GQMF

[arcanetrivia]

Yanno what I kinda miss? GQMF flail posts. I didn't know until I read that Fanlore article just now that ontd_startrek is where they really became popular after the 2009 Star Trek reboot movie, although that is the main place I had associated them with anyway, but I remember particularly that there were Potter fandom posts of the type taking off on the Half-Blood Prince film also released in 2009, 'cause, well, just look at this GQMF (for example):



But of course people could and did apply the treatment to just about anyone and it was fun. Not that people don't still use the term GQMF on Tumblr (which is the main place I get fan content these days other than RSS feeds from AO3 and DeviantArt) but I guess I miss seeing the meme in full-blown form and not just a tag on a pic, or something?

I don't know if I really have a point here, just musing. Maybe I'm being nostalgic for when LJ still had that kind of energy.

Comments

[yourlibrarian]

I hadn't heard of the term before but I can see how it would be a fun thing to spread on Tumblr in particular where it's so easy to upload visuals.

But I do know what you mean about missing the energy of discussions and localized events. I remember reading someone talking a while back about how much less crack fic there is these days. One reason is the lack of communities in places like Tumblr and the other is that places where it can still happen like that, Discord, is all closed off so activities don't spread more widely.

[fleurviolette]

Ontd_startrek was the peak of fandom memes. Back then, the memes were fun and hilarious! It’s alright, I’m nostalgic for those days too.

[feast_of_regrets]

Oh wow, thanks for introducing me to a name for a thing I very much enjoy. Yes, we need more of this!

[jesse_the_k]

My introduction to four-letter admiration was BAMF for Bad Ass Mother Fucker. Mostly applied to John Watson in BBC Sherlock.

A Google search for both GQMF and BAMF yields just 55 results -- more than half are Livejournals.