CANON vs. FANON -- Reality vs. Imagination
People who aren't really part of any so-called obsessive fandoms may not be aware of this, but there are really quite a few large-ish battle being waged द्वारा sometimes even fanatic people, mostly on this one subject: canon. Is it equivalent to the Holy Bible या not? Is the word of the लेखक really and truly what goes? But wait, maybe I should back up a little.
To put it simply, canon includes everything about a book series etc. that has been verified द्वारा the author/other creator. It can include anything from birthdays and deathdays to who married who, and indeed it's often the latter, usually referred to as "shipping", that lights the biggest fires. Everyone has their own personal favourite, and if JK Rowling never intended for Harry to be gay and fall in प्यार with Draco Malfoy, so what? What does it matter that JRR Tolkien probably never have envisioned Legolas and Gimli embarking on a wild, inter-species romance? This, my friends, is what we call fanon. Anything and everything that isn't officially verified but is still recognised within fandoms as something some people "ship", think, या otherwise believe.
But why should we be interested in the differences of canon and fanon?
Well, the reason is simple, really: I want to investigate whether people prefer canon या fanon. This goal would be easiest to accomplish using a survey study. The most practical solution would probably be to डिज़ाइन a series of सवालों and then start spreading them on the internet along with an ई मेल address, mainly in places that members of various fandoms frequent, such as फेसबुक प्रशंसक pages and other various प्रशंसक sites and forums. It would be important to remember to spread the survey amongst multiple fandoms, unless the goal were to find out the percentage of canon supporters in a specific fandom -- which, in this case, it isn't.
Using this method, one wouldn't really need other materials than the सवालों themselves and a working ई मेल address for जवाब to be sent to. Of course, having some kind of system to record जवाब and display them clearly at any part of the process would also be useful -- आप could, for example, make a तालिका, टेबल with the number of the सवाल in the vertical row and a slot for each of the जवाब in the horizontal row, if the सवालों were multiple choice. This way आप could easily keep track of how many people have picked which answer.
Some example सवालों that could be asked:
- On a whole, do आप prefer canon या fanon?
- When considering ships/pairings only, canon या fanon?
- Do आप consider Wikias (fan-made लेख databases, based on the Wikipedia format) strict canon?
Also, it may be interesting to ask some demographical सवालों like age, gender and country to see whether stereotypes such as "young people believe everything and therefore support canon" या "Indian people प्यार happy endings" are true, even in the slightest.
My hypothesis is that if a "I support both" option is given, the vast majority will pick that. Speaking from personal experience as a member of a so-called obssessive fandom, it's near impossible to pick just one, because so many people ship so many pairings etc. that आप can't ask them to pick only half of them. If, however, आप were to be so cruel, I estimate that well over half would side with fanon, since the support of gay pairings and other unofficial things has skyrocketed in the past few years.
and that, my friends, is 600 words of pure bullshit, also known as the Psych research plan I'm turning in on Friday unless I can think of a better reseach सवाल and type it all out before then :p
People who aren't really part of any so-called obsessive fandoms may not be aware of this, but there are really quite a few large-ish battle being waged द्वारा sometimes even fanatic people, mostly on this one subject: canon. Is it equivalent to the Holy Bible या not? Is the word of the लेखक really and truly what goes? But wait, maybe I should back up a little.
To put it simply, canon includes everything about a book series etc. that has been verified द्वारा the author/other creator. It can include anything from birthdays and deathdays to who married who, and indeed it's often the latter, usually referred to as "shipping", that lights the biggest fires. Everyone has their own personal favourite, and if JK Rowling never intended for Harry to be gay and fall in प्यार with Draco Malfoy, so what? What does it matter that JRR Tolkien probably never have envisioned Legolas and Gimli embarking on a wild, inter-species romance? This, my friends, is what we call fanon. Anything and everything that isn't officially verified but is still recognised within fandoms as something some people "ship", think, या otherwise believe.
But why should we be interested in the differences of canon and fanon?
Well, the reason is simple, really: I want to investigate whether people prefer canon या fanon. This goal would be easiest to accomplish using a survey study. The most practical solution would probably be to डिज़ाइन a series of सवालों and then start spreading them on the internet along with an ई मेल address, mainly in places that members of various fandoms frequent, such as फेसबुक प्रशंसक pages and other various प्रशंसक sites and forums. It would be important to remember to spread the survey amongst multiple fandoms, unless the goal were to find out the percentage of canon supporters in a specific fandom -- which, in this case, it isn't.
Using this method, one wouldn't really need other materials than the सवालों themselves and a working ई मेल address for जवाब to be sent to. Of course, having some kind of system to record जवाब and display them clearly at any part of the process would also be useful -- आप could, for example, make a तालिका, टेबल with the number of the सवाल in the vertical row and a slot for each of the जवाब in the horizontal row, if the सवालों were multiple choice. This way आप could easily keep track of how many people have picked which answer.
Some example सवालों that could be asked:
- On a whole, do आप prefer canon या fanon?
- When considering ships/pairings only, canon या fanon?
- Do आप consider Wikias (fan-made लेख databases, based on the Wikipedia format) strict canon?
Also, it may be interesting to ask some demographical सवालों like age, gender and country to see whether stereotypes such as "young people believe everything and therefore support canon" या "Indian people प्यार happy endings" are true, even in the slightest.
My hypothesis is that if a "I support both" option is given, the vast majority will pick that. Speaking from personal experience as a member of a so-called obssessive fandom, it's near impossible to pick just one, because so many people ship so many pairings etc. that आप can't ask them to pick only half of them. If, however, आप were to be so cruel, I estimate that well over half would side with fanon, since the support of gay pairings and other unofficial things has skyrocketed in the past few years.
and that, my friends, is 600 words of pure bullshit, also known as the Psych research plan I'm turning in on Friday unless I can think of a better reseach सवाल and type it all out before then :p
;]]]]]] I was bored. And please, no Femonk/Travtina comments.
1. Helena द्वारा MCR
Because 2 people already covered it and it's full of win.
2. Girlfriend द्वारा Avril Lavigne
I always find it funny when guys sing it. xD Especially the "Hell yeah, I'm the motherfucking princess!"
3. 17 द्वारा Jet
Coz he is... 17, I mean. :p
4. NYAN CAT song
He knows all the lyrics. ;]]]
5. Waiting द्वारा Green दिन (or any of the songs off Warning)
Because I am currently addicted to the song.
6. Destroya द्वारा MCR
I am a perv ;]
7. Baby द्वारा Justin Bieber
Coz he lied to us all about doing it.
8. Addicted द्वारा Simple Plan
Becauseeeee... I dunno. lol
9. I Wanna Be Sedated द्वारा The Ramones
Because... it rocks.
10. Sing द्वारा MCR
Appropriate, isn't it?
11. a redneck country song
लोल I dunno any, but it'll be funneh if he does.
12. Time to Dance द्वारा Panic!
Because I कहा so.
1. Helena द्वारा MCR
Because 2 people already covered it and it's full of win.
2. Girlfriend द्वारा Avril Lavigne
I always find it funny when guys sing it. xD Especially the "Hell yeah, I'm the motherfucking princess!"
3. 17 द्वारा Jet
Coz he is... 17, I mean. :p
4. NYAN CAT song
He knows all the lyrics. ;]]]
5. Waiting द्वारा Green दिन (or any of the songs off Warning)
Because I am currently addicted to the song.
6. Destroya द्वारा MCR
I am a perv ;]
7. Baby द्वारा Justin Bieber
Coz he lied to us all about doing it.
8. Addicted द्वारा Simple Plan
Becauseeeee... I dunno. lol
9. I Wanna Be Sedated द्वारा The Ramones
Because... it rocks.
10. Sing द्वारा MCR
Appropriate, isn't it?
11. a redneck country song
लोल I dunno any, but it'll be funneh if he does.
12. Time to Dance द्वारा Panic!
Because I कहा so.