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Post by BATB Brit on Feb 3, 2014 7:49:31 GMT -5
Thanks for your reply Brit, and here's something for you. My love for the show, BatB, led me to be on the Internet much more than I ever was before (I only used it for work purposes). Searching for everything BatB, let me to this site where I read for over a year before even comtemplating registering. So I would say that my love for the show gave me courage to try something I had never imagined myself doing. And my courage has continued to grow, because when you share of yourself, you are always vulnerable, even from behind the screne. However, I have discovered a place where i can fully be myself. We share every emotion together, even when we do not see eye to eye. To me, this place is a community, where e each have our own place, our own identity and where we all BELONG. There is an atmosphere of trust in here, and members are able to express evry feeling, opinion and crazy idea under the son. I have encountered many kindred spirits in here, built friendsips, that like many here, I hope will continue long after the show is off the air. Cheers to all my chicas! Thank you very much
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Post by BATB Brit on Feb 3, 2014 7:51:34 GMT -5
[/quote]What a cool idea! Karen asked me to co-admin this forum, which she wanted to create to support Kristin's new show. Kristin has always generated a lot of internet buzz, good or bad - people just like to talk about her. So we wanted to do this forum and the social media outlets to help create a buzz and have a gathering place for the fandom, and hopefully get more seasons for the show. This isn't my only fandom, but I have found Beasties to be extremely loyal, outspoken, passionate, bonded, dedicated, mostly unified, and also kind of sensitive, if I'm honest. I've never seen such a relatively "small" fandom roar so loudly, when it counts, to rally together and show our presence. And, I realize the show is only a season-and-a-half old, but I've rarely seen such a unified fandom. I just hope we keep that up and always include all Beasties, whether they ship Vincat or Gabe and Cat or whatever. The point is that we love these characters and want to support this show! And that's what this general fandom site is for. That's my 2 cents. [/quote] Thank you very much for the reply, especially about the origins of the fourm as I am going to use it as an example of a successful Batb fansite
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Post by anapi -season3baby :) on Feb 3, 2014 8:48:06 GMT -5
hi, can I ask you what your degree is and is it a bachelor or masters degree? and what is the topic of your dissertation? i am very curious especially since i was discussing with a forum member a while ago so many studies could be made on fandoms and people's feelings and emotions and how do people interact as individuals or as part of a group. I am sure actually many such studies have been done in the past. and there is so much you can find out just by studying this forum's threads anyway, really interested in your topic of research. i have a research background myself (PhD in political science) and would be glad to help you with anything u need x Hello, I am doing a undergraduate film studies degree and the assignment is about fandom practices, part of it was to chose a specific fandom and I chose Batb My actual dissertation is also about fandom but is more widespread looking into the emotional attachment of being a fan Thanks for the offer of help x well if u want any specific help happy to help or read through your work xx
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Post by BATB Brit on Feb 3, 2014 9:32:17 GMT -5
Hello, I am doing a undergraduate film studies degree and the assignment is about fandom practices, part of it was to chose a specific fandom and I chose Batb My actual dissertation is also about fandom but is more widespread looking into the emotional attachment of being a fan Thanks for the offer of help x well if u want any specific help happy to help or read through your work xx Thank you very much that's a kind offer x
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Post by BATB Brit on Apr 25, 2014 6:42:38 GMT -5
Hello again! My work is almost finished , thank you for the replies! I was just wondering if anyone is also a part of the 80's BATB fandom or if anyone has had any interaction with a classic fan either positive or negative?
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