On being in a small fandom

[luxken27]

dagas_isa posted a great piece of meta for month_of_meta last night, and it's like s/he practically read my mind, LOL: 10 things about living in a small-fandom town. You know its gonna be good when the first point is tearing down Yuletide to what it actually is, instead of what it supposedly ~stands for~ :P

Comments

[paynesgrey.livejournal.com]

I read both these articles you shared and really enjoyed them. I totally love the small fandom feel. I've been in a few, and I truly agree with the reviews mean more, and your stuff will always come up more in searches (because it's more obscure, therefore those who specifically search for it, find it).

I always felt this way in the Gals! fandom, which is totally obscure (though it's had its fair share of wank on FFnet for shipping, but what fandom doesn't?) but I've gotten some of my BEST reviews on that story I wrote for the fandom. Same thing goes for the Unnatural History fandom. The smaller, the better the responses tend to be!

[luxken27]

*nods* As I mentioned in my comment to the post, reviews mean a lot, but so does finding other fans. There's truly nothing like it - and I think it's something that's so easy to take for granted when you're in a gigantic fandom.

And I definitely hold that the people who are left in a fandom after the canon is finished are the most ardent ones, and the ones who are willing to squee and leave thoughtful reviews ~ because they, too, have experienced the rush of finding others who know/care about their favorite book/movie/show/manga! :P