It does seem that there are certain rules to being in a fandom: that one must be a devoted fan of the material (what makes me laugh is that there seem to be plenty of people who've been part of so many fandoms that they like the HP fandom and not the source at all. Very meta.) that being a devoted fan means being a fan of a) the title character (tough for me, I've never so much as watched a film or tv series in which I've enjoyed a title character, in fact, it seems that it's some kind of rule for me. Certainly I've never warmed to Ally McBeal, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Harry Potter, even Ace Ventura! ;) I was a little disappointed, I remember, when just_harry's player from na was doing their q & a and they said they didn't understand the point of being in a fandom in which someone didn't like the title character. Especially since the HP fandom has so many characters, there's lots to pick! Anyway or b) Everything the author says or does ever, and every single page/episode of their work.
I think somebody mentioned, before the thread comments were deleted, that people tend to like fandoms where they can 'fix' things - I wouldn't write Neil Gaiman fic, for example, because I'm satisfied with the particular book I read. If other people aren't, or if they have other motives such as loving the characters and wanting to spend more time with them, in a manner of speaking; then why should it bother me?
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Date: 2004-12-01 01:51 pm (UTC)that one must be a devoted fan of the material (what makes me laugh is that there seem to be plenty of people who've been part of so many fandoms that they like the HP fandom and not the source at all. Very meta.)
that being a devoted fan means being a fan of
a) the title character (tough for me, I've never so much as watched a film or tv series in which I've enjoyed a title character, in fact, it seems that it's some kind of rule for me. Certainly I've never warmed to Ally McBeal, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Harry Potter, even Ace Ventura! ;)
I was a little disappointed, I remember, when just_harry's player from na was doing their q & a and they said they didn't understand the point of being in a fandom in which someone didn't like the title character.
Especially since the HP fandom has so many characters, there's lots to pick!
Anyway or
b) Everything the author says or does ever, and every single page/episode of their work.
I think somebody mentioned, before the thread comments were deleted, that people tend to like fandoms where they can 'fix' things - I wouldn't write Neil Gaiman fic, for example, because I'm satisfied with the particular book I read. If other people aren't, or if they have other motives such as loving the characters and wanting to spend more time with them, in a manner of speaking; then why should it bother me?