Google Docs is No Longer Safe for Fandom
Image courtesy my own Google Drive. It is my displeasure to inform you that Google Docs is no longer a...
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9 Fanfic Tropes I Can’t Live Without
Stock image by RetroSupply @unsplash The Geekiary is 9 years old today! Fanfiction is a huge part of many fandom...
What Measures Cultural Relevance? The AO3 Fics/Box Office Algorithm
What measures cultural relevance for a film? One Twitter user proposes that it's the number of fanfics on AO3 that...
The Sexytimes with Wangxian Saga Continues…
The Sexytimes with Wangxian fanfiction continues to live on, spreading through fandoms like a plague. And now it has a...
How One Fanfic is Breaking AO3 (and Fandom)
Ah, fanfic. You've gotten me through terrible times and I appreciate you for it! Unfortunately, one particular fic is causing...
Congrats to WangXian, AO3’s Most Popular Ship of 2020
Congratulations to WangXian from Mo Dao Zu Shi for being AO3's most popular fic (by fics written) for the year...
The COVID Relief Bill Could Impact Fanworks… Seriously
There's a lot of talk about the current COVID relief bill here in the United States, but one of the...
Unofficial AO3 Reading App Under Fire For Subscriptions & Ads
An unofficial AO3 reading app is under fire by fans for offering paid subscriptions and running ads, thus presumably making...
Ten Infamous Pieces of Fandom Lore
What is fandom lore? Essentially, it's the history of fans and their activities within fandom, particularly ones that have led...
“Ship It” Sounds Cute but May Actually Do Shippers a Disservice
I was really excited about Britta Lundin's Ship It, a YA novel heavily focused on fandom and convention culture featuring an...