HP Shogun Era...

[starvinbohemian]

I feel soooooo old in Harry Potter fandom. It's a bizarre contrast to being such a newbie to Bleach fandom.

For Nicole, who needs this crazy ass fandom history for her paper. You have the lovely Miranda ([Bad username or site: @ livejournal.com]) to thank for the link. ^_^

Seriously, though. Ooooooold. I can't believe how long ago all of that epic crap was. It was so HUGE then. You know, back in the olden days. ;) Cassandra Claire and her myriad of epic struggles within fandom (accusations of plagiarism, legal threats, stalking issues, etc.), the massive walk-out of ff.net, the Aja/Ivy Blossom fallout, etc. There are so many fans out there these days who don't know who Cassandra Claire is or don't remember Veela, Inc. It's so strange to me. It's a dead era. The HP Shogun Era. Not that those shoguns aren't still around, but still. I'm oooooold.

In a way, I'm kind of regaining my fandom youth by hopping over to Bleach. There, I'm a wee bairn. ^_^ And, you know, not so burnt out.

Dude. Do any of you remember when LJ was still "closed" to the general public? Remember when you had to know someone with a code to get one? *Wistful sigh* I remember when Ambrosia gave me one. I treasured it. God, what was wrong with me? ;)

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[starvinbohemian.livejournal.com]

Oh, my sockpuppet will totally stalk you. But in that case, I'm changing her name to AnothDreamr#1Fan. She'll pimp all of your fics everywhere and be your devoted bedside companion when you suddenly fall ill. I'll be awesome. ;)

In all seriousness, that Msscribe business is freaking creepy. Especially since I vaguely remember actually reading some of her posts/stalker angst. *Shudders*

[anotherdreamer5.livejournal.com]

Honestly, just the thought of how much energy and time she put into the effort scares me for real. She had an agenda. She met it. The worst part, in my mind, is that those people actually met her in real life, stayed in her hotel room. There's a certain amount of trust regarding all of that. I'd be terrified to learn how creepy a real life friend was.

My name will be HavingABohemianJubileeThreeTimes. Hope there's no length problem.

[starvinbohemian.livejournal.com]

LOL! Best... sockpuppet... name... EVER! ^_^

Yeah, there aren't enough shudders in the world for that situation. Oye.