Jason's FanaticSpace
I love the tag line for Jason Wigley's FanaticSpace: Everyone Loves Something.
Jason, who goes by the screen name 2xKnight, is a veteran webmaster and programmer. In FanaticSpace, he has created a place for fans as of things as varied as Anime and Star Trek.
While the FanaticSpace Forums have yet to take off, Jason shows his knowledge and passion for pop culture cult worthy topics on the FanaticSpace Blog. I'd love to see the forums filled with all manor of passionate geeks of every strip, from hard core Harry Potter fans to those people who dress up as Storm Troopers every chance they get. There is, after all, a certain joy in that over-the-edge passionate fan.
One reason to visit is the in depth analysis on the differences between the British and American versions of The Office.
On a personal level, I'm happy to met any online or in real life that takes Star Trek as serious as I do. Since both of my parents are old school Trekkie and the show spawned my life long love affair with science fiction, not to mention that Trek was one of the first things I had in common with my best friend Kate.
As I am always impressed with bloggers that maintain multiple blogs, I must mention that Jason also maintains Anime Fans Online and a personal self titled Jason Wigley. I somehow escaped Anime fandom despite several high school friends who where big Anime junkies. I have one in mind that will get an email of this article, because I know she'd love more Anime obsessed friends.
I do, however, read the personal blog frequently. His take on blogging and the online world is always clever and well written. The one thing I would like to see is a more personal "About" page and more personal posts. Maybe not so many as it becomes over whelming, just enough to tell us who you are rather than just what you like. Don't be so shy.
On the whole, the biggest thing I'd like to see on FanaticSpace is more participants. It'll take time, but as more fans join in, it could be a truly fun place to connect with other people who love what I love.
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