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dekedangle_rpf_mod ([personal profile] dekedangle_rpf_mod) wrote in [community profile] dekedangle_rpfanon2016-05-20 08:02 pm

#24 – Not Sure If Serious or Playing Dumba

This is the twenty-fourth post of Deke Dangle RPF Anon, a community for all your ice hockey anon meme needs.

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Re: Fandom Venting

(Anonymous) 2016-05-23 01:53 am (UTC)(link)
ayrt

In the context of the conversation, it sounded like you were saying people were conflating Letang's general popularity with his RPF popularity or lack thereof (when saying that popularity =/= fic), and that if he were actually RPF popular he would have more fic.

Re: Fandom Goggles

(Anonymous) 2016-05-23 01:53 am (UTC)(link)
No idea if anyone has gifs or screenshots, but Derick Brassard and Max Domi's gold medal celebration hug was A+.

Re: Players You Want Fic For

(Anonymous) 2016-05-23 01:55 am (UTC)(link)
Yesssss, I love Jamie and Tyler, but give me all the Spezza fic. And Rous. And Daddy. And everyone ever.

Re: Fandom Venting

(Anonymous) 2016-05-23 01:56 am (UTC)(link)
ayrt

My point was that I think the original new poster was talking about fic fandom, and that, yes, if Letang were popular among people in fic fandom, he would appear in more fic. So yeah, I guess? But I can't tell if you were agreeing or disagreeing with me.

Re: Players You Want Fic For

(Anonymous) 2016-05-23 01:57 am (UTC)(link)
What are your thoughts on Seth Jones/Shea Weber or Seth/James Neal? (I know Roman is the more popular option)

Re: Fandom Venting

(Anonymous) 2016-05-23 02:00 am (UTC)(link)
Yes, yes, I am very very much sold on these ideas. One, BSH, because why the heck not, and two, him just quietly bringing Drouin back to an even keel. Accidental and preexisting feelings very much welcomed.

Re: Fandom Venting

(Anonymous) 2016-05-23 02:00 am (UTC)(link)
The first anon you replied to, upthread

Yes? Which is why I pulled two popular players with RPF fic fandom that have little to no fic as examples. I can't tell if you are agreeing or disagreeing with me, but it looks like the former.

Re: Players You Want Fic For

(Anonymous) 2016-05-23 02:02 am (UTC)(link)
NA

I incepted myself into actually shipping Jones/Neal seriously.

Re: Fandom Venting

(Anonymous) 2016-05-23 02:03 am (UTC)(link)
ayrt

I think we're disagreeing, then. So what you're saying is Roussel is very popular with fic fandom fans but doesn't get cameos in fic? (Ghostbear is a harder case IMO because he's new and there isn't that much Flyers fic being written for anyone rn, so no place for him to appear.)

Re: Fandom Venting

(Anonymous) 2016-05-23 02:04 am (UTC)(link)
ayrt

I'm not really agreeing or disagreeing with you so much as you're missing the point. The people talking about Letang's surprising lack of fic despite his popularity are also talking about fic fandom. He is popular with people who write fic. You can say that you disagree with their evaluation of how popular Letang is, but you can't tell them they're wrong because you noticed that Letang doesn't appear much in fic, when that's the very thing they were pointing out and seeking and explanation for in the first place. It's circular reasoning.

Re: Players You Want Fic For

(Anonymous) 2016-05-23 02:06 am (UTC)(link)
DA
Seth Jones/Shea Weber sure
Seth/James Neal nope nope no.

Re: Fandom Venting

(Anonymous) 2016-05-23 02:11 am (UTC)(link)
ayrt

you can't tell them they're wrong because you noticed that Letang doesn't appear much in fic, when that's the very thing they were pointing out and seeking and explanation for in the first place.

I wasn't saying that, though, or at least that is not what I meant to say, which is that I can't tell that Letang is very popular with fic fandom in any context. Like, he very rarely shows up on my Tumblr dash. Obviously that's limited by the people I follow, but it's not like I've selected for people who don't post about Letang. This is as opposed to Flower, for example, who doesn't get much shippy fic about him but shows up in fic all the time on the side.

So, I'm not sold on Letang being evidence for "Players can be popular in fic fandom without them showing up in fic, even when a lot of fic is being written for their team."

Re: Players You Want Fic For

(Anonymous) 2016-05-23 02:11 am (UTC)(link)
Derick Brassard & Mats Zuccarello (& Carl Hagelin). There's just so much love there. I'd be down for romance or bff fic. Something. Anything.

Exhibit a) https://www.instagram.com/p/_sOXcur2K-

b) https://www.instagram.com/p/r5mMYzO73n/

c) http://www.blueshirtsunited.com/video/boys-blueshirts-bronx-zoo

Re: Players You Want Fic For

(Anonymous) 2016-05-23 02:11 am (UTC)(link)
NA

Seth/James Neal nope nope no.

James Neal/anyone tbh.

Re: Fandom Venting

(Anonymous) 2016-05-23 02:11 am (UTC)(link)
DA

Sorry to butt in, but if you end up finding those gifs, can you post a link? I've been trying to see if anyone created a set (since I thought that moment was totally adorable) but I'm not having any luck

I third the notion for fic of these two though!!! The lack of Jo fic since the Nate/Jo ship essentially sunk has been glaring (although it is understandable, with him not being in the NHL a whole lot)

Re: Fandom Venting

(Anonymous) 2016-05-23 02:12 am (UTC)(link)
Fleury usually shows up as the yenta, though.

Re: Players You Want Fic For

(Anonymous) 2016-05-23 02:13 am (UTC)(link)
DA

I am really sad that fandom is split between people who agree with you and Neal/Martin shippers.

Re: Worlds

(Anonymous) 2016-05-23 02:13 am (UTC)(link)
https://streamable.com/9m48

Lol @ whoever's cooing over how small Gallagher is and Duchene screaming for (Fact)Daddy.

Re: Game Day Thread May 22, 2016

(Anonymous) 2016-05-23 02:17 am (UTC)(link)
Slater Koekkoek is a great name and I'll love him forever.

Re: Fandom Venting

(Anonymous) 2016-05-23 02:17 am (UTC)(link)
ayrt

That's not what you said at all. You pointed out that meme usually implies an RPF context (implying you thought people were missing that context, which they weren't), and that you expect RPF popular players to appear in fic (which other people do too, hence their surprise).

Like I said, you can disagree with people's evaluations of Letang's fandom popularity (which I guess you do). But if someone says "I'm so surprised, Letang is so popular but there's no fic about him," and someone else replies, "No, you're wrong, Letang isn't popular because I haven't read fic about him"... that is circular. The original new complainer basically said that, and your first comment made it sound like you were agreeing with that.

Re: Players You Want Fic For

(Anonymous) 2016-05-23 02:20 am (UTC)(link)
ayrt

Yay, I'm not alone. Honestly, I just want James Neal fic in general. AO3 is a desert.

Re: Game Day Thread May 22, 2016

(Anonymous) 2016-05-23 02:21 am (UTC)(link)
Why is everybody convinced Letang will risk grievous injury just for a PP? "He saw Callahan coming and let himself be boarded headfirst" "He saw Johnson coming and turned so he'd be hit" can you all just go away

Re: Fandom Venting

(Anonymous) 2016-05-23 02:22 am (UTC)(link)
ayrt
not butting in at all, I just found it!
http://starsmiths.tumblr.com/post/144702909319/game-4-jo-drouins-goal-vs-pit
I also found this hilarity while trawling through every TBL blog I follow-
https://66.media.tumblr.com/bfb96682eacf1a4884ea53b7712474cf/tumblr_n7yk3oGkvx1qzu954o1_400.jpg
which just looks like take ur sons to work day tbh

Re: Players You Want Fic For

(Anonymous) 2016-05-23 02:22 am (UTC)(link)
James Neal/Evgeni Malkin could've been amazing if fandom gave them a chance. Actual bffs as opposed to the Sid dynamic. (btw, not trying to bash Sid/Geno)

Re: Players You Want Fic For

(Anonymous) 2016-05-23 02:24 am (UTC)(link)
Schneider remotely coaching Lack after he left, because he can't be there for Lu but he can still do this to give him what he needs.

Or, how all the effort they put into their friendship to prevent the competition for ice time bleeding over slowly turns their relationship into love. Then, maintaining the relationships over distance.