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dragoncon_lj_archiveEdit2: Thank you! The response was much more enthusiastic than I had even thought to expect. I'm compiling your responses now, and will try to respond personally to people over the weekend.
Edit: I've screened replies for privacy. Non-survey responses will be unscreened.
I believe that this will fall under rule #8. So, here's the deal
For one of my semester projects, I'm writing a paper about aspects of the Dragon*Con community. While reading over my most recent draft, formally known as "the final draft", I decided that it lacked sufficient representation of the voices of the community. I would like to add more personal experience from D*C attendees into my paper, but I am very short on time--it was supposed to be my final draft, after all--so I'm cross posting this like a fiend.
The disclaimery bits: I will not include any personally identifying information in the report, and it will not be made available publicly without obtaining consent from the individuals involved. This isn't a empirical study, I'm just looking for personal experience and narrative. Answer as many or as few questions as you wish. Responses can either be made in reply to this post or emailed to me at whadley1@student.gsu.edu.
Name:
Age:
Are you known by a consistent "con name" (e.g. Papa Smurf, Raven, Wolfman):
Number of years attending Dragon*Con (DC):
First year attended:
Other cons which you attend:
Is there a particular fandom or interest track for which you attend DC?
How important is it to you that you attend Dragon*Con each year?
How important to you is the congoing experience in general?
Why do you attend conventions?
Why do you attend Dragon*Con in particular?
How far do you travel to attend Dragon*Con?
Do you stay at one of the convention hotels? Why or why not?
Do you dress in costume or cosplay during the convention? Why or why not? If so, as who/what?
Do you feel that there is a con "community"? Do you consider yourself a part of this community?
Are there any personalities or figures that represent the congoing or Dragon*Con experience to you, either past or present (e.g. Miss Marvel, The Elvis Trooper)? What makes these figures significant to you?
How do you divide your time? Do you attend more information, interview, or community panels
Do you have any recurrent yearly practices at Dragon*Con (Events, parties, personal practices)? Why do you do them?
Some writers have theorized that fandom can fulfill a spiritual aspect in fans, supplementing or even supplanting some of the functions served by a religious community:
Do you feel that this has a measure of truth in your own experience?
Do you feel that this has a measure of truth when looking at other attendees?
Edit: I've screened replies for privacy. Non-survey responses will be unscreened.
I believe that this will fall under rule #8. So, here's the deal
For one of my semester projects, I'm writing a paper about aspects of the Dragon*Con community. While reading over my most recent draft, formally known as "the final draft", I decided that it lacked sufficient representation of the voices of the community. I would like to add more personal experience from D*C attendees into my paper, but I am very short on time--it was supposed to be my final draft, after all--so I'm cross posting this like a fiend.
The disclaimery bits: I will not include any personally identifying information in the report, and it will not be made available publicly without obtaining consent from the individuals involved. This isn't a empirical study, I'm just looking for personal experience and narrative. Answer as many or as few questions as you wish. Responses can either be made in reply to this post or emailed to me at whadley1@student.gsu.edu.
Name:
Age:
Are you known by a consistent "con name" (e.g. Papa Smurf, Raven, Wolfman):
Number of years attending Dragon*Con (DC):
First year attended:
Other cons which you attend:
Is there a particular fandom or interest track for which you attend DC?
How important is it to you that you attend Dragon*Con each year?
How important to you is the congoing experience in general?
Why do you attend conventions?
Why do you attend Dragon*Con in particular?
How far do you travel to attend Dragon*Con?
Do you stay at one of the convention hotels? Why or why not?
Do you dress in costume or cosplay during the convention? Why or why not? If so, as who/what?
Do you feel that there is a con "community"? Do you consider yourself a part of this community?
Are there any personalities or figures that represent the congoing or Dragon*Con experience to you, either past or present (e.g. Miss Marvel, The Elvis Trooper)? What makes these figures significant to you?
How do you divide your time? Do you attend more information, interview, or community panels
Do you have any recurrent yearly practices at Dragon*Con (Events, parties, personal practices)? Why do you do them?
Some writers have theorized that fandom can fulfill a spiritual aspect in fans, supplementing or even supplanting some of the functions served by a religious community:
Do you feel that this has a measure of truth in your own experience?
Do you feel that this has a measure of truth when looking at other attendees?
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