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Used in a general sense, fandom is that vast, amorphous body of overweight, basement-dwelling nerds that worship canonical works. On a more specific basis, however, "fandom" is a collective term applied to the fans of a particular canon work. Thus, Buffy the Vampire Slayer possesses its own fandom, as does Star Trek and the Lord of the Rings; taken together, these individual fandoms constitute the universal "fandom." Prominent FandomsFandoms are related Fantasy or Science Fiction 99% of the time with the other 1% dedicated to religion/politics:
Fanboy schismsOftentimes when a fanbase becomes large, the members will start complaining about increasingly minute and frivolous details, eventually splitting apart into rival camps. The fact that they complain about how one feature is "OMG THATS GOING TO RUIN THE FRANCHISE AAAHHHH!!!" as if adding a new minor character or such will be a dealbreaker is just hilarious. Snagged this off the IW forums after it was discovered that Modern Warfare 2 would have an optional 3rd person playlist: Other ridiculous schisms:See alsoExternal Links |