Have you been in fandom for a long time? Help us out with our research!
Have you been part of fandom for at least ten years (even non-consecutively)?
Weβre Casey Fiesler and Brianna Dym, longtime fan community members, and also researchers in the Department of Information Science at University of Colorado Boulder. Weβre conducting a survey about how fan communities migrate across platforms! So if youβve used multiple platforms in that time (Livejournal, Tumblr, AO3, Usenetβ¦), we would love to have you participate!
The survey is a mix of multiple choice and open answer, and you can answer as much or as little as you like. The survey should take on average about 15 to 20 minutes to complete. (There will be more questions depending on how many platforms youβve used, though you can skip through questions if necessary.)
We will ask for some demographics (any of which you can skip) so that we can describe how fan communities are different from other communities, but wonβt require any identifying information β unless you would like to give us your email address so we can inform you about the results of the study.
Whether you participate or not, please consider sharing this survey with your social networks! Β And if youβd like to find out more about Caseyβs previous research about fandom, see this Tumblr post: http://cfiesler.tumblr.com/post/139029976190/an-archive-of-their-own-a-case-study-of-feminist
Click here to take the survey!Β And please reblog!