I didn't know that about Les Mis fandom! It's always seemed so interesting to me because debates about "canonicity" would be a bit moot, what with having multiple sources that are miles removed from the novel. Does the fandom at large think of themselves as fanwork creators for the book, musical, a combination, or something altogether different?
The two-teenagers-in-a-trench-coat approach to baby's first fandom has its problems if someone wants to do more than lurk—The meatspace half of this example is probably gonna sound ridiculous to anybody outside the US, but turning 18 in fandoms of the Olden Days could be like going to your regular fake ID bar for your 21st, and I remember somebody losing friends over it in Harry Potter fandom—but good god could some of these kids do with a few years of learning to interact with adults who aren't responsible for their well-being.
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Date: 2018-12-19 08:35 pm (UTC)The two-teenagers-in-a-trench-coat approach to baby's first fandom has its problems if someone wants to do more than lurk—The meatspace half of this example is probably gonna sound ridiculous to anybody outside the US, but turning 18 in fandoms of the Olden Days could be like going to your regular fake ID bar for your 21st, and I remember somebody losing friends over it in Harry Potter fandom—but good god could some of these kids do with a few years of learning to interact with adults who aren't responsible for their well-being.