| Geocities sites will be gone soon |
[Oct. 11th, 2009|01:17 am] |
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Geocities is closing down on the 26 October 2009, and they're going to just delete everything on it. So if anyone has a site there, be sure to save a copy on your local hard drive.
I think these parts of fandom history are worth saving! There are several ways to keep the content on the web:
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| last chance for Lotrips Remix... |
[May. 20th, 2009|04:50 pm] |
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It's the very end of sign-ups, so if you've been wavering, go quick and join in, please! ![[info] - livejournal.com](http://s.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif) lotrips_remix
I'm seeing those anon feedback memes, but probably won't participate. I try hard to leave fb on specific stories, and rec them (unless I've lost their url, which does happen). Anyone who might want writing feedback, I'm up for it. I personally like it best at beta stage, so there's scope for making changes. <3 you all! |
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| WTF, F/SF? Learn to listen, k? |
[May. 18th, 2009|04:02 pm] |
I've been quiet about Mammothgate (Racefail 09 part deux), partly because it's so easy for me to understand the blindness going on there. I doubt I would have even noticed the assumptions, much less thought of speaking out against them. I just didn't see it either, completely missed the wrongness of handwavingly undoing the existence of all Native Americans for the sake of an interesting story.
Though I have learned that listening is a whole lot better than trying to justify oneself about things that matter like this. The author and defenders didn't think: would they have argued so much if it was a huge anachronism they missed, or a quote from someone 100 years later? Why not shut up and learn, and maybe say Oh shit, I screwed up.
Following a bunch of links I found a fabulous essay by a woman of color writing Science Fiction/Fantasy, Nalo Hopkinson: Looking for clues It's all good, articulate, emotional and inspiring. My favorite bit is this:
... by Samuel R. Delany, which comes from a speech he gave at the Studio Museum of Harlem: "We need visions of the future, and our people need them more than most."
Which is true and right and meaningful but she follows immediately with this:
And yet, that isn't really why I write science fiction and fantasy. It's more like the result, not the reason. Or like the air I'm breathing when I sit down to write.
I hope, very much, we can go on from there. |
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[Feb. 21st, 2008|11:34 pm] |
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Interesting survey on the economics of fandom.
Also,  feelforfaith and I found 65 new stories and series chapters this last week, we listed them all in  lotrips, as we do every week... |
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