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gatheringfiki · 4 months

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GatheringFiKi Interest Survey 2023 - Results

Hi folks,

First of all, huge thank you to those who took the time to fill in our recent survey. We have now reviewed the results and have a couple of points we’d like to share.

1) The Headcount:

The first, biggest and most welcome surprise from the Survey is that there are so MANY of you! And most of you are new faces, which I think is just wonderful! Welcome, welcome, one and all!

The total of 23 people took part in the Survey (admittedly some of whom I have never seen take part in any events, but I have high hopes).

When I was leaving for my travels in September 2022, a similar Interest Survey presented a bleak picture, very different to today, with a number of people having clearly moved on (though not all!). Personally, I think it was the right call to accept and acknowledge that, re-subscribe those truly interested today, and re-focus my efforts and events targetting where it's actually wanted.

Please remember that if you ARE interested in taking part in our events, you can always ask to have personal notifications delivered to you whenever one is running - just message @linane-art

Of course, I am fully aware and very grateful that, apart from the folks taking part, there are also quite a few of you who consume the new content, read, watch, like, comment, reblog or just silently marvel and enjoy their (guilty?) pleasure. I love and appreciate you all.

2) Your Favourite Existing Events:

12 Days of Christmas - 18 votes

FiKi Week - 14 votes

Trick or Treat - 12 votes

Drabble Challenges - 11 votes

Durin's Day Gift Exchange - 11 votes

Kink Bingo - 9 votes

H/C Bingo - 8 votes

AUpocalypse - 7 votes

Fandom Raffle Exchange - 5 votes

Show Some Love - 5 votes

Fic of a Fic - 4 votes

Fanfic Rec Bingo - 2 votes

Secret Admirers - 1 vote

Round Robins - 0 votes

No surprises near the top: 12 Days has just ran and is beloved by everyone and FiKi Week is like THE Gatheringfiki event.

Trick or Treat also ran recently, but I think you also have a particular penchant for everything spooky/autumny.

Drabble Challenges are quick and easy, and I think a natural choice for a 'top up' event next to the big ones. I wonder if those of you who haven't experienced the speed and the 'write off all your other weekend plans'-ness of this event will think of it. :D

DDGE surprises a little, because it's a big commitment of an event, but I guess maybe because we're not running the Raffle regularly any more, and it's a similar enough thing? Or like a Big Bang? And there's nothing else that promotes actual collaborations. Intriguing.

The Bingos - always heat up the temperature in the room. I think those of you who want them, want them like burning. I also think (looking at hit counts), that there are also many more of you who, ah, enjoy the fruits of our labours, but like... anonymously and silently :D So long as those are not ran too often, I think they're a blast, and it's been 2 years.

AUpocalypse juuuust about makes it, but I think it has a special place, as it's the one event where artists can participate easily and have a fully free reign of what they create.

Please remember that if you are an artist and you're not sure how you can take part, we have this here handy guide for you.

Raffle is probably too big for the headcount we have, rec-type-events have not been popular for a few years now, Secret Admirers still out of favour (why???) and nobody liked Round Robins - fair enough.

3) Other Comments we got / possible New Events:

'A Dead Dove Event' - what is it, I've never comes accross it? Please message me on priv ;)

'Bring-A-Friend Event' - The incest thing will make some people uncomfortable, and those that check us out 'as a courtesy' are unlikely to actually get hooked. I think, by all means, spread the word if you know folks who might enjoy our fandom, but mostly it needs to be discovered on your own. Awareness of GF is the key.

'FiKi Bingo' - We already run 2 bingo-type events and a FiKi Week. I think that ticks both the desired format and desired content boxes.

'Valentine's Day Event' - there is nothing like that per se, but it is no coincidence that the Kink and H/C Bingos usually run around the time when everyone is feeling loved-up ;)

'I don't feel comfortable sharing my own content' - that is perfectly okay and your own choice. Nobody is going to try and push you. But I will say that if you have a supportive fandom, feedback can do wonders for your self-esteem and practice makes perfect. Otherwise, thank you just as much for your silent support.

'Discord Server' - I thought about it, but I think it'll be more of a problem than help. I don't know how to set it up, don't have the capacity to moderate it, only some people would be interested and many people will resist change. We've always said that Tumblr is our native platform and on Tumblr we will remain - don't want to dilute the fandom accorss multiple platforms, sorry.

'October Advent Calendar' - I'm sorry, I don't quite see how it would be different/better than Trick or Treat, except longer? Plus, 12 Days, which runs right after, has that element of 'something new to discover' every day ;)

'FiKi Mad Libs and Frankenstory' - see: Round Robins Event. And it scored 0 points, the poor thing :(

'Visual / phrase / poem / porny inspiration' - visual is addressed by 12 Days. Phrase/poem will be addressed by FiKi Week ;) Porny will be blocked by Tumblr :(

'Reblog-focussed Events' - Yes, agreed, but in the competition for calendar availability, all our rec-type events consistently lose out to out content-creating events. So we resort to caveating all our summary posts with pleas for reblogging and commenting. :/

I also wanted to take this opportunity to thank everyone for the wonderful and humbling words of encouragement I’ve received. I do what I do because of the people in this fandom and I will continue doing so for as long as there is interest in it. It’s what being in a fandom means to me, and hopefully it inspires some of you too :)

A Calendar of Events for 2024 will follow in a separate post.

Wishing you all a cracking New Year, filled with inspiration, joy, passion and feels, hopefully all whipped up by those problematic 2 little a$$holes...

~gatheringfiki

#Fili/Kili #FiKi #Durincest #the Hobbit #Mitchers #Britchell #DarkHawk #GatheringFiKi #Interest Survey

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superphantom · 3 years

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Superphantom Saturdays #15

Good evening folks, and welcome back to Superphantom Saturdays! Are you interested in monster politics? Do you want to be? Great! because this week we have;

“Ghost of Adam” by @mabel-but-slytherin

(here on ffn and tumblr)

I’ve got to admit, I didn’t have a ton of opinions on Eve until reading this story. Really, considering all the buildup the show discarded her rather quick, but (Mabel? Slytherin? Mabelin? Mab-Sly... yeah that works) Mab-Sly really capitalizes on the inherent creepiness of her actions, and her ghost-like obsession. Eve really becomes a formidable villain through Mab-Sly’s keyboard. I found myself all eyes-wide the entire time, as I slowly pieced together Eve’s plan first from Vlad’s POV, and then watching it all fall together in her POV. Seriously, bone-chilling stuff people, the kind of read that makes you have to stare at the screen and blink a few times to process. Plus!! It has a sequel!!!

“Descendant of Cain”

(on ffn as second chapter)

Featuring Crowley, and some other characters who I’m not going to explain right now because they totally surprised me in the end and that was a pretty awesome experience. Just... Wow. Watch as highly powerful beings attempt to manipulate one another and feel horror at the implications of their actions! I really don’t know how else to say it, just go check it out, it’s a good read.

And go follow the author! Mab-Sly (I really hope you don’t mind that I’m calling you that) is in a ton of fandoms, clearly spn, dp, gf, and hp, but they’re also into Merlin, Soul Eater, and a ton more! Go ahead and check out their list of works when you finish reading Ghost of Adam, I’m sure you’ll find lots to enjoy on their page. Or go ahead and click on their tumblr to check out all their posts on here!!!

As always please remember to leave a review!! Show your authors some love, let them know how appreciated they are! Keep creativity going by supporting your favorite creators. It’s the best thing you can do for an author.

If you’d like to be featured on a future Superphantom Saturday, have any fics, drawings, concepts, or just wanna talk, go ahead and shoot me an ask or dm! I’d love to hear from you. Thank you so much for tuning in, stay safe, and have a good rest of your day. See you next week!

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soiletbabieseatsand · 4 years

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10 Characters 10 Fandoms!!

Rules: Name 10 characters from 10 different fandom’s that you like, then tag 10 people.

thanks to myGem @thescarletgarden1990 for tagging me, ive been trying to cut down on screen time during quarantine... these shows and characters that are too good to resist!!

Daenerys Stormborn ASOIAF

Book/Series available on HBO

🔥KHALEESI OF THE GREAT GRASS SEA🔥 THE UNBURNT🔥 THE BREAKER OF CHAINS🔥 🔥🔥🔥THE MOTHER OF DRAGONS🔥🔥🔥 i love dany so very much!! at this point i don’t really care about the books and the show can fuck right off 🔥SHE IS MY QUEEN NOW AND ALWAYS🔥

Sestras Orphan Black

Series available on BBCAmerica/Amazon Prime

My sestra Sarah, stepped off a train one day and met her self...ugh my heart🥺 Just one. I’m a few. no family too. Who am I? an amazing sci-fi thriller series that’s who!! Welcome to Clone Club, this is honestly the best thing I’ve ever seen, please do yourself a favor and go watch this!! Tatiana Maslany is insanely talented and so underrated!!periodt!!

Cluster Sense8

Series available on Netflix

Amor Vincit Omnia, Love Conquers All✨💗 in my heart of hearts i like to think that i’m a unborn homosensorium-just like Amanita✨💗 this is honestly so beautiful and powerful, it’s taught me so much and made me grow as a person! honestly this is so much more than just a show and that’s why netflix cancelled it!!

House of Evangelista Pose

Series available on FX/Netflix

10 10 10 10 10s ACROSS THE BOARD!! YAS QUEEN!! set in the 1980s NY ballroom scene we follow the stories of queer folk and trans women of color and the houses they form!! as a Queer Latina let me just say this is SSSssoOOooo IMPORTANT and i’m very happy these stories/characters/lives are being represented in mainstream media🦄🦋👯

HellBoy

Graphic Novel/Movie(s)

Existential crisis at its best!! Though the comics, Guillermo del Toros films, and the newest film adaptation are all different and have their own twist-i think it’s safe to say that us monster fuckers agree we love Hellboy and are grateful for any and all content!! go watch “The Golden Army” it’s in my top 5 favorite movies and it dives deeper into Hellboys inner conflict and the lore/mythos of that universe.

Vanessa Ives Penny Dreadful

Series available on Showtime/Netflix

A goddess reborn hunted by darkness. this is what i’m here for lol believe me when i say my brother and i can go word for word in the séance scene😈 that being said i am super bitter about the ending WE WERE SUPPOSED TO GO TO EGYPT!! i love all the women in this show, season2 is the best, my heart breaks for vanessa... she’s so fucking strong!!

Prudence Blackwood CAOS

Series available on Netflix

i watch this series for Prudence, Ambrose and the weird sisters!! That being said Prudence is the whole package and everything i want to be!! she has it all, the costumes, perfect hair and make up, sex appeal, knowledge in spellcasting, and she’s gonna kill her father!! Hail Lilith this succubitch is so aesthetically pleasing and a total badass!! fun fact Tati Gabrielle chose to do a “voice” for Prudence that’s inspired by Eartha Kitt! respect! how awesome is that😻

June Osborne Handmaids Tale

Book/Series available on Hulu

Illegitimi non carborundum! Don’t let the bastards grind you down! if this isnt the biggest wake up call for women’s reproductive health in the States then idk what is🤬 honestly this show can be a little scary because of how real it appears to be and it goes a lot further than the book did. Ive made my sisters, cousins and friends who identify as female watch this as well as recommend it to everyone and attend as many meeting as i can (ATX has a grassroots handmaid charter that’s protest in costume at the Capital and invites others to participate as well as spread awareness in women’s reproductive health) because i consider it to be a warning to what can be-yes it is an extreme but look at alabama, our gun control laws, state militias and the fact that VP Pence participated in a pro life rally!

Teresa Mendoza Queen of the South

Series available on USA/Netflix

🗣Teresita!! literally my reaction for every episode. This Queen has done it all! orphaned as a child after parents were guned down by the cartel, turn cash exchanger on the streets of Sinaloa, to gf of a drug smuggler -then bf dies because he was stealing money from the Cartel, Now on the run and seeking refuge from Cartels boss’s wife who has her own cartel and lives in Texas, only to becomes a slave/drug mule so she doesn’t go back to mexico, then works for the Cartel in Texas, only to find out her bf wasn’t killed but is a rat for the DEA... and that’s only the 1st season🤯 lol love this show based on la novela La Reina de Sur available also on Netflix!

Clancy Gillroy The Midnight Gospel

Series available on Netflix

The Quarantine Favorite!! Released on 420💚It’s a trippy animated podcast basically and it’s a lot to take in!! There’s over stem in visual, heavy topics, and some relatability though not for everyone -i cried a lot, just about every episode but i really liked it! also shout out to Jake the dog and Finn the human!!

tagging: whoever wants to play!! i hope everyone is safe and healthy!!

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