i think you're right that LJ makes all these fandoms simultaneously appealing, but I also feel that more people are truly multifannish (as opposed to serial monogamists).
I'm a huge crossover fan and one of the things I think they do (for better or worse) is requiring some form of fannish shorthand, some way to remind people quickly of who these people are, to sketch them when it's not your primary fandom...I don't know if that's better or worse, it's something thst happens in AUs as well, and both seem to be a matter of taste (i for one love both!), but it creates a different story, I think...
ihave some thoughts about fannish archetypes and the way meta and vidding have made all of fandom their source text but i'm not sure yet where these thoughts are going...except i think you have a point :-)
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Date: 2005-12-26 04:43 am (UTC)I'm a huge crossover fan and one of the things I think they do (for better or worse) is requiring some form of fannish shorthand, some way to remind people quickly of who these people are, to sketch them when it's not your primary fandom...I don't know if that's better or worse, it's something thst happens in AUs as well, and both seem to be a matter of taste (i for one love both!), but it creates a different story, I think...
ihave some thoughts about fannish archetypes and the way meta and vidding have made all of fandom their source text but i'm not sure yet where these thoughts are going...except i think you have a point :-)