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stormkeeper_lovedoris) wrote2013-02-22 05:36 am
stormkeeper_lovedoris) wrote2013-02-22 05:36 am
Ok, I am posting about drag queens again but this time it's more because I need help from my f-list
I get that LJ isn't really considered where it's at or that popular anymore. But where the heck does one go when they get into a fandom and actually want to communicate with other fans??
I've tried several things...
Got a Twitter account since RuPaul made a #sharonandalaska4ever hashtag. It's cool seeing what others post there and I had a nice exchange with another fan, but it's all so brief there. (I know. That's the point of Twitter!)
On FB, I read and comment on posts, I 'like' other people's comments, and I even messaged two of the others who seem to be the most die-hard fans. But I've had no real interactions there.
There are several Tumblr pages (some geared towards Sharon, some towards Alaska, some to both), but Tumblr has always been a mystery to me. My skill has always been words, not images. I can't even make a basic icon for LJ, so posting and interacting on Tumblr has totally escaped me.
I like all of these forums, and I know I'll sound like an old fart when I say that I miss how it used to be in fandoms. I remember getting into the Misfits (in 2004!), finding![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
denisia on here, and loving talking about our fandom via email. Or getting into Firefly and finding some active LJ comms - and getting that interaction with other fans (including some people I'm still friends with) via posting and commenting.
Where do you go if you want to have a dialog with other fans?? Am I missing something? Should I just do what I did for Azazel/Riptide in 2011 and create an LJ fan page? Back then I'd feared that only like 10 people would join but we got to over 130. Should I just try it and see how it goes, even if LJ isn't cool anymore?
I think I really need to pay some 18 year old to sit down with me and teach me Tumblr and how to make visual stuff, maybe give me some Twitter pointers too....
I've tried several things...
Got a Twitter account since RuPaul made a #sharonandalaska4ever hashtag. It's cool seeing what others post there and I had a nice exchange with another fan, but it's all so brief there. (I know. That's the point of Twitter!)
On FB, I read and comment on posts, I 'like' other people's comments, and I even messaged two of the others who seem to be the most die-hard fans. But I've had no real interactions there.
There are several Tumblr pages (some geared towards Sharon, some towards Alaska, some to both), but Tumblr has always been a mystery to me. My skill has always been words, not images. I can't even make a basic icon for LJ, so posting and interacting on Tumblr has totally escaped me.
I like all of these forums, and I know I'll sound like an old fart when I say that I miss how it used to be in fandoms. I remember getting into the Misfits (in 2004!), finding
denisia on here, and loving talking about our fandom via email. Or getting into Firefly and finding some active LJ comms - and getting that interaction with other fans (including some people I'm still friends with) via posting and commenting.Where do you go if you want to have a dialog with other fans?? Am I missing something? Should I just do what I did for Azazel/Riptide in 2011 and create an LJ fan page? Back then I'd feared that only like 10 people would join but we got to over 130. Should I just try it and see how it goes, even if LJ isn't cool anymore?
I think I really need to pay some 18 year old to sit down with me and teach me Tumblr and how to make visual stuff, maybe give me some Twitter pointers too....
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It does seem as though there's been a change in the way fandom works online in a lot of places, and that message boards and fan communities are dying breeds in some places. It's too bad, really, because there's good conversation to be had.
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