The First Baby Step

[polarissruler]

After recently I made a post in my journal about my first fandom, I decided to ask - how did it began to you? What was your first fandom? How did you found it? Did you start writing/drawing/reading/whatever else first? And do you look fondly on those good old days, or not so much?

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[moongoddex]

I got into Pokemon and Digimon when I was little and it was my first microcosm of fandom - writing fanfic and drawing fanart pretty much for myself. I visited a lot of Geocities sites back then for cheats and stuff - saw some fanart and fanfic but didn't really engage beyond quick looks at it.
I first discovered the Harry Potter fandom via LiveJournal, and that was what really got me into fannish circles. Especially knowing that you were allowed - encouraged! - to ship things that weren't at least heavily implied in canon! (I thought I was alone back in Pokemon land shipping Ash and Gary and not having a word for it - all the sites were all about Ash and Misty haha)

In some ways, I'm very glad we have options and easier ways to share fan joy and connect with each other. On the other hand... There was something incredibly lovely about old hand-coded sites, the level of commitment and love that went into them. And I love LJ-style communities better than I ever loved Tumblr. It's a huge part of why I'm back on DW now!

[polarissruler]

It took me very long time to realize I can ship things that aren't at minimum heavily imliped. That's way I have no ships for most of the things I watched as kid - even when I rewatch them.

I absolutely agree about Tumblr. I tried it once and still have my account there, but I don't use it at all. (Expect the one or two times I was looking for icons.)