam on January 31, 2010

Meta in other languages

• Spanish: Tips para escritores aficionados (I) - NOMBRES by Nela on January 20, 2010

Publishing news

• Hey, John Sargent, CEO of Macmillan Books, Screw You! by Henry Blodget on Business Insider on January 31, 2010
• Amazon Gives In to Macmillan and Apple, and E-Book Prices Will Go Up by Peter Kafka on January 31, 2010
• The capitalists who like to profit from high prices have defeated the capitalists who like to profit from many sales by Will Shetterly on February 1, 2010
• Selling Paper by Joe Konrath on January 31, 2010

Convention reports

• ConFusion: ConFusion 2010 pictures by netmouse on February 1, 2010

Fansite news

• LiveJournal: Attention: Livejournal ads suck even more than you may have thought. by team-fen on January 31, 2010

Fandom news

• 'Parks and Recreation' gets a third season: More Ron and Tom, please! by Margaret Lyons on Entertainment Weekly on February 1, 2010

Fandom charity efforts

• LOL Cats creator holds Haiti benefit auction by Chris Mautner on January 29, 2010

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Meta discussion

• 'The Death of the Slush Pile' on Literary Saloon on January 16, 2010
• What We Can Learn from Episodic Television by Larry on StoryFix.com on January 24, 2010
• Is the internet bad for the passion of our fandom? by Lanier63 on January 29, 2010
• What's the most frustrating and/or out of control fandom/nerd wank you've ever seen or read? Please explain why it was so frustrating/out of control for those not in your fandom. by nextdrinksonme on ask_me_anything on January 29, 2010
• Facebook, Meetup, Twitter or Ning? by The Glue Project on January 29, 2010
• Whitewashing in young adult fiction by whosdamike on racebending on January 29, 2010 (mirror)
• Mail by tonica on January 29, 2010
• A Letter for your Toolbox: How to ask for transcripts and subtitles by Anna on January 29, 2010
• When real life and fan fiction collide by Saluki on January 29, 2010
• Online gaming and the future of literacy by shava on January 29, 2010
• Fanfic - it's like BDSM play in a way? by crabapplered on yourthoughtson on January 30, 2010

Fandom meta discussion

• Avatar: The Last Airbender or The Last Straw?, or How Loraine Became a Fan Activist by Henry Jenkins on January 29, 2010
• Blink 182: Is What's Good For Blink-182, Good For The Rest Of The Music Industry? on HypeBot on January 30, 2010
• House M.D.: Is fandom burning itself again? by cadeira on January 30, 2010
• Los Angeles Sol: Uh-oh, the Sol go under by After Atlanta on January 29, 2010
• Los Angeles Sol: Los Angeles Sol of WPS to fold by Pretty Tough on January 29, 2010
• Marvel Comics: In which I ramble extensively about Marvel comics. by nomadicwriter on January 29, 2010
• Minnesota Vikings: Here's your chance to make this Minnesota Vikings fan a purple people leaver, Fan has listing on eBay; money will go toward new gear, charity by Brett Christopherson in The Northwestern, Osh Kosh, WI on January 30, 2010
• Pokémon: V Gen on the way? I think so. by yuidirnt on January 29, 2010
• Sports: February 3, 2010 marks the 24th annual celebration of National Girls and Women in Sports Day, a day to celebrate and promote girls' and womens' participation and excellence in sports. by Pretty Tough on January 29, 2010
• Sports: Fashion Police: Sports Fan Edition (revised) by A Glam Slam on January 29, 2010
• Star Trek: Quinto panics Trek fandom, clarifies by Doc on January 29, 2010
• Star Trek: Warp Speed Ahead To Star Trek Online, Special GiN Preview by Chella Ramanan on GameIndustry.com on January 30, 2010
• Supernatural: I was working out some theories on the two new writing teams that joined in S4. by blackjedii on January 29, 2010
• Supernatural: SPN 5.12 - I just got my daiquiri by yourlibrarian on January 29, 2010
• Tim Tebow: Superbowl ad situation more annoying than originally thought by Women's Sports Blog on January 29, 2010
• Winter Olympics: Travels with Jessica & Olympic Fever by Jessica Mendoza's Blog on January 29, 2010

The Slash Debate

• I've been watching this round of the whole women-and-slash discussion when it's caused ripples on my flist by sohotrightnow on January 29, 2010
• Femslash and the Lesbian Experience. Which Is Clearly Not My Experience. by alixtii on January 29, 2010
• More thoughts about hot man-on-man action by bodlon on January 29, 2010
• Fandom is BIG - any time you're tempted to make sweeping generalizations about fandom (or even some portion of fandom), you might want to think again. by melusina on January 29, 2010

Fandom legal issues

• Will New Law Block Many Slash, Anime, Manga Sites in Australia? by angelspit on January 28, 2010

Fandom charity efforts

• PSA: HP Alliance telethon for Haiti by naominovik on January 23, 2010

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Meta discussion

• So handyhunter did this thing where she recast a bunch of Marvel characters with actors of colour, and (be warned, it's image-heavy!) wow, did by bossymarmalade on January 11, 2010
• I am loving this meme people are doing where casts of characters are being re-imagined chromatically: by trascendenza on January 12, 2010
• I think so! Chromatic casting of Marvel characters by bossymarmalade here (Andre Braugher as Xavier! MULTIPLE JOHN CHOS!) and liviapenn here! \o/ by handyhunter on January 12, 2010
• Chromatic Marvel casting picspam by liviapenn on January 12, 2010
• Chromatic Casting Meme by entwashian on January 13, 2010
• about: warnings by hl on January 21, 2010
• So far, my main thoughts are that a) surely this is the new big femslash fandom, right? by crypto on January 24, 2010
• So it turns out there are people with disabilities in fandom by lightgetsin on January 24, 2010
• Fandom: An Autoethnography by remotedevice on January 24, 2010
• Making Space for Wheelchairs and Scooters by jesse_the_k on access-fandom on January 24, 2010
• 10 fandom thoughts, possibly unpopular ones by stargazercmc on January 24, 2010
• On the eve of the Olympics let's remember... by After Atalanta on WomenTalkSports on January 24, 2010
• The Economics of Fandom by Mike Van Winkle on The Freeman on January 25, 2010
• Slash fanfiction, with the exception of a small percentage (and most of it being in the anime genre; sorry, Naruto fans), tends to be well-written, thought-out, and astoundingly superior to heterosexual fanfiction. by hjbender on January 25, 2010
• About blogs and homepages by tonica on January 25, 2010
• danah boyd, Public by Default, Private when Necessary: by crypto on January 25, 2010
• Amazon shenanigans by Liane Spicer on January 25, 2010
• chromatic casting by shiegra on January 25, 2010
• Photos on blogs by Tonica on January 26, 2010

Fandom meta discussion

• Avatar: Websites an outlet for fans in love with their movies by Maria Sciullo in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette on January 25, 2010
• Avatar: 'Avatar' Junkies Explain Their Fandom: 'It's A Spiritual Experience!' by Doree Lewak on January 25, 2010 (mirror)
• Canterbury Crusaders: Canterbury Crusaders on bebo by Laura on January 25, 2010
• Chicago Bears: Do the Bears need to hire a coordinator soon? by Kev H on January 25, 2010
• Conan O'Brien: TunedIn: Conan's last show full of laughter, emotion by David Ryan in The Daily Athenaeum on January 24, 2010
• Indianapolis Colts: The fine art of the game face by Tom Spalding in the Indianapolis Star on January 26, 2010
• Minnesota sports: Sports expectations in Land of 10,000 Lakes should fall, The Vikings are now done, so let's turn to Gophers women's hockey. by Josh Katzenstein in the Minnesota Daily on January 25, 2010
• Minnesota Vikings: Fans: It's Hard To Root For The Minnesota Vikings by Darcy Pohland on WCCO on January 25, 2010
• Science fiction: Monday Original Content: An Interview With Wu Yan by Charles Tan on January 25, 2010
• Star Trek: Just wondering...Wesley Crusher by entropy233 on startrek on January 23, 2010
• Supernatural: Sam has always, always had rage issues. by blackjedii on January 24, 2010
• Supernatural: Monsters and Headshrinks and meta, oh my! by kimboosan on January 24, 2010
• Texas Rangers: Rangers part-owner-to-be Nolan Ryan bets his reputation on winning by RANDY GALLOWAY in the Star Telegram on January 24, 2010
• White Collar: ANYWAY. I think what irritates me about White Collar vs Castle - and neither of these shows have any depth to them - is that you can go most of an episode of White Collar without any lines from women by trouble on January 24, 2010

The Slash Debate

• So, let me just say, that if you EVER, and I do mean EVER start a post, or comment with something like, "I just wish all the media I consume would do me a favor and write me some women I GENUINELY ADORE", I will wish you dead. by the-jackalope on January 22, 2010
• But collectively it's all starting to read a lot like "what's wrong with the women." And I've had enough of that for many lifetimes. by acrimonyastraea on January 24, 2010
• Those stories upset me, because those are badly written stories and offensive and the authors should be called out on it. by mistresscurvy on January 24, 2010
• Lets start by of some of the arguments from the list for not liking a female characters/het/femmeslash/gen by autumnus on January 25, 2010

Convention reports

• SoDak Anime Convention: Anime fans brighten civic center by Holly Meyer in the Rapid City Journal on January 24, 2010

Fansite news

• LiveJournal: LiveJournal, Malware, Interstitial Advertising and You by Alis Dee on January 15, 2010