I came for fandom, I am still doing fandom, but a lot of my flist are now more like old friends who have moved on to different fandoms. Sure, there are still some people who are both but the line is more divided between friends and fandom than it used to be.
I like AO3 for archival purposes but I don't think of myself as using it the way I use LJ, following fests and individuals. My Tumblr, Twitter, and FB are all not-fannish (or at least not strictly HP like my LJ is) though FB especially I do have friends who I know from fandom but we don't get into the nitty gritty of writing or slash or whatever there.
The reason I do stay here (as opposed to Tumblr especially) is for the people. Friends, discussions, real human interaction. I could just write and throw my fic into the wind but I like the social aspect.
As for LJ drama, well, I've certainly had my fair share but I've (mostly) learned that one doesn't have to attend every argument they are invited to. ;)
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Date: 2014-06-25 02:50 pm (UTC)I like AO3 for archival purposes but I don't think of myself as using it the way I use LJ, following fests and individuals. My Tumblr, Twitter, and FB are all not-fannish (or at least not strictly HP like my LJ is) though FB especially I do have friends who I know from fandom but we don't get into the nitty gritty of writing or slash or whatever there.
The reason I do stay here (as opposed to Tumblr especially) is for the people. Friends, discussions, real human interaction. I could just write and throw my fic into the wind but I like the social aspect.
As for LJ drama, well, I've certainly had my fair share but I've (mostly) learned that one doesn't have to attend every argument they are invited to. ;)