The Fandom Purity Test
Check all boxes for which your answer is "yes".
The "submit" button is at the bottom.
Do you know what fandom is? If not, this is the wrong test for you.
Have you ever read fanfiction?
Have you ever written fanfiction?
Do you read/write fanfiction for one fandom?
...for two?
...for more than five?
...for more than ten?
Do you review fanfiction?
Do you flame?
Are you fluent in l33t?
Do you think using l33t makes you look cool?
Do you use l33t to mock people who think l33t makes them look cool?
Do you belong to a mailing list?
...to more than five mailing lists?
...to ten or more?
...for more than one fandom?
...for more than five fandoms?
Do you have a LiveJournal or similar blogging site?
Do you use your LJ for fannish purposes?
...for posting fic?
...for posting collages/fanart?
...for posting icons?
...for joining communities?
Do you belong to a fannish LJ community (or equivalent)?
...to more than one?
...to more than five?
...for more than one fandom?
...for more than five fandoms?
Do you collage?
Have you spent money on Photoshop or other photo editing programs, for this purpose?
Do you collage for multiple fandoms?
Do you vid?
Have you spent money on vidding software?
Do you vid for multiple fandoms?
Do you download vids of others and save them for later viewing?
Do you have more than ten fannish wallpapers on your hard drive?
...more than twenty?
...more than fifty?
...more than a hundred?
Do you make icons?
Do you make icons for multiple fandoms?
Have you ever spent more than two hours consecutively making icons?
Do you get mad if people don't credit your icons?
Do you flame them into oblivion until they oblige?
Have you ever visited fandom_wank?
Do you lurk there?
Are you a regular there?
Have you gotten a journalfen code in order to post there?
Do you have icons saying "Bitch, please" or "My fandom makes Baby Jesus cry?"
Do you watch flame wars regularly?
Do you start them?
Do you participate?
Do you post the wank?
Can you name more than five respected fic authors in a fandom?
...in multiple fandoms?
...more than ten authors in multiple fandoms?
Can you name more than five vidders?
Can you name more than five collage artists?
Have you ever drawn fanart?
More than once?
More than five times?
More than twenty times?
Are you a respected fanartist in your fandom?
In multiple fandoms?
Do you have a fannish website?
Do you have more than one?
...more than five?
Do you use the website to showcase your fanart?
...your collages?
...your vids?
...your icons?
...your fanfic?
...all of the above?
For book fandoms, have you ever bought the book in languages you cannot read?
...more than once?
For TV fandoms, have you ever downloaded an episode?
...more than once?
...more than five times?
...more than fifteen times?
Do you have whole seasons on your computer?
Have you bought a DVD boxed set?
Do you have more than one?
Do you have the whole show on DVD?
Have you bought fannish merchandise?
...clothing?
...jewelry?
...weapons?
...books?
...pictures/posters/calendars
...anything else?
Have you been to a con?
...more than once?
Do you have something autographed?
...more than one thing?
Did you go in costume?
Have you gone in costume multiple times?
Have others made fun of you for going to cons?
Do you talk about your fandoms incessantly?
...to the point that RL friends are worried?
...to the point that you have been institionalized?
Good going!