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SGA Love?

So, I keep thinking to myself, "Self, you need more SGA people on your flist, because people are what makes LJ cool, and in a stupid defriending mood you got rid of all the QaF people on your flist, and now are all alone". Also, "SGA is awesome, and totally fun, so SGA fans should be as well."

Thing is, as it is now, I'm really on the outskirts of the SGA fandom. I come across some awesome fics, I'm on some Yahoo groups that give me a lot of the lowdown on other matters, and don't ever have to interact. I interacted quite a bit in the QaF fandom, and I miss that sometimes. But you know, now I'm kind of afraid of trying in the SGA fandom.

I was barely touched by the whole racist thing that happened (and appears to still be happening). I mostly read the Fandom Wank stuff, and wrote my own little post (that got way more attention than I ever wanted). But sometime after that I put

sga_newsletter on my flist, and have followed some of the meta.

Now obviously I'm not that into the fandom, because I keep hearing people talking about how bitchy the fandom is, how it explodes everytime someone says somethin, how people are just... not nice. SGA people on my flist, have you noticed this? Because if the fandom is really like that, I think I'll keep my current level of involvement. Or maybe the problem is reading meta. I don't actually like meta. Mostly because when I stumble across it, I feel I need to read every comment and every link, and then it's *days* later by the time *I'm* finished, and fandom is still going strong.

Also, now I'm kind of afraid of ever publicly posting what annoys me in fandom. Or what I think on the current "hot topic". Seriously.

maekala, thank god for our e-mails, you let me rant :) *loves*

...Maybe I should go back to a locked journal...?

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I'm really on the outskirts of SGA fandom too. But I have found that there are a lot of really fun SGA fans! I have a killer time with

mklutz, for example.

I tend to try and stay away from a lot of the wank - although sometimes it's hard to avoid. I've heard that there's a history of some het/slash tension (but then again, I have to ask - what fandom doesn't have at least a little bit of it?), but I don't read SGA het, so I'm not totally sure. I also came to SGA quite late (less than a year ago, I think).

I think that SGA, like pretty much any fandom, probably goes through phases of being really volatile, and phases of being quiet. I feel like these things tend to go in cycles or something. Anyway, don't let it scare you away from the fandom, because there are some really great writers and fantastic fics out there.

...I don't generally like meta either.

As for the locked thing - I don't know. I think it's a matter of personal preference.

I tend to try and stay away from a lot of the wank - although sometimes it's hard to avoid.
In my first fandom I didn't come across it very often, and when I did, I'd read it and laugh, so I *think* I like reading it, but really I don't. In my second fandom I' got flamed, and that totally killed it for me. And then when my post on the racism stuff hit

metafandom... now it kindo f fills me with dread.

I tend to try and stay away from a lot of the wank - although sometimes it's hard to avoid.
I haven't felt the het/slash tension so much as the gen/slash tension. I'm on this one Yahoo group that is mostly awesome, and has some great discussions and has lots of info, but most of the stories on it are gen (I don't care, I just don't read it) but sometimes the gen people can get downright rude when talking about slash. Grrr.

I also came to SGA quite late (less than a year ago, I think).
Me too, I've only been here maybe a year and 3 months or so. To be honest, I wasn't even that crazy about the show when I first started watching it, I was all, can we get back the the SG-1 now? But my friend made me watch them, and I'm soooo glad she did (I haven't even watched most of season 10 yet, but haven't missed an ep of SGA!).

I think that SGA, like pretty much any fandom, probably goes through phases of being really volatile, and phases of being quiet. I feel like these things tend to go in cycles or something.
Yeah it just surprised me, because I read the original rant and was just kindof *nods* and then I read the response post linked in the newsletter, and was kind of like "Wha? *Everyone* is talking about this? I only saw one little link." Also? Why is everyone so angry? I mean I understood the original ranters POV, even if I don't feel that way myself, but I don't see how the post was a "vendetta against all people who don’t like John/Rodney." So it gets me how people go from one innocent comment, to one frustrated rant, to this how offended thing. Oh fandom.

Anyway, don't let it scare you away from the fandom, because there are some really great writers and fantastic fics out there.
Oh, I wouldn't let it do that. I'd just not get any deeper, stick with reading and whatnot. I'm far too much in love with this awesome fandom to even think about leaving at this point :

As for the locked thing - I don't know. I think it's a matter of personal preference.
I kind of hate locked journals. I locked mine randomly like two years ago, but then decided to unlock it because 1)I kept forgetting to lock my posts and 2)I was never updating, and people kept friending me, and I didn't want them to think I was actually interesting. :P

The thing is though, I'd like to be able to talk about these fandom things, but I've been really intimidated by what happened last time, so locking would help, also I've been locking a lot of posts lately anyways.... Maybe I'll do one of those "Sort of locked things..."

Thanks!

To be honest, I wasn't even that crazy about the show when I first started watching it

Me either! It just kind of grew on me.

Why is everyone so angry?

The question of the ages *g*

Maybe I'll do one of those "Sort of locked things..."

I lock a lot of things, although that's mostly because they touch on my personal life or something! I think a lot of people selectively lock posts.

Me either! It just kind of grew on me.
I can remember the exact moment I realized how much I loved the show. It was during Letters from Pegasus and Carson was recording his message to his mom. :D
My best friend was already in the fandom and kept trying to tempt me into the McShep love, but I held out for a couple months stating that obviously nothing could bead McBeck. Now, oddly, I find it kind of hard to read McBeck.

I lock a lot of things, although that's mostly because they touch on my personal life or something! I think a lot of people selectively lock posts.
Yeah it's funny, when I unlocked my journal, I was posting pics of me, I posted my address and phone number, and didn't mind at all, now though, I've been making posts about my room mate or family, and I don't really want it getting back to them (especially since everyone knows about this journal). AlsoI've been wanting to talk about some personal stuff lately, but don't want it to just be out there.

You know, I can't actually remember when I started to love SGA. But I can remember when I first thought I'd want to write SGA fic - it was when I started to love Lorne. He's efficient! He's got a wry sense of humour! He's totally hot!

I think being selectively locked is a good idea. I like it!

Lorne *is* pretty awesome :P

*wishes I had a Lorne icon*

I've been in the SGA fandom for a couple of years now. Happily ensconced right in the middle of McKay/Sheppard heaven. Honestly, it's a big enough fandom that even when there's extreme bitchiness going on elsewhere, there's still a bunch of my friends list writing fic and writing interesting meta and posting endless pictures of Joe Flanigan being hot.

Yeah, it must be, since I've been living happily in the fandom for over a year now, and sure there have been a few people that annoy me, but I've never really seen people get out and bitchy.

I think part of the problem with me is, I have trouble clicking back, or scrolling past, I *want* to know what's going on, but then half the time I hate that I wasted my time on it. :P

I should just focus on the great fic instead :D
*goes off to read*

SGA is just like any fandom. People always like to say how one fandom is especially bitchy or another is all sunshine and roses and it's just not true, or at least in my experience it hasn't been. Fans are fans are fans, but if you're lucky you fall in with other likeminded (not to mention super talented) individuals and get to reap the benefits.

Although I must admit I'm in SGA fandom mostly for fic of the McKay/Sheppard variety, so a lot of the crap that goes down passes me by. It's the meta and episode discussions that stir everyone up, and personally SGA isn't about Deep Thought for me, so avoiding both isn't that great of a loss. The show is fun and funny and oh so pretty, and what substance it lacks is better left to the brilliant online writers to devise after the fact imo.

Anyway, I guess I'll just add one more thing: if QAF was a good fandom experience for you then SGA probably would be, too. They're not so different and if anything I think SGA is overall less wanky than QAF was, plus better writers seemed to have gravitated toward it.

SGA is just like any fandom. People always like to say how one fandom is especially bitchy or another is all sunshine and roses and it's just not true, or at least in my experience it hasn't been.
I think it's all about where you hang out, and what you let bother you. Some people are really sensitive to things, other people don't notice anything going on at all.

Although I must admit I'm in SGA fandom mostly for fic of the McKay/Sheppard variety, so a lot of the crap that goes down passes me by. It's the meta and episode discussions that stir everyone up, and personally SGA isn't about Deep Thought for me, so avoiding both isn't that great of a loss.
Yeah, SGA is all about the fun. I don't think I've ever been in a fandom with quite so much crack!fic. It's great, but sometimes I do miss the Deeper Thoughts, and darker fic, but for the most part, I just love this fandom.

I think last night I was just kind of baffled that so many people are like "This fandom's so *mean*!!!" and I was like "Wha? Are we in the same fandom?"

QAF was a good fandom experience for you then SGA probably would be, too. They're not so different and if anything I think SGA is overall less wanky than QAF was, plus better writers seemed to have gravitated toward it.
Yeah, I managed to avoid most of the QaF wank, but I *was* aware of it. And OMG yes the writers are soooo much better than in QaF (as a whole), or maybe I'm just being choosier in SGA since there's so much of it. But I read some truly horrificly bad fics in QaF :P

The thing with living on the outskirts of fandom, is that you can sometimes avoid the drama all together. You know that I'm mainly on the femslash side of things (although the *big* femslash pairings in SGA, I just don't like, so I tend to gear toward male slash) and we hardly see any drama. But we're small.

You've heard how epic the SG-1 wars were and not all of that was actually ship wars. We also had the gen people vs. everybody else.

And I love our e-mails, too...you're not the only one whose been ranting. ;) Which reminds me...I need to get a-cracking on a response to the last two. *sigh* I hate the end of the semester.

The thing with living on the outskirts of fandom, is that you can sometimes avoid the drama all together.
Yeah, that's kind of the best thing for me, because once I see a link to meta, I can't seem to stop myself from clicking on it :S

We also had the gen people vs. everybody else.
Yeah, I've actually managed to stay away from most of the et vs. Slash wars, it's the gen people that I tend to get burned by.

And I love our e-mails, too...you're not the only one whose been ranting. ;) Which reminds me...I need to get a-cracking on a response to the last two. *sigh* I hate the end of the semester.
:D I don't mind the later responses, really, because if we both responded the same day we got it, well, we'd be spending an awful lot of time talking, and life is a bit too much for that. I'm glad though that we don't let the time in between stop us.
And yeah, it's currently exam week for me (but only one more on Friday!)

Good luck to you on your school stuff.

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