thomblake comments on Special Status Needs Special Support

thomblake 5 May 2009 14:37 UTC
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you don’t see people wearing little rings around their neck in memory of Frodo.

An odd claim, and just patently false. See one ring to wear around your neck from the site mentioned below.
- Cyan 5 May 2009 16:24 UTC
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  Semi-serious question: is there a difference between fandom and religion?
  - MrHen 5 May 2009 16:32 UTC
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    I can see a somewhat convincing argument that all religions are fandoms but not one for all fandoms being religions.
    - stcredzero 5 May 2009 17:43 UTC
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      I can see a somewhat convincing argument that all religions are fandoms but not one for all fandoms being religions.
      
      That reminds me of this guy’s analysis of the “Objects of Fandom.” (Namely, there has to be something quite good about it, and at the same time, something quite bad.) This applies to just about all religions in spades.
      
      http://plover.net/~bonds/objects.html
  - jasonmcdowell 12 May 2009 5:23 UTC
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    I don’t think fandom has supernatural practices/beliefs.
  - Nanani 12 May 2009 4:59 UTC
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    No. Will have expand on this sometime.