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newcomershello!
now that Cohost has hit read-only for real I gotta get my act together and figure out how to find new people, communities, etc. If anyone has recs for places to find...
Mecha anime
Magical girl anime
Tokusatsu
History of genre/fiction
TTRPGs and the design thereof
weird freeware or micro-indie video games
Please let me know! got some tips from friends already, but anything helps.
now that Cohost has hit read-only for real I gotta get my act together and figure out how to find new people, communities, etc. If anyone has recs for places to find...
Mecha anime
Magical girl anime
Tokusatsu
History of genre/fiction
TTRPGs and the design thereof
weird freeware or micro-indie video games
Please let me know! got some tips from friends already, but anything helps.
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Date: Oct. 1st, 2024 06:43 pm (UTC)For fandom and events in general, where you may find things featuring your favorites:
From your list:
Mecha anime
Magical girl anime
Anime & Manga fanworks and general discussion.
icontest community for animation,games,comics etc.
Tokusatsu
History of genre/fiction
TTRPGs and the design thereof
weird freeware or micro-indie video games
Gaming of all sorts: card games, board games, video games, tabletop games, RPGs, etc.
Time to sit down and make it!
A place for crafters, artists, coders, and creators of any variety to share their projects.
An Active Gaming Community.
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Date: Oct. 1st, 2024 07:04 pm (UTC)There's also other toku comms on here too, but they're pretty inactive. But posting in them still is never a bad idea because you'll never know who else will read your post + reply and also friend you! I know from experience:
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Date: Oct. 2nd, 2024 12:15 pm (UTC)Thank you!
Date: Oct. 2nd, 2024 07:15 pm (UTC)You're welcome and thanks also!
Date: Oct. 3rd, 2024 01:31 pm (UTC)I've noticed that many new users, even those mature in fannish years, are unfamiliar with journalling platforms so I agree that it really does help to make suggestions even for practises that many DW users take for granted as obvious ways to be active on the site.
Re: You're welcome and thanks also!
Date: Oct. 4th, 2024 01:00 am (UTC)If you've been here for a few months or more, then you are ahead of all those folks who just joined in September or October.
>> I've noticed that many new users, even those mature in fannish years, are unfamiliar with journalling platforms <<
Exactly. Each platform is a bit different, so it takes time to learn the tools.
>> so I agree that it really does help to make suggestions even for practises that many DW users take for granted as obvious ways to be active on the site.<<
Yeah, I've had people ask very basic questions about making posts or using communities. I'm trying to cover as much as I can on