Not sure how helpful these answers are going to be but here we go anyways'.
In what ways (if any), for you personally, do your fannish practices change depending on the source culture of the material you're fanning on? (e.g. do you watch more music vids for anime, do you read/write particular kinds of fic for western shows, do you seek out cons for only certain types of fandoms, etc.) The more specific the examples, the better.
Right for me the main difference in fandom habits is more along the lines of uk versus usa shows. Unfortunately I have not really got into ammie even though i suspect it is something I would enjoy. And the year they were made. For my newest one , glee, I tend to watch more vids than read fic, partly because I like the music and also because the quality of the vidding material is a lot better. For a fandom like Mash I am more about fic as I just find that like the blanket I can slip on when I want familiarity. I tend to go back to old favourites simply because , as there is not new source material any more there's only so many ideas can be generated from it and theres only so many ways you can write fic from what there was. Were as for a sci-fi show I tend to find I like the more kinky fics but am happy to watch the vids to. I also find that I write more kinky fic or h/c for a sci-fi based show rather than a comedy show.
Semi-related to the above question, in what ways, if any, has your fannish practices changed over your time in fandom? (both in general over the years you've been in fandom and in specific fandoms. ) And have these changes at all coincided with differences in source culture? (eg for western fandoms, you've always just watched/read fic w/out much change over time but with Japanese fandom, you started watching anime then moved on to music vids then progressed to helping scanlate manga because you went on to learn Japanese, etc.)
With regards to my years in fandom My output of fic is less frequent but when I do write it then it tends to be longer. But I suspect that is more to do with what is going on in my off line life than the fandom itself. I have also found myself becoming more selective over what I read to as I found what I like and what I do not like.
I don't think I have an answer for your other question as such. Oh hold on, as I got more into science-fiction based shows I have found myself exploring more about science itself to so I can understand some of the more of the complex science speak that the show uses. Likewise with the history that the shows covers but I do not think that has had an impact as such with what I pick to read/watch.
Are you interested in/have any experience with/in slash/Boys Love/yaoi/ m/m etc.? If yes, do you notice a difference in how it is approached/explored depending on the source culture of the material? Examples/details appreciated. I love slash. I love femslash. I love gen and het to. It depends on the fandom at the time. I don't think there is that much of a difference, I suppose with a show like Torchwood there is a lot more bdsm style fic out there rather than a show and fandom like mash. But The mechanics I think are pretty much similar.
Do you personally approach it differently/have different expectations for how it's depicted in fan works depending on the culture? If so, in what ways? No I always approach slash the same way as anything else. I write what fits in with the shows cannon and read what fits in with my own understanding.
Oh, also, if I don't already know it (ie know you in person) and you're comfortable sharing it, what gender do you identify yourself as?
I am a female. I like to dress in men clothing as much as I like to dress in female and I class myself as romantically bi and sexually aesexual. In short I don't fit into many molds. Do with that info what you need to.
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In what ways (if any), for you personally, do your fannish practices change depending on the source culture of the material you're fanning on? (e.g. do you watch more music vids for anime, do you read/write particular kinds of fic for western shows, do you seek out cons for only certain types of fandoms, etc.) The more specific the examples, the better.
Right for me the main difference in fandom habits is more along the lines of uk versus usa shows. Unfortunately I have not really got into ammie even though i suspect it is something I would enjoy. And the year they were made. For my newest one , glee, I tend to watch more vids than read fic, partly because I like the music and also because the quality of the vidding material is a lot better.
For a fandom like Mash I am more about fic as I just find that like the blanket I can slip on when I want familiarity. I tend to go back to old favourites simply because , as there is not new source material any more there's only so many ideas can be generated from it and theres only so many ways you can write fic from what there was.
Were as for a sci-fi show I tend to find I like the more kinky fics but am happy to watch the vids to. I also find that I write more kinky fic or h/c for a sci-fi based show rather than a comedy show.
Semi-related to the above question, in what ways, if any, has your fannish practices changed over your time in fandom? (both in general over the years you've been in fandom and in specific fandoms. ) And have these changes at all coincided with differences in source culture? (eg for western fandoms, you've always just watched/read fic w/out much change over time but with Japanese fandom, you started watching anime then moved on to music vids then progressed to
helping scanlate manga because you went on to learn Japanese, etc.)
With regards to my years in fandom My output of fic is less frequent but when I do write it then it tends to be longer. But I suspect that is more to do with what is going on in my off line life than the fandom itself. I have also found myself becoming more selective over what I read to as I found what I like and what I do not like.
I don't think I have an answer for your other question as such. Oh hold on,
as I got more into science-fiction based shows I have found myself exploring more about science itself to so I can understand some of the more of the complex science speak that the show uses. Likewise with the history that the shows covers but I do not think that has had an impact as such with what I pick to read/watch.
Are you interested in/have any experience with/in slash/Boys Love/yaoi/ m/m etc.? If yes, do you notice a difference in how it is approached/explored depending on the source culture of the material? Examples/details appreciated.
I love slash. I love femslash. I love gen and het to. It depends on the fandom at the time. I don't think there is that much of a difference, I suppose with a show like Torchwood there is a lot more bdsm style fic out there rather than a show and fandom like mash. But The mechanics I think are pretty much similar.
Do you personally approach it differently/have different expectations for how it's depicted in fan works depending on the culture? If so, in what ways? No I always approach slash the same way as anything else. I write what fits in with the shows cannon and read what fits in with my own understanding.
Oh, also, if I don't already know it (ie know you in person) and you're comfortable sharing it, what gender do you identify yourself as?
I am a female. I like to dress in men clothing as much as I like to dress in female and I class myself as romantically bi and sexually aesexual. In short I don't fit into many molds. Do with that info what you need to.
Are them answers detailed enough or do you need more details?