Snowflake Reflection

How Did the Fandom Snowflake Challenge Go?

I guess about as well as could be expected. To recap, I went into this as a non-fandom person who'd found themselves swept up in to fan spaces as a result of changing cultures. I'd actually attempted the challenge before a few years ago, but this was the first time I stuck with it and didn't try to force myself into being traditionally fannish. Despite that I think I managed to complete it well, even if a couple had me lost about the exact meanings of things. The only ones I flaked on were the wishlist, because I had nothing I wanted that was feasible to give, and the wish granting, because I had nothing to give. Which again might be down to cultural mismatch, can't comment on someone's fic if it's of something I don't know and all that.

Anyway, I hope I got to teach people a bit about creative online communities outside of traditional media fandom and how they deserve a spotlight too instead of being bundled up with it or forgotten. To stick with the biology metaphor (convergently evolved creative cultures and all that), a diverse ecosystem is healthier than a monoculture. And there's probably so much more out there that I didn't cover because I don't know a thing about it, but maybe you do, or someone else does. Share it, love it, don't let it be forgotten.

Anyway on a related note I'll leave you some links from malymin about webpage cyberpets, something related to the cultures I've talked about over the last month, and which I want to get into now:

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