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Questions, I've got questions

  • Sep. 10th, 2009 at 1:10 PM
crypto: Amy Pond (Default)
So whose idea was it to chat up the Supernatural season premiere on Twitter by making #luciferiscoming a trending topic? Was that some kind of consensus alternative when nothing on the first slate of #deaniscrying, #samisshirtless, #brothersarehugging, #castielismycopilot, and #ofcoursebobbyisstillgrumpy got a majority of votes? Or is there some kind of fan campaign to market the show to Satanists?

And hey, while I'm asking -- you know that thing where someone makes an LJ post, and then one or more people comment, "This."? Is that just an LJ/fandom/et al. thing, or does it happen on other kinds of blogs? When did it start -- and more importantly, where will it end?

And another thing! The whole "Signal Boost" in subject lines when you're linking to something -- where did that come from? Is it a Firefly thing? Just how many of my pet peeves can I blame on Joss Whedon?



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crypto: Amy Pond (Default)
[personal profile] crypto wrote:
Sep. 10th, 2009 05:55 pm (UTC)
I figured that "+1" had geek culture origins, but I didn't know if it derived from a computer thing or D&D/tabletop RPGs or something else.

I feel like I first saw [personal profile] rydra_wong and [personal profile] synecdochic use "signal boost" but it seemed to take off this summer. Or maybe I just started noticing it more.
sara: S (Default)
[personal profile] sara wrote:
Sep. 10th, 2009 06:14 pm (UTC)
Oh, I've seen that for years.

I will bet that way back in the dark ages it came out of ham radio, actually. Because you know there was a distinct subset of the population that went ham radio -> BBSing -> Usenet -> forums/blogs/LJ/whatev.
crypto: Amy Pond (Default)
[personal profile] crypto wrote:
Sep. 10th, 2009 06:22 pm (UTC)
So basically, what I've learned today is that I'm an internet n00b. So much for being aware of all traditions.... For my next trick, I'll post a picture of my cat with a badly-spelled caption -- that should really impress everyone!
sara: S (Default)
[personal profile] sara wrote:
Sep. 10th, 2009 06:25 pm (UTC)
Hey, it's okay, we were all young once. ;>
crypto: Amy Pond (Default)
[personal profile] crypto wrote:
Sep. 10th, 2009 06:26 pm (UTC)
*cough*yet I'm older than you!*cough*
sara: S (Default)
[personal profile] sara wrote:
Sep. 10th, 2009 06:28 pm (UTC)
*cough* That's why it's funny, dude. If you were younger than I am, I would be being a patronizing asshole. *cough*
crypto: Amy Pond (Default)
[personal profile] crypto wrote:
Sep. 10th, 2009 07:12 pm (UTC)
*cough*I had a spasm of "Wow, youth is far behind me" earlier today when I realized that my younger sister is gradually closing in on 40*cough*
sara: S (Default)
[personal profile] sara wrote:
Sep. 10th, 2009 07:20 pm (UTC)
Hah, C's sister is closing in on 40 (not gradually at all) and she's still living at home and mooching off their parents. We keep hoping she'll have a "youth is far behind me" moment, but no luck so far....