meme: LJ/tumblr

[rivkat]

For serrico: Your thoughts on LJ/DW fandom vs Tumblr fandom, please.

I don’t think I have anything to say that’s not cliché! I don’t think I’m a Tumblr fan, and I may never be, although it took me time to acclimate to LJ as well. As much as I appreciate pretty pictures of Dean Winchester and Mako Mori, I’m fundamentally interested in stories over visuals, and so I can spend a lot of time on Tumblr without feeling like I’m in fandom as I know it. I’ve seen thoughtful meta on Tumblr, so I know it does happen, it just hasn’t for me yet. I also like book reviews, which don’t seem to overlap with the corners of Tumblr fandom I’ve found.

Comments

[jenrose]

Tumblr is very visual, I've found a lack of meaningful dialogue, so I don't do tumblr directly, I wait for my young friends to call attention to the good stuff on facebook...lol!

[meridian_rose]

I found your post while searching for articles about DW/LJ being better than Tumblr. Like you, I enjoy the pics and gifs but I feel Tumblr lacks any real substance and does not allow for any meaningful connections or discourses. Trying to scroll through thousands of notes to see what comments have been made to a post is awful. It's almost impossible to see who is liking a post and who is liking a reblog with a contrary opinion to the original post.
I'm tempted to write meta about this. Would it be okay if I referenced your post if I do?

[rivkat]

Absolutely!

[meridian_rose]

Thank you! I'll drop you a link if/when I post :)