Metafandom
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Metacommentary on essentializing rhetoric about "fandom" as a concept.
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- Part 1 of Metafandom
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Why I Can't Trust You With The Term "Purity Culture" [Meta] by osteophage
Fandoms: Multi-Fandom, Fandom - Fandom
03 Mar 2020
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Metacommentary on the origins of the term "purity culture" and its appropriation in a fandom context.
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- Part 2 of Metafandom
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Sympathy for Anton Ego: An Antifan Manifesto [Meta] by osteophage
Fandoms: Antifandom - Fandom, Fandom - Fandom, Ratatouille (2007)
11 May 2022
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A manifesto in defense of antifandoms, arguing that they're as legitimate as any other form of fandom.
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- Part 3 of Metafandom
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A Demo on Critical Discernment, i.e. How To "Be Critical of Things You Enjoy" [Meta] by osteophage
Fandoms: Fandom - Fandom
01 Mar 2023
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Metacommentary on the concept of critical discernment, via an analysis of "Ballad of the Alamo" by Marty Robbins.
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- Part 4 of Metafandom
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Metacommentary on the application for Fanexus, a prospective fandom-focused platform, and some of the implications for new platforms more generally.
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- Part 5 of Metafandom
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A list of reasons to get away from W/F wiki hosting.
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- Part 6 of Metafandom
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AO3 Comments and Why People Aren't Leaving More of Them [Meta] by osteophage
Fandoms: Fandom - Fandom
06 Mar 2023
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Many people have complained that the AO3 comment rate is too low and have proposed explanations as to why, but there's another under-discussed factor that might be at play.
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- Part 7 of Metafandom
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Reading a Moral Panic as a Conservative Outlet for Deliverance [Meta] by osteophage
Fandoms: Fandom - Fandom, Dungeons & Dragons (Roleplaying Game)
18 Mar 2023
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Metacommentary on some important historical context to be familiar with if you're interested in discussions about sexual violence, critical media analysis, censorship, and moral panics. This history is relevant to specific fandoms mentioned as well as to fandom politics more generally. See within for a detailed list of content warnings.
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- Part 8 of Metafandom
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Reflections on Creating a Fan Wiki (As Someone Who Had Never Done That Before) [Meta] by osteophage
Fandoms: WOE.BEGONE (Podcast)
09 Mar 2024
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Some reflections on my experience of starting the WBG Wiki and some lessons for others who might want to get involved with wikis themselves.
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- Part 9 of Metafandom
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Revisiting Radway's Reading the Romance: A Critical Ethnography of Romance Fans [Meta] by osteophage
Fandoms: Fandom - Fandom, Romance - Fandom
01 Mar 2025
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A summary and discussion of Reading the Romance by Janice Radway, comparing and contrasting it against more recent fandom debates.
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- Part 10 of Metafandom