Ye Olde Fandom Places

[elz]

So this is something I've been craving for years now, frankly, but - if I set up an old-school kind of message board space (maybe a little nicer/cleaner than that) for fannish discussion, would anyone be interested?

Just - it feels like there's a hole in fandom where that should be. Conversations, longer than tweet-length, easier to keep up with than a chat, not the same kind of perceived commitment as a journal entry, more text-based and connected than Tumblr. Shared spaces for community to happen, where no one has to apologize for being over 25. :P That sense of "what's everyone watching/reading/making?" and "let's talk about it, coherently or not". Semi-private or invite-only, maybe, to avoid trolls and marketers and people googling themselves. Because I feel like we've kind of lost those places to cultivate enthusiasm together, and I miss it.

Honestly, even if only a few people were interested, I'd give it a try. Not everything has to be AO3-sized, and in fact, that might be a nice change of pace.

(PS: Marathoned all of The Good Place, loved it. Had weird dreams about Jeremy Bentham afterwards.)

Comments

[cesperanza]

I'm always in! :P. IDK if a slack channel would do as well or not, IDK!

[cathexys]

I was having the same thought. Maybe an old-skool fannish slack? (I know the new kids are all using Discord, but I like Slack better)

[(Anonymous)]

Is there anything worth doing at Discord?

[cathexys]

I wish I knew. I've only used it once because OTW board elections had conversations there. My kids use it to chat while they're gaming, and I read about the fannish wank on FFA, so I know fans seem to gather there but... I wouldn't even know where to start!

[kass]

Count me in!