"Editing Fanlore is often a very fun (and funny)

Posted in full at: http://bit.ly/2Y9sYQO on June 23, 2019 at 09:25AM

“Editing Fanlore is often a very fun (and funny) experience –- fans have wicked senses of humor, and you’ll stumble across some real gems on the wiki……..I’d been casually using Fanlore as a resource for years, and I would often come across pages that I knew were missing something cool or important about our histories and our creative practices. But for some reason, I never felt equipped to contribute. I’ve talked to a lot of other fans who have also felt daunted about editing Fanlore; I think that we often discount the value of our own knowledge as fans, and it can also be overwhelming to start editing a wiki without any prior experience. Once I started editing, though, I found that I really loved it — and it wasn’t as hard as I thought it might be!”

- Five Things Kate Flanagan Said (OTW Volunteer Q&A, 2019) Tags:quotes, fanlore, fandom history, owning the gorram servers, owning our history, dwcrosspost

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Signal Boost: Vidshow Discussion Post: 2009 Retrospective

vidukon_cardiff posted: Vidshow Discussion Post: 2009 Retrospective

Welcome to the discussion post for the 2009 Retrospective vidshow, curated by such heights!

This is a new thing we’re trying - we love talking about the vidshows at the con itself, but we think there’s scope for further discussion here on Dreamwidth, where folks who weren’t able to attend the con can get involved too. Anyone who’s interested is welcome to watch the show and join in! We’ll be running these posts roughly once a month, initially featuring shows from VidUKon 2019.

You can see the list of vids and their descriptions here - scroll down and click on the show title in blue. If you’re struggling to find any vids from the show, please drop me a line and I’ll see what I can do to help!