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schmerica1. They get name-dropped.
See, name dropping implies to me people mentioning you just so sound impressive because *they* know *you*, oh my god. Which, you know, if that's the definition, then definitely no. On the other hand, if it's just like,![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
seperis mentioning something I said chat last night or dammitcarl mentioning my beta in the notes to her fic, that's a different thing.
2. Disproportionate influence over what is written in the fandom.
Ha, no! Though I'm suddenly jealous of whatever BNF does have people writing to their will, because... dude, sign me up.
3. Websites.
Just the site for my stories that jenn made me.
4. Recs and fawning.
When I'm actually writing (unlike, you know, the past however many months), I do get recced on a fairly regular basis. But not so much with the fawning, no. (Although I'm not sure the word fawning wasn't chosen to elicit a specific response here; it's fairly intense, and not a particularly neutral word for the behavior.)
5. They know other BNFs.
Yes. Smallville BNFs, at least, or those who once were such -- I've probably exchanged at least feedback, email or lj comments with almost all of them, and several of the people I chat with regularly and like best are people I would consider to be BNF's.
So my test is a mixed bag, I think. Looking just at recs would make me look like a bigger name than I am, I think, but on the whole, not so much. I'd say most people involved in Smallville probably have heard of me or read my fic, but I'm not one of the BNFs of the fandom, and multi-fannish people -- I dunno. Know me from my livejournal, maybe? Or because I get recced?
I realized yesterday that I have not mentioned zombies here in a while. This is a sad, sad thing, and needs fixing.
Zooooooooombieeeeeeees! Write us zombies!
There. That's better.
Next week I can start thinking about my own story for the challenge and what I want to do.
And now I go from the land of procrastinating fannish thoughts back to homework.
See, name dropping implies to me people mentioning you just so sound impressive because *they* know *you*, oh my god. Which, you know, if that's the definition, then definitely no. On the other hand, if it's just like,
seperis mentioning something I said chat last night or dammitcarl mentioning my beta in the notes to her fic, that's a different thing.2. Disproportionate influence over what is written in the fandom.
Ha, no! Though I'm suddenly jealous of whatever BNF does have people writing to their will, because... dude, sign me up.
3. Websites.
Just the site for my stories that jenn made me.
4. Recs and fawning.
When I'm actually writing (unlike, you know, the past however many months), I do get recced on a fairly regular basis. But not so much with the fawning, no. (Although I'm not sure the word fawning wasn't chosen to elicit a specific response here; it's fairly intense, and not a particularly neutral word for the behavior.)
5. They know other BNFs.
Yes. Smallville BNFs, at least, or those who once were such -- I've probably exchanged at least feedback, email or lj comments with almost all of them, and several of the people I chat with regularly and like best are people I would consider to be BNF's.
So my test is a mixed bag, I think. Looking just at recs would make me look like a bigger name than I am, I think, but on the whole, not so much. I'd say most people involved in Smallville probably have heard of me or read my fic, but I'm not one of the BNFs of the fandom, and multi-fannish people -- I dunno. Know me from my livejournal, maybe? Or because I get recced?
I realized yesterday that I have not mentioned zombies here in a while. This is a sad, sad thing, and needs fixing.
Zooooooooombieeeeeeees! Write us zombies!
There. That's better.
Next week I can start thinking about my own story for the challenge and what I want to do.
And now I go from the land of procrastinating fannish thoughts back to homework.
