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[timepiececlock]

octopedingenue pointed me to this: The Geek Hierarchy


I can't tell you how much this amused me.

If you follow it down, it tracks "these" geeks who consider themselves less geeky than "those" geeks, by fan-subject matter.

It has a special place for Mythology fans, Comic fans, Anime fans, Video Gamers, Heinlein fans, amateur Sci/Fi writers, amateur Sci/Fi artists, and Sci/Fi Television fans. And each of those have their sub-categories.

Hilarious.

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still makes me cackle

[octopedingenue]

What's even funnier is that each of those sub-categories deserves sub-subcategories (Science Fiction Television fans, hoo boy) and crossover links (what about People Who Watch Science Fiction Television Shows Based On Superhero Comics or Tolkien Fans Who Speak Elvish?), and on and on. And "Buffyverse" fandom needs its own version!

[(Anonymous)]

Man, and I thought I wasn't a geek at all :(

[rashaka.livejournal.com]

which applied to you? C'mon, fess up! ;)

[(Anonymous)]

Ow, do I have to?

Okay.. I read Fantasy Literature, I do have some comic books (Buffy ones), I have done a bit of RPing in my time *cough*fouryears*cough*, I do read books based on TV shows (again, Buffy), I have written fanfic -- but never a Mary Sue, a TV Sci-Fi fan... and the last one, well, *weeps* lets just say I was over six at the time.

I also know some Ren Fair Folk, a person who buys expensive replica swords, and a furrie.

At least I know where all my inner-turmoil comes from now, I look down on myself so much.

[rashaka.livejournal.com]

Dun worry. I'd buy a replica sword if I had the money, hands down.

[spikewriter]

Oh, and it's so true. Of course, it's really fun when you find yourself in multiple categories. I'm a comic fan who's also been Ren Fair folk (recovering) who is also a Sci/Fi Television fan who is also a fan fic writer who doesn't quite qualify for "amateur" because I can wave genuine rejection notices in people's faces...and I've been known to be on committees for conventions and I'm also a costumer.

God, I love cross-pollination.

cross-pollination.

[rashaka.livejournal.com]

I'm an anime fan who doesn't care about subtitles, a part-time video-gamer (though it's more like one or two video games only), a Piers Anthony fan, someone who reads books based on TV (damn Buffy, and they're not even good books... XF too I guess), an amateur writer, a fic writer, an erotic fanfic writer, an amateur SciFi/fnatasy artist who can't get breasts right, and a TV SciFi fan.

And I admit that I would definitely by some of the Lord of the Rings mail-order swords if I could afford it.