It's just because some of the minds behind DW (and even more so behind AO3/the OTW) are well-known media fandom people. I swear, I keep seeing the argument that this makes people feel unwelcome somehow. (I don't even want to get into what this says about some people's issues. >_>) I've never understood it -- both DW and the AO3 are tools for people to build their own communities, to make their own space.
And I know what you mean, but I think you still have ... fannish sensibilities, in a way? There's a fannishness many people retain even when they wander out of fandom, which I think keeps on connecting us all. (I never know how to describe it adequately, but people either have it or they don't. In RL, too. It's related to, but slightly different from, geekiness, and I tend to get along much better with people who have it.)
Ooh, right, I remember now! Well, one of the many nice things about Vienna is that it's small enough to get anywhere reasonably fast, especially as long as you stay within the inner districts. :D
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Date: 2010-04-28 04:30 pm (UTC)From:And I know what you mean, but I think you still have ... fannish sensibilities, in a way? There's a fannishness many people retain even when they wander out of fandom, which I think keeps on connecting us all. (I never know how to describe it adequately, but people either have it or they don't. In RL, too. It's related to, but slightly different from, geekiness, and I tend to get along much better with people who have it.)
Ooh, right, I remember now! Well, one of the many nice things about Vienna is that it's small enough to get anywhere reasonably fast, especially as long as you stay within the inner districts. :D