Just really, really curious

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A lot of folks get so involved in fandom that they start classifying fans. I'm not one of those folks. Yeah, I've read the Twilight series four times each, and I'd read HP4 six times - and the others almost as much - before I really started posting anything. This is because my contribution to fandom tends to be in-depth stories. But you can read a book once - or even just watch the movie *gasp* and get enough of an idea about the characters to write a decent one-shot, or draw art. So, you know, I'd say it depends on what people are trying to contribute.

Obviously, it's annoying to read fiction written by someone with no true understanding of the plot/characters/themes - but such a person might be HEAVY into the fandom, and just be an idiot, which is every bit as annoying to me because the end result is that I waste time reading half a chapter of sucky fic.

So, I guess what I'm saying is that 1) it depends what the pseudofan is trying to contribute, and 2) other things can be just as annoying in the world of fandom, so I don't bother getting too upset about pseudofans.