There has been so much amazing meta regarding EMP since S4 aired that I feel it should be somehow collected and catalogued for reference. If anyone else agrees, then I would love to set up a blog to house and tag those metas. (And with my recent health issues, I just have a lot of time on my hands)
I have reserved @sherlock-emp to store and house all meta anyone would like to submit. They will be tagged according to contributor and subject.
If you are at all interested in contributing- or know of anyone writing about EMP theory- my messenger is always open.
As we sit on the cusp of changes to the Internet, after your other activities to support Internet freedom, archive your
fandom stuff.
Save the electronic files of your favorite online fandom works. Consider print-outs of your favorite online
material. And save paper
ephemera from fandom events.
Why save? Because you put the effort into a fanwork. Because you may be surprised when a fandom stays alive for years, or gets revived, or when an academic asks to cite your work. Because it’s stupidly hard to find items on Tumblr. Because, lo, in ages past, many fandom archives have risen and fallen, taking favorite fics off the ‘Net. Because it made you happy, makes you remember. Because you never know.
What can
you save?
Fanart
Stories you wrote
Epic comments on stories you wrote
Stories you love that other people wrote
Meta and meta-related discussions
Translations others did of your works
Physical items: paper ephemera, clothing, accessories, art prints and drawings.
Behind the cut…saving from Tumblr and AO3, delving into lost web sites, how to save computer files for the long term, and why I’m glad I saved physical fandom items from 10+ years ago.
Sherlock Fandom Archive 