I think that my definition of fanworks follows that old saw about pornography, where I know it when I see it.
Yep; that's about how I feel. (That's pretty much how I define "filk," too. There's no nice sharp line that distinguishes "filksongs" from "folk music on maybe-fannish themes.")
Being about coffee just means there's no pairing or characters. It feels weird to leave a third of the info fields empty.
I could list "coffee" as the fandom. I could list the Pagan song I based it on. (The Question Song) Or I could list the original tune *that* was based on--Twa Corbies. Except that people looking for Twa Corbies fics-and-fanworks would likely be disappointed by my song.
I don't mind fandoms-of-one, if people who are interested in those fandoms are going to be (potentially) be interested in what's listed under them. IMHO, it'd make more sense to list this one under "coffee" as a fandom than either of the origin tune songs. I've been putting the to-the-tune-of song in the summaries. (I'm probably going to start listing "Filk" as the fandom, and it can get wrangled into "other media.")
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Yep; that's about how I feel. (That's pretty much how I define "filk," too. There's no nice sharp line that distinguishes "filksongs" from "folk music on maybe-fannish themes.")
Being about coffee just means there's no pairing or characters. It feels weird to leave a third of the info fields empty.
I could list "coffee" as the fandom. I could list the Pagan song I based it on. (The Question Song) Or I could list the original tune *that* was based on--Twa Corbies. Except that people looking for Twa Corbies fics-and-fanworks would likely be disappointed by my song.
I don't mind fandoms-of-one, if people who are interested in those fandoms are going to be (potentially) be interested in what's listed under them. IMHO, it'd make more sense to list this one under "coffee" as a fandom than either of the origin tune songs. I've been putting the to-the-tune-of song in the summaries. (I'm probably going to start listing "Filk" as the fandom, and it can get wrangled into "other media.")