Thank you! Like the Fanlore volunteers, sometimes the only online feedback I get is negative and discouraging. I try to keep in mind that even though (some) fans objected to the idea of preserving the paper zines and/or (some) fans demanded permission from everyone involved in the zine before preserving, we've kept going.
Interestingly, of the over 200+ zine publishers, artists and writers I've contacted this past year on another zine preservation project, only 3 have opted out. And the response from family, friends and the fans themselves has been supportive and humbling. Sometimes I feel there is a huge disconnect between the fans I talk to directly about these preservation projects and those who shout about them online. While I feel increasingly alienated by (and from) Fandom, I still have fandom connections to keep me grounded. Like you. :-)
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Date: 2013-07-21 04:37 pm (UTC)Interestingly, of the over 200+ zine publishers, artists and writers I've contacted this past year on another zine preservation project, only 3 have opted out. And the response from family, friends and the fans themselves has been supportive and humbling. Sometimes I feel there is a huge disconnect between the fans I talk to directly about these preservation projects and those who shout about them online. While I feel increasingly alienated by (and from) Fandom, I still have fandom connections to keep me grounded. Like you. :-)