Dear Wise Flist...

[ash48]

Yep.. I'm back again seeking advice on other fandom places to hangout.

I'm not really a Twitter gal and I don't think Tumblr is for me either. So now I'm considering Facebook. I've had no interest in getting a Facebook before now because, to be honest, real life stuff really doesn't interest me so much - except in real life of course. (and that's not to say I don't like hearing about YOUR rl stuff.. it's just I don't really want to follow rl friends to hear what they're up to...)

So.

I'm thinking a fandom Facebook page. Where I might most stuff a bit like on LJ. (vids etc. maybe occasional personal stuff) My thinking is this: the thing I enjoy most about fandom is connecting with other people who are into the same thing. Chatting, sharing creative works etc. But I realise that not everyone is on LJ. In fact I keep being told "I don't do LJ because it's too complicated". Which I agree with. Until you get to know it that is.

So. I'm curious if anyone else does this. Have a fandom named Facebook? I'm pretty keen to keep my RL and fandom life separate - mainly because I would hate for my students to ever find me.

I have a very limited knowledge of Facebook so I don't really know how it works. Though I understand you can create a community as well as a personal page. Ack! I am so internet challenged!

Advice?

(and um... if I did get a FB is it easy to find like minded peeps?)

Sorry for the lame questions..

Comments

[redteekal.livejournal.com]

Facebook is RL for me. Totes separate from my fannish life however I do occasionally post one liner episodic reactions or trailer links to epis I'm excited about. Put it this way my close friends IRL on FB know I'm very much a fan of the show they just don't know quite HOW much that is *g* ;-)
And I'll keep it that way ty very much :)

But I'm curious as to why tumblr is not for you? OMG that place is soooooooo full of the pretty! Seriously - I am having to enforce strong restrictions on my tumblr time otherwise I keep incessantly scrolling down and right click saving ALL THE PRETTY. There's is some gorgeous art on there and some hilarious posts and just so much to look at. I am planning on doing an LJ post soon that showcases some of the pretty I've found there.

And I'm choosy about who I follow so that much like LJ flist my dashboard page is full stuff I like.

[ash48.livejournal.com]

But I'm curious as to why tumblr is not for you?

Well, after posting about it a while back some of the feedback I got kinda put me oaff. Mostly that all you can do it reblog or "like" and that artworks can be sent around without credit to the owner. Also, I'm not a big net surfer. LJ is really the only place I surf for fun.

Also.. (I have a lot of alsos it would seem!) ontd_spnparty fulfills my looking at lots of pretty - though I suspect Tumblr has a heap heap more... :D

I look forward to your showcase post - that's how I'd like to see Tumblr. Maybe there could be a "best of Tumblr" community on LJ so I can have it all edited down for me... *G*.

xx