You know, that's my question too: Like, not even "are there other multi-fannish conglomerations out there on another forum somewhere", but "are there other conglomerations on LJ we're just not seeing?" Because I'm convinced there has to be: LJ is just too large, otherwise.
Every once in a while I run into someone who's got serious fannish history in one of "my" fandoms, and they've been on LJ for a while, and yet we've never crossed paths before, and I'm reminded again about just how large just this place is.
And yeah, what Jintian said about folks who just never took to LJ. There's a lot of feral fans out there (I work with some) and people who just cling to the familiar boards and lists they've always known. LJ seems prime real estate for people who want to blur their boundaries: multi-show fans, multi-media fans, fans who also want to talk books and movies and fashion and food and weightloss and personal shit all in the same unconfined space. Mailing lists and many forums are far more topic-driven than LJ is, and moderated (either by actual mods or by community consensus, like B.org): ergo it's not a complete free-for-all when it comes to topics and content.
But on LJ, you can say ANYTHING you want, and no one can stop you (unless you're actually advocating violence). It's possibly a bit too freeing to some people.
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Every once in a while I run into someone who's got serious fannish history in one of "my" fandoms, and they've been on LJ for a while, and yet we've never crossed paths before, and I'm reminded again about just how large just this place is.
And yeah, what Jintian said about folks who just never took to LJ. There's a lot of feral fans out there (I work with some) and people who just cling to the familiar boards and lists they've always known. LJ seems prime real estate for people who want to blur their boundaries: multi-show fans, multi-media fans, fans who also want to talk books and movies and fashion and food and weightloss and personal shit all in the same unconfined space. Mailing lists and many forums are far more topic-driven than LJ is, and moderated (either by actual mods or by community consensus, like B.org): ergo it's not a complete free-for-all when it comes to topics and content.
But on LJ, you can say ANYTHING you want, and no one can stop you (unless you're actually advocating violence). It's possibly a bit too freeing to some people.
THinky thoughts.