DreamWidth meme
22 Aug 2016 19:20![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
extrapenguinShamelessly cribbed from melannen!
1. Why did you sign up for Dreamwidth?
When googling around for Honor Harrington fic, I discovered AO3. I started writing and posting fic to there, but I desired more interaction. I sawaoifes_isle had a DW, so I joined here, and gradually entrenched myself.
2. Why did you choose your journal name?
Fannish pseud. I originally chose it long ago for FFN. (I am not ExtraPenguin on FFN anymore; I have chosen to sever myself from that piece of my fannish past. The fics are up, since I'd have hated for one of my faves to disappear, but not associated with my pseud.)
3. Do you crosspost? Why or why not?
I don't crosspost to anywhere currently. I'm pondering crossposting to Imzy; I've made myself a personal blog there. Tumblr is too much of a different format.
4. What do you do online when you're not on DW?
I look at my Tumblr dash. I read stuff on AO3. I refresh Imzy. I listen to music. I read FFA. I do Actual Real-Life Things like bank stuff. Offline, I write fic.
5. How about when you're not on the computer?
I do work stuff, sleep, read print books, do schoolwork.
6. What do you wish people who read your journal knew about you?
I- um. I don't know? My general personality probably shines through well enough. I don't want y'all to know my realname, SSN, or banking information. Between that, well. If you want to know something, ask.
7. What is your favorite community on Dreamwidth?
![[community profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/community.png)
vorkosigan, which also happens to be my only community.
8. What community do you wish was more active?
ALL OF THEM. I want more people on DW!
I know I should be the change I wish to see and post meta, but... I would have to write it first. I am doing a readthrough of thevorkosigan saga on the comm, so do come participate!
9. Are there two people on your reading list that you think should meet?
Ohhh dear. I am bad at people. I am bad at this sort of thing.melannen and avanti_90, perhaps?
10. Tell me about your default icon.
It's a picture of a horse's head, cropped from a photo I found somewhere. The horse's ears are all wonky and thus it's cute.
11. What features do you think Dreamwidth should have that it doesn't currently?
Slightly better search. Native image hosting would be nice in that it might attract people here, though I personally have no use for it.
12. What do you consider thefive three most "telling" interests from the list on your profile?
Yoko Tsuno (female friendship, a competent woman main character, science!)
The Goblin Emperor (linguistics!)
Uplift series (space opera with a cool premise!)
13. Do you have any unique interests on your user profile? What are they? How'd they get there?
If "unique" = "not a link", then:
confederation series, valor series (though "Torin Kerr" is nonunique)
spin series
the long earth
the quantum thief
uplift series
They're all SF books/series that I've read and enjoyed. Science fictiony people should be able to find me.
14. Did you have a gateway fandom? Still in it? Why or why not? Is there a community for it on DW?
Yes, the Honor Harrington series, as mentioned above. I guess I'm still passively in it, though I've sort of grown away what with discovering new, more active fandoms. And Weber hasn't exactly been prompt with new books, either. Comm's calledhonorverse. Searching for that, I also found beatrice_otter's wonderful entry here, which details my feelings on Honor Harrington perfectly. (EDIT: Also using one of the icons she made from the book covers!)
15. What's your current obsession? What about it captures your imagination?
Currently, a kind anon on Tumblr has reawakened my desire in Yoko Tsuno. It's a childhood nostalgia fandom that's excellent. Female friendship, mad science, a certain idealism – Yoko Tsuno shaped my childhood and also me.
Concurrently, The Goblin Emperor. Linguistics! Language! Loyalty! The opportunity to convey D/s entirely via pronouns!
16. What are you glad you did but haven't really had a chance to post about?
Agreed to the 10h/week contract as a research assistant. I get to do science during term and ALSO get paid!
17. How many people on your reading list do you know IRL?
Zero. I have one Tumblr mutual whom I know IRL, because we've been IRL friends and then did the mutuals thing on Tumblr later.
18. What don't you talk about here, either because it's too personal or because you don't have the energy?
My meatspace life, since I am a bit private by nature, and don't want RL acquaintaces stumbling over my weird porn.
19. Any questions from the audience?
AMA.
20. Yes, but what are your thoughts on yaoi?
The drawn/animated genre? Not really into visual mediums, regardless of genitalia. M/M is good if the author's good, just like everything else. I enjoy reading some, just like I can enjoy gen or F/F or het.
21. What's your favorite thing about Dreamwidth?
The fact that it's unapologetically text-based. I am not a visual person. I hate gifsets. I enjoy reading.
melannen!1. Why did you sign up for Dreamwidth?
When googling around for Honor Harrington fic, I discovered AO3. I started writing and posting fic to there, but I desired more interaction. I saw
aoifes_isle had a DW, so I joined here, and gradually entrenched myself.2. Why did you choose your journal name?
Fannish pseud. I originally chose it long ago for FFN. (I am not ExtraPenguin on FFN anymore; I have chosen to sever myself from that piece of my fannish past. The fics are up, since I'd have hated for one of my faves to disappear, but not associated with my pseud.)
3. Do you crosspost? Why or why not?
I don't crosspost to anywhere currently. I'm pondering crossposting to Imzy; I've made myself a personal blog there. Tumblr is too much of a different format.
4. What do you do online when you're not on DW?
I look at my Tumblr dash. I read stuff on AO3. I refresh Imzy. I listen to music. I read FFA. I do Actual Real-Life Things like bank stuff. Offline, I write fic.
5. How about when you're not on the computer?
I do work stuff, sleep, read print books, do schoolwork.
6. What do you wish people who read your journal knew about you?
I- um. I don't know? My general personality probably shines through well enough. I don't want y'all to know my realname, SSN, or banking information. Between that, well. If you want to know something, ask.
7. What is your favorite community on Dreamwidth?
vorkosigan, which also happens to be my only community.8. What community do you wish was more active?
ALL OF THEM. I want more people on DW!
I know I should be the change I wish to see and post meta, but... I would have to write it first. I am doing a readthrough of the
vorkosigan saga on the comm, so do come participate!9. Are there two people on your reading list that you think should meet?
Ohhh dear. I am bad at people. I am bad at this sort of thing.
melannen and avanti_90, perhaps?10. Tell me about your default icon.
It's a picture of a horse's head, cropped from a photo I found somewhere. The horse's ears are all wonky and thus it's cute.
11. What features do you think Dreamwidth should have that it doesn't currently?
Slightly better search. Native image hosting would be nice in that it might attract people here, though I personally have no use for it.
12. What do you consider the
Yoko Tsuno (female friendship, a competent woman main character, science!)
The Goblin Emperor (linguistics!)
Uplift series (space opera with a cool premise!)
13. Do you have any unique interests on your user profile? What are they? How'd they get there?
If "unique" = "not a link", then:
confederation series, valor series (though "Torin Kerr" is nonunique)
spin series
the long earth
the quantum thief
uplift series
They're all SF books/series that I've read and enjoyed. Science fictiony people should be able to find me.
14. Did you have a gateway fandom? Still in it? Why or why not? Is there a community for it on DW?
Yes, the Honor Harrington series, as mentioned above. I guess I'm still passively in it, though I've sort of grown away what with discovering new, more active fandoms. And Weber hasn't exactly been prompt with new books, either. Comm's called
honorverse. Searching for that, I also found beatrice_otter's wonderful entry here, which details my feelings on Honor Harrington perfectly. (EDIT: Also using one of the icons she made from the book covers!)15. What's your current obsession? What about it captures your imagination?
Currently, a kind anon on Tumblr has reawakened my desire in Yoko Tsuno. It's a childhood nostalgia fandom that's excellent. Female friendship, mad science, a certain idealism – Yoko Tsuno shaped my childhood and also me.
Concurrently, The Goblin Emperor. Linguistics! Language! Loyalty! The opportunity to convey D/s entirely via pronouns!
16. What are you glad you did but haven't really had a chance to post about?
Agreed to the 10h/week contract as a research assistant. I get to do science during term and ALSO get paid!
17. How many people on your reading list do you know IRL?
Zero. I have one Tumblr mutual whom I know IRL, because we've been IRL friends and then did the mutuals thing on Tumblr later.
18. What don't you talk about here, either because it's too personal or because you don't have the energy?
My meatspace life, since I am a bit private by nature, and don't want RL acquaintaces stumbling over my weird porn.
19. Any questions from the audience?
AMA.
20. Yes, but what are your thoughts on yaoi?
The drawn/animated genre? Not really into visual mediums, regardless of genitalia. M/M is good if the author's good, just like everything else. I enjoy reading some, just like I can enjoy gen or F/F or het.
21. What's your favorite thing about Dreamwidth?
The fact that it's unapologetically text-based. I am not a visual person. I hate gifsets. I enjoy reading.
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Date: 2016-08-22 23:07 (UTC)And I, too, am unapologetically text-biased, and appreciate this quality in DW (and its membership).
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Date: 2016-08-22 23:14 (UTC)no subject
Date: 2016-08-23 18:55 (UTC)I'm planning/thinking on doing a meta on what is it that draws me to social media (spoiler: interaction!) and what makes different social medias different. (Tumblr is good for low-investment gifspam things, DW interactions are more meaningful.)
I'm also trying out Imzy (you can request an invite via the Vorkosigan comm here, should you like to try – basically, Tumblr and Reddit had a community-oriented love child with an anti-harassment policy) and it's been a lot of what I like; posting links is easier, and one doesn't need a paid account for polls. I do think I prefer DW more, but posting on Imzy feels easier. (I think the ... meaningfulness? of each post is what makes DW feel better for me?) It's also active and has a few nice comms, so I'm willing to bi-socialise.
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Date: 2016-08-24 02:19 (UTC)I technically have an Imzy account! I just haven't had the chance to to do much with it, yet, and am still fumbling around trying to figure out what one is meant to do with it.
I did set up a 'personal blog' for myself there, which should be here if I'm remembering the URL right...
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Date: 2016-08-24 06:26 (UTC)Mine's here. I think I'll use it mainly as a DW mirror plus polls. I like the "link" post type, since linking things can be a good way of getting discussion, even if it's a bit lazy.