Registration and Sign Ups 2017
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get_togetherWe're going to try something slightly different here from past years. Partly because we're in a liminal space where I couldn't quite cut the lj cord fast enough but it's clearly time to say goodbye, and partly because many of us have been coming for a really long time and it's starting to feel silly to gather much of the same information over and over, fun though it is sometimes to look back in nostalgia and/or bewilderment.
Therefore:
1) Please register in a comment to this post rather than as an individual post to the community. If you still have a live lj then obviously you can use that as usual, if you have a dw feel free to use open id, if you are momentarily amnesiac of all your passwords (or undercover fleeing Russians) then go ahead and comment anon, just make sure to stick one of your recognisable pseuds in your comment so we know who you are.
Use this template if you've been coming for 100 years, including last year:
First Fandom and/or OTP:
Current Top Fandom and/or OTP:
One True Undying Always Returning Fandom and/or OTP:
Three Characters That Represent You In Some Way:
If Only One Fic Survived the Apocalypse It Would Be:
Use this template if you've only come once and/or haven't come for several years:
Reader, Writer, Artist, Vidder, Gamer, Lurker, All of the Above:
Definition of "Fandom":
How You "Discovered" Fandom:
First Fandom and/or OTP:
Current Top Fandom and/or OTP:
One True Undying Always Returning Fandom and/or OTP:
Favourite Trope:
Most Hated Trope:
Three Characters That Represent You In Some Way:
If Only One Fic Survived the Apocalypse It Would Be:
2) Can you please fill out this google form with contact details that I can work with moving forward (confidential). If you don't want to include a cell number you don't have to, but especially if you don't have a twitter account I can ping it might be useful to be able to text in case of short notice issues.
Therefore:
1) Please register in a comment to this post rather than as an individual post to the community. If you still have a live lj then obviously you can use that as usual, if you have a dw feel free to use open id, if you are momentarily amnesiac of all your passwords (or undercover fleeing Russians) then go ahead and comment anon, just make sure to stick one of your recognisable pseuds in your comment so we know who you are.
Use this template if you've been coming for 100 years, including last year:
First Fandom and/or OTP:
Current Top Fandom and/or OTP:
One True Undying Always Returning Fandom and/or OTP:
Three Characters That Represent You In Some Way:
If Only One Fic Survived the Apocalypse It Would Be:
Use this template if you've only come once and/or haven't come for several years:
Reader, Writer, Artist, Vidder, Gamer, Lurker, All of the Above:
Definition of "Fandom":
How You "Discovered" Fandom:
First Fandom and/or OTP:
Current Top Fandom and/or OTP:
One True Undying Always Returning Fandom and/or OTP:
Favourite Trope:
Most Hated Trope:
Three Characters That Represent You In Some Way:
If Only One Fic Survived the Apocalypse It Would Be:
2) Can you please fill out this google form with contact details that I can work with moving forward (confidential). If you don't want to include a cell number you don't have to, but especially if you don't have a twitter account I can ping it might be useful to be able to text in case of short notice issues.
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Date: 2017-09-26 09:57 am (UTC)First Fandom and/or OTP: I guess it was some simultaneous combo of Young Wizards, Wheel of Time and Harry Potter. But my first slash ship was Remus/Sirius (4eva)
Current Top Fandom and/or OTP: IDK. Critical Role? I don't have a solid OTP in that fandom.
One True Undying Always Returning Fandom and/or OTP: I re-read everything all the time. Arthur/Eames, I guess? Harry/Draco? Actually Fraser/RayK might be my forever girl in terms of what holds up the most.
Three Characters That Represent You In Some Way: Uhh, Britta Perry, Hermione Granger, Rory Gilmore???
If Only One Fic Survived the Apocalypse It Would Be: I'm bad at picking favourites and remembering things so I can't answer this one.
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Date: 2017-09-26 09:59 am (UTC)Current Top Fandom and/or OTP: Thing I want more of most would be Will/Chuckie in Good Will Hunting, but otherwise probably still Fast and Furious where I love my Dom/Brian/Letty/Mia sedoretu as much as my slash ship
One True Undying Always Returning Fandom and/or OTP: Inevitable Smallville Renaissance is Inevitable
Three Characters That Represent You In Some Way: Lex Luthor fighting with family, Dom Toretto building a team into a family, Erik Lehnsherr flouncing around in purple and reacting over emotionally to everything
If Only One Fic Survived the Apocalypse It Would Be: Reconcilable Differences
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Date: 2017-09-26 10:08 am (UTC)Current Top Fandom and/or OTP: Saad/Leddy, hockey, i am predictable af
One True Undying Always Returning Fandom and/or OTP: DUE SOUTH
Three Characters That Represent You In Some Way: Kareen Koudelka (Vorkosigan verse), Wes Janson (Star Wars), Amy Santiago (B99) (this is both a good question and Hard, ftr.)
If Only One Fic Survived the Apocalypse It Would Be: Twenty Year Man (Vorkosigans, except I am a terrible person who forgets the author)
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Date: 2017-09-26 10:40 am (UTC)Current Top Fandom and/or OTP: I'm deep in the mire of Teen Wolf fic, for my many sins. God it's awful. I love it.
One True Undying Always Returning Fandom and/or OTP: It has to be Harry Potter, though I often return to Fandoms I Have Loved.
Three Characters That Represent You In Some Way: Phil Coulson's pragmatism before he was cool; Ron Weasley's emotional range; Keladry's wish for more and better admin staff.
If Only One Fic Survived the Apocalypse It Would Be: A Curious Carriage of Crystal and Cold, which is the grandest of grand space operas and which I adore beyond reason.
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Date: 2017-09-26 07:17 pm (UTC)Current Top Fandom and/or OTP: Rivers of London and Peter/Nightingale(/Beverley).
One True Undying Always Returning Fandom and/or OTP:...don't really have one, tbh, at least not that I go back and read fic or create content for. Just much affection for old faves.
Three Characters That Represent You In Some Way: Oooh. Hmm. Siuan Sanche (WoT), Peter Grant (RoL), Hermione Granger (come on now).
If Only One Fic Survived the Apocalypse It Would Be: The Aeneid, yes I'm prepared to argue this one.
anon meelie is anon
Date: 2017-09-27 01:15 am (UTC)Current Top Fandom and/or OTP: Hannibal/Will Graham but the crops are dying. Still reading Teen Wolf with denial about current canon
One True Undying Always Returning Fandom and/or OTP: ...I read everything?
Three Characters That Represent You In Some Way: Erik Lehnsherr MELO DRAMA, Chandler Bing, Rodney McKay??? i find this question harder to answer than it should be!
If Only One Fic Survived the Apocalypse It Would Be:
oh man, did it survive 'cause its lava? or because amazing?? lava would be some of the intense time travel star wars AU epics i occasionally bathe in.
If I get to choose what to save, Disentanglement by rageprufrock
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Date: 2017-09-27 02:03 am (UTC)Current Top Fandom and/or OTP: Ugh, I don't even know. I mean, officially Peter/El/Neal in White Collar, and unofficially various Kdrama pairings/OT3s that no one's heard of.
One True Undying Always Returning Fandom and/or OTP: I don't think I have one.
Three Characters That Represent You In Some Way: Angela Chase from My So-Called Life, Molly Dodd from The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd... I don't have a third.
If Only One Fic Survived the Apocalypse It Would Be: World Ain't Ready by idiopathicsmile (Les Mis modern High School AU ;-P)
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Date: 2017-09-27 08:12 am (UTC)Current Top Fandom and/or OTP: to borrow C's term, six degrees of Lin-Manuel Miranda.
One True Undying Always Returning Fandom and/or OTP: Smallville. Always and forever.
Three Characters That Represent You In Some Way: Hermione Granger (especially the flawed, grating parts of her personality), Alexander "he looked at me like I was stupid / I'm not stupid" Hamilton, and Taako from the Adventure Zone because I'm also emotionally stunted and kind of terrible.
If Only One Fic Survived the Apocalypse It Would Be: because I just reread it, Diplomatic Excursions and Other Ways to Die by Tierfal (Fullmetal Alchemist)
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Date: 2017-09-27 08:15 am (UTC)Current Top Fandom and/or OTP: I had to go 10 pages back in my AO3 history to figure this out, but apparently Steve/Bucky.
One True Undying Always Returning Fandom and/or OTP: I'm going to go with Shawn/Gus, but I think the real answer is that my love is fickle.
Three Characters That Represent You In Some Way: Avon from Blake's 7, Alexander 'FIGHT ME' Hamilton, Rosa from Brooklyn Nine-Nine.
If Only One Fic Survived the Apocalypse It Would Be: Hmm. It's either Unfinished Business - Maygra or the Burn Down This House Raylan/Boyd AU. Probably Unfinished Business because I'd like to be cheerful as the nukes fall.
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Date: 2017-09-28 07:55 am (UTC)I cannot tell you how delighted I am you went with this. I was ~this close~ but Clex edged it out at the last second. *\o/*
(We can cheat and trade in the bunker.)
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Date: 2017-09-27 11:52 pm (UTC)Current Top Fandom and/or OTP: Pod Save America (all pairings but Tommyjon esp.); SKAM (Isak/Even); Les Mis (Enjolras/Grantaire); etc etc.
One True Undying Always Returning Fandom and/or OTP: My biggest fannish love of the past decade remains Les Miserables and Enjolras/Grantaire.
Three Characters That Represent You In Some Way: I don't understand this question and I refuse to respond to it!!!
If Only One Fic Survived the Apocalypse It Would Be: That epic Andy/Miranda fic by Telanu, which I've reread once a year for... it's been over a decade. (https://archiveofourown.org/works/779826)
LOOK AT ME FILLING THIS OUT ON TIME. I IMPRESS MYSELF SO MUCH.
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Date: 2017-09-28 05:42 am (UTC)/jerk friend :D
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Date: 2017-09-28 06:13 am (UTC)First Fandom and/or OTP: Blake's 7, Clex
Current Top Fandom and/or OTP: I seem to be living in a Permanent Inevitable Smallville Renaissance.
One True Undying Always Returning Fandom: See above
If Only One Fic Survived the Apocalypse It Would Be: I think it would have to be Lanning's "Identical" SV series. Maybe not my all-time favourite fic but it had a formative influence on me. Or Blake's 7 "Log of the Hellhound" because I remember it being fantastic when I first read it and have never found it since. So reading it again would be a teensy silver lining if there were a random fic-sparing apocalypse.
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Date: 2017-09-28 10:06 am (UTC)Current Top Fandom and/or OTP: probably still hockey and Sid/Geno, but it's far more sport and less fic these days.
One True Undying Always Returning Fandom and/or OTP: Smallville and Sentinel
Three Characters That Represent You In Some Way: oh fuck me. And I already used the 3 characters that represent me joke on twitter. Anne Shirley, cause I too got myself in trouble through excessive daydreaming and reading. Evil Lyn on He-Man cause for ages she was the only character who I shared a name with. Susan Ivanova from Babylon 5 is who I wanted be like when I grew up, apart from her poor taste in men.
If Only One Fic Survived the Apocalypse It Would Be: I interpreted this differently & immediately started thinking of terrible inexplicably popular stories that would survive like cockroaches after the apocalypse that is probably due by the end of the year...
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Date: 2017-10-01 01:29 am (UTC)Current Top Fandom and/or OTP: Critical Role, I don't really have an OTP here but I like Percy/Vex and Vax/Gilmore. Also reading Rivers of London (gen or Peter/Nightingale).
One True Undying Always Returning Fandom and/or OTP: Due South, Fraser/RayK.
Three Characters That Represent You In Some Way: Benton Fraser, Nicola Marlow, Charles Xavier.
If Only One Fic Survived the Apocalypse It Would Be: Something suboptimal because I'd find it too hard to choose and have to grab one at random at the last minute.
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Date: 2017-10-01 08:41 am (UTC)Current Top Fandom and/or OTP: none? still reading queer romance but nothing fannish
One True Undying Always Returning Fandom and/or OTP: SGA John/Rodney followed by DueSouth Fraser/RayK
Three Characters That Represent You In Some Way: hmm. C3PO, Hermione, maybe Amy from Brooklyn Nine-Nine? Basically goody two shoes who worry alot.
If Only One Fic Survived the Apocalypse It Would Be: oh, hard. I have't read much in so long... I'm going with Checkmate Verse by Beadattitude (SGA) as the one that got me through a personal apocalypse (aka husbands bowel resection surgery) a few years ago. I mean, John Sheppard turned into a cat - what more can you want?
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Date: 2017-10-04 05:38 am (UTC)Re: hiya
Date: 2017-10-04 05:41 am (UTC)Yep, can definitely squeeze you in. What is it?
Re: hiya
Date: 2017-10-04 06:25 am (UTC)Re: hiya
Date: 2017-10-05 08:23 pm (UTC)TAMARILLOW IS LATE TO REGISTER AGAIN BUT TOTALLY COMING!
Date: 2017-10-04 09:13 am (UTC)Current Top Fandom and/or OTP:I think my current top fandom is Yuri!!! on Ice, and Victor/Yuuri, but I'm reading in a lot of fandoms right now.
One True Undying Always Returning Fandom and/or OTP: ALL OF THEM. I never really put any fandoms down
Three Characters That Represent You In Some Way: Characters I think are super cool: Kaladry, uh. I'll come back to this probably, too many choices and my mind is blank.
If Only One Fic Survived the Apocalypse It Would Be: ReEntry (the whole series) by Flamethrower REALLY long + great. Okay the series is unfinished (still being updated sporadically), but there are several complete arcs...
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Date: 2017-10-04 10:04 am (UTC)Current Top Fandom and/or OTP: I think it's still Critical Role - even though I really haven't been reading a lot of fic the last few months. (Percy/Vex/various OT3 options). TAZ/the McElroys is sort of up there, but again not really in a fic sense. Hockey is mostly just a sports fandom thing now.
One True Undying Always Returning Fandom and/or OTP: I'll always have strong HP feelings but I go back and revisit other OTPs every now and then as well (Charles/Erik, Steve/Tony).
Three Characters That Represent You In Some Way: Amy Santiago (in know-it-all-ness and wanting to be liked by authority figures if not in hyperorganisation), Daria (living that sarcasm life), Velma (see: knowing things and liking problem solving and a mystery).
If Only One Fic Survived the Apocalypse It Would Be:
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Date: 2017-10-05 06:59 am (UTC)Morbane
Date: 2017-10-05 01:17 am (UTC)Definition of "Fandom": Eep, this is definitely a post-coffee question. People getting and staying enthusiastic about narratives. Thinking about your book/video game/ movie after you've read/played/watched it. Fangirls talking shit together.
How You "Discovered" Fandom: I went online as a twelve year old and there it was. More specifically, Unitec's "Writers' Window" site led me to fanfiction.net and fictionpress.com.
First Fandom and/or OTP: Pokémon.
Current Top Fandom and/or OTP: "Exchange fandom", where signing up to fanfiction exchanges is kind of a fandom all on its own. I most freqently write fic in small YA book fandoms.
One True Undying Always Returning Fandom and/or OTP: Apparently, Pokémon.
Favourite Trope: Competence porn. Also fond of identity shenanigans and pining.
Most Hated Trope: Amnesia. Infidelity. (For very different reasons, if that's not clear.)
Three Characters That Represent You In Some Way: tooooo haaaard, gonna throw out some at random. Jackal Segura from Solitaire. Michael from The Good Place. Utena Tenjou. Cedric Diggory? Your average guinea pig (animal not metaphor)?
If Only One Fic Survived the Apocalypse It Would Be: Nothing on my hard drive, that's for sure. I'm terrible at saving the stuff I like. If it were up to me it'd be a tonne of fics I meant to comment on and haven't yet. I'd travel the world saying, "hey, it's so great that you survived and built a desalination plant, good job on that soulbonding fic you wrote five years ago."
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Date: 2017-10-05 07:01 am (UTC)Current Top Fandom and/or OTP: The pole position for most beloved is shared between The Sentinel and Jim/Blair and Maiden Rose and Klaus/Taki. I'm having fun indulging Garak/Bashir feelings while rewatching DS:9, although that's an ensemble cast that I enjoy all round, as with Babylon 5.
One True Undying Always Returning Fandom and/or OTP: Starsky and Hutch will always have my affection when I'm not distracted by The Sentinel.
Three Characters That Represent You In Some Way: Jim Ellison and I can talk about 'family issues',Blair and I will duel to see who can yak the most, and lastly? Susan Ivanova whose absolute 'doneness' with far too much in life I increasingly relate to.
If Only One Fic Survived the Apocalypse It Would Be: Martha and Lemon Drop's Distant Journey, Unknown Lands. TS, of course.
Rego
Date: 2017-10-05 08:16 am (UTC)Current Top Fandom and/or OTP: Vicbourne. I want Albert's moustache to eat his face off. Lord Melbourne 4eva!
One True Undying Always Returning Fandom and/or OTP: SG1, Jack/Sam
Three Characters That Represent You In Some Way: Don't know.
If Only One Fic Survived the Apocalypse It Would Be: Can't think of just one.
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Date: 2017-10-05 10:13 am (UTC)Definition of "Fandom": People getting excited discussing/responding to media together
How You "Discovered" Fandom: I blame sixthlight and labellementeuse, possibly unfairly.
First Fandom and/or OTP: A combination of Pern, WoT, Harry Potter and Tamora Pierce
Current Top Fandom and/or OTP: Rivers of London, getting pretty excited about ST: Discovery
One True Undying Always Returning Fandom and/or OTP: Tolkien, Tamora Pierce
Favourite Trope: Time travel fix it!
Most Hated Trope: amnesia
Three Characters That Represent You In Some Way: Izzy (Cynthia Voigt), Susan (Narnia), Phillipa (Lymond)
If Only One Fic Survived the Apocalypse It Would Be: I have to pick one? They all burnt while I dithered.
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Date: 2017-10-05 10:38 pm (UTC)First Fandom and/or OTP: Probably Buffy, back in the day. Or any of Roy Rogers, Biggles, Famous Five (somewhere I have an Official Badge) if you go back far enough:P
Current Top Fandom and/or OTP: The Professionals
One True Undying Always Returning Fandom and/or OTP: "…very repetitive" (aka see above)
Three Characters That Represent You In Some Way: Dr McCoy, Willow (BTVS), Zoe(Firefly).
If Only One Fic Survived the Apocalypse It Would Be:
One of "Wonderful Tonight" by Sebastian, "Paper Flowers" (Kitty Fisher), "Suitable Gravity" (DVS), "Ringing in the Changes" (PFL). Can’t pick.
Just found this open in a background tab, partially filled in - sorry!
Current Top Fandom and/or OTP: hockey (Maple Leafs)
One True Undying Always Returning Fandom and/or OTP: Leverage and its OT3
Three Characters That Represent You In Some Way: Mr. Gumby, Dr. Gumby, and Prof. Gumby
If Only One Fic Survived the Apocalypse It Would Be: knowing our luck, it'd be HPMOR or some such crap.