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memorizingthedigitsofpi) wrote2021-06-17 11:10 pm
memorizingthedigitsofpi) wrote2021-06-17 11:10 pm
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hi! I haven't used a journal site like this since LJ in like 2006 so we'll see how this goes lol. I just think it's a better fit for the kinds of fandom meta I've got in my head. I'll probably post them to tumblr too but it's impossible to actually converse there - at least for me. If I reblog someone just to chat, I'm sharing it with a lot, more than just that one person.
My week started pretty well though :) how about yours?
My week started pretty well though :) how about yours?
There's something about finding the right tool/platform for the thing that you want to do that is very satisfying, i think.
and my week started out a little rough, but it's getting better! :)
and my week started out a little rough, but it's getting better! :)
I think I started on LJ in maybe 2003-2004ish, and at the time I used it for the same! Mostly my high school friends and I used the journals to keep up with each other, though I eventually branched out to some communities and fandoms and friends-met-in-comment-sections. (Even met my partner of 10+ years on LJ!)
But I absolutely agree - returning to the journalling atmosphere seems so much more like an actual community! Control over who sees what, and the ability to keep up with the people you want to... it's definitely been more satisfying for me.
But I absolutely agree - returning to the journalling atmosphere seems so much more like an actual community! Control over who sees what, and the ability to keep up with the people you want to... it's definitely been more satisfying for me.
I started mine at the end of uni when I was planning on moving overseas. It was my way of staying in touch with friends when there was a 9 hour time difference XD
and it's SO much better for actual conversation! I can't get over how much more connected I feel after just a few days!
and it's SO much better for actual conversation! I can't get over how much more connected I feel after just a few days!
*hugs* glad it's getting better :)
and yes! the right tool makes all the difference :D
and yes! the right tool makes all the difference :D
Hi! I'm also Pegasus143 over on tumblr; you've probably seen me respond to ao3cotd posts a few times.
I first made a dreamwidth account after getting into fic exchanges through yuletide, since it seemed like the easiest way of keeping track of everything. That's about the extent of my activities on here, since none of my special interest fandoms really have an active community. I'd rather focus my community-building efforts on discord due to being pretty familiar with it, while also having a sense of control over it that I simply don't have on tumblr. Honestly, there are some days where I feel like I'm just unfollowing tons of people who I don't even remember why I started following them in the first place, rather than talking to people I already follow or following new people who seem interesting.
I first made a dreamwidth account after getting into fic exchanges through yuletide, since it seemed like the easiest way of keeping track of everything. That's about the extent of my activities on here, since none of my special interest fandoms really have an active community. I'd rather focus my community-building efforts on discord due to being pretty familiar with it, while also having a sense of control over it that I simply don't have on tumblr. Honestly, there are some days where I feel like I'm just unfollowing tons of people who I don't even remember why I started following them in the first place, rather than talking to people I already follow or following new people who seem interesting.
It's great for keeping up with time differences, or just incompatible schedules.
And agreed! It's so much easier to talk to people and have it feel like an actual back-and-forth!
And agreed! It's so much easier to talk to people and have it feel like an actual back-and-forth!
YAY!
Supernatural back in November was like a shot in the arm of straight up fandom awesomeness. It was the first time in a long time that I felt like part of something, and I stopped watching the show in like season 7?
Fandom used to be like that all the time. The jokes and memes and people riffing on each other's posts. I really miss that. I want that back. ❤
Supernatural back in November was like a shot in the arm of straight up fandom awesomeness. It was the first time in a long time that I felt like part of something, and I stopped watching the show in like season 7?
Fandom used to be like that all the time. The jokes and memes and people riffing on each other's posts. I really miss that. I want that back. ❤
yeah, tumblr for me right now is a place where I perform, not a place where I connect. I think it I start posting on my personal blog again that'll lessen but I also want to try out this space for the kind of meta conversations I want to have. The threaded comments are so key to being able to have the kinds of discussions I want, and tumblr can't give me that. and that's okay! it wasn't designed to do that. So I can use tumblr for my ask blog and for my fic updates and fanart. I'll use DW to dig elbow deep into thinky thoughts :D
hello just dropping a comment here to say i've subscribed to you because i saw a tumblr link to your discussion of community in online spaces and i thought to myself 'well this is excellent, this is exactly the kind of conversation i would like to participate in or lurk around' so hi
Hi! Oh, yes, that sounds lovely :D though I will warn I'm not the best conversation partner at present XD
(Hello, drive-by tumblr refugee who’s trying to use DW more often; not sure if jumping in to older comment threads is alright, but no pressure ^^")
Seconding the first reply here—also in my early 20s, had no idea “links are underlined” isn’t common internet knowledge :,D I’m a bit of a web design nerd and I’m curious, are there any other points of frustration that The Youth These Days encounter with old standard design practice? Like, would they understand text is clickable if it’s in a button and/or accompanied by an icon?
Seconding the first reply here—also in my early 20s, had no idea “links are underlined” isn’t common internet knowledge :,D I’m a bit of a web design nerd and I’m curious, are there any other points of frustration that The Youth These Days encounter with old standard design practice? Like, would they understand text is clickable if it’s in a button and/or accompanied by an icon?
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