March Meta Matters Challenge, Check-in 5

[yourlibrarian]

Hello everyone! It's check-in time again to see how we're all getting along with our meta importing.

Comment below with any of the following:

1) What fandom would you like to find more meta for (through this challenge or otherwise) and why?

2) Number of works you've managed to either identify for future transfers, or which you've now moved to AO3.

3) Any problems you've been having as you copy/import your meta.

Remember, this account accepts anonymous comments, so if you don't have a Dreamwidth account we still want to hear from you and have you take part.

As always, if you've got tips you've developed during this process, do share them with the group. And if you can help someone out with a problem they're having, share a solution.

Comments

[yourlibrarian]

So, my answer to #1 has changed as a result of this process! I have been focusing on concert reviews this past week. At this point I have now moved 4 more works since the last check-in and expect to add 1-2 more today, which will complete that set.

Because I have been enjoying re-reading these reviews, I would be curious to read other concert reviews, particularly of tours I attended myself, including shows for David Bowie, Peter Gabriel, and Sting, as well as for shows I have never attended but would have liked to (The Monkees, The Police).

[leahandillyana]

1. Sailor Moon, Neon Genesis Evangelion, Revolutionary Girl Utena, Madoka Magika, Yuri Kuma Arashi and on Western front Steven Universe have a lot of symbolism that used to be widely analysed but little of that meta found its way to AO3. Critical analysis of popular media is also pretty rare.
2. Four total, though one is an ongoing anthology-like thing.
3. None.

[alexseanchai]

I'd like to see more Miraculous Ladybug meta. There's no shortage on Tumblr.

Still trying to figure out how to find all of my own ML meta without going to my Tumblr tag for the fandom and scrolling for-fucking-ever. I have used that tag, according to my tumblr archive, 1747 times, most of which are my reblogging fanart or whatever without commentary of my own. And I haven't found a tumblr theme that both stacks reblog contents and reblogger neatly together like the dashboard does and has not got infinite scroll. In absence of some way to filter out stuff I didn't add anything but tags to when I reblogged it, I will be scrolling for a while!

Also I asked silveradept if the Dragonriders of Pern meta they're importing is for this challenge and I did not get a definitive answer.

[impala_chick]

1 - Merlin! I'm late to the fandom, so it's interesting to dig up old meta posts from when people were first watching the series. I also would really like more people to chat about music - especially Demi Lovato and the Jonas Brothers, and other people who have made big comebacks.

2 - I feel like the meta I've written isn't worthy of being archived? But this challenge is inspiring me to explore more meta topics.

3 - I haven't tried yet, but I'm excited to read through the meta tags now that this is happening!

[wheatear]

19 works posted so far, probably 20-ish to go.

As for fandoms I'd like to find more meta for... The fandoms I'm in, especially anything Final Fantasy VII related right now. I'm really interested to see what both new and old fans make of the remake. Also it would be cool to see meta that covers multiple fandoms, since it's always fun to see common themes, parallels, comparisons etc that people notice.

[eidolonlathi]

1) It would be nice to see more meta getting archieved for all kind of manga. As it's often over many years a series is running there's a lot of speculations and theories developing as long as a canon is still ongoing(and often even long after): It's a pity to think so many of these posts will eventually get lost completely.

2) I'm still in the process of writing new meta based on smaller posts. This week has been unexpectedly busy, so I haven't come as far as I would have liked to. But I'm in the middle of writing and bringing some of those new posts towards their completion.

[nrgburst]

1. Any that I've been part of! LOL I love reading meta, even if I disagree with it.

2. I've got 3 more, I think? Then I'm done.

3. I've lost 3 subscribers since I've started doing the project, despite posting all meta under a pseud. :(