How do vampires use the internet? An exploration of fandom and technology

Presented as a keynote at PyCode Conference, 15th October 2019.

Many thanks to remarried, narcisum, sheepskeleton, i-want-my-iwtv and Remco van Straten for allowing me to use their beautiful artwork in my slides. Two slides are taken from the Organization for Transformative Works' infographics.

Links and further information:

Fandom history and migration
https://www.theguardian.com/books/2012/aug/13/fan-fiction-fifty-shades-grey
https://fanlore.org/wiki/Timeline_of_Fandom_on_Tumblr
https://fanlore.org/wiki/Fandom_and_the_Internet
https://www.artsy.net/article/artsy-editorial-rise-fall-internet-art-communities
https://meeedeee.tumblr.com/post/188387764186/a-new-history-of-fandom-purges
https://tenlittlebullets.dreamwidth.org/1067298.html
https://twitter.com/MorseCodexx/status/1155843769398431744

Pinboard
https://idlewords.com/talks/fan_is_a_tool_using_animal.htm

The Tumblr 'porn ban'
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/06/opinion/tumblr-adult-content-pornography-ban.html
https://fanlore.org/wiki/Tumblr_NSFW_Content_Purge
https://twitter.com/alliecsays/status/1069959663364595712
https://xeshirefm0.tumblr.com/post/181015400087
https://github.com/yahoo/open_nsfw

Quizilla
https://fanlore.org/wiki/Quizilla
https://www.quotev.com/quizzes/Quizilla

City of Heroes
https://massivelyop.com/2019/04/15/score-city-of-heroes-emulator-leak/
https://twitter.com/Enichan/status/1121508137222254593

Machinima
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Machinima
https://www.bloodspell.com/

Archive of Our Own
https://www.wired.com/story/archive-of-our-own-fans-better-than-tech-organizing-information
https://fanlore.org/wiki/AO3_Tagging_Policy_Debate
https://fail-fandomanon.livejournal.com/24177.html?thread=107524209#t107524209

Organization for Transformative Works
https://transformativeworks.org/
https://github.com/otwcode

Dreamwidth
https://www.dreamwidth.org/legal/principles
https://github.com/dreamwidth/

Transcript

1. How do Vampires Use the Internet? Rae Knowler PyCode Conference 15 October 2019
2. Rae Knowler @RaeKnowler Python (Django, CKAN) PHP, Go, JavaScript they/them
5. remarried.tumblr.com
6. narcisum.tumblr.com
7. sheepskeleton.tumblr .com
8. i-want-my-iwtv.tumblr.com
9. I do not allow fan fiction. The characters are copyrighted. It upsets me terribly to even think about fan fiction with my characters. It is absolutely essential that you respect my wishes. Anne Rice, April 7, 2000 Remco van Straten
10. What is this talk about?
11. When you build a tool, you can't predict who's going to use it or what their needs will be
12. Fans are very motivated and organised users
13. Parallels between Open Source and fandom
14. Wandering fandom
15. 1990s: MUDs, UseNet, GeoCities
16. 1998: LiveJournal, 1999: FanFiction.net
17. 2007 (big fandom migration in 2010): Tumblr
18. 2009 (big fandom migrations in 2017 and 2018): Dreamwidth
19. 2009: Archive Of Our Own
20. Fans using technology Fans repurposing technology Fans creating technology
21. Fans using technology
22. Maciej Cegłowski "Fan is a Tool-Using Animal"
23. https://pinboard.in/
24. pairing:chekhov/sulu p.needstags chapters-read:12
25. 'research *artemis +dylan/posey @anonymous ^allthefeels ]<10k
29. sophia-helix.tumblr.com
32. Fans repurposing technology
33. Quizilla, 2002-2014
34. https://www.quotev.com/quizzes/Quizilla
36. melon limon lemonade lémón nomel l3m0n
37. https://nerdvsworld.tumblr.com/ wallpaperzzz.com
38. http://www.bloodspell.com https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Bl oodSpell_logo.jpg#/media/File:Bloo dSpell_logo.jpg
39. Fans creating technology
41. https://transformativeworks.org/flyer s/
46. Open access Interoperability Open source Community review Respecting privacy Transparency Freedom Respect
47. Conclusions
48. When you build a tool, you can't predict who's going to use it or what their needs will be
49. Fans are very motivated and organised users
50. Parallels between Open Source code and fandom
51. Thank you!