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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Comments

[ruuger]

DW username: Ruuger
Preferred pronouns: she/her
Other platforms (tumblr, twitter, etc): ruuger
Active/primary interests or fandoms: Currently my main fandom is Doctor Who (mainly Peter Capaldi era), and my other main fandoms are X-Files, Buffyverse, The Mentalist, and Babylon 5. My other two great loves, even though I'm not 'in the fandom' for them, are Queen (the band) and Discworld
If you've seen me around, it's probably because: I'm old? :D I've been on DW/LJ, complaining about footwear on fictional female characters for over 15 years now, and in online fandom in general even longer. There isn't really a fannish activity that I haven't done at some point.
I post about: Whatever I happen to be watching on TV that moment, or whichever of my old fandoms I happen to be rewatching.
I post/check my feed: I check my feed at least once a week, post a bit less often
I want to find people that post about: Anything really? I'm interested in anything but sports :) But naturally it would be great to read more about my main fandoms, or other things I'm interested in like British panel shows, scifi, horror and stuff like that.
I am most interested in interacting with people on: DW, although comnets on AO3 are of course also always welcome :)
My blog is: public, except for the rare RL-related post
Anything else you need to know about me: I'm in my late 30's, very left-leaning (and green) politically.

Fannishly, I'm not a very shipping-focused person and tend to have favourite characters who I ship with everyone rather than favourite ships. These days, I'm also pretty much only watching media with female protagonists, because I filled my lifetime quota of favourite male characters already a few years ago.

[hibernate]

Hello! I am here for female protagonists, Doctor Who and Eurovision! And I've been meaning to watch B5 for AGES. :)

[ruuger]

Yay! If you like female characters, you'll love B5 :)

[flowersforgraves]

Oh hi, I recognize you as the person who did the friendship fic fest in mid-February! I've also been meaning to subscribe to you for a while for B5 reasons -- hope you don't mind I've subscribed!

[ruuger]

Yes, it is I :) And I can never have enough B5 flisties :)

[nay_o_mee]

I'm here for all things Doctor Who & Buffy, and I've always wanted to watch X-File. My post is here and I have an About Me. Friends?

[ruuger]

Yes, friends :)

[ephemeralflower]

I'm a new Doctor Who fan, and I'm adding you

[ruuger]

Adding back :)

[meteordust]

I love Queen and Discworld too!

[ruuger]

Yay :)

[badfalcon]

Dr Who and Buffy fan here, you sound kinda awesome so I'm adding you

[ruuger]

Adding you back :)

[unfeathered]

Hi! Adding you for Doctor Who (I adore Capaldi), Buffy and Queen, as well as some other things, if that's okay!

My post is here

[ruuger]

Added you back :)