I would be willing to mod any one or two of these (or none) but I haven't modded at a virtual con before so if I do, I'd prefer a co-mod who can handhold me on that.
Title: Fandom Discord Mod(s): Open or Closed: Open Category: Meta, and/or How-to Description: More and more fandom activity in the last five years (including this convention) is happening on Discord. How is the move to Discord changing fandom, and what does it say about modern fandom? How do fans find and use Discord servers? Share resources and tips for fans looking to try out Discord or become more comfortable there. Other notes: Could focus more about meta regarding the current fandom migrations, could focus more as a how-to on Discord for fans still finding their feet there or who don't really know how to dive in.
Title: Transformative Fandom and SF Fandom Mod(s): Open or Closed: Open Category: Meta, Multi-fandom, Description: Fanworks fandom - lately most well-known as the home of Hugo Award™ Winning Website AO3.org, and Science Fiction Fandom - lately most well-known as the home of the Hugo Awards™ - have always been close kin, although sometimes uncomfortably so. Many professional SF and fantasy fans have gotten their start as fanfic writers, and many fanfic writers have gotten their start in SF fandom. Let's discuss the history of the kinship and crossover and gradient between the two fandom communities, where it's going and where it's been and how we move between them. Other notes:
Title: Video Blogging RPF Mod(s): Open or Closed: Open Category: Meta, Multi-fandom, Single Fandom Description: Over the past few years, Video Blogging RPF has been by far the largest category of RPF on AO3 - including everything from elaborate virtual-world roleplay universes to people who simply go on camera to talk about their lives. RPF about "online content creators" presents new challenges about interaction between creators and fandom, since direct interaction with fandom is often a large part of the creators' work. What's going on in content creators' fandoms, how are they different and the same as other RPF, and how to creators and fans navigate the challenges? Other notes: This might make a good merge with Hannah's proposal but I think there's enough just about the video blogging fandoms to more than take over a panel. (I can do Minecraft streamers but I am only vaguely aware of things like Phandom and Markiplier, and we could probably also include things like Critical Role which AO3 doesn't file under Video Blogging but definitely fall into the same type of fandom as the Minecraft fandoms that do. So maybe it should have a broader name. Or we can discuss how badly AO3 tag categories handle this kind of fandom….
Title: Star Trek: TOS Mod(s): Open or Closed: Open Category: Single Fandom Description: Star Trek: TOS fandom is still alive, let's talk about the originals and what they're up to these days. Other notes:
Title: What To Do With An Old WIP Mod(s): Open or Closed: Open Category: Meta, Multi-fandom, How-to Description: Sometimes you start a fanwork and you never quite finish it and you never quite quit it either, and next thing you know it's been a year, or two years, or ten years, and your WIP is still around even if your fandom isn't and half the current fans were in elementary school when you started it and you aren't the same person anymore, either. What's to be done with an old WIP? (Finish it???) Other notes:
Title: Podfic/Podcasts Mod(s): Melannen Open or Closed: Open Category: Meta, Multi-fandom Description: A place to talk about fandom in audio. Other notes:
Title: Fandom Stats Mod(s): Open or Closed: Open Category: Multi-fandom, How-to Description: So, you want to figure out what the numbers say about your fandom. How do you get the numbers, and what do you do with them afterward? Other notes:
Title: How To Find The Fanfic You Want To Read Mod(s): Open or Closed: Open Category: Multi-fandom, How-to Description: Modern tactics & strategies for finding fanfic you'll like in any mood. Other notes:
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Date: 2023-03-20 02:51 am (UTC)Title: Fandom Discord
Mod(s):
Open or Closed: Open
Category: Meta, and/or How-to
Description: More and more fandom activity in the last five years (including this convention) is happening on Discord. How is the move to Discord changing fandom, and what does it say about modern fandom? How do fans find and use Discord servers? Share resources and tips for fans looking to try out Discord or become more comfortable there.
Other notes: Could focus more about meta regarding the current fandom migrations, could focus more as a how-to on Discord for fans still finding their feet there or who don't really know how to dive in.
Title: Transformative Fandom and SF Fandom
Mod(s):
Open or Closed: Open
Category: Meta, Multi-fandom,
Description: Fanworks fandom - lately most well-known as the home of Hugo Award™ Winning Website AO3.org, and Science Fiction Fandom - lately most well-known as the home of the Hugo Awards™ - have always been close kin, although sometimes uncomfortably so. Many professional SF and fantasy fans have gotten their start as fanfic writers, and many fanfic writers have gotten their start in SF fandom. Let's discuss the history of the kinship and crossover and gradient between the two fandom communities, where it's going and where it's been and how we move between them.
Other notes:
Title: Video Blogging RPF
Mod(s):
Open or Closed: Open
Category: Meta, Multi-fandom, Single Fandom
Description: Over the past few years, Video Blogging RPF has been by far the largest category of RPF on AO3 - including everything from elaborate virtual-world roleplay universes to people who simply go on camera to talk about their lives. RPF about "online content creators" presents new challenges about interaction between creators and fandom, since direct interaction with fandom is often a large part of the creators' work. What's going on in content creators' fandoms, how are they different and the same as other RPF, and how to creators and fans navigate the challenges?
Other notes: This might make a good merge with Hannah's proposal but I think there's enough just about the video blogging fandoms to more than take over a panel. (I can do Minecraft streamers but I am only vaguely aware of things like Phandom and Markiplier, and we could probably also include things like Critical Role which AO3 doesn't file under Video Blogging but definitely fall into the same type of fandom as the Minecraft fandoms that do. So maybe it should have a broader name. Or we can discuss how badly AO3 tag categories handle this kind of fandom….
Title: Star Trek: TOS
Mod(s):
Open or Closed: Open
Category: Single Fandom
Description: Star Trek: TOS fandom is still alive, let's talk about the originals and what they're up to these days.
Other notes:
Title: What To Do With An Old WIP
Mod(s):
Open or Closed: Open
Category: Meta, Multi-fandom, How-to
Description: Sometimes you start a fanwork and you never quite finish it and you never quite quit it either, and next thing you know it's been a year, or two years, or ten years, and your WIP is still around even if your fandom isn't and half the current fans were in elementary school when you started it and you aren't the same person anymore, either. What's to be done with an old WIP? (Finish it???)
Other notes:
Title: Podfic/Podcasts
Mod(s): Melannen
Open or Closed: Open
Category: Meta, Multi-fandom
Description: A place to talk about fandom in audio.
Other notes:
Title: Fandom Stats
Mod(s):
Open or Closed: Open
Category: Multi-fandom, How-to
Description: So, you want to figure out what the numbers say about your fandom. How do you get the numbers, and what do you do with them afterward?
Other notes:
Title: How To Find The Fanfic You Want To Read
Mod(s):
Open or Closed: Open
Category: Multi-fandom, How-to
Description: Modern tactics & strategies for finding fanfic you'll like in any mood.
Other notes: