... it can't just be Steph and me.
I think of myself as "fannish" about media that have something like characters and storylines (text, (web)comic, video, rpg)
My interaction with (at least some) fandoms (even if they're not my primary/not a big deal) includes:
Consuming at least part of the canon![]()
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52 (86.7%)
Consuming the entire (or the most available) canon at least once (includes skipping that one bit you've been warned of)![]()
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51 (85.0%)
Consuming the canon multiple times (includes single-full-or-best & multiple partial)![]()
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49 (81.7%)
Interacting with other fans![]()
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55 (91.7%)
... to share squee/good bits![]()
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51 (85.0%)
... to share general thoughts![]()
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52 (86.7%)
... to share bad bits/complaints/stuff that could have been better![]()
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48 (80.0%)
Discussions/essays, with self or others, about "meta" topics![]()
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39 (65.0%)
Reading or participating in meta discussions started by others![]()
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44 (73.3%)
Creating fanworks![]()
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36 (60.0%)
... Creating fanworks intended to be as close to canon as possible![]()
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21 (35.0%)
... Creating fanworks that deliberately explore transformative aspects (such as relationships not seen in canon, or chunks of shared fanon) but not intended to be an alternate universe![]()
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33 (55.0%)
... Creating fanworks that differ enough that you would call them an alternate universe![]()
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27 (45.0%)
... Creating fanworks that are specifically an alternate universe of other fanworks (possibly AUs themselves) rather than fanworks of the original![]()
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12 (20.0%)
Consuming fanworks![]()
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51 (85.0%)
... Consuming close-to-canon fanworks![]()
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54 (90.0%)
... Consuming other non-AU fanworks![]()
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49 (81.7%)
... Consuming alternate universe fanworks![]()
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48 (80.0%)
... Consuming fanworks of other fanworks![]()
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37 (61.7%)
Other fannish activities not mentioned![]()
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29 (48.3%)
Engaging in fannish activities for a fandom without having consumed its canon![]()
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33 (55.0%)
Engaging in fannish activities for a fandom that has left its original canon far behind, without having consumed the canon![]()
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22 (36.7%)
None of the above applies![]()
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1 (1.7%)
Original private fandoms
At least one of my fandoms involves an original (or serial-numbers-filed-off, or significant AU) fandom that has not been publicly or formally released![]()
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21 (48.8%)
... it's released now (or will be very soon), BUT I LOVED IT BEFORE THEN! *hipster glasses*![]()
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8 (18.6%)
... and I am a creator/co-creator![]()
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11 (25.6%)
... and I interact fannishly as well as with my creator hat on![]()
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9 (20.9%)
... I/We skipped or have been slacking on canon creation because fanworks are more fun![]()
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5 (11.6%)
None of the above applies![]()
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19 (44.2%)
LOL, *really*, Azz?![]()
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10 (23.3%)
(If anyone academic/etc. feels like playing with results, I would ask that you respect the privacy of the respondents as if their data were anonymized, as this journal is mostly a play-zone, not a study-zone.)