No, I'm not saying it started with the internet, I'm only saying that the internet could end up doing something to fandom it did not anticipate, and that if there's a medium that could do it, it would be this one.
I do attend cons, big and small, and I see the interactions with creators; I know of the countless charity drives, etc. But -- and if I'm incorrectly stating facts, I really would like to know -- at no time in the past has fandom taken the kind of stand (staking a claim) in relation to originating works that it seems to take for granted nowadays. Am I wrong about this? Have I missed other such directions in fandom? This coupled with the way the internet exists, is what is making me so nervous.
The "save our show" drives I don't think are what I'm talking about. In fact I think that's the kind of thing fandom is all about.
Thank you for commenting, and I hope I was able to make my position a little clearer.
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on 2010-01-02 07:11 am (UTC)I do attend cons, big and small, and I see the interactions with creators; I know of the countless charity drives, etc. But -- and if I'm incorrectly stating facts, I really would like to know -- at no time in the past has fandom taken the kind of stand (staking a claim) in relation to originating works that it seems to take for granted nowadays. Am I wrong about this? Have I missed other such directions in fandom? This coupled with the way the internet exists, is what is making me so nervous.
The "save our show" drives I don't think are what I'm talking about. In fact I think that's the kind of thing fandom is all about.
Thank you for commenting, and I hope I was able to make my position a little clearer.