Ah, I see. I suppose there are still quite a few people not even aware of fanlore (and probably also people who aren't interested in a place like it anyway) and I suppose it would make sense for the OTW to do something about it and point their Ao3 users over if they're interested.
I'd feel uncomfortable, though, if I would encounter a message or link on every meta essay, or if meta were seen as more important for "fannish history" than other fanworks, just because it's non-fiction and commentary. (Also it would probably be good if there were a statement addressing the concerns of fanartist voiced in the last two meta discussion posts.)
Maybe there should be something like a fanlore awareness week or something that works in the way the membership drives or the way the survey was promoted? As long as I can dismiss the message after encountering it for the first time, I'd be okay with it.
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navaan Thu 14 Mar 2013 05:54PM UTC
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