Editing Fandom (section)

==Participating in fandom==
[[Image:Fandom Sherlock (TV series).jpg|thumb|Fan art for the ''[[Sherlock (TV series)|Sherlock]]'' TV series on an English telephone booth]]
Members of a fandom associate with one another, often attending [[fan convention]]s and publishing and exchanging [[fanzine]]s and newsletters. [[Amateur press association]]s are another form of fan publication and networking. Originally using print-based media, these [[subculture]]s have migrated much of their communications and interaction onto the Internet, which is also used for the purpose of archiving detailed information pertinent to their given fanbase. Often, fans congregate on forums and discussion boards to share their love for and criticism of a specific work. This congregation can lead to a high level of organization and community within the fandom, as well as infighting. Although there is some level of hierarchy among most of the discussion boards, and certain contributors may be valued more highly than others, newcomers are most often welcomed into the fold. Most importantly, these sorts of discussion boards can have an effect on the media itself, as was the case in the television show ''[[Glee (TV series)|Glee]]''.<ref name=hbl-2011>{{Cite web
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}}</ref> Trends on discussion boards have been known to influence the writers and producers of shows. The media fandom for the TV series ''[[Firefly (TV series)|Firefly]]'' was able to generate enough corporate interest to create a movie after the series was canceled.<ref name=hsw-s1>{{Cite web
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Some fans write [[fan fiction]] ("fanfic"), stories based on the universe and characters of their chosen fandom. This fiction can take the form of video-making as well as writing.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Jenkins |first=Henry |author-link=Henry Jenkins |date= |title=Quentin Tarantino's Star Wars? Digital Cinema, Media Convergence, and Participatory Culture |url=https://web.mit.edu/~21fms/People/henry3/starwars.html |access-date=2023-04-21 |website=web.mit.edu}}</ref> Fan fiction may or may not tie in with the story's [[Canon (fiction)|canon]]; sometimes fans use the story's characters in different situations that do not relate to the plot line at all.

Especially at events, fans may also partake in ''[[cosplay]]'', the creation and wearing of [[costumes]] designed in the likeness of characters from a source work, which can also be combined with [[role-playing]], reenacting scenes, or inventing likely behavior inspired by their chosen sources.<ref name="out of hand">{{Cite web|last=Thorn|first=Rachel|author-link=Rachel Thorn|year=2004|url=http://matt-thorn.com/shoujo_manga/outofhand/|title=Girls And Women Getting Out Of Hand: The Pleasure And Politics Of Japan's Amateur Comics Community|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161214162110/http://matt-thorn.com/shoujo_manga/outofhand/ |archive-date=2016-12-14|work=Fanning the Flames: Fans and Consumer Culture in Contemporary Japan William W. Kelly, ed.|publisher=[[State University of New York]] Press}}</ref>

Others create [[fan vids]], or analytical music videos focusing on the source fandom, and yet others create [[fan art]]. Such activities are sometimes known as "[[fan labor]]" or "[[fanac]]" (an abbreviation for "fan activity"). The advent of the Internet has significantly facilitated fan association and activities. Activities that have been aided by the Internet include the creation of fan "shrines" dedicated to favorite characters, computer screen wallpapers, and avatars. The rise of the Internet has furthermore resulted in the creation of online fan networks who help facilitate the exchange of fanworks.<ref name=tfw-2014>{{Cite journal |last1=Stanfill |first1=Mel |last2=Condis |first2=Megan |date=2014-03-15 |title=Fandom and/as labor |url=https://journal.transformativeworks.org/index.php/twc/article/view/593/421 |journal=Transformative Works and Cultures |volume=15 |doi=10.3983/twc.2014.0593 |s2cid=142712852 |issn=1941-2258|doi-access=free }}</ref>

Some fans create pictures known as ''[[Fan edits|edits]]'', which consist of pictures or photos with their chosen fandom characters in different scenarios. These edits are often shared on social media networks such as [[Instagram]], [[Tumblr|TikTok, Tumblr]] or [[Pinterest]].<ref name=tmb-ed1>{{cite web|url=https://www.tumblr.com/tagged/fandom+edits|title=fandom edits on Tumblr|work=tumblr.com|access-date=2015-03-09|archive-date=2020-12-08|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201208140301/https://www.tumblr.com/tagged/fandom-edits|url-status=dead}}</ref> In edits, one may see content relating to several different fandoms. Fans in communities online often make [[gif]]s or gif sets about their fandoms. Gifs or gif sets can be used to create non-canon scenarios mixing actual content or adding in related content. Gif sets can also capture minute expressions or moments.<ref>Cain, Bailey Knickerbocker. "The New Curators: Bloggers, Fans And Classic Cinema On Tumblr". M.A. Thesis. University Of Texas, 2014.</ref> Fans use gifs to show how they feel about characters or events in their fandom; these are called reaction gifs.<ref>Petersen, Line Nybro (2014). "Sherlock fans talk: Mediatized talk on tumblr". ''Northern Lights: Film & Media Studies Yearbook''. '''12.1''': 87–104.</ref>

The Temple of the Jedi Order, or [[Jediism]], a self-proclaimed "real living, breathing religion," views itself as separate from the Jedi as portrayed in the ''[[Star Wars]]'' franchise.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.templeofthejediorder.org/|title=Home|website=www.templeofthejediorder.org|access-date=2019-11-10}}</ref> Despite this, sociologists view the [[conflation]] of religion and fandom in Jediism as legitimate in some sense, classifying both as participatory phenomena.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.popdust.com/fandoms-and-religion-2629441581.html|title=Fandom for the Faithless: How Pop Culture Is Replacing Religion|last=Hanson|first=Megan|date=2019-02-20|website=Popdust|language=en|access-date=2019-11-10}}</ref>

There are also active fan organizations that participate in philanthropy and create a positive social impact. For example, the [[Harry Potter Alliance]] is a civic organization with a strong online component which runs campaigns around human rights issues, often in partnership with other advocacy and nonprofit groups; its membership skews college age and above. [[Nerdfighters]], another fandom formed around [[Vlogbrothers]], a YouTube [[vlog]] channel, are mainly high school students united by a common goal of "decreasing world suck".<ref name=dws-2013>{{Cite web|url=http://ypp.dmlcentral.net/sites/default/files/publications/Decreasing_World_Suck_6.25.13_0.pdf|title=Kilgler-Vilenchik, Neta (2013). "Decreasing World Suck: Fan Communities, Mechanisms of Translation, and Participatory Politics." ''USC''}}</ref> [[K-pop]] fans have been involved in various online [[fan activism]] campaigns related to [[Donald Trump|Donald Trump's]] presidential campaign and the [[Black Lives Matter movement in popular culture|Black Lives Matter]] movement.<ref>Bruner, Raisa (2020-07-25). "How K-Pop Fans Actually Work as a Force for Political Activism in 2020". Time. Retrieved 2023-01-31.</ref><ref>Ohlheiser, Abby (2020-06-05). "How K-pop fans became celebrated online vigilantes". ''MIT Technology Review''. Retrieved 2023-01-31.</ref>