Countdown to Small Gifts 1/3: Introductions

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Welcome, folks! Every year at small gifts, we start off the holiday season with a series of discussion posts. It's a chance to get to know other participants (or say hi to old friends), meet our readers (hi, readers! we love you!), and while away the hours before the fest begins. We'll have three topics this week, posted Monday, November 25; Wednesday, November 27; and Friday, November 29. Posting begins Sunday, December 1.

Discussion is not limited to participants! Please introduce yourself if you're a reader, too.

Today: introductions.

1) Leave a comment letting us know who you are as a fan. (Leave your Tumblr name/AO3 name as well as your DW name, if they're different.) How long have been in HP fandom? How long have you shipped R/S? Are you a reader? Writer? Artist? Crafter? Do you participate in any other parts of HP fandom? Are you active in any other fandoms right now?

2) Say hi to someone else! We're friendly around here like that.

Comments

Re: Hey guys!

[thefinalfront]

I mean, all fandoms have their different intricacies so I find the differences between fandoms very interesting, specifically regarding tropes. Obviously fandoms like HP are much more prone to those older internet phrases in regards to fic that a lot of people cringe at, and are lacking in the newer tropes. An interesting example is that the Detroit: Become Human fandom has an amazing amount of fic on AO3 but there isnt much that could be regarded as 'super-kinky.' I'm not sure how much of this is just peoples preferences or the kind of audience that the Canon material is dragging in. Another example is the Pacific Tim fandom which for a brief period of time drew in experienced fic writers from other fandoms, so the mix of tropes was pretty clear there and most of the fic content was pretty delightful to read, but that steady stream of fic didn't last long.