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silverseaWhether you've been in fandom for a while or just discovered fandom, we'd love to know how you came to fandom! Was it that one book or a TV show or movie or anime/manga or a band/song that gave you that first spark? Or a character or characters that you wanted more of but the canon material just didn't have enough of them? Or were you introduced to fandom by someone?
I was watching the One Piece anime for the first time when I wanted to look up some stuff, leading me to discover the One Piece wiki. While exploring the wiki for further information on the series, I found it had a fairly active blogging scene, so I decided to join. I spent around 3 years as an active editor and then stayed around in the community for another few years before finally leaving because I was disgruntled with Wikia's changes. (Even now, I still refuse to call them by their new name; I'm so furious they co-opted it for their own profits.)
Honestly, my time at the wiki wasn't the greatest due to various reasons, but I'm still glad with my work. I still keep in touch with some friends from the wiki despite having very little in common now.
After my first year or so on the wiki, I wasn't satisfied anymore with the community's fandom activities, so I decided to go over to Tumblr and found it better aligned with my interests (fanart! fanfiction! in-depth analysis! not limited to One Piece! no power-leveling!). So I'd say OP wiki was my introduction to fandom, but Tumblr was where I really got into fandom.
I've always been a multifandom person on Tumblr. I remember being involved in the Doctor Who and Supernatural fandoms, then later Hannibal and Teen Wolf as they came out. I also spent a lot of time posting about various anime and manga series, but I can't remember most of them... My longest animanga fandom was and still is the Fate franchise.
I do not like the Twitter-ification of fandom at all, so now I'm not very active in fandoms, just enjoying fanworks in a quiet corner with friends.
I've occasionally thought about returning to editing, but I just don't have that obsessive energy anymore....
I was watching the One Piece anime for the first time when I wanted to look up some stuff, leading me to discover the One Piece wiki. While exploring the wiki for further information on the series, I found it had a fairly active blogging scene, so I decided to join. I spent around 3 years as an active editor and then stayed around in the community for another few years before finally leaving because I was disgruntled with Wikia's changes. (Even now, I still refuse to call them by their new name; I'm so furious they co-opted it for their own profits.)
Honestly, my time at the wiki wasn't the greatest due to various reasons, but I'm still glad with my work. I still keep in touch with some friends from the wiki despite having very little in common now.
After my first year or so on the wiki, I wasn't satisfied anymore with the community's fandom activities, so I decided to go over to Tumblr and found it better aligned with my interests (fanart! fanfiction! in-depth analysis! not limited to One Piece! no power-leveling!). So I'd say OP wiki was my introduction to fandom, but Tumblr was where I really got into fandom.
I've always been a multifandom person on Tumblr. I remember being involved in the Doctor Who and Supernatural fandoms, then later Hannibal and Teen Wolf as they came out. I also spent a lot of time posting about various anime and manga series, but I can't remember most of them... My longest animanga fandom was and still is the Fate franchise.
I do not like the Twitter-ification of fandom at all, so now I'm not very active in fandoms, just enjoying fanworks in a quiet corner with friends.
I've occasionally thought about returning to editing, but I just don't have that obsessive energy anymore....
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Date: 2025-01-03 08:49 am (UTC)I've also lost a lot of that obsession. A few people in my fandoms have gone to pub trivia nights, and they posted some of the questions that were asked. I found myself unable to remember the names of several episodes. I was no longer a superfan!
But I'm enjoying a quieter fandom experience now, too. It's a nice change of pace.
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Date: 2025-01-03 09:21 pm (UTC)But then I look at my irl non-fandom friends and remember yup, I'm still very much a superfan even if I'm hanging out in this quiet corner of mine!