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]

I would have thought you'd consider yourself deeply involved in furry fandom at least... which I would definitely consider in the same breath as SF/F genre. And you -have- chaired a con or two :)

[nviiibrown.livejournal.com]

FIJALife-ConsumingH

[nius.livejournal.com]

Yea, as Nate points out, just because it consumes a lot of time doesn't make it a way of life. I could just as easily spend the money on my other hobbies, but at least for the time being, I feel a tiny bit more rewarded by participating in fan events.