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„Fandom and the multimillion dollar business of monetizing volunteer work ” is my newest blog post about Fandom (big F), wikis, volunteer work and capitalism. If you have the time and any of those topics interest you, give it a read. :blobfox:

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Frisk · Fandom and the multimillion dollar business of monetizing volunteer work
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#ScienceFiction #fandom #letters #WarOfTheWorlds

'The University of Michigan Library has digitized, transcribed and categorized more than 1,300 fan letters sent in response to the 1938 broadcast of Orson Welles’ “War of the Worlds.”

The entire collection of letters, part of the university’s Screen Arts Mavericks & Makers Collection, has been published open access for researchers and fans around the globe.'

news.umich.edu/war-of-the-worl

University of Michigan News · War of the Worlds fan mail: Over 1,300 letters digitized, open access from U-M LibraryThe University of Michigan Library has digitized, transcribed and categorized more than 1,300 fan letters sent in response to the 1938 broadcast of Orson Welles' "War of the Worlds."

Retro.pizza is a Mastodon server dedicated to nerd culture with the values of the fictional heroes we admire: to value diversity like the X-Men, to be as kind as the Doctor, to defend the weak like Optimus Prime and fight against fascism like Princess Leia.

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Mastodon hosted on retro.pizzaretro.pizzaA poly-fandom instance for nerds to talk about nerd culture. No Nazis, no TERFs.

What's the difference between being interested in something, and being a die-hard fan? According to Michael Elliott, a professor of sociology at Towson University, the latter have a level of devotion that is almost religious — and in some cases, fandom can even provide a moral code. "Many fans describe comic-con culture as a source of principles — such as inclusivity, compassion and self-development — that guide their behavior," writes Elliott for @TheConversationUS.

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The ConversationFor superfans, comic-con culture is more than fun – it’s sacred, a sociologist explainsBeyond entertainment, fandom provides meaning, values and essential community to some participants.

People really be on #Tumblr stating AO3 *needs* a 'Dislike' button and also an 'Algorithm'?

Firstly it's an ARCHIVE it's not designed to algorithmically 'Feed' you 'Content'

Someone created some fiction because they are a fan of a thing FOR FREE !

And you accessed it for FREE !

And you wanna flounce on in a mash a Dislike button ?

The 'Like' button exists ! It's called Kudos

The 'Dislike' method is - Great Googly Moogly - just don't read the thing !

Gah!

Today is international women's day. It is also the one-year anniversary of Rainverse Wiki escaping from Fandom!

Rain Wiki (as it was originally called) was founded on Fandom in 2016, and actively maintained until 2022. By early 2024, it was completely abandoned until AwesomeGamer moved it to Miraheze and rebranded the site as Rainverse Wiki.

In the past year, Rainverse Wiki has been edited over 25,000 times by 9 users. We have created 1100 new articles, and our pre-existing 700 articles are now of much higher quality.

Let's make this coming year even better.
#Miraheze #Fandom #Rain #MyImpossibleSoulmate #Rainverse #RainverseWiki #Wiki #WebcomicWiki