Sunshine 2019: Prompt Two

[enemytosleep]

Check out the Master List to find links to all of the 2019 challenge posts.

Prompt 2: Fannish Identity

As the sunshine_challenge continues, we invite everyone to take a deeper look at their own fandom identities. Remember that there is no official deadline, so feel free to join in at any time or go back and do any prompts you've missed!



Identity: the fact of being who or what a person is.

The internet and our online identities are a vastly interesting subject as the inherent anonymity that comes with creating a fannish identity can let us show the most intimate parts of ourselves with the relative safety and comfort of being behind a screen. Some of us have no problem connecting their fannish identity to their real life identity, while others may have more than one fandom account to keep each fandom identity separate. Now we ask everyone here to take a look at themselves and share some of what makes you … you!

Here are some questions to consider as you dive into this topic (these questions are only meant as prompt points and are not required. Please share what you are comfortable sharing): What does your username mean? How is it pronounced? What's your origin story? Is it fannish?

What is your default icon about? Does it have personal meaning? Why did you choose it? What is it from? Tell us anything else you want to share publicly that would help people know how to interact with you. Preferred pronouns? Do you have a first language other than English? What does "fannish identity" mean to you?

If you are comfortable, this could also be a good time to invite questions from your circle for you to answer on your pages.



Once you’ve finished reflecting on your space in fandom, leave a comment to this post saying you’ve done it! Include a link to your pages if you feel comfortable doing so. Let everyone know whether you are "Ready for visitors!" or "Lurking for fandom fun".

Most importantly, please check through the comments and go visit new journals, comment on their shiny posts, and maybe make a new friend or two. We encourage everyone to aim to comment on two new journals if they are able (of course, you are welcome to do more!). ♥



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Comments

[larissa]

ready for visitors! this was fun 😊

didn't do the first one since my journal is already pretty organized, though i could probably stand to tidy it up some more... i've been meaning to change my layout for like a month 😬

[sodium_amytal]

Great job! Thanks for joining in on the challenge!

[scripsi]

Done! Please come and visit!

[sodium_amytal]

Awesome! Thanks for joining us!

[lexicalcrow]

ANother great prompt! I don't think I've talked about the meaning of my username in a very long time, so I was happy to discuss that with all the new friends I've made this year.

I made a post! <3 Come and say hi if you want. I don't bite. <3

[sodium_amytal]

Thanks for participating!

[alexseanchai]

Ready for visitors! Or, well, not lurking, anyway…

[enemytosleep]

We're glad to have you here. BTW, the girl in your icon is absolutely adorable. What is she from?

[shadowhive]

Here’s mine and it’s ready for visitors 🖤

[enemytosleep]

MY LOVE OF BULBASAUR KNOWS NO BOUNDS.

[kalloway]

Visitors welcome, though I definitely don't have a deeper meaning. ^_^;

[enemytosleep]

No worries, not every username has deeper meaning, though it's always fun for me to learn about the ones that do. Mine isn't particularly special either, but Enemy has been my moniker for a long time now and it fits.

[author_by_night]

Here's mine: https://author-by-night.dreamwidth.org/1232804.html

[enemytosleep]

Leslie Knope for President. ♥

[liquidtears]

I did it! Sorry I didn't participate in Day 1.

https://liquidtears.dreamwidth.org/147619.html

Ready for Visitors!

[autobotscoutriella]

That’s no problem— the challenges are meant to stand alone, so picking whichever ones you’re interested in is highly encouraged! Thanks for participating!

[mythicmistress]

Ready for visitors. Here it is:
https://mythicmistress.dreamwidth.org/50761.html

[autobotscoutriella]

Yay! Thanks for participating!

[muccamukk]

Mine's here: https://muccamukk.dreamwidth.org/1235637.html

Visitors welcome, as always.

[autobotscoutriella]

That icon is so cute! Love the glitter.

Thanks for participating!

[scribblemoose]

Done and ready for visitors!
https://scribblemoose.dreamwidth.org/1802118.html

[sodium_amytal]

Thank you for participating!

[stonepicnicking_okapi]

Ready for visitors! Cheers!

https://stonepicnicking-okapi.dreamwidth.org/43047.html

[sodium_amytal]

Thanks for participating!

[used_songs]

Done

That was nerve-wracking!

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[oldtoadwoman]

Oh no! Your post was great though and I'm going to have to listen to your playlist.

[tabaqui]

I did the thing.

https://tabaqui.dreamwidth.org/207854.html

[sodium_amytal]

Yay! Thank you for participating!

[lilly_c]

Done did. Visitors and lurkers are welcome at anytime :)

[sodium_amytal]

Thanks for participating!

[silveradept]

Ready for visitors!

A Being of Mysterious and Fannish Origins will answer some of your questions, but not necessarily all of them. If there's more you want to know, just ask!

[sodium_amytal]

Thanks for participating!

[gullwhacker]

Ready-ish for visitors.

Prompt answered here, with whatever thoughts came to mind. I'm definitely open to questions from commenters, so ask away!

Apologies for any mess in old posts, I'm...still working on challenge #1.

[sodium_amytal]

Thanks for participating!

[libbi]

Ready for visitors! I'll make sure to visit other journals in the next couple of days.

[muccamukk]

Icon buddies!

[octahedrite]

Done and ready for visitors :D https://octahedrite.dreamwidth.org/10745.html

[sodium_amytal]

Thank you for participating!

[pauraque]

Done and ready for visitors who want to hear the very silly story of how I accidentally got my name and how some of my friends thought a bird was a coiled-up snake.

[sodium_amytal]

Thanks for participating!

[falena]

Done!

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[oldtoadwoman]

Excellent. I like the moth theme. My own toad theme has no real explanation other than "it sounded cool at the time".

Done!

[tellshannon815]

https://tellshannon815.dreamwidth.org/10293.html

Re: Done!

[oldtoadwoman]

Your AO3 username is officially the best. You win the Internet.

[smallredboy]

I did it! Do come and visit!

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[oldtoadwoman]

Awesome!

Every time I see your icon I want to comment that I love House and Wilson and then I remember. "No! Bad brain, you do not love House and Wilson, you hate them. Because they are terrible, terrible people."
brain: "…with adorable puppy dog eyes and we love them."

[lightbird]

Late to the party, since I mostly had challenge one done already plus offline life.

Here is my post about both prompts one and two. Come on over!

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[oldtoadwoman]

You're not late! I'm a mod and I still haven't gotten around to the second prompt yet. The third prompt doesn't drop until July 9th and you can still do any of the prompts long after July is over. No deadlines.

[quietmoon]

ready for visitors :D

I'm getting so much ticked off the 'make dw actual fandom hq' list, thank you! <3

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[oldtoadwoman]

So glad you're enjoying it!