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

[notreallystars]

Maybe a comment on a Small Gifts fic? I can't think where else I might have commented recently.

I'm 100% with you about JKR post OoTP. I've tried to keep up with it all and to care about it but it just doesn't do anything for me. The fandom has been good to me though.

Conversely I keep meaning to post more/any HP content, so we'll see how that goes!

[notreallystars]

Also I love your icon!

[alexseanchai]

isn't it awesome

[musyc]

Remus/Sirius is one I did start with, and I'm still fond of it. Probably the only slash pairing I have in HP! :D

[musyc]

PLEASE blather at me about Dramione! (Or anything, really.) We are few and far between here on DW. :D And because I am one of the moderators, a boost to dhr_advent for you! Two more days of posting, 22 works so far!

[sagemessalina]

Sure! It’s pretty low key, though. There are some quirks, I guess!

[notreallystars]

I'm very grateful for that link :)

[wheatear]

DW username: wheatear
Other platforms (tumblr, twitter, etc): wheatear
Active/primary interests or fandoms: Right now the two main ones are His Dark Materials and Final Fantasy VII. I'm also a longtime Doctor Who fan (2005 onwards).
I'm currently enjoying or have recently enjoyed: Harley Quinn, The Last of Us, Black Mirror, The Good Place, Killing Eve, Detroit: Become Human, The Handmaid's Tale
Other interests that I actively post about include: writing, philosophy, politics
If you've seen me around, it's probably because: I've been around for a while. I was into The Vampire Diaries fandom back in the day.
I post about: Mostly fandom stuff, reactions to stuff I'm watching/reading etc. A lot of meta, I'd definitely love to connect with more meta fans! I decided to do "30 days of meta" to get back into DW and that has basically taken the whole year. I sometimes post about politics too.
I post/check my feed: Usually once or twice a week, it varies
I want to find people that post about: Fandoms and/or interests that we have in common, thinky thoughts, wildlife/nature, any kind of academic interest (it's always fun to learn new things). If you post pictures of cats, I am also here for that.
I am most interested in interacting with people on: DW!
My blog is: Friends-only
Anything else you need to know about me: My profile gives a fuller list of my interests. I live in the UK which is why I've been talking about politics more than usual lately. Fandom-wise, I often enjoy the villains and villain/hero ships. My friending policy is pretty chill, I'm generally happy to add people if you want to get a sense of what I post about, and I'm cool with adding/removing whenever.

[walgesang]

DW username: hannelore
Preferred pronouns: she/her
Other platforms (tumblr, twitter, etc): Nope, DW is pretty much it.
Active/primary interests or fandoms: HP has been my monofandom since 2003 but I have dabbled in some other fandoms and hope to write more!
If you've seen me around, it's probably because: I started on LJ and migrated to DW, have participated in everything from Pornish Pixies to Daily Deviant.
I post about: (disclaimer, I am working to do more public posts than I have in past years) Fannish activites are retro/new video games, The Venture Brothers, Star Trek, Critical Role, The Adventure Zone, World of Warcraft... other interests include queer geneology, IRL kink, parenting, getting older, but my interests tend to expand regularly!
I post/check my feed: Weekly, but working on getting it to at least daily and posting nearly every other day.
I want to find people that post about: Things I know nothing about! I am always curious to learn about new interests and activities that I'm not familiar with but of course like shared interests as well. Would love to find more queer parents and kinky fannish folk.
I am most interested in interacting with people on: DW
My blog is: friends-only for real life posts, public for everything else
Anything else you need to know about me: Sadly I do not currently have any cats! I am married, queer, neurodiverse and raising a neurodiverse teenager. I'm planning to read more books in the new year, certainly write more and perhaps find a new fandom or two to enjoy.

[paulamcg]

Oh yes, that’s where it was. At least on The Last Glimpse of Winter, and I hope you’ll find more fics to enjoy there.

I didn’t care about the last two books so much partly because my fanfic was bound to contradict them, and I didn’t care for JKR offering facts about the fictional world and characters outside the story because of my death-of-the-author attitude. But I suppose I must care about and criticise what she says about the real world.

[flikkeren]

Sadly I don't do too much analyzing myself anymore, although I did have a review blog (I still have it, just not as active). But I do post about my reading life :) I've added you!

[nerakrose]

sure! :D

[paulamcg]

Oh, I’m glad we have this fondness in common. I figured out that my Remus had loved Sirius not only as a friend or brother as soon as – before reading any fanfic – I started writing my first fic and posting it on a forum where nobody (else) wrote slash.

[ayebydan]

DW username: ayebydan
Preferred pronouns: urgh, she/her but I'd prefer if you just use my name, Sam
Other platforms (tumblr, twitter, etc): endo_gremlin on twitter, ayebydan on ff.net and ao3. unepetitecrise on tumblr but have been off that for a LONG time due to despute with owners and only vaguely poking it now.
Active/primary interests or fandoms: general rambling about myself, harry potter, star wars, fic, ect. my journal tends to be me centric and my fics are elsewhere.
If you've seen me around, it's probably because: I write fic. I have strong opinions? Idk
I post about: (fandom, real life, or a combination) << yes all of that.
I post/check my feed: Multiple times a day.
I want to find people that post about: (specific fandoms, fandom in general, books, RL, SJ, etc) << all of that!!
I am most interested in interacting with people on: dw, or twitter.
My blog is: mostly FO
Anything else you need to know about me:


https://ayebydan.dreamwidth.org/59092.html

[ayebydan]

It sounds like we would have a whole lot in common if you wnt to circle. :)

My post is here

[wheatear]

A fellow meta fan! I read your most recent Game of Thrones post which is really interesting and we have some other fandoms in common too. Friends?

[alexseanchai]

I subscribed! (no obligation to reciprocate)

[notreallystars]

Yes it does, I've added you :)

[rhoda_rants]

Excellent! And heh, that was a fun one to dive into. Friends!

[notreallystars]

I've read quite a few of them I'm just shy about commenting most of the time!

I cared about the last two books at the time they came out, but when I started thinking about them beyond 'yay, Harry Potter!' I realised they didn't really click with me so I've mostly discarded them from my personal canon. Death of the author is definitely the way to go with JKR! As much as I love the world she created, as a trans person I find her difficult to respect.

[wheatear]

Happy New Year! We have a couple of fandoms in common and I also love talking about moral/philosophical issues in fiction. Friends?

[wheatear]

Okay, you piqued my interest with your hot take on Frozen II and I think we have a couple of other interests in common. Also, your cat is adorable. Okay if I add you?

[lazaefair]

Here it is. Rated Explicit. :)

[lazaefair]

Thank you! Also a big fan of in-universe artifacts. And using my journalism degree for totally trivial fandom things. :D

And thank you for running this friending meme.

[wheatear]

Hi, looks like we have a few interests in common! (Fellow Doctor Who fan here.) Mind if I add you?