Acronym Fandom

[mikailborg]

The other day, I read that someone had "GAFIAted", and it reminded me of the old fandom lifestyle acronyms, including FIAWOL and FIJANH. For those not steeped in the lingo, a quick review:

FIAWOL represented the "Fandom Is A Way Of Life" faction, those who eat, drink, and breathe fannish activities (fanac). Not necessarily 'the basement geek' of easy comedy - many in this category lead fulfilling lives.

FIJANH acronymed "Fandom Is Just A Nice Hobby", the folks who spend plenty of their leisure time doing things unrelated to the fan world. Some folks use coarser language than "Nice", with different initials.

GAFIA is "Getting Away From It All" - leaving behind the drama, expenses, sleepless nights and other trials of the subculture for a quieter, more mundane life.

So where do you fall in this list? It's a spectrum, not separate groups, but if you had to pick one banner or another, which one would it be?

[Poll #1172654]

Comments

[mikailborg.livejournal.com]

There really should be a mid-point between AWOL and JANH, shouldn't there? But there traditionally hasn't been, and I think part of the fun is trying to decide between the two if you're going to.

Really, though, I think the lion's share of my flist would be at that midpoint if I'd offered it. I still want to see which they pick. :)

[anterus.livejournal.com]

Fandom encompasses several hobbies and much of my social circle, for me, but I have a lot of other hobbies, so it's not quite a way of life.