sy5starplaty reblogged
#Tumblr polls#I first interacted with other fans of a show in 2001#when I joined Channel 10's message boards...#It was eye-opening as to how very HARSH fandom life can be...#and my polite nature caused me to not just say 'stuff you' and go elsewhere...#I had friends there who tried to defend me but it wasn't enough...#I moved on to a Tolkien forum next where I was welcomed because it was international and there weren't many Aussies...#My self esteem rose because I was so well liked#but I also kept my head on straight#and acquired friends who went with me to#LiveJournal#and also#Tumblr#and#Twitter#But real life beckoned... I'm in some contact with just one of them now.#The Tolkien board is no longer :(#I applied to join the FB group it had but... no response :(