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Now, I know I said I wouldn't be back, but I am, and for good reason. I've got two links to recommend (no spoilers whatsoever, completely safe links):

Go to Mistful's LJ to read the BEST Phoenix movie post EVER.

And longtime favourite fan writer Copperbadge pens an original story about the fictional fan community of a fictional series of books called 'Carverquest'. It's absolutely hilarious in addition to being a stunning portrait of online fandom.

I was there, man, I was there through it all. Let me tell you something about fucking fandom.

It's not like the Carverquest books had the sanest fandom to begin with. You had your wanks, your sockpuppets, your cosplayers who got at one anothers' throats over who looked more like Dux Carver. Man, there was some hardcore porn in the fandom, all the wank over the underage kiddies having sex, who will think of the children? You had feuds, you do get your standard fandom feud. Seriously, the Harry Potter fandom looked at us and thought, Jesus, at least I'm not a Carverquest fan.

(Read "The Day The Music Died (And I Got Farked)")