2020 Friending Meme

[st_aurafina]

This helped me a lot in early 2017 when Trump had just been elected, and I am hoping we can get the same feeling going again, after the UK election was such a shock.

Connections are important when it feels like the world is getting darker. Fandom is a huge and strong network of people. We don't always get along, but we're stronger together.

Make new friends, reconnect with those who have drifted, enlarge your circle, and know you are not alone.

To play, cut and paste this text into a comment, fill out the details and tell us about yourself. Then go find new people to add.

<strong>DW username</strong>: <strong>Preferred pronouns:</strong> <strong>Other platforms (tumblr, twitter, etc)</strong>: <strong>Active/primary interests or fandoms</strong>: (keep this fairly short, so people will read it!) <strong>If you've seen me around, it's probably because</strong>: (how might people have seen you online / in fandom?) <strong>I post about</strong>: (fandom, real life, or a combination) <strong>I post/check my feed</strong>: (daily, weekly, twice a year, etc) <strong>I want to find people that post about</strong>: (specific fandoms, fandom in general, books, RL, SJ, etc) <strong>I am most interested in interacting with people on:</strong> (DW, Twitter, Tumblr, etc) <strong>My blog is</strong>: (public, selectively public, friends-only) <strong>Anything else you need to know about me:</strong> (A good place to talk about your fandom shipping preferences, characters, type of fic/art/etc you like. Or link to your intro post. Or put a cute photo of your cat.)

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Play nice.

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<a href="https://st-aurafina.dreamwidth.org/287751.html"><img src="https://i.imgur.com/ooqK0gK.png" alt="Let's Stick Together: a friending meme for a new year. Image is two giraffes, one leaning almost at right angles to put their head on their friend's neck."></a>

ETA on Sat morning AEST: This text box was functionally busted a few hours ago, so if you grabbed the code then, you might have an image with no link. It's fixed now, with all new alt text for screen readers. If your promo link is just an image, please replace the code with what's in the box now. Thanks for all the posts, btw! Giraffes popping up everywhere.

Comments

[nay_o_mee]

I'm here for all things Star Wars & MCU My post is here and I have an About Me. Friends?

[magnetic_pole]

Absolutely! M.

[nay_o_mee]

I'm here for all things Star Wars, Percy Jackson & Harry Potter, as well as linguistics. My post is here and I have an About Me. Friends?

[nay_o_mee]

Good Omens is my current shiny! My post is here and I have an About Me. Friends?

[nay_o_mee]

I'm here for all things Harry Potter & Star Trek, and write about everyday life stuff. My post is here and I have an About Me. Friends?

[cerberusia]

And I've added you right back! HP is my forever fandom, the one I just keep coming back to.

[cerberusia]

Definitely friends!

[musyc]

That pic made me laugh so hard the cats queried me if I was ok. XD

[alexseanchai]

*waves* I'm subscribing (no obligation to reciprocate)

[nay_o_mee]

I'm here for all things Doctor Who & Star Trek. My post is here and I have an About Me. Friends?

[paulamcg]

Yay! I’ve come back to HP after eight years’ absence – and to the same JKR’s-first-five-books-compliant universe in which I wrote in 2003 – 2010. Perhaps now I’ll stay forever, since, after all, I can still connect with people here.

[nay_o_mee]

I'm here for all things Buffy and Star Trek. My post is here and I have an About Me. Friends?

[auroracloud]

Looks like we have a lot of interests and such in common (and I'm always happy to give people ideas of what Classic Doctor Who to watch, if they're interested, though there's a whole lot I still haven't seen either - 26 years is a lot of time!). And I'm always into getting to know people who post about fandom things, books, and pets! :-)

[rhoda_rants]

Sure! I'm fine with any type of MCR fan, really--the "newbie" thing is mainly bc I keep running across people who weren't around for the first wave of fandom, and I'd love to hear their perspective. I'll add you when I get home from work!

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[sperrywink]

Obviously great minds!

[sperrywink]

That would be excellent! I tuned in for the Lou Diamond Phillips and stayed for the amazing storytelling and mysteries.

[enemyofperfect]

DW username:  enemyofperfect
Preferred pronouns:  they/them
Other platforms:  enemyofperfect and enemyofperfect, although I haven't been active on tumblr in a while.
Active/primary interests or fandoms: I read outside my fandom like 90% of the time, but with that said: Stumptown, The Good Place, Person of Interest; Ann Leckie, Zen Cho, Martha Wells, Yoon Ha Lee, Rose Lemberg, Courtney Milan; language, psychology, worldbuilding, ethics, animals; roleplaying, interactive fiction, and indie computer games.
If you've seen me around, it's probably because: I used to be pretty active in Person of Interest fandom, and lately I've been putting up the episode reaction posts on the_good_place!
I post about: fannish things mostly, with a side order of social justice thoughts.  Occasionally I post about mental health issues or transgendery things.
I post/check my feed: Lately I've been posting around twice a week, and I check my feed nearly every day.
I want to find people that post about: what you've been reading, watching, playing, or making lately, fanworks definitely included; social justice; thinky thoughts about pretty much anything!  I always crave delicious meta.  Shared fandoms are a plus, but not a requirement.
I am most interested in interacting with people on: Dreamwidth, or even old fashioned email if that's your style!
My blog is:  100% public except for a few old private posts.  I do give access reciprocally, though, just because I find symmetry pleasing.
Anything else you need to know about me:  I'm a bit shy but very friendly!  If you ever need me to do something differently, please feel free to ask -- no request too large, small, or idiosyncratic.  I'm a bit of a Myers-Briggs geek, in basically the same way some people are Hogwarts houses geeks.  For the last couple of years I've had fun DMing a tiny D&D campaign for a party of one.  Fannishly, I read in a wide variety of genres, but I tend to have a particular fondness for angst, whump, and generally doing terrible things to lovely characters.

[amovingtarget]

DW username: amovingtarget, or you can call me Sal
Preferred pronouns: she/her, or they/them is okay too
Other platforms: loveandthetruth, amovingtarget (currently inactive), SalT#6802 on Discord.
Active/primary interests or fandoms: video games, writing, self improvement and productivity, D&D. I'm also watching His Dark Materials, The Mandalorian, and Critical Role when I can keep up with them.
If you've seen me around, it's probably because: you came across one of my fics, or I used to be loveandthetruth in Merlin fandom back when I was on livejournal.
I post about: I'm struggling to at the moment, but when I do post, it's a mix of fannish and real life content. Including depression stuff, so tw there.
I post/check my feed: I used to post once a week, but less often now, because of depression and anxiety, I try to check every one or two weeks, but time tends to get away from me. I'm hoping next year will be better for both of these things.
I want to find people that post about: Stories and characters you're interested in, and why stories are important, writing, self-publishing if anyone here is doing that, anything you're working on.
I am most interested in interacting with people on: Dreamwidth pretty much, Discord if you want instant messaging that I can be notified about, or you can ask for my gchat or email info if you'd prefer.
My blog is: Public for now, although I might think about locking if if I manage to post more personal stuff.
Anything else you need to know about me: I'm a depressed, disabled, and anxious fiend and I've been struggling a lot this year. I prefer to focus on the positive when I can -- people should be treated decently, but I can get easily upset by the angrier side of social justice. I'd really like to find friends who are trying to balance getting better with getting things done. I need a lot of love and patient encouragement. There's an intro post here and one time I made myself stats like I was a D&D character if you think that's cool.

Look it's me

image from charlataned

[paulamcg]

Thank you for adding me! I’ve been happy to add you back.

I don’t really care for or about what JKR has done since OotP, while I must be grateful (do I hear your voice here, Remus?) to her for the HP fandom and for her first five books, which inspired the fic I still write.

Maybe I’ll manage to post about other things besides HP now that I’ve got friends. I do think I’ve seen your name somewhere recently.

[paulamcg]

Thank you for adding me! Having returned to the fandom after an absence of eight years, I’m glad to find people who still create in HP. Although in my writing I’m a Remus/Sirius fan, I’m willing to read and discuss more widely.

[paulamcg]

Thanks for adding me! It’s wonderful to meet people and realise we’ve got things in common. My youngest son was five when I first entered fandom in 2003!

[sagemessalina]

Yeah!

[worlds_of_smoke]

Hello! Anyone who is a fan of rats is a person I can get behind. And you sound interesting outside of that too! :) Friends??

[sperrywink]

Ooohhh, Dramione! One of my all-time favorite pairings, even if I don't post about them much except recs.

If you wouldn't mind some real life blathering from a fellow dramione fan, I'd love to be friends!

[notreallystars]

Hi! I've added you back :)