fansplaining:

This tiny poll’s not multiple choice like the last ones… the question before us is

What does “being in a fandom” mean to you?

Are you in a fandom when you like the object of fandom? When you talk with other people about it? When you write fanworks? When you go to cons? None of the above, all of the above? Reblog this, tell us what you think, and let’s talk about it!

(Oh, and check out Tiny Poll 1 and Tiny Poll 2 as well!)

In the past I’ve considered myself to be in a fandom when that was what I was reading fic about/thinking about. Now that I’ve fallen harder into a new fandom than I have for at least five years, I’m amending that definition! Talking to people, consuming lots of other content on tumblr related to that fandom, writing fic that I actually plan to post–this is what “being in fandom” looks like to me at the moment at least. (No cons yet, but one day!)