#fandom community

With more and more AI slop appearing, I thought: Why not start a reblog chain that celebrates all the incredible creators who keep this fandom alive?

Some people are new to fandom, some people don’t browse the tags and therefore hardly ever see anything that’s not been posted by mutuals, some people are simply looking for something new. Maybe we can turn this into a creator source (no AI-generated stuff please)?

So reblog this post with a shoutout for your favourites (as an important aside: Reblog creators you appreciate whenever you can because Likes don’t really help their creations to get seen):

Fic writers

Meta writers

Fanartists

Gifmakers & Editors

Cosplayers

Crafters

Podficcers

Bookbinders

or ANY other creative person who enriches this space for you

It can be just one or several, but let us know what they do. I’ll make a start (not all of these are Sandman blogs because it’s just idiots like me who hardly blog about anything else 🙈, but you’ll find their Sandman stuff via their blog search):

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Fanfiction and fandom space is for everyone. It doesn't fucking matter whether you have been here for years or if heated rivalry is your first ever fandom; You are welcome, and we are glad to have you. We appreciate you sharing your stories and art. Sometimes you will get comments that try to help you understand the tagging system- that is fine. I still get them sometimes because even after years on AO3, I still get confused. Do not let that make you feel bad.

That being put aside, there are some rules for fandom spaces that the HR fandom (and not just people who are new to fandoms) seem to forget. If you don't like something, don't fucking read it. Nobody is forcing you to read a fanfiction based on a trope you don't like. Nobody is forcing you to interact with jokes you deem stupid. If you don't like something, either ignore it or block the user. I have seen far too many instances of people reporting works simply because they didn't like the author or the premise of the fic. That is embarrassing, and they should all feel ashamed of themselves. The same goes for any self-absorbed asshole who thinks it's ok to leave hate comments on other people's works.

I write pretty tame stuff, so most of the hate comments I get are antisemitic bullshit. I can handle that- I've been a queer jew on the internet since I was 12, very little fases me anymore- But I do not want to imagine what a little girl who is just starting to post her art is going to feel if she gets the same hate comments and threats I get on a weekly basis. So let me be unbelievably clear; if you see a fic you don't like, and instead of ignoring it or blocking the user, you leave nasty comments, you are a low-life scum, and I pray you'll never be accepted into any fandom space ever. It doesn't matter if the author wrote about something illegal or immoral. It doesn't matter if it's a ship you don't like. It doesn't matter if they are from a country you don't like or if the charcters are OOC; none of it matters because you do not own fandom space, it does not exist solely for you, and you should just shout your mouth and get on with your life.

If your ship brings you joy, it deserves love and respect no matter what anyone says.