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

[unfeathered]

Ooh, Gentleman Jack - I need to add that to my interests list! It's not something I've seen anyone writing about, but I adored it and would love to read more about. We also have geography, Good Omens and MCU in common so I'm friending you, hope that's okay! :-)

[pauraque]

It looks like we have a couple of interests in common (TNG is my favorite Trek!) and I love reading book reviews, so adding you. :)

[pauraque]

I'm in HP fandom (and don't care much for JKR's opinions) and I'm trans and bi and maybe we should be friends? Adding you. :)

[pauraque]

It looks like we have some shared interests, so I'm adding you if you don't mind!

[pauraque]

I think we have some shared interests and your posts look interesting, so I'm adding you!

[pauraque]

I love talking books! Adding you. :)

[evelyn_b]

Of course!

[pauraque]

Hey, I know you! Your VOY fic was one of my favorites in femslashex this year. Adding you. :)

[evelyn_b]

Welcome!

[evelyn_b]

:D

Hello!

[nachodiablo]

DW username: NachoDiablo
Preferred pronouns: he/they
Other platforms (tumblr, twitter, etc): I jump around, check my DW sticky for contact info.
Active/primary interests or fandoms: HP (Marauders, Femslash) and MCU (Team Cap!)
If you've seen me around, it's probably because: I run various fests in both my fandoms and also talk a lot about trans/poc issues in fandom. Also I got nacho icons for days.
I post about: fandom, original writing, my husky pup
I post/check my feed: Post at least weekly, check my feed daily
I want to find people that post about: writing, book recs, femslash, HP or MCU fan stuff
I am most interested in interacting with people on: DW or Discord
My blog is: public
Anything else you need to know about me: I am trying to get my life in order and use "lol" less often in 2020.

[nachodiablo]

Husky pup!! I've got one at home, too :D

[skygiants]

It is one of my favorite things too! :D

[enchanted_jae]

Lovely, thank you! I'll add you here, now, and at the other when I log in there again.

[dine]

Olivier is a Very Handsome Gentleman :) -and he knows it.

if you read turps' posts you've most likely seen my comments, or her occasional mention of getting mail from me

[libbi]

Sounds good! I've added you back. And I love your icon!

[dine]

I skimmed some of your journal entries, and could quite like reading your posts, I think. check out some of mine, and get a feel for my writing style and interests/focuses

[flikkeren]

Of course! :)

Re: Page your host here

[heartonsnow]

eeep - someone added me 9 hours ago and then got suspended!!

In good news I do have one new friend so far! x

[rhoda_rants]

They are precious and floofy and wonderful!

[entwinedlove]

DW username: entwinedlove
Preferred pronouns: she/her
Other platforms (tumblr, twitter, etc): I'm here on DW more than anywhere else but you can find me on entwinedlove, ivyentwined, and rarely entwinedlove.
Active/primary interests or fandoms: HP (mostly Hermione-centric), MCU (Captain America-centric), Grimm, Game of Thrones, Firefly, Horizon: Zero Dawn, The Sims (2 & 3) and Van Helsing
If you've seen me around, it's probably because: I write!
I post about: fandom and real-life, usually writing or yarncrafting focused
I post/check my feed: I check my feed daily but I post sporadically, though I'm hoping to be posting more regularly in 2020
I want to find people that post about: fandom: HP, Grimm, MCU (Steve-friendly), yarncrafting within fandom, or knitting and crochet in general
I am most interested in interacting with people on: DW or Discord
My blog is: public
Anything else you need to know about me: I write mostly cishet characters and relationships but I'm trying to be more inclusive. I'm in my 30s, married, work from home, have some chronic health issues, and 4 cats. This is Eowyn:

[enemyofperfect]

Awesome, I'm glad to meet you and will be adding you right back!

[auroracloud]

Sorry for my delay in getting back to you. Between Christmas, Yuletide, and family visits, I haven't had enough energy lately to focus on checking out new people, so I took a while to get back to the most recent comments here. Anyway, you seem nice and we seem to have a lot of shared interests, so I'd be glad to get to know you. I'm not sure how often I post about music, but I do love it, many different kinds of it, and I post about it sometimes at least. :-)

[unfeathered]

Hi! We seem to have quite a few fandoms in common, and I like the way you write so I've friended you - hope that's okay? I too am particularly interested in people who write more about fandom stuff than RL! :-)

[unfeathered]

Hi! I have friended you, less due to major fandom overlap (although they do overlap some) but more to the fact that I like your writing and I also want to talk more about fandom than RL! :-)