Comments on: GF interviews the OTW’s Francesca Coppa: question time! http://geekfeminism.org/2009/09/05/gf-interviews-the-otws-francesca-coppa-question-time/ Women, feminism, and geek culture Wed, 16 May 2012 16:39:27 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Yatima http://geekfeminism.org/2009/09/05/gf-interviews-the-otws-francesca-coppa-question-time/comment-page-1/#comment-768 Yatima Wed, 09 Sep 2009 05:25:18 +0000 http://geekfeminism.org/?p=765#comment-768 Can you point us to three or four vids that really got you excited about the potential of the medium? Can you point us to three or four vids that really got you excited about the potential of the medium?

]]> By: Skud http://geekfeminism.org/2009/09/05/gf-interviews-the-otws-francesca-coppa-question-time/comment-page-1/#comment-763 Skud Wed, 09 Sep 2009 01:29:10 +0000 http://geekfeminism.org/?p=765#comment-763 Just annotating for those who aren't familiar with the terminology: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Affordances I'd also be interested in hearing what makes a site fan-*un*friendly. Just annotating for those who aren’t familiar with the terminology: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Affordances

I’d also be interested in hearing what makes a site fan-*un*friendly.

]]> By: Dorothea Salo http://geekfeminism.org/2009/09/05/gf-interviews-the-otws-francesca-coppa-question-time/comment-page-1/#comment-725 Dorothea Salo Sun, 06 Sep 2009 03:15:16 +0000 http://geekfeminism.org/?p=765#comment-725 How do the technological pieces underlying fandom -- off the top of my head, LJ and its clones, AO3 and its predecessors such as fanfiction.net, vid sites, et cetera -- fit together? What are the necessary affordances (technological and policy-related) to make a given site fan-friendly? How do the technological pieces underlying fandom — off the top of my head, LJ and its clones, AO3 and its predecessors such as fanfiction.net, vid sites, et cetera — fit together? What are the necessary affordances (technological and policy-related) to make a given site fan-friendly?

]]> By: facetofcathy http://geekfeminism.org/2009/09/05/gf-interviews-the-otws-francesca-coppa-question-time/comment-page-1/#comment-724 facetofcathy Sat, 05 Sep 2009 19:32:27 +0000 http://geekfeminism.org/?p=765#comment-724 One question about vids and one about the Archive of Our Own (AO3) and fanlore.org: 1. My collection of vids recently went from a host of delicious links to mostly Imeem hosted vids, to a long list of downloaded vids on my own computer. Quality went way up, but the ease of sharing went right out the window. Where is the OTW at with regards to providing a vid hosting service or archive that gives us avid watchers a place to find new stuff and where I can easily say, hey look at this--whether the person I'm talking to is in the next room, or thousands of miles away? 2. While I recognize that the AO3 is still in beta, and that limits it's scope, it still seems like it is dominated by familiar names and fandoms to me (disclosure--one of those names is mine). Neither the AO3 nor Fanlore are gathering a broad base of users organically, and I think many fans consider AO3 to be a private club, while Fanlore is not actively welcoming to new contributers. Is it time for some marketing and promotion and a real effort to get more fans to participate in Fanlore? One question about vids and one about the Archive of Our Own (AO3) and fanlore.org:

1. My collection of vids recently went from a host of delicious links to mostly Imeem hosted vids, to a long list of downloaded vids on my own computer. Quality went way up, but the ease of sharing went right out the window. Where is the OTW at with regards to providing a vid hosting service or archive that gives us avid watchers a place to find new stuff and where I can easily say, hey look at this–whether the person I’m talking to is in the next room, or thousands of miles away?

2. While I recognize that the AO3 is still in beta, and that limits it’s scope, it still seems like it is dominated by familiar names and fandoms to me (disclosure–one of those names is mine). Neither the AO3 nor Fanlore are gathering a broad base of users organically, and I think many fans consider AO3 to be a private club, while Fanlore is not actively welcoming to new contributers. Is it time for some marketing and promotion and a real effort to get more fans to participate in Fanlore?

]]> By: Skud http://geekfeminism.org/2009/09/05/gf-interviews-the-otws-francesca-coppa-question-time/comment-page-1/#comment-722 Skud Sat, 05 Sep 2009 18:48:49 +0000 http://geekfeminism.org/?p=765#comment-722 The OTW is mostly by/for women, and most of the participants in its projects seem to be women. Do you have any interest in reaching out to primarily-male parts of fandom? How might that work, if you did? Women's work (childcare, housework, nursing, etc) is usually undervalued and under- or un-paid and if you suggest women should be compensated for it, there's often a strong backlash. Meanwhile, female fan culture usually hates it when creators seek remuneration for their work (fic, vids, *cough*wikis*cough*, etc). Do you think there's a connection/parallel there? Do you think we're going to see changes in the future? The OTW is mostly by/for women, and most of the participants in its projects seem to be women. Do you have any interest in reaching out to primarily-male parts of fandom? How might that work, if you did?

Women’s work (childcare, housework, nursing, etc) is usually undervalued and under- or un-paid and if you suggest women should be compensated for it, there’s often a strong backlash. Meanwhile, female fan culture usually hates it when creators seek remuneration for their work (fic, vids, *cough*wikis*cough*, etc). Do you think there’s a connection/parallel there? Do you think we’re going to see changes in the future?

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