fan
someone that’s enthusiastic about a certain thing/someone
anyone who forms an intense bond with a particular property, whether or not they share those
feelings with anyone else
fandom
the fans that interact with each other and create a community revolving around the thing they’re a fan of
“participatory culture whose members
engage with a broad array of different media objects
but who share traditions and practices built up over
many years
Participatory culture
a culture in which private individuals (the public) do not act as consumers only, but also as contributors or producers (prosumers)
gift economy
fan creations are made available or exchanged for free