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lsteinMirrored from http://henryjenkins.org/2011/07/acafandom_and_beyond_week_four_1.html
Drew: I enjoyed reading both your responses to the provocation questions, and it seems like we have agreement for the most part around a lot of the issues involved with acafandom.
Corvus: I think I'd like to explore Nick's definition of fan though to start our conversation. I'm not sure it applies as much today as it once did. I think fandom has evolved considerably and the "fanatic" connotations are being lost.
Nick: How so? I might be pointing to an extreme case in my initial thoughts, but I still see people defending Attack of the Clones.
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Drew: I enjoyed reading both your responses to the provocation questions, and it seems like we have agreement for the most part around a lot of the issues involved with acafandom.
Corvus: I think I'd like to explore Nick's definition of fan though to start our conversation. I'm not sure it applies as much today as it once did. I think fandom has evolved considerably and the "fanatic" connotations are being lost.
Nick: How so? I might be pointing to an extreme case in my initial thoughts, but I still see people defending Attack of the Clones.
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