BatBigBang 2023
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batbigbang! I looked around at the lack of recent big DC events, especially ones that were inclusive of ships and tropes, and said "To hell with it! I'll make my own!"
Which is a very typical thing for me to say, but I've really changed in recent years, and I actually follow through on so many ideas and projects so I feel a lot less feverish and insane than when I've said such things in the past.
I was very fortunate that someone very qualified contacted me quickly to help mod and now I'm choosing a second co-mod while drafting the rules and timeline. All in all, there's a lot more interest in all aspects of the event than I was afraid of when I first made the mod call post and sat around in deafening silence the first couple days.
ALL fandom spaces have become less of a sure thing recently after the post-porn-ban decentralization, and DC fandom in particular has been so difficult for me to get my finger on its pulse. It's active but it's not. It's a behemoth but it's quiet.
The whole tumblr landscape has been cleaved in two between people who ship and let ship and those who don't, and most days it feels like we're in the minority for not being ashamed of just doing whatever the hell is fun to us. So it's been really heartening to see people who are happy that the event is 18+, that it allows Bat/Bat ships while also allowing gen content, etc. all come sniffing closer, cautiously at first and then with growing enthusiasm. Feels good to do my part to contribute to a better fandom experience!
batbigbang! I looked around at the lack of recent big DC events, especially ones that were inclusive of ships and tropes, and said "To hell with it! I'll make my own!"Which is a very typical thing for me to say, but I've really changed in recent years, and I actually follow through on so many ideas and projects so I feel a lot less feverish and insane than when I've said such things in the past.
I was very fortunate that someone very qualified contacted me quickly to help mod and now I'm choosing a second co-mod while drafting the rules and timeline. All in all, there's a lot more interest in all aspects of the event than I was afraid of when I first made the mod call post and sat around in deafening silence the first couple days.
ALL fandom spaces have become less of a sure thing recently after the post-porn-ban decentralization, and DC fandom in particular has been so difficult for me to get my finger on its pulse. It's active but it's not. It's a behemoth but it's quiet.
The whole tumblr landscape has been cleaved in two between people who ship and let ship and those who don't, and most days it feels like we're in the minority for not being ashamed of just doing whatever the hell is fun to us. So it's been really heartening to see people who are happy that the event is 18+, that it allows Bat/Bat ships while also allowing gen content, etc. all come sniffing closer, cautiously at first and then with growing enthusiasm. Feels good to do my part to contribute to a better fandom experience!
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Date: 2022-09-14 01:51 (UTC)