Hullo!

[oyceter]

kouredios has started a DW/LJ friending meme (DW | LJ)!

I am not sure if most people in my dwircle just don't post that much anymore, if people have moved on to Tumblr or Twitter or elsewhere, or what, but I have been feeling a bit out of touch with fandom for a few years now, and it is nice to pop back in and randomly find people! Hullo people! Hopefully this will make me post more!

There will probably be subscribing and access changing over the next few months as I work out the new dwircle.

Also, er, since many people wrote that they don't like lots of bashing or negativity in their intros, I feel I should give fair warning that I tend to be fairly critical. I like to think I still squee and have fun and don't rain on people's parades, but there is a fair amount of poking and analysis and critique FWIW. Also also, as always, feel free to subscribe, unsubscribe, grant access, or take away access at any time for any reason.

Comments

[princessofgeeks]

analysis is good!

[chomiji]

I was doing Tumblr for a few months, and it is really awkward for having discussions. Some of the Saiyuki fans were actually posting some fairly interesting ideas, but the discussions got awfully messy to follow in a very short time.

Twitter just doesn't do anything for me at all.

[umadoshi]

This is totally non-pressurey, but it'd be lovely if you do wind up feeling like posting more, simply because your posts are awesome. *^^*

I do love Tumblr, but it confuses the hell out of me that some people use it as a substitute for DW or similar platforms. It's good for shiny pictures! It's utterly abysmal for discussion! And it means so many fewer people are talking these days, which makes me sad.

[likeadeuce]

BEST icon.

[umadoshi]

I get a lot of mileage out of it! ^_^

[likeadeuce]

Though I didn't really mean to use a responding icon that implied Roy was giving the kitten a sexy look. (The boy can't help himself, I guess. He doesn't have that many kinds of looks.)

[havocthecat]

I tend to be fairly critical.

Critical can be interesting and enjoyable to read, though!

[st_aurafina]

Critical is good! There's a difference between criticism and unrelenting negativity. Poking and analysis is a good and interesting thing.

[lovepeaceohana]

In which I am apparently too old for the internet, I am looking at the friending meme with great suspicion. ("You mean you want me to follow someone I don't even know? Hsssss.")

It does seem a little quieter around these parts. I'm on Tumblr because pictures! But I do really miss getting life-snippets and in-depth analyses and way more squee. I have trouble following discussions on Tumblr! And I heart nested comment threads!

[cordialcount]

Seconding! To me relentless negativity is watching six seasons of a show you hated from episode 2 on. Poking and critique is an expression of fannish instinct.

[holyschist]

I think I feel about relentless positivity the way some people feel about the reverse (although I guess I'd also draw a line between relentless negativity and criticism, although even there...a lot of times I feel like the hidden subtext of the relentless positivity culture is "don't be friends with depressed people").

Anyway, I subscribed to you for the analysis! \o/

[oyceter]

Thanks! I figure I'd put in the disclaimer just in case; I know different fans' gauge for negativity differs.

[oyceter]

I, er, have yet to figure out how to do Tumblr =(. I was following a few DW people's Tumblr's before I started to work, but the image-heaviness doesn't work that well for me outside of home, and I couldn't figure out how to reply to things or comment.

I am still experimenting with Twitter! Mostly I forget about it for weeks at a time and then post about what I had for breakfast or something.

[oyceter]

Awwww, thank you!!

Tumblr has so many pretty pictures! But yeah, I really miss fannish discussion and the like....

[oyceter]

Hee, I certainly aspire to that!

[oyceter]

I figure people's line between criticism and negativity can vary, depending, so thought I would warn just in case ;).

[oyceter]

HEE! I know, I had to overcome some "but I need to have read this person via my network for a good year!" Things are so quiet now that it probably won't be that hard for me keeping up with more people? At least I shall see....

[oyceter]

Re: relentless positivity: hee, me too! I also have lots of memories of being told that I was harshing everyone's squee for posting about various social justice issues, ergo I feel I should warn people early on that I analyze a lot!