Friending meme?

[misanagi]

Has anyone else noticed the "Firending meme" trend that has been going for a while on LJ? I've seen it in a couple of fandoms, people answer a series of questions about their preferences within the fandom and then they go around, browsing the comments and make new friends. I participated in a PoT one a little while ago (I was curious) and ended up with a couple of new people on my f-list who are really cool.

Does anyone know if there has been a GW one? I think it might have but maybe I'm just imagining it? I'm trying to think back 4 years ago and how I started to build my f-list. I knew a couple of people from the mailing lists and added them and then through them I found more. If I hadn't known people before I joined LJ I would have definitely needed a friending meme.

So what's my point? I'm not sure I have one. I might be wondering if people would be interested in a GW friending meme, or do we already know everyone? *ponders* I'm not sure it'll work with a fandom that it's a bit asleep but maybe it would help waking it up. Or maybe I'm just rambling... Thoughts? Buller?

P.S. I played tennis for the first time today and I arrived at a very interesting conclusion: I suck.

Comments

[ketchupblood.livejournal.com]

I totally don't remember how I started on LJ either. Oo;; Which is odd, but whatever? If GW fandom is anything like PoT fandom, they'll have another friending meme eventually.

[salamandere.livejournal.com]

i think it sounds quite fun :D
i definitely don't know everyone

tennis is so hard, isn't it? pros/my sister makes it look so easy but then you go after a shot and...miss. that's my tennis story :p

:D

[misanagi.livejournal.com]

I'm not sure there's been a GW friending meme. The fandom is quite different from PoT. A bit more clicky, I think. Or a least was since now is half asleep.

and you can't possibly suck worse. The fun thing is that I can't help myself thinking of all the terms Japanese style. It's not "out" it's "out-o" it's not a "cord ball" but "cord-u boll-u"... quite fun ^-^

[misanagi.livejournal.com]

I has work for other fandoms. it might help to breach the gap between "old timers" and the "newbies"? I would be willing to host it if people are interested...

And yeah, you watch it and it looks so easy but it isn't, or at least I don't have the coordination for it... *hangs head*

[ketchupblood.livejournal.com]

Oh. Well, uh, maybe not then. You can always make one?

[wickedgameff.livejournal.com]

I remember that I started by friending people that were on the GW mailing lists too...and then friended people off of comms and the such...it just grew from there. I hardly ever friend anyone anymore (I just usually friend back people who friend me), so it would be interesting to have a GW friending meme I think.

I have to agree with your above statement that the GW fandom is a bit clique-ish. We're very close-knit and it's so hard to get in with everyone. Sometimes I still feel like I'm not quite part of the crowd...and it's been 4 years or so now!!

[darthanne.livejournal.com]

I defintely feel like I'm not part of the crowd and I've been in GW fandom for 7 years give or take. It's very cliquey, though I've seen other fandoms which are way worse.

I think a friending meme is a good idea, Mis. Go for it.

[misanagi.livejournal.com]

If I see people are interested I might give it a shot...

Ok, maybe we suck the same? I'm not very coordinated and it turns out tennis requires a degree of coordination, not just watching PoT

[misanagi.livejournal.com]

Yeah, the fandom has its things but I do love it and I wonder if there are other people out there to meet. Like you, it's been ages since I've friended someone first and it could bee a good opportunity. If people are interested I'm willing to host it.

[misanagi.livejournal.com]

If people want to I'm willing to host it. It could be fun ^^

[ketchupblood.livejournal.com]

[misanagi.livejournal.com]

I know it makes no sense but other than maybe amusing the person teaching me to death, I didn't accomplish much more in the killing department.

[ketchupblood.livejournal.com]

This is absolutely ridiculous. Maybe you're doing something wrong. Were you sparkling while you played tennis? That might be the problem, I guess...

[misanagi.livejournal.com]

I wasn't sparkling since I thought that was so last year. Instead I made sure there was a flowing, glowing aura around me and I concentrated very hard on different types of pinnacles... The again, maybe it was the dust of the court and I was actually thinking of Fuji and Tezuka making out ^^;;

[ketchupblood.livejournal.com]

Obviously, that was your problem. The not sparkling, that is. I'm sure Tezuka was thinking about making out with Fuji when he killed the dinosaurs too, but he was also sparkling.

[merith.livejournal.com]

sounds cool to me too... :)

[lil-1337.livejournal.com]

Why not, you can never have too many friends, right?

[misanagi.livejournal.com]

*sighs* you must be right. I shall sparkle next time and all will be well. Except for the dinosaurs, of course.

[misanagi.livejournal.com]

I shall give it a try, people seem to be interested.

[misanagi.livejournal.com]

Friends are always good!

[ketchupblood.livejournal.com]

Do tell us how that goes. ♥ I do enjoy listening to stories of sparkles.

[forevermadness.livejournal.com]

A GW friending meme would be fun...

But sadly, the fandom is rather dead. It's been dead or dying for a number of years now, only a few of us die-hard fans still around, the rest just remember it fondly while obsessing about something else.

But you never know, it might work!

[misanagi.livejournal.com]

I wouldn't exactly call it dead. Not really. There's still some activity, even of it's not near the same kind that it was years ago but people still write, read, draw, plan contests and generally are involved with the fandom. I am thinking a meme could be a fun way to get more people together...

[wickedgameff.livejournal.com]

well, I'm interested for sure!

[gypsy3x4.livejournal.com]

i think it would be good. just to disprove any theories that our beloved fandom is dead. "I am not dead and therefore my art is not. However, the second I am dead. Burn my writings and forget I existed."- F.T. Marinetti