Topic Topics February

[superborb]

I know this is a meme that most people do in December or January, but February always seems kind of slow after the rush of Snowflake! Also I couldn't do January anyway.

Give a topic and (optionally) a day, and I'll ramble for some undetermined number of words on said topic.

1. silveredeye - Birds? :D
2. momijizukamori - Favorite/least favorite c-novel tropes?
3. silveredeye - A long form news article you really like (and why you like it)
4. cortue - Do you have any feelings about sci-fi as a person working in STEM? Do you want things to make actual sense or prefer they don't even try? Is there any way you'd like STEM stuff to be depicted differently in fiction?
5. china_shop - Something about AO3?
6. nnozomi - Anything to do with translation issues (cnovel or otherwise)
7. chestnut_pod - Thoughts/opinions/knowledge on The Publishing Industry. (/Industries.) Whatever that looks like -- ebook pricing? abominable translation practices? fact-checking in non-fic? changes in YA style over the last 20 years? Chinese specfic as received in the Anglosphere? literally anything
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11. extrapenguin - Thoughts on how fannish platforms/site structure affects fannish expression (e.g. DW vs Twitter)
12. spatz - Favorite/least favorite cdrama? Or if that's too hard to pick, favorite rewatch/favorite one to recommend?
13. shati  - Any new/recent (however you want to define recent) favorite foods? To eat, to make, whatever
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15. forestofglory  - A favorite food from your childhood?
16. theladyscribe  - What's your go-to low spoons/bad day food? The kind of thing you can make on autopilot.
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21. momijizukamori - Coding pet peeves
22. halfcactus - CATS (your fav colorings/encounters/behaviors/whatever AND fav cat-related media, whether the cat is the central character or not). Would also like to know about how you got into Cats (musical) 👀 Who was your fav cat, what was your fav song
23. dragongirlg - Potentially harmful cultural misconceptions or erasure in cnovel fandom and how to have productive conversations about them
24. cortue - Thoughts about "balancing" the amount of time spent on the internet during isolation
25. brownbetty - Talk about relationships and dynamics you find compelling in fiction? Specific examples? Romantic very much optional
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Comments

[extrapenguin]

Hi! I would love to read your thoughts on how fannish platforms/site structure affects fannish expression (e.g. DW vs Twitter), if that's a topic you would have words for? Any day of the month.

[superborb]

Oooooh, I have some words for this, but I'll have to think-- especially since I mostly wasn't active in some of the other platforms so I don't have many data points!

[momijizukamori]

- Coding pet peeves
- Favorite/least favorite c-novel tropes?

[superborb]

Good prompts! I'll think about specifically cnovel tropes and not just fannish ones...

[momijizukamori]

I mean you're free to talk about general fannish ones too!

[superborb]

I'll use that as a back up if I can't find enough to talk about hahaha

[nnozomi]

Anything to do with translation issues (cnovel or otherwise)? /predictable

[superborb]

Hahahahaha, I have a half written post on this, so this will make me get off my butt and finish it!

[halfcactus]

CATS (your fav colorings/encounters/behaviors/whatever AND fav cat-related media, whether the cat is the central character or not)

on 2/22/22 CAT DAY!!!!!!

[halfcactus]

would also like to know about how gou got into Cats (musical) 👀 who was your fav cat, what was your fav song

[superborb]

LOL okay!!

[dragongirlg]

Hi! I know you've already talked about this a lot, but I'd love to hear more about potentially harmful cultural misconceptions or erasure in cnovel fandom and how to have productive conversations about them.

[superborb]

I will think about this! I don't know if I have MORE thoughts, but I might have some resource links...

[cortue]

I'm curious if you have any thoughts about "balancing" the amount of time spent on the internet during isolation, if that is even something you're concerned with.

Alternatively, do you have any feelings about sci-fi as a person working in STEM? Do you want things to make actual sense or prefer they don't even try? Is there any way you'd like STEM stuff to be depicted differently in fiction?

[superborb]

I started writing out why I don't have many thoughts on your first question, but it turned out... I did have some thoughts lol!!

[cortue]

Haha, I look forward to it then!

[shati]

2/13 -- any new/recent (however you want to define recent) favorite foods? To eat, to make, whatever.

[superborb]

Tastyyyyy

[spatz]

Favorite/least favorite cdrama? Or if that's too hard to pick, favorite rewatch/favorite one to recommend? On the 13th, please, it's my lucky number :)

[superborb]

Oh no, shati requested the 13th already!

[spatz]

No worries, any day works.

[superborb]

<3!

[chestnut_pod]

I would be so delighted to hear your thoughts/opinions/knowledge on The Publishing Industry. (/Industries.) Whatever that looks like -- ebook pricing? abominable translation practices? fact-checking in non-fic? changes in YA style over the last 20 years? Chinese specfic as received in the Anglosphere? literally anything -- I just like to hear smart people who like books talking about the behind-the-scenes as they perceive it.

Ah, oops, ETA: the 7th? But really any day.

[superborb]

I will have a think about this!!

[silveredeye]

A long form news article you really like (and why you like it).

Birds? :D

[superborb]

Ooh so many options!!

[brownbetty]

I wonder if you'd like to talk about relationships and dynamics you find compelling in fiction? Specific examples? Romantic very much optional.

[superborb]

Ooh, I'll think about this!

[china_shop]

If I'm not too late: something about AO3? Any date. :-)

[superborb]

Hm, I'll have a think!

[forestofglory]

I know its a little late but you seem to have plenty of open spots, so how about a favorite food form you childhood?

[superborb]

<3!

[theladyscribe]

I really enjoyed your pantry staples post, and I'd like to know: what's your go-to low spoons/bad day food? The kind of thing you can make on autopilot. Any day that's still open is fine!

[superborb]

Ooh, I have lots of thoughts on this. (I'm very lazy in the way that I like to optimize for shortcuts.)