April Dawn

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[ribbonnpurple]

So, the LJ project is *mostly* complete (tagging communities, etc) but saving the fics is another matter entirely.

I recorded a couple of shorter ones but received no feedback, which makes me think that people aren't particularly interested in the podfic method or have taken a personal issue with it - IDK. The other option is using Wayback but it is not the most accessible of websites and difficult to navigate if you don't already know what you're looking for (plus, a lot of old journals ask that you not archive their pages).

So here's my dilemma: I am feeling deeply discouraged and isolated. This is a lot of work and could easily become even more laborious. While I enjoy SGA, I am not sure it's worth the effort to put all this together/share when the fandom shows so little support, and sometimes outright hostility for creators/organizers.

It's disheartening because this used to be an amazing community where all kinds of people & ideas were welcomed and celebrated.

I worry that nostalgia is clouding my reasoning and perhaps I need to accept that what I loved about SGA fandom is truly gone.

[ribbonnpurple]

So, I started a project. I've been going back through LiveJournal to find as many old SGA McShep fics as possible. SO MANY were lost when Wraithbait went down but many more can still be found on LJ - LJ is just a bit of a mess these days.

Anyway, every time I find one, I bookmark it. Obviously, I don't 'own' these, so the only way to preserve the stories for other readers, without messing with author's rights, is to turn them into podfic.

Why not just link to the original fic? Well, LiveJournal can and does purge inactive accounts (6 months, usually) and much of this was written years ago. Most of the creators have moved on to other fandoms and platforms. So, when their account disappears, so does their work - and it can happen at any time.

But one can never have too much podfic, eh?

It would be awesome if you spread the word that readers are needed and help to save them before they disappear forever.

[ribbonnpurple]

GIANT McShep AU List

Ya'll need to know that this exists - for reasons.

Giant McShep AU List

So, anonymoouse had a Word McShep AU list (~180) where John and Rodney have non-canon jobs. I got tired of cutting & pasting into the addres

Sadly, many of the links are now dead but its an excellent example of why fans can't depend on other people to save the fics they love - only a small fraction were tagged on wayback before they went dark.

I encourage you to record podfic of those that still exist (no one cares if it's perfect or not), so that they won't disappear entirely, even if the text version is deleted.

If you aren't up to recording, PLEASE comment encouragement to those who do? Podfic readers rarely get comments and that sucks.

Remember, if a comment would make your day better, it would do the same for the person whose work you're enjoying. Community requires communication.

[ribbonnpurple]

SGA LiveJournal Project

We lost Wraithbait, Crossroads, & Area52. Some things made it to AO3 & Dreamwidth but LJ (Fanfiction.net is just a no) remains the most complete source for early SGA Fanfic/Art.

I'm tagging old communities and accounts, lists, etc. Go take a look before LJ purges them.

[tamoni112]

First try from a friend of mine and me at a fanvid

Song is If you need me from Julia Michaels

[cosmicscuderia]

I cannot stress enough how important it is to have fandom friends who don’t hate your guy but their fav is someone else and their main ship is something else. It keeps your fandom environment biodiverse. It forces you to have some perspective.

[ineffablemossy]

BLORBO-IN-LAW

[wholesomevampire]

"I do not gaze at Rodney McKay."

- John Sheppard, probably.

[muttsys-deactivated20260425]

Anyone else noticing theres no websites anymore. You never go to website.com anymore its always some bullshit like "go to the smeeple app store and download the flubi app" i dont want toooo what ever happened to websites. I do not like it

[wholesomevampire]

Found Family

These make me smile.

Stargate Atlantis

[allthingswhumpyandangsty]

fanfic isn't an act of activism by the way. it's a fun hobby. writers write whatever they want for themselves as their silly little getaway/self-care. if you want "more representation" of something in fanfics, then you write fanfics about that thing you want. nobody is stopping you. but saying other fanfic writers as a whole are "the problem" or are "to blame" for "not including xyz" or "not writing about xyz" just isn't how fanfics and hobbies work.

[calmdowngorgeous]

Destroy the myth that libraries are no longer relevant. If you use your library, please reblog.

[animentality]

[wholesomevampire]

When you accidentally confess your love interest yearning to your commanding officer...

When you accidentally confess you really hope they feel the same way to your love interest...

When you accidentally end up having dinner plans together because you miss each other too much.

[sncrlynwtms]

fandom etiquette as a whole died when people who didn’t grow up on fandoms became stans during lockdown, yes, but why am i seeing people openly mocking fics on twitter. why am i seeing screenshots of fics with captions like “bro what is this 😭.” why am i seeing people mock fic writers for not knowing how sports or theater or college or any other organization operates in the real world.

“college is absolutely nothing like this” “why are we writing four people on the team scoring a hat trick in one game” “so tech work is nothing like this, hope that helps!”

if you don’t like a fic, and if you can’t suspend your belief enough to enjoy a fic that exaggerates or ignores real-world orgs, you don’t have to read it. you don’t have to screenshot it and put it on blast for twitter. you don’t have to post a link to it in the replies. the back button is literally there on your phone. it’s not giving baby’s first fandom anymore, it’s giving entitled asshole and it isn’t as cute as you think it is.

[damazcuz]

Insane to me that literally preschoolers learn things like "sometimes your experience is different from someone else's experience! Sometimes what you like isn't what your friend likes! Our differences make us all special and colorful and unique!"

And then 20-somethings with an internet connection will willfully unlearn this and post comments like "why is op saying 'everyone enjoy an orange today!'? I'm actually allergic to oranges and I dont like apples or bananas and I dont really want any fruit plus im not hungry right now and I dont have time or money to go buy groceries or transport to get there and the store is closed because its Christmas day plus there's a big hurricane so I dont really understand? Op this doesnt apply to me I dont get it? You need to apologize for trying to hurt me with this. I could have died. Why didn't you say something true about me instead?" and then they expect not to be told to shut the fuck up.

[greelin]

you have to understand. There are several things wrong with me

[greelin]

maybe even more

[allthingswhumpyandangsty]

Wattpad: pay me monthly 🤩 and we will remove ads for you. also free offline stories I guess as long as you keep paying me. but we have censorship so keep your kinks to yourself. what we don’t have is tagging systems, so good luck trying to find what you want or avoiding what you don’t want to read lol

meanwhile AO3: so everything is free in our house. read whatever you want offline. also no ads. no capitalism. no censorship. be as wild as you want with your fics. also we have tagging systems so you can search or avoid any specific tags, pairings, relationships or characters. whatever you want.

I’m sorry but if you’re still complaining, you don’t realize how good you have it with AO3, one of the last platforms on the internet that is free of capitalism and censorship. just artists and writers creating and sharing their works with the community for free and for fun. just authentic love between artists, their works, characters, stories and audiences.