# So, Which Fandoms are You a Member of? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [May 10, 2009, 10:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-which-fandoms-are-you-a-member-of/495937 "2009-05-10T10:57:36Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Two\_Many\_Cats](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/8dc957/32.png) [@Two\_Many\_Cats](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Two_Many_Cats)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2009, 10:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-which-fandoms-are-you-a-member-of/495937/1 "2009-05-10T10:57:36Z")
I got this idea from that thread about the douchiness scale. This isn’t about what tv shows you like. To qualify for fandom, you must at least have posted to a website dedicated to that particular tv show, musical act, movie, or comic book, excuse me, graphic novel. List your credentials if you like. Me? I’m a MSTie, Whoite, Bonanza fan. I have attended MSTie conventions, Dr Who conventions (in costume yet) I have written four fanfic Dr Who novels and am writing a Dr Who/Bonanza crossover fanfic. Yours? I won’t snark, I promise. ---
**Author:** ![Loach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/loach/32/350_2.png) [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2009, 11:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-which-fandoms-are-you-a-member-of/495937/2 "2009-05-10T11:07:39Z")
I’ve recovered. Back in high school I was into comicbooks and went to conventions (no websites around). I stopped buying due to finacial reasons after I graduated with the intent of going back but I never did. ---
**Author:** ![Anduinel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/848f3c/32.png) [@Anduinel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anduinel)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2009, 11:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-which-fandoms-are-you-a-member-of/495937/3 "2009-05-10T11:56:07Z")
Lapsed member of Stark Trek, Babylon 5, Tolkien, DCU and Thundercats fandoms. I’ve stopped buying the comics, but I think still being in RPGs pertaining to the Elfquest and X-Men characters qualifies me as still being in those fandoms. Still reading Gold Digger, but no longer part of the fandom, per se. Also, unapologetic comic-book geek. The SO and I will be spending part of our honeymoon at the San Diego Con in July. ---
**Author:** ![Grumman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/43a26b/32.png) [@Grumman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grumman)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2009, 12:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-which-fandoms-are-you-a-member-of/495937/4 "2009-05-10T12:13:10Z")
By that standard, I’m a lapsed member of the Naruto fandom. If games count, you can add in D&D, Dwarf Fortress, Magic, Oblivion and the X series. ---
**Author:** ![RikWriter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/49beb7/32.png) [@RikWriter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RikWriter)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2009, 12:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-which-fandoms-are-you-a-member-of/495937/5 "2009-05-10T12:17:19Z")
I have in the past posted to websites devoted to LOTR, Babylon 5 and Lost. ---
**Author:** ![Small\_Hen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ad7895/32.png) [@Small\_Hen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Small_Hen)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2009, 2:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-which-fandoms-are-you-a-member-of/495937/6 "2009-05-10T14:56:57Z")
Active: Supernatural, MST3K, Buffy, Iron Man. In the past: Lord of the Rings, Futurama, X men, Lost, House, Jeeves and Wooser, X Files, and probably about twenty I’m forgetting. ---
**Author:** ![MadTheSwine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/9fc29f/32.png) [@MadTheSwine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MadTheSwine)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2009, 3:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-which-fandoms-are-you-a-member-of/495937/7 "2009-05-10T15:05:09Z")
Queen ---
**Author:** ![GuanoLad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guanolad/32/42_2.png) [@GuanoLad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GuanoLad)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2009, 3:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-which-fandoms-are-you-a-member-of/495937/8 "2009-05-10T15:24:38Z")
> [@Two\_Many\_Cats](#): > > …Whoite… You mean a **Whovian**. ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2009, 3:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-which-fandoms-are-you-a-member-of/495937/9 "2009-05-10T15:29:59Z")
My wife and I met on a Buffy board, so I’d say we qualify for Lifetime Membership. ---
**Author:** ![Tim\_R.Mortiss](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tim_r.mortiss/32/142_2.png) [@Tim\_R.Mortiss](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tim_R.Mortiss)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2009, 3:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-which-fandoms-are-you-a-member-of/495937/10 "2009-05-10T15:30:24Z")
Just Star Trek and Tolkien. But long time and never lapsed on those…TRM ---
**Author:** ![Ephemera](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8baadc/32.png) [@Ephemera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ephemera)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2009, 3:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-which-fandoms-are-you-a-member-of/495937/11 "2009-05-10T15:36:18Z")
Posted to a board dedicated to it? Just Trek and Whedon, then. ---
**Author:** ![Rachael\_Rage](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/71c47a/32.png) [@Rachael\_Rage](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rachael_Rage)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2009, 3:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-which-fandoms-are-you-a-member-of/495937/12 "2009-05-10T15:42:49Z")
**Star Wars** : attended three Star Wars Celebrations, wrote articles for fanzines, appeared in two indie documentary feature films about Star Wars fandom, have a (relatively untouched) blog on [StarWars.com](http://StarWars.com), have a shelf-full of collectibles (pared down from a wall full). I could go on. **Hanson** : own all the records, member of the fan club since 1999, attended 12 concerts (pretty low on the fandom scale actually), attended meet-and-greets, waited outside venues for autographs, know all their birthdays and wives/kids’ names, follow on Twitter, relentless advocacy on this board, etc. ETA: Even though I’m obsessed with it while it’s on, I can’t really say **American Idol** since I have never attended an AI concert or a performance by any current or former Idol. ---
**Author:** ![FlyingRamenMonster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/ce7236/32.png) [@FlyingRamenMonster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FlyingRamenMonster)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2009, 3:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-which-fandoms-are-you-a-member-of/495937/13 "2009-05-10T15:53:04Z")
I can’t seem to stay in fandoms. I’ve been pretty obsessed with things over the years… some obscure TV shows, a video game or two, various bands. But every time I join a fandom I end up quietly slipping out because everyone else is _way more enthusiastic_ than I am and it’s a little scary, because, like I said, I’d be pretty into it myself. Maybe this is a good thing. ---
**Author:** ![Doody\_Pants](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/839c29/32.png) [@Doody\_Pants](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Doody_Pants)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2009, 4:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-which-fandoms-are-you-a-member-of/495937/14 "2009-05-10T16:28:12Z")
Harry Potter. Four midnight release parties, the last one in costume. Luckily for me, the local news was at the bookstore, so my big fat ass in a witch costume was on the 11 o’clock news and just about everyone I know saw it. My immediate family obviously knew what I was up to, but it was quite a surprise to my coworkers. ---
**Author:** ![choie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/choie/32/7829_2.png) [@choie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/choie)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2009, 5:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-which-fandoms-are-you-a-member-of/495937/15 "2009-05-10T17:02:52Z")
_Harry Potter_ for sure, though not since '07 or so; _Star Trek: DS9_ too, since I remember having a conversation with Ron Moore back over on the AOL board dedicated to the show. And _American Gothic_ (the one-season CBS show in the mid-1990s). Do mailing lists count? If so, then add _The Simpsons_ and the Nero Wolfe books by Rex Stout. What if you _want_ to post on a forum but are too chicken? I’m like that for _Order of the Stick_ then. ---
**Author:** ![judikium](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/a9adbd/32.png) [@judikium](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/judikium)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2009, 5:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-which-fandoms-are-you-a-member-of/495937/16 "2009-05-10T17:55:26Z")
I have finally rid myself all of these communities (almost), but for at least a while I posted on message boards for: Survivor, American Idol, Harry Potter, and Dungeons & Dragons. I miss my Survivor days the most, and still creep on the forums every once in a while, but the unavoidable spoilers were too annoying… ---
**Author:** ![TWDuke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e495f1/32.png) [@TWDuke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TWDuke)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2009, 6:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-which-fandoms-are-you-a-member-of/495937/17 "2009-05-10T18:33:16Z")
For a couple of years I got caught up in the madness surrounding the LOTR films and posted quite a bit to [http://theonering.net](http://theonering.net). I also hosted viewing parties for all the movies and paid $50 for a preview screening of ROTK with a special appearance by Ian McKellen. I’ve read the book (and “The Hobbit”) several times. There are other things of which I consider myself as much or more a fan, but that’s the only one that met (past tense) the OP’s dedicated Web site requirement. ---
**Author:** ![Silver\_Tyger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/fbc32d/32.png) [@Silver\_Tyger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Silver_Tyger)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2009, 6:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-which-fandoms-are-you-a-member-of/495937/18 "2009-05-10T18:44:16Z")
Thundercats - I used to have a website devoted to (light-hearted) nitpicking of the series, msts of the comics, fanfic, fanart, and for a while a webcomic. The webcomic moved to a different site. I also created the one complete and accurate Thundercats font. Silverhawks - same deal on the same site Batman - I’ve posted to a number of LJs and created fanfic and fanart Pokemon - created fanfic and fanart and posted it. Digimon - used to post to the newsgroup. Star Trek - went to a couple of conventions X-men - went to a couple of comic conventions. Owned hundreds of comics. It was a big influence on some of my writing. Hellsing - I’ve posted to the LJ community, I read ‘And Shine Heaven Now’ the major fancomic, created wallpaper, spent significant amounts of time messing with the images. Kimono - post to a board, am working on a mini-wiki for my own reference ---
**Author:** ![Terminus\_Est](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terminus_est/32/3087_2.png) [@Terminus\_Est](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Terminus_Est)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2009, 7:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-which-fandoms-are-you-a-member-of/495937/19 "2009-05-10T19:15:02Z")
I’ve attended the World Science Fiction Convention and voted for the Hugo Awards, but by the standards of the OP, I’m not any kind of fan at all. I guess that’s a good thing. ---
**Author:** ![delphica](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e9a140/32.png) [@delphica](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/delphica)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2009, 9:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-which-fandoms-are-you-a-member-of/495937/20 "2009-05-10T21:08:22Z")
In the past: X-Files, and Twin Peaks. Man, back in the Twin Peaks days you really had to work hard to be a fan, I think I had to wait on average between 20 and 30 minutes to get the dial-up connected and logged in to the newsgroup. Weirdly enough, my biggest, most active fandom is Betsy-Tacy, which I am assuming about three of you know what that is. For everyone else, it’s a series of children’s books set at the turn of the (previous) century, and it has a small but extremely dedicated following. I’ve been to two national conventions, and am on the steering committee of my local chapter. The membership is open to anyone, but I think in reality it’s about 99% women. Within that, we’re fairly diverse in terms of region, interest and age. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-which-fandoms-are-you-a-member-of/495937.md?page=2)