Never underestimate the underdog

Australia versus Japan 3:1

no WAAAAAY!! Wheeeeee!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

In other news, toadstoolsmiles made Fandom Wank. Congrats, hon! I always knew you'd make it one day! ;-)

Kerfuffles and Becky are like slashy moments in Smallville--just when you think they've faded forever, they come back SUPERSIZED. *blinks*

Nobody wants to be a BNF

The drama of the hate comms has had a lot of people talking, and actually some very interesting discussions have ensued. norwich36 linked me to a fantastic article about BNFs. It's written by Hope (lexcorp_hope) who used to be very active in the SV fandom and is entitled Nobody ever admits they're a BNF. It's a really interesting read, no matter whether you're a BNF, a 'little person' or a nebulous inbetween person.

( Hope's essay reviewed )

So, Hope's essay got me thinking a lot. Mostly, it just raised a lot of questions for me. Tough questions.

How do you define a BNF?
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How does someone become a BNF?
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Is BNF-status portable?
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How do you define a Smallville BNF these days?
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Why is the term BNF construed as negative?
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So it's like being famous?
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The 'little people' versus the BNFs
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I know you are. But what am I?
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What to do about it?
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So. What do you think? How do you define a BNF? Do we all agree on who the BNFs are? Would you like to be one or do you prefer lurking in the grey areas? Do you ever feel disempowered because you're not one? Anyone got interesting anecdotes to share about BNF status (from either side of the fence)? Is Hope just ridiculously paranoid? Am I talking about ghosts that don't exist? I'd honestly love to hear from you. I'm sure some of you have thought way more about this topic than I have!