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

[pyramidsandelephants]

DW username: pyramidsandelephants
Preferred pronouns: She/her
Other platforms: No, just DW right now
Active/primary interests or fandoms: Star Wars, MCU, Doctor Who, His Dark Materials, Good Omens, Supernatural, classic childrens literature
If you've seen me around, it's probably because: I'm a newbie so you probably haven't
I post about: Every day life combined with whatever shiny new thing I've just gotten all excited about!
I post/check my feed: A couple of times a week
I want to find people that post about: About the things that matter to them, that excite them, that amuse them...
I am most interested in interacting with people on: DW
My blog is: (public, selectively public, friends-only)
Anything else you need to know about me: 2020 is shaping up to be exciting and terrifying - in January I start a new job (my first one!) and move in with my boyfriend!
I'm in my mid 20s, live in the South West UK. I'm white, liberal, cis-female, heteroflexible, pissed off about the current state of politics but I try to keep that pretty low-key here, because I have anxiety issues and it stresses me out if I let myself get focused on it.

[smallhobbit]

*Waves to fellow Gloucester inhabitant* - even if in your case it's a temporary return.

[pyramidsandelephants]

*waves back, temporarily*

[sorchasilver]

Hi! Welcome to DW.

I'm into most of those fandoms and looking for new people to add. Friends?

[notreallystars]

Hi! I hope you have a good time on DW :) I'm into a couple of those fandoms and looking for people to (hopefully) interact with, though I also have anxiety issues which can make commenting a bit stressful!

[pyramidsandelephants]

Thank you, I'm enjoying myself so far

[prixmium]

I'm into the MCU, Doctor Who, and Good Omens. I also like Star Wars some. I'm going to subscribe and you can decide about the access thing if you wanna mutually add me!

[ephemeralflower]

MCU, Doctor Who, His Dark Materials and classic childrens books? I'm adding you!

[thisbluespirit]

Hi, I'm also into DW, used to be a children's librarian, am originally from the SW, am deeply disturbed by politics and don't want to talk about it here as a result, and I like babbling about fannish things I like, or random things that amused me. or random generators that amuse me. So maybe we could give the friending thing a try? (No worries if not!)