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#1 - Thank you to whomever gifted me with a temporary paid account last month. Now I can create polls! Oh wonderful Anonymous Benefactor, you have no idea what you have unleashed upon this fandom.
#2 - Thanks also the the lovely [livejournal.com profile] velvetwhip for coming up with the insanely awesome title/tag phrase "tsunami of polls" and allowing me to snag it.

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The other day I was having a conversation with [livejournal.com profile] wickedbish in which I may have mentioned that most fandoms and fandom activity, in my experience, are focused primarily on the male characters. I assumed this was common knowledge. Except that he didn't know that. Because, you see, Ryan's favorite character is Willow (see #2 in his list of "13 Witches I Fucking Love"); he still mourns Tara (as do I; shared grief is comforting) and Buffy is one of his heros. The Gift has convinced him to not commit suicide "so many times". He's all about the ladies, bless.

You know what they say about "assuming".

Oops.

 Then [livejournal.com profile] clockwork_hart1 (Lucy) popped into the conversation and in her brilliant, enthusiastic way suggested the idea of a comm dedicated to Buffy, the other women in the 'verse and their interrelationships - complete with a name (Summers Blood) and a banner (she's working on it - is there no end to the young woman's talents?) and three-part harmony. What that might actually look like or what interest there would actually be in such a thing was a matter of conjecture. So I'm channeling my inner Willow (Research Gal) for my very first poll.

What say you, Gentle Reader? Based just on the title of this post, you probably know who you are and how you stand.

(And as this is my first poll, please let me know if it functions ok. And I apologize for the wonky formatting. The LJ instructions for poll-making are vague and confusing at best. So says I.)

[Poll #1955410][Poll #1955410]

Date: 2014-02-06 02:09 pm (UTC)
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From: [personal profile] endeni
Yay, glad you liked! Towards the end of the meta [livejournal.com profile] paratti writes "Illyria is a character that embodies agency.", and I just love this definition, I think it's her most striking quality: a female character (well, for a certain definition of the term, admittedly) who embodies agency - isn't that a sadly novel and thus very powerful concept?

Oh, I just adore eleusis_walks essays! The one about the cosmology of the Buffyverse just blew my mind. So sad most things are not available anymore. - And it's not even friend-locking 'cause he added me ages ago and I still can't access those links... *sighs* LOL, luckily I am obsessed like that and as I said I have everything (most things?) saved if you want. ;)

Date: 2014-02-06 06:37 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] red-satin-doll.livejournal.com
luckily I am obsessed like that and as I said I have everything (most things?) saved if you want

Sure if it's not too much trouble! Do you need my email addy?

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