21 questions requesting answers.

1. Why did you sign up for Dreamwidth? If I recall correctly, it was one of the two Strikethrough incidents where I decided having an extra home in case the censors should come calling was a prudent idea. Dreamwidth came recommended by many with fannish interests, and I have always been very pleased with the anti-censorship and pro-diversity stances the service has taken. Their commitment to running the site without advertisements, such a rarity in these times, also informs my continued patronage.


2. Why did you choose your journal name? One of the nice things about being a Great Old One in the life of the Internet is that, for the most part, you have been able to build a consistent name across it, as well.
   
   Unless the question is about the journal title, in which case it was a change to be more accurate about what someone could find in the journal - the part-time affiliation with Discord still stands, but I no longer need to advertise it as such.


3. Do you crosspost? Why or why not? Yes, I still cross-post, as there are still some people on LJ whom I do not wish to cut contact with.


4. What do you do online when you're not on DW? As the content of my entries might suggest, a lot of my time not spent reading entries is reading things linked from entries. Past that, I am a moderator elsewhere, I occasionally get to game online, and at least for this year, I'm composing and reading a lot of fanfiction.


5. How about when you're not on the computer? Work. Animal care. Food, chores, sleep, bathing. My life is not exactly the most interesting thing, comparatively.


6. What do you wish people who read your journal knew about you? I would probably talk more about myself if I had prompts. Or self-confidence. Or both.


7. What is your favorite community on Dreamwidth? Right now I'm very partial to awesomeers, because they're a low-stress community asking people to provide a single thing they can be proud of every day.


8. What community do you wish was more active? awesomeers. Could use more celebrations of personal accomplishments.


9. Are there two people on your reading list that you think should meet? I think most of the people on my list have already met or already intend to do so.


10. Tell me about your default icon. The icon was created for my days in the forums, and originates from a shirt created for one of the trombone sections I've played in - the original was reworked for a Halloween contest by another forumite, and has basically served as my default icon ever since. It's a kodoma from the Ghibli classic Princess Mononoke, holding a trombone that has ghostly notes emanating from it.


11. What features do you think Dreamwidth should have that it doesn't currently? I think a better interface for image uploading would help. If it isn't already implemented, I think a lot of Dreamwidth users would appreciate the ability to crosspost to or from the Archive Of Our Own.


12. What do you consider the five most "telling" interests from the list on your profile? Why? Hrm. Trombone, definitely. Calvin and Hobbes, to a certain crew. Librarians, to those who know. Morton's List, too those who really know. Zen, which is the thing I do not have nor will likely ever achieve.


13. Do you have any unique interests on your user profile? What are they? How'd they get there? Oh, quite a few, many of them related to comics in the web that no longer exist or have had their runs completed. One I very much miss is 9th Elsewhere, a comic about a journey to the center of the mind of someone who suffers horribly from mental illnesses, the muse that is unequipped to deal with it, and the attempt to forge their way through already.


14. Did you have a gateway fandom? Still in it? Why or why not? Is there a community for it on DW? I...suppose, yes, considering that I am well into my second decade of writing fiction. The fandom itself no longer has new material produced for it outside of fannish work for a long, long time. But it's still a good campy show to watch every now and then. There may be a community for it here on Dreamwidth, but I haven't really sought it out.


15. What's your current obsession? What about it captures your imagination? I don't know if anything has really risen to the level of obsession. Perhaps Pokémon Go, but that's mostly because it's fulfilling a childhood fantasy to be able to, in some way, catch them all in the real world. So that's fun.


16.  What are you glad you did but haven't really had a chance to post about? [REDACTED. NOTHING TO SEE HERE, CITIZEN. MOVE ALONG.]


17. How many people on your reading list do you know IRL? I have met a few of them, mostly at conferences.


18. What don't you talk about here, either because it's too personal or because you don't have the energy? My life, usually. Because there's a lot in there that would be boring, or things that would be ill-advised to talk about in public postings.


19. Any questions from the audience? Consider this your opportunity.


20. Yes, but what are your thoughts on yaoi? I once had yaoi described to me as "manga for girls who like guys... who like guys", referencing the loud and vocal (and often paddle-equipped) fandom at conventions. As a genre, I think all kinds of pairings and moresomes deserve representation, and as such, while it may not be on my personal preferences list, I'm very glad it's there for those who want stories that represent them.


21.  What's your favorite thing about Dreamwidth? The lack of advertising, the Diversity Statement, and the sheer number of people working on the project who are not the assumed technology default of white, able-bodied, straight, cis, young, men are all basically tied for the best thing I like about Dreamwidth.