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NM ([info]narcissam) wrote,
@ 2007-11-07 13:04:00


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To dream the impossible dream
I've been digging through the HPFGU archives from 2000 and found a number of interesting posts from Steve Vander Ark. The wank has taken on the qualities of psychological drama for me. The correspondence I'm highlighting could be an illustrative case of Why You Should State Some Caveats When You Teach Your Kids To Pursue Their Dream No Matter What.

ETA: More stuff on Fandom Discuss. This time not about Vander Ark's ambitions, but about how he got from being Rowling's biggest cheerleader to here. And I reveal my odd empathy for Vander Ark.


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[info]thecheese
2007-11-08 04:36 am UTC (link)
This is seriously fascinating and I'm thrilled you've dredged it all up. I was a big lurker back then, far too intimidated to post and I ate this stuff up at the time. I really think the archives of HPfGU are probably the best source of canon/fandom history anywhere. You could even define certain eras, name them and use them as shorthand for the type of thinking dominating fandom at any given time. How the once mighty dinosaurs have fallen and become extinct as the mighty meteorites of canon have landed (God, what a stupid metaphor! LOL).

Great work!

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