Posts in Spotlight
Five Things taki Said
Every month or so the OTW will be doing a Q&A with one of its volunteers about their experiences in the organization. The posts express each volunteer’s personal views and do not necessarily reflect the views of the OTW or constitute OTW policy. Today’s post is with taki, who volunteers as a User Response Translation Committee Chair, Policy & Abuse Volunteer, and Tag Wrangling Volunteer. How does what you do as a volunteer fit into what the OTW does? I’ve had a bunch of roles in the OTW, all of which fit into it in different ways! I started out as a tag wrangler, where… Read more
Five Things Magda Said
Every month or so the OTW will be doing a Q&A with one of its volunteers about their experiences in the organization. The posts express each volunteer’s personal views and do not necessarily reflect the views of the OTW or constitute OTW policy. Today’s post is with Magda (she/her), who volunteers as a TikTok Moderator. How does what you do as a volunteer fit into what the OTW does? I think Communications in general does an amazing job of making the OTW a bit more accessible to the average user – we get so many people commenting on our videos who are surprised that “oh,… Read more
Five Things megidola Said
Every month or so the OTW will be doing a Q&A with one of its volunteers about their experiences in the organization. The posts express each volunteer’s personal views and do not necessarily reflect the views of the OTW or constitute OTW policy. Today’s post is with megidola, who volunteers as an Organizational Culture Roadmap Workgroup Head, Policy & Abuse Volunteer & Supurrvisor, and Tag Wrangling Volunteer & Supervisor. How does what you do as a volunteer fit into what the OTW does? I juggle a bunch of different things within the org, because I like variety! I started out as a tag wrangler, so… Read more
Five Things Elin Said
Every month or so the OTW will be doing a Q&A with one of its volunteers about their experiences in the organization. The posts express each volunteer’s personal views and do not necessarily reflect the views of the OTW or constitute OTW policy. Today’s post is with Elin, who volunteers as a Communications Event Coordinator and Translation Volunteer Manager. How does what you do as a volunteer fit into what the OTW does? I currently hold two different positions at the OTW. For one, I’m part of the Communication committee’s Events Coordination team. As an example for what we do, whenever you see a post… Read more
OTW Guest Post: Atticus Yus
On occasion, the OTW shares posts from a guest, providing an outside perspective on the OTW or specific aspects of fandom. These posts express each individual’s personal views and do not necessarily reflect the views of the OTW or constitute OTW policy. Atticus Yus (she/her) is a postgraduate student at Cambridge Digital Humanities, affiliated with Newnham College. A fanfiction writer herself, she is currently most active in the Identity V and Hannibal fandoms and enjoys baking banana bread in her free time. Today, Atticus talks about her research regarding fan communities with a particular focus on tagging systems and social networks. How did you first… Read more