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Day 3: What's a favorite, or at least memorable fandom meeting/interaction that you've had?

I have never actually met any fandom friends. I've always been private to the point where I don't even reveal my real name on here, so to meet someone was out of the question. Also I was in my late teens/early twenties when I was first in fandom, which meant I was in college/law school and didn't have a lot of my own money to go freely where I wanted to, and wouldn't have been able to attend cons, etc since my family didn't know about my fandom life.

I've had a lot of great interactions with people online and fandom drama aside, I've enjoyed the people I've gotten a chance to talk to over the years. :D


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[senmut]

Fandom is good for that.

[brokenhighways]

I met one fandom friend many, many years ago. It was super awkward (because I'm awkward), but a good experience overall bar one thing. I still talk to them on/off every so often.

I'm a lot more private now than I was in the past. I used to tweet and post all sorts of crap under my real name. It didn't end well, lol. Being private and keeping personal details away from fandom life is definitely the way to do it. Especially with how far technology has come. There are too many weirdos out there.

[bradygirl_12]

You're right, too many weirdos out there! Caution is a good idea.

I did finally meet fannish friends at various cons years ago. It was fun to identify each other. "You're...?" "Yep, and you're...?" :)