Because I have a secret* list addiction and and an Erudite complex**, I’ve got a new 10 Types List! So far I’ve done The 10 Types of Book Bloggers and the 10 Types of Writers.
We’re definitely due to talk about FANGIRLS.
I have again made another quiz (it’s at the bottom) since the last one went over tolerably well. YES, BEHOLD MY GENIUS!**
* It is a secret, right?!
** “Erudite complex” is a phrase here which means I put people in factions.
*** I’m awfully humble, don’t you think?
1. THE BANSHEE
You get so so excited. And we’re not talking about a little squeak, we’re talking about outright HOLLERING. You love the fandom life. You love the actors. YOU LOVE EVERYTHING. And why should you smush that passion in a box? Let it out! Shout long and clear! You’ve been known to jump up and down. They can hear you shouting at your OTP from across the universe. BUT WHO CARES?! You have fun. That’s what’s important.
2. THE ENCYCLOPAEDIA OF WEIRDNESS
You know everything. EVERYTHING. There is no bounds to your knowledge about a show or book or movie. You know how the idea began, you know what happened on set, you’ve seen like every interview of ever. You remember all the episodes and you can spout off quotes without batting an eyelash. If someone can’t remember that little detail — PAUSE EVERYTHING — you’ve got this.
3. THE CREATIVE CRUMPET
You know those fanfics? The gifs? The fanart? The music videos? YOU ARE THE ONE BEHIND THEM. It’s not enough for you to watch/read…you need to create to show your love. Everyone might as well bow down to you know, too, because without you, what would the untalented fans pin on Pinterest? HMM??
4. THE REPEAT OFFENDER
Some people watch a show or read a book…once. YOU DON’T UNDERSTAND THAT. Everyone misses sooo much the first time! Rereads are needed! You’ve seen your favourite show a million times. You’re on your fifth reread of that adorable scene in your favourite book. ONCE IS NEVER ENOUGH.
5. THE RECRUITER
Fandom life is fun and all….but not when you’re aloooone. SO! You like to convert people. You basically spam your friends with gifs and quotes and soliloquies on heartbreaking character development. You blog about your favourite fandom a LOT. And when your friends do sneak over to your dark side, you are there every step of the way. Now you can throw more gifs at them! Introduce them to the perfect pieces of fanfic. These little newbie fans need to be nurtured and YOU ARE THERE. (You’re also laughing at their pain because you’re a veteran and these greenies are having their hearts ripped on for the first time. Adorable.)
6. THE CLOSET NERD
No one knooooows the extent of your obsession. THEY DO NOT. Sure they know you like That Fandom, but they don’t know you’ve read all the books, have 12 tee shirts with different fandom slogans, you can recite favourite episodes, and you make fandom food constantly. You just don’t want to be…weird. Okay?! You don’t have any In-Real-Life friends who would understand anyway, so you don’t want to freak them out.
7. THE PART-TIME FAN
Obsession isn’t your motive when watching shows/movies and reading. You enjoy it, but you’re not going to name yourself The #1 Fan. You’re happy to watch an episode in your spare-time, or catch up on a series when all the books are out. You get excited! You totally do! But you’ve got other interests to balance with the fandom life.
8. THE FANDOM COLLECTOR
Why be in one fandom when you can be in A BILLION FANDOMS?!! The more the merrier, right?! Plus when your favourite show goes on hiatus for 9 years or your favourite author goes AWOL when they’re supposed to be writing a new book, you have something to fill in the gaps. Plus you get ALL the fandom references.
9. THE SUBTLE STALKER
You’re not the “creepy” stalker kind who lurks behind bushes. You are the kind that will sit on a comfy cushion and watch EVERY. SINGLE. THING your favourite actor stars in. Or is a side-kick. Seriously, if they have a 2 second cameo, you’ll watch it. You also know about their family life (what?! You just read interviews and watch conventions panels, normal stuff.) and your pinterest has photos of your favourite actors out-of-costume. You totally love how adorable they are when not acting which makes you love their acting even more.
10. THE OFFENDED DEFENDER
You’ve donned the armour of righteous indignation because NO ONE INSULTS YOUR FANDOM AND GETS AWAY WITH IT. You don’t care what happens in the show/book, you will defend your favourite characters till their your last breath. They can do no wrong. (Oh pfft, yes they make dumb decisions, but these characters are your babies. You always forgive your babies.) If someone insults your fandom, you have every right to slap them in the face with a soggy pickle.
And I have made a quiz!
This is the second quiz I’ve made with PlayBuzz, but let’s be honest: I have no idea what I’m doing. I’m deathly curious to know if it works or is a catastrophe! (If it doesn’t show up below, you can find it here too.)
which type do you identify with most?! did i miss any?! add to my list in the comments. and ohhh how did you go on the quiz? WHAT DID YOU GET? was the quiz wildly wrong or right?
Cait @ Paper Fury
…is basically The Fandom Collector. Seriously, why read one book when YOU CAN READ THEM ALL?! She has more “favourites” than she can possibly list. Although, to be honest, her number one fandom is always going to be Supernatural. Currently she’s reading Alice and the Fly which is incredible and NOT narrated by Alice. (Weird.)
GIF USAGE WAS PERFECT. Especially because I can see people fangirling over the fandoms in the gifs. :’) I did your quiz! I got the Encyclopedia which is THE MOST ACCURATE THING EVER. Well done on such a entertaining post, when I opened my email subscription I was immediately hooked by “The Banshee” because I hadn’t heard that before!
THANK YOU, JO. I HAD A BLAST FINDING THEM. XDXD Gifs are life and that is the honest truth. *nods emphatically*
YOUR QUIZ TELLS ME I AM A REPEAT OFFENDER. Which doesn’t surprise me considering how many times I’ve read Harry Potter, that’s for sure (also, I noticed that sneaky Supernatural reference in the quiz, niiiiice).
I WAS SNEAKY. I TOTALLY WAS. Although you know a lot about Supernatural for not having seen it. 😉 OR HAVE YOU SEEN IT nOW?!! I gotta convince you, I really do.
THIS is the post that all fangirls have been waiting for! Finally a way to express/catagerorise in some way the extent of our devotion to some of our favourite fandoms. Though I can’t say I’m at the point of being ‘obsessed’ with any in particular, I am a big advocate of the #SparkArmy and love making some graphics when I have the time. As always Cait, an entertaining, amazing post and what a fun quiz too 🙂
CATEGORISATION IS LIFE. Or something. LOOOOOL. Ahem. 'Scuse me. I did have a lot of fun with this one. And gah, I'm obsessed with a capitol O most of the time. I've been hanging around the fandoms too long. 😉
I’ve always loved your top ten lists,and this is awesome!
I got the subtle stalker from the quiz.Which I agree with.I know every single thing about my actors.I am also the Encyclopaedia (did I spell that right?) of weirdness,because I also know the intricate details of my fandom.And the creative crumpet because fanfiction used to be my life!I don’t write anymore,but back when I was a preteen I wrote a lot.
Love this post Cait!
Encyclopedia has TOO MANY different spellings and I'm always tripping up over it. AHHHH. XD Ahem. But yes, I used to write fanfic when I was 12. Narnia forever. 😉 Now the most creative thing I do is take pictures of books and cry over them. xD
Part-Time Nerd? IS THIS SOME KIND OF A JOKE?!! WHY DID I GET PART-TIME NERD?!! I WILL NOT SUFFER THIS KIND OF SLIGHT. I DEMAND A TRIAL BY COMBAT! I AM A BANSHEE-RECRUITER HYBRID!!!!! WTF PLAYBUZZ!
BLAME PLAYBUZZ. NOT ME. DEFINITELY NOT ME. I MEAN, I MADE THE QUIZ BUT I STAND TOTALLY GUILTLESS OF THIS. *hi fives for Banshee though*
Over exaggerating much 🙄
Although I got banshee 🤗🙃
I am apparently a Creative Crumpet? That doesn’t sound quite right, since I’ve never written fanfic/made fanart/anything really. I do believe I’m either a repeat offender or a closet nerd. But seriously, all those gifs were so perfect!
AHHH QUIZ FAIL. >_< But, seriously though, I'm going to call you Crumpet just because.
Really fun post! Plus I am a sucker for quizzes – part time nerd here!
I LOVE QUIZZES TOO. They are my weakness.
I’m A PART TIME GAL. PART TIME ONLYYYY OMG Damn I’ve always overvalued myself BUAHAHAHAHAHAHA
WELL, BLAME PLAYBUZZ FOR ITS INACCURACY. NOT ME. OF COURSE NOT ME. I AM ALWAYS PERFECT AND BLAMELESS.
I got The Subtle Stalker, which I’m okay with because that gif is HILARIOUS 😀 I chose twitter for my fangirling outlet because that’s where I live tweet my Avengers rewatch or get emotional about that one thing happening in season 2 episode 15, but really I mention or review my favorite things on my blog all the time too. I’ve also converted at least three of my friends to watching The 100 because I didn’t know anyone who was watching it, so I’m a bit of a veteran too. And sometimes a closet or part-time nerd. Oh who am I kidding, I AM ALL OF THESE.
And sheesh you're about to convert ME to watching The 100, you Recruiter, you. I've gotten STACKS of people watching Supernatural. :') I'm so proud. It's also hilarious to watch them spiral into the painful abyss that is that gorgeous show. Good times.
It’s SO GOOD. It’s about survival and we’re willing to do to survive and whether it defines us and IT’S SO GOOD. I think you’d like it! I, um… watched like 8 episodes of Supernatural and liked it, but wasn’t intrigued enough to keep watching. I KNOW I’M SORRY.
I CAN'T EVEN LOOK AT YOU RIGHT NOW. OMG.
This is such a fun post, Cait! I’m definitely The Encylopedia – you can never know too much!
EXACTLY. Trivia and details ftw!
I got repeat offender, and I do love to reread…. but I can be a bit of a closet nerd and banshee too. This was a fabulous, hilarious quiz, The other day in English class I came across the quote ” if I get a fourth life, I want to spend it with you’ and I squealed and I got MORE THAN FEW strange glances
I'm totally a banshee mixed with Defender. xD Oh pfft, who are we kidding? I CAN BE ALL OF THESE.
I actually wrote a blog post about this, but I’d say I’m a very different kind of fangirl. I’m kind of a quiet fangirl and most of what I fangirl over are actually classical books. However, I do have two modern fandoms, The Lunar Chronicles, which I’m not really that passionate about (I just read the books) and the Tales of Goldstone Wood, which I’m really passionate about. So, I am definitely part Closet Nerd because I don’t really flail about it to my friends. And that’s not even because they would think I was weird; they actually want me to be more fangirly because they are all hardcore fangirls of something. The quiz gave me the Encyclopedia, which I totally get, even though I would like to be even MORE of an encyclopedia when it comes to the Tales of Goldstone Wood. The series is so complex and intricately woven and ugh. It’s beautiful.
There is nothing un-fan-like about being a closet nerd!! I think that's one of the most brilliant parts of fandom life: you can be ANY sort of fan. IRL I'm more like a closet-nerd (I don't even wear my superhero shirts out of the house) but on the internet? BANSHEE FOR SURE.
A QUIZ!!! I love quizzes! Must go take it……
Okay, I got the part time nerd, which definitely makes sense for me. I love my fandoms and I constantly push them on my friends, but I never read fan fiction or anything. *whispers* this is only cause I don’t have the time right now, but in a few months, some authors are getting stalked online *walks away quietly*
Hehe, I don't really read fanfiction either. xD I'm a canon person myself buuuut I admire people who do it well!
I am definitely a part-time fan. Related to your description then did the quiz and got Part-Time Fan. I just don’t flail that much at shows and books I like. Never have, and probably never will. 😛
(PS. I am partly sadded you deleted the post about 10 things to regularly tell writers as I was going to link my boyfriend to it/throw it in his face 😛 He’s a numbers-not-words person.)
YAY THAT THE QUIZ WORKED, THOUGH. XD And ohhh that post will be coming back!! I just, gah, I messed up big time and accidentally posted two at once. I was mortified and took it down, but it'll be like a broken post in everyone's inbox now, so embarrassed…
Your quiz says I got the Banshee (which is totally accurate…), but to tell the truth, I’m basically every one of these types at different times in different fandoms. xD
Thanks for the awesome post!! So insane and hilarious…it was blast to read!
You are the ULTIMATE fangirl. XD
haha I got The Encyclopedia… which is weird because I was sure I’d get The Repeat Offender…
Anyway, this is a fantabulous list, Cait! 🙂 I can totally fit all of my fangirl friends into one of these categories.
YAY I AM SO PLEASED YOU ENJOYED IT. XDXD It was a lot of fun to make…hehe.
I got the Fandom Collector. 😀
You are clearly a multi-tasking genius. xD
No. 2 kind of fangirl annoys me a little – or bores me. I usually prefer not talking to them.
I think I’m a no. 6!
I tend to be a bit of ALL of them at one point or another. xD
OH LORD I NEEDED THIS POST IN MY LIFE <3 I'm apparently a walking encyclopedia of weirdness and I'M SO HAPPEH BECAUSE THAT'S ME XD *flails*
Though the Recruiter would work for me as well, because I tend to force *cough* blackmail people into things…ehehehehe. I made two of my friends, my sister, my cousin, my mom and I don't even know how many people watch Sherlock 😛 Same goes for books!
Lovely post <3
I AM SO GLAD THE QUIZ WORKED. haha. But omg, Recruiting is sooo much fun. I love watching newbie fans spiral into the insanity that is fandomlife. XD
Oh my Cait, you are a genius! (Of course you are, you are our fearless bookish world leader!) This is brilliant.
I got Part-Time Nerd, which I would say is fairly accurate. I am definitely a Recruiter too though. Over the years I have converted many people, mostly my best friend. The problem is, I’ve created a Four-loving monster.
My best friend is definitely The Encyclopaedia of Weirdness too – I envy her ability to remember every single detail from books. We’ve both read the Harry Potter series several times and she says things and I’m like ‘Whuuut? When did that happen?’ Of course, I say nothing though.
Pfft, of COURSE I am a genius. *commences regal hair toss*Ahh, yes, it's always interesting when we create little monsters. I have so many friends sobbing over Supernatural after I converted them. :') Good times.
I got The Fandom Collector, and its really true! Basically If I love the book, I join the fandom right at that time. But if I didn’t take the quiz, I probably consider myself as The Closet Nerd. My friends, of course know I love book, but they don’t know that I have a blog, tumblr, or twitter for it!
Anyway, great post, Cait!
I'm so glad you liked it!! *flails*
I got the Encyclopedia, which I can totally identify with. But I’m also the Repeat Offender (I can’t even COUNT how many times I’ve read Harry Potter, and I just watched the entire series of Parks and Recreation only to go right back to the first season and start watching it again!!)
I ADMIRE YOUR REPEAT OFFENDER-NESS. I seriously never reread and it bugs me so much because I want to remember the delicious details!! XD
Part-time nerd. I totally respect that, it’s so true. I really only fangirl with my coblogger. And only over specific shows we have in common. I really don’t go all out, but found this hilariously well done. 😀
You're still definitely a fabulous fangirl. I geek out all. the. time. But probably less IRL than I do on the internet. OMG I'm like a Banshee online.
Apparently, I’m a part-time nerd. Probably somewhat true since I’m not really online anywhere other than goodreads, but I’d claim to be a combination of that, the closet nerd and the fandom collector because I’m a fan of many things but, in my group of real life friends, there are only really two of us who are geeks (I don’t know why, but I always think nerds like schoolwork and geeks are a slightly less insane type of fangirl. I am probably the only person who has a system for this…) so I can’t really talk about it. Also, I’m kind of shy about it… and most other things…
Fandom collecting is fuuuuun. It's like reading “one” book. PFFT CAN'T DO IT. I like to be in all the fandoms. x)
Amazing quiz Cait!
On your quizzes, I always get exactly the one I think I am!
I got The Repeat Offender. Which is totally accurate because I reread SO MUCH. REREADING IS LIFE.
WELL, HUZZAH!!! I have no idea what I'm doing when I make these quizzes so the fact that they even remotely work please me greatly. XD
Great post. I love the gifs. I’m a part-time fan.
GIFS ARE LIFE. ALSO YAY FOR PART-TIME-FANS.
I got the Subtle Stalker – sounds about right actually. I’d say I’m also on the verge with Encyclopedia of Weirdness.
Great post and gif use! 🙂
My little sister is definitely a subtle stalker. xD hehe. GIFS ARE LIFE.
YES! This is so, so accurate Cait. I took the quiz and got The Offended Defender, which I think defines me perfectly. (Although I think I might have a smidgen of The Closet Nerd & The Banshee in me as well). And haha…I can totally see you as the Fandom Collector. 😉
Fabulous post and amazing quiz Cait! Loved this post!
I'm sooo a mix of Offended Defender and Banshee. Oh and Fandom Collector. BASICALLY I AM ALL OF THEM. ahahah.
OMG! I thought I was the part-time fan/nerd and then I took your quiz and it gave me the same response. I know myself. I think the main reason I have to be a part-time is because I’m an ASOIAF fan and I just can’t bare it sometimes. The waiting for the 6th book, the watching the horrible HBO rendition, ugh! Instead I have much free time to get into other series and become a Shadowhunter Fangirl instead… which I also do part-time, what can I say? I have commitment issues.
MY QUIZ KNOWS YOU. IT IS AN ALL-KNOWING QUIZ. *awards quiz cake* Erk I shall be joining you in the horrible waitingness soon….mind you I'm only on Clash of Kings and I'm reading slowly. xDShadowhunters are AMAZING.
I’m identifying with all of these…I feel like I can’t really fit neatly into one of these boxes, but into all of them at the same time…does that make sense? I also think it depends on who I’m around. But mostly THE ENCYCLOPAEDIA OF WEIRDNESS.
IT MAKES SENSE. I identify with a whole bunch too…except, probably the Encyclopeida of Weirdness. HAHA. I barely remember my own name. -_-
sorry this comment is gonna be short but I’m typing with one hand cuz there is a sleepy kitten in my other hand (cannot disturb the bundle of cute)
I love your quizzes but this one wasnt very accurate for me. I got subtle stalker when none of the results really would have been accurate for me. Also I would have liked more answer options for the questions. Like the one for “where do you spill your feels” I was totally looking for something like “a fellow fan-friend” or something.
basically I don’t think you could have too many answer options. I’d rather but torn between two answers than not relate to any of them.
But ppllllzzzz make more quizzes because I love them whether they’re accurate for me or not XD
(I said this would be short and it’s longer than most of my comments XD and yes I typed all this with one hand. Kitten has not moved.)
NEVER DISTURB A CUTE SLEEPING ANIMAL THAT IS FOR SURE. Awwww, though. Kittens! ^-^ Ahem. I looove making quizzes, but if you have any topic ideas SHOUT OUT. This was my last one since I've done writer, blogger, reader, and fangirl now. xD HAH. I NEED INSPIRATIONS.You win for typing one handed. Dude, you win everything.
YOU WON EVERYTHING FIRST
SO WE’LL JUST SHARE OKAY?
OKAY. WE CAN SHARE A LITTLE BIT. I'M GOOD WITH SHARING. (Bah ah aha. I'm totally not, but shhhh. SECRET.)
I’m the part time nerd. Which is probably at least half accurate for me. I do have my fandoms, but I don’t go nearly as crazy as some people I know. XD
But like Lisa said, another option or two would have been good. I don’t dump my fangirliness on the internet usually–I ramble to friends and family, especially those that have read that certain book or watched that certain movie. But it was a really FUN quiz! 😀 I love the names you gave for each type of fangirl!
Oh some people go super crazy right?! ME PROBABLY. HAHA. Okay, I'm not too bad IRL (I'm actually rather quiet) but online I definitely go Banshee. Yesss. GAH. I should've had friends/family as an option. -_- My bad!!
BUT THE CRAZY PEOPLE ARE SUCH FUN. XD I do have a crazy fangirl streak, it just doesn’t always show up for everybody. (And I imagine Banshees and similar fangirls can be super fun/encouraging for the people who created the stuff the fandoms are made of!) Don’t worry, that was only a wee little tip for next time–the quiz was really well done, so don’t feel bad. ^^
I got the Walking Encyclopedia of Weirdness. XD Which I will not complain about because it has Dean on it. <3
(I'm a second-hand fan of Supernatural! I seriously had a dream where I met Dean/Jensen and said I was a big fan and he asked how many seasons I'd seen and I said I hadn't seen any full episodes but explained to him about this second-hand fandom thing: I love all the stuff on pinterest and get most of the jokes and Mirriam uses Dean's face for her AWESOME character Skata [I still think "Skata" when I see his face…] so I love Dean to bits. XD It's kind of great.)
But seriously, I'm like all of these. XD (Don't ask how. I have many talents.)
THIS WAS A FABULOUS POST. Which are you? *wriggles eyebrows*
AND DEAN IS ADORABLE. DEAN IS LIFE. OMG I LOVE SUPERNATURAL SO MUCH I COULD SHRIEK. WAIT A MINUTE. LEMME JUST SHRIEK. I think I'm a Banshee. XD
me: 6 to 9 u.u
HUZZAH!
I got The Creative Crumpet in your quiz, but I think I’m a little spread over a couple of them.
This was a great post, it was funny and clever. 🙂
You are just an Ultimate Fangirl, obviously. xD
I’m a part-time nerd! And that’s what I got on the quiz, too, so I guess your quiz works! ^.^ Awesome list, Cait!! 😀
YAAAAY. *tosses confetti on self* Oh wait. *tosses confetti on you*
While I was reading, I think that identified most with The Recruiter, (very guilty.), The Closet Nerd (in a weird way.), and The Fandom Collector (I pretty much find a new fandom like every week. It’s insane.). I got The Fandom Collector on the quiz, so hoooray! for accurate quizes. 😀 *throws confetti*
Being a Recruiter is SO MUCH FUN. AHHHH!! I love dragging poor unsuspecting happy souls into my fandoms and then watching them spiral to darkness. *laughs evilly*
I got The Part-Time Nerd when I took the quiz, which is probably about right. I find it difficult to answer questions like that because, for me, reading books and watching TV/movies are totally different. I rarely (if ever) re-read a book… but I will watch my favourite TV shows and movies over and over and over again. And I know lots of weird little snippets of information about those TV shows and movies and the actors. So I guess I’m sort of a mini Encyclopedia of Weirdness, too… but for a really random collection of shows. I’ve also been known to be a Recruiter from time to time (but mostly for movies).
It is kind of true…books and movies/TV shows are SO DIFFERENT. I will rewatch movies but never ever find time to reread books. GAhhhhh. IT'S A QUANDARY. I need a clone or the fountain of youth. XD hehe. Recruiting is FUN.
I LOVE THIS!
Seriously, you have the most amazing original content ALL THE TIME! I thought I was going to end up being all of these, but actually I’m the creative crumpet haha
OMG THANK YOU JEN. THAT LITERALLY JUST MADE MY DAY. x) *flails*
Before doing the quiz I thought myself a mix of The Encyclopaedia and The Recruiter. Lo and behold, I got The Encyclopaedia. Well played, Mr Bond.
OK, despite being a guy and therefore not eligible for the position of a fangirl (for obvious reasons), this completely fits a good few of my characteristics. I have frequently had conversations with people that purely consisted of going ‘Oh, do you remember that scene in Firefly when …’ and ‘remember that time in Community when..’. I love a tonne of books and TV shows, but I wouldn’t put myself in that many fandoms. I’m definitely a Browncoat (Firefly fan. If you haven’t watched Firefly and you love great dialogue, you are missing out. Just look the ‘curse your sudden but inevitable betrayal’ scene) and I’d also put myself in the fandoms for Game Of Thrones (books and TV show), Community (#sixseasonsandamovie), Breaking Bad and Mortal Engines (I think I’m the only one in this one though. Nobody seems to have read Mortal Engines). Great post and quiz, they were both remarkably accurate!
*bows* My quiz is clearly FABULOUSNESS. hehe. #amhumbleYou're a fanboy, SAME THING. I really want to try Firefly!! It's one of those shows that gets referenced sooo much and I sit there going, “Gosh, gotta try that eventually.”
this post was so funny! I think I’m probably a mix of 1,2,5,8 and 10! I’m in too many fandoms whether it’s books, movies, music or anything!
CLEARLY YOU ARE AN ULTIMATE FANGIRL.
I got The Encyclopedia which is probably half-true. The other half of the time I’m just a part-time fan. When I love something a lot I will love it, and while I like knowing more stuff about it I don’t have to shout it out everywhere for everyone to know.
Cool quiz, Cait! By the way, did you take it? And what was your result?
I can't really take it because I MADE it so I know what all the answers lead to. >_< I feel like I'm a mixture of a Banshee and a Fandom Collector though. XD hehe. I tend to try EVERYTHING and I definitely squall about it online.
This was a lot of fun! Apparently I’m a part-time fan, which I’m interpreting to mean that I internalize most of my fangirling. 🙂 (Also, if I had taken this quiz 10 years earlier when I was at the height of my LotR obsession, the quiz might have gone differently…I’ve become subdued in my old age.)
Which category are you in?
Ahhh, subduedness is understandable. ME TOO. And I'm psychotic enough as is, so haha, when I started being in fandoms I was just a little bit crazy wild. BUT ALL THE FEEEEELS. Ahem. I'm pretty much a Banshee online. OH WAIT. I'm a Fandom Collector. I'm in so. many. fandoms.
That’s good! There’s plenty of love to go around. 🙂
Ha, I am a cross between a banshee and a recruiter. I LOVE having a blog because I get to fangirl all over the place about books I love!
Lol – I am The Subtle Stalker… sounds about right! 😀 I love this topic – I think you really encapsulated all the possible types of fangirls there are out there.
SQUEEE. THANKS, BRIN.
I got the Repeat Offender? What? I feel more like a dictionary of weirdness… It’s just… I don’t care about actors or the private lives of them. I care about books and all the content. Also I think I’m a bit of an intellectual because I usually care for the political message of the books (like against racism in Harry Potter and all the different nasty things TV shows do to people just to entertain other people in the Hunger Games) and know how every detail is meant to underline that message…
That's really cool, though! You're like an analytical fan! I missed a category. >_<
I’m not actually a part of any bookish fandoms, a fandom is just one of those young hip words for fan group isn’t it? I’ve loved books, I’ve adored series’, but I’m old now and the only thing that excites me is not having to cook dinner and having an early night when I’m tired. The only thing I have an obsession with is The Walking Dead. I’m probably more of a visual person (you know old, and no imagination left), and it’s one of the few things that I go nuts for and would let the house burn down around me and not even notice if TWD was on.
I wonder at what point I became this old woman 😀
Old and grey, yes yes poor Granny Kelly. Can I call you that? Pfft, why am I asking permission. I just will. GRANNY KELLY. Also, I want to see The Walking Dead. I See you using gifs of that on Goodreads. xD
I am definitely an encyclopedia of weirdness, ai yi. and proud of it! But which fandom are YOU? You never did tell us…
*fangirl, oops I got too distracted by all the fan references. which type of fangirl are you? :p
I DID!! I SAID IN MY BIO. ahah. I'm a Fandom Collector. Seriously, I have more fandoms than I can keep a track of and I join new ones all. the. time. It is my weakness. 😉
This was awesome! According to your quiz, I’m the fandom collector. No suprprise there! XD
ME TOO!!! WE ARE COLLECTORS TOGETHER!!
I’m a 2, 4, 5, 8, 10 mix LOL I love your lists though, they’re so spot-on! In the quiz though I got Repeat Offender! R x
YAAAAAY FOR BEING AN ULTIMATE FANGIRL. Clearly you are Divergent and cannot be confined. 😉
id say I’m a recruiter, with a hint of subtle stalker, with the occasional banshee moment 😉
The occasional banshee moment is completely understandable. 😉
HA HA HA I AM A BANSHEE!!!! (Sounds like me tbh) he he he *manic giggling* I LOVE IT!!!! THANKS FOR MAKING THE AWESOME QUIZ CAIT!!! xoxo
HELLO MY BANSHEE FRIEND. I AM A PART-TIME-BANSHEE AND FULL-TIME-FANDOM-COLLECTOR. XD
I got the silent stalker, but let’s be real: I AM ALL OF THE FANGIRLS. Different fandoms call for different types of fangirling. There is never just one.
Omg, YES. I have a different outlook on all my fandoms. Some just call for extremeness and others for more laid back viewing. xD
Yay, I’m a part-time nerd! I’m not a very vocal fangirl, but I am really obsessed with a lot of things. For instance, I’m kind of freaking out over Revenge, Vikings, Forever, and Reign.
Omg, being really really obsessed is fun and often scary. XD HAAAAA. I'm absolutely eccentric about some of my fandoms. x)
Haha! love this! Although I think I’ve been all of these at one point in time. I got The Creative Crumpet. I used to do fanfic/art back in the day for Stargate, my One True Love.
FAN ART?!! I AM SO IN AWE OF YOU.
This was such a fun little quiz! And you have a writer’s one too? I’m gonna check that out next. I doesn’t really surprise me at all that I got “The Creative Crumpet” as my result. Definitely sounds like me. I love reading and writing fanfiction. They’re great!
I so admire people who can write fanfic! My brain DIES at the thought. haha. Love your creativity. 😉
I’m a recruiter and part time nerd. I’ve convinced friends and family to read the Outlander series. Now they are as obsessed as I am. 🙂 I’ve gotten other people to watch Supernatural and Doctor Who. And of course, I scream about it all on my blog, FB and Twitter. 🙂
Great post, Cait!
I get people into Supernatural ALL THE TIME, and then laugh evilly as they spiral into doom. Such fun. :')
Words cannot describe all the pieces I love this to. I got the creative crumpet, but I think I am more like ALL of them. Like I would say I’m a closet Supernatural fangirl (because let’s face it, that fandom is cray-cray) but I am such a Queen’s Thief Recruiter. I’ve written and read a fan-fic here and there, but for the most part, I try not to let the fandom life overthrow my life (or TBR stack.)
~Sarah Faulkner
SUPERNATURAL IS MY ONE-TRUE-FANDOM. LIKE SERIOUSLY WORDS DO NOT DESCRIBE HOW MUCH I SIMPLY ADORE THAT SHOW. AFSJDLKASDA CLEARLY I AM A BANSHEE IN THIS MATTER.
I’m a part-timer, but I’ve got a bit of that closet nerd thing going on too.
I'm a bit of a closet-nerd when it comes to wearing my Superhero shirts…I only ever wear them when I know I'm alone. HAAA. I'm sad.
I LOVED THIS POST!!! You are a genius Cait, and though I’ll admit that I’m not much of a follower, I wouldn’t mind at all if you dominated the world, because I’ll admit it, you’d make an awesome world ruler! Ahem… sorry about that rant… I loved this list and the quiz. The first time I took it I got The Creative Crumpet, but I don’t do a lot of fanfic stuff, so when I took it again, I got The Encyclopedia which was a little bit more me. XD I don’t remember ALL the details, but I do remember an embarrassing amount about my fandoms. XD
Thanks for an other incredibly awesome post!
You compose a lot of glorious posts, Cait, but this one right here… this may be the best one yet. And the quiz! I love the quiz. The quiz told me I was The Encyclopedia, which is definitely accurate. Though, I am also quite sure I fit into a number of these. Definitely 1, 2, and 4, and even sometimes 5. Those are all me. Yep. And um, I don’t think it would be hard to guess my fandom. My only REAL fandom. I mean, yes, I LIKE other things but… the only thing I full fledged fandom over is, of course, The Hunger Games. This post makes me so very happy <3
Clearly you are Divergent, which could be baaaad for yooooou since I just admited to being Erudite. MWAH AH AH HAHAHAAAAA HA. ha. heh. AHEM. So yes, anyway. I'm glad you liked it. 😉 I'm a-coming out of my slump. HUZZAH.
I am apparently a Creative Crumpet. Which is moderately surprising, but not terribly. I was kind of borderline on a lot of those, but not REALLY any one or two. My biggest fandom is Doctor Who. I suspect that during Doctor Who season had I taken this quiz I might have gotten a slightly different result >.>
With that one I’m kind of a mix of The Repeat Offender, The Part Time Fan, the Closet Nerd, and the Recruiter … which, I think is a mix that’s a bit oxy-moronic. I’d be interested to see what my work friends would classify me as on this one …
Maybe, perhaps Banshee? 😉 HEH. Fandom love waxes and wans a bit hough, doesn't it? I'm totally obsessed with Supernatural at the moment since it's airing, buuut, in a few weeks I'll be calmer about it. xD
That was great! And the quiz accurately labeled me as the “Walking Encyclopedia”. Such a fun post, and a welcome break from my feed of book reviews.
OH YAY. I'm glad it was an interesting break. 😉 *Whispers* I had a lot of fun writing this.
SO CUTE. I’m definitely a Recruiter because I like to convert people, THAT’S WHY. ALSO, BRILLIANT POST 😀 your blog is awesome!!
OMG THANK YOU JILLIAN. #daymade
Repeat Offender here! Yep, I would have to say that is pretty accurate. <3 I mean, if I love something, why would I only read/watch it ONE time!? Pfft.
Yaaaaay THE QUIZ WORKED. I'm still not convinced I'm using Playbuzz right when I build the quizzes but can you believe there are no tutorials?! WAH. XD
Wow! I am so many of these… But on the quiz I got “The Fandom Collector”. Which is basically me.
I absolutely love this post! And I had to share it with my friends because, well, I like to fangirl with my friends.
Fangirl 4 lyfe I guess :’)
I'm mostly a fandom collector too, actually. xD Every time someone says “Oh I'm in Such-And-Such fandom” I'm always like “Lemme check that out.” XD
Wow! I am so many of these… But on the quiz I got “The Fandom Collector”. Which is basically me.
I absolutely love this post! And I had to share it with my friends because, well, I like to fangirl with my friends.
Fangirl 4 lyfe I guess :’)
I got the Creative Crumpet which totally suits me! I used to write fanfics A LOT but I can’t find the time to do it these days because I’m more focused on writing my own novels. *wistful sigh*
I USED TO WRITE FANFICS TOO. Although I was 12 and “thought” I was being original… >.> But I notoriously stole Narnia and rewrote it, ahha. Ah, the good ol' days.
I got The Banshee!! I actually think this is really accurate. Like, do you secretly watch my every move or something? This is me practically all of the time. My friends would probably agree. I’m particularly partial to jumping up and down and screaming about Harry Potter and Frozen, as these are two of my favourite things ever!
I seriously can’t believe how accurate this is! You must be a mind-reader 🙂
xx
I am just all knowing and all powerful. *commences majestic hair toss*
Haha, this was SO MUCH FUN. I’m some sort of Banshee-Repeat-Offender-Recruiter. The fandoms I’m REALLY PASSIONATE ABOUT?! I will stay with them for life! 😀
However…on the quiz I got Encyclopaedia but although I get the details, I don’t know everything there is to know about the film or book I’m passionate about.
THIS WAS BRILLIANT. 😀
I got the Creative Crumpet on the quiz, which is accurate, but I’m also the Subtle Stalker and, to some extent, the Fandom Collector.
Also, this was an AMAZING post. And so accurate! Love it! 😀
FANDOM COLLECTORS FTW. And yaaaaay that you liked the post! I AM SO PLEASED.
BUT HERE’S MY GIANT PROBLEM.
I RELATE TO ALMOST ALL OF THEM. ALMOST ALL OF THEM *ARE* ME.
CAUSE LIKE.
When I’m with Bella, I become a banshee, and it’s very obnoxious, because in person, I can usually be a calm(ish) fangirl. But Bella brings out the OMG EVERYTHING IS JUST SO AWESOMEa a;lsdfkjasdlkfjaslkfjasf” in me.
I’m also the Encyclopedia of Weirdness, because, as you know, I KNOW STUFF ABOUT STUFF. And honestly, it’s just because I have a memory that picks up stuff and I have to SHARE.
The Creative Crumpet? I HATE FANFICTION BUT fanart, music vids, and gifs? GIVE THEM TO ME NOW OR I WILL BRAIN YOU.
I’m also the queen of repeat offenders. If I like it, I will rewatch it….. a lot.
THE RECRUITER, YOU KNOW THIS TO BE ME. I’m like, “aaawwww yeah. this show is awesome. YOU SHOULD WATCH IT TO. Mwuahahahaha.” I’m the reason most of my family and friends are as geeky as they are.
I am not a closet nerd.
Or the part time fan, what do they even do with life?
I am a fandom collector. I’m the person who’s like, “THIS show looks goood— ooooooooooh THIS ONE DOES TOO. OMG SO DOES THIS ONE.” and it’s overwhelming sometimes.
AND AS FOR THE SUBTLE STALKER, I CAN’T HELP MYSELF.
And as for the offended defender, I think I’m not. I am for certain things, but other times, it’s like, whatever, do what you want, I don’t care if you’re stupid. lol!
The quiz says I’m a stalker.
BUT I THINK I’M A SOLID MIX OF ALL OF THEM.
DOESN'T THIS JUST MAKE YOU THE MOST ULTIMATE FAN OF EVER THEN?!! YES. YES IT DOES. And you are totally a Recruiter. Ermagerd, ALL THE PAIN IN MY FANDOM LIFE I BLAME ON YOU. *sobs forever but then tackle hugs you anyway* The internet brings out the Banshee in me, but IRL I'm basically the offended Defender and the Fandom Collector. XD Mime and me have epic and notorious disagreements about The Maze Runner. I LOVES IT. She doesn't. hehe.
OHMIGOSH. I relate to so many of these!!! I think I’m the Banshee, Recruiter, Part-Time Fan, Offended Defender, and the Fandom Collector. ALL OF THE ABOVE. XD But on the quiz, I got Banshee, so I guess that’s the one that’s most like me… *nods emphatically* Yep. I can see it. Lol XD Great post! =D
YOU ARE CLEARLY THE #ULTIMATEFANGIRL.
Ah, this is perfect and so accurate! I got the Encyclopedia, but I’ve really been numbers 2-10(that’s a lot of fangirling!) at various stages in my life(I’m only the banshee on the internet) . I even remember my attempt at fanfictin. *sigh* Good times. Good times.
I'm only a banshee on the internet too. XD SOMEHOW IT'S JUST REALLY EXCITING AND EASY TO SCREAM IN ALL CAPS WITH AFJDLKSAFD IN BETWEEN. #notevensorry
Ahahhahaah I am definitely the part time nerd. BUT ONLY BECAUSE I DO EVERYTHING AND I DON’T HAVE TIME TO SPECIALIZE IN ONE FANDOM. Books, video games, anime, tv shows (though not really haha, this is the one I am lacking in). I just don’t have the time to love everything wahhhhh. BUT OH WELL.
Lovely, amazing post Cait 😀
TIME SUCKS BECAUSE THERE'S NOT ENOUGH OF IT TO DO EVERYTHING IN THE UNIVERSE. *glares at time*
This is BRILLIANT! XD I can definitely relate to a lot of these.
I think I’m 1, 4 and wannabe 5, but everyone I gush to about the fandoms, books and movies will just nod and smile or tell me that I am crazy.
Harry Potter is my number one fandom. I rewatched ALL the films for the bajilionth time last week. Procrastination at its best. ^_^
People always tell me I'm crazy BUT I GUSH ANYWAY. I'm like a part-time-Banshee. Heh.
I’m the Repeat Offender apparently…. which is very true. I reread my favourites again and again… and rewatch my favourites a million times. That’s just how I do!
Clearly you are epic and awesome and a very dedicated fan. XD I so wiiiiish I reread more but the new and shiny CALL TO ME.
I’m the Part Time Nerd which is totally right! I’ve never been much of a fangirl. But the gifs are really funny. 😛
AW, THANKS. 😀 I always have fun finding gifs. 😉
Oh my gosh, I think I might be a mix of all of these (except for the Closet Nerd and Part-Time Fan because AH HA HA that is so not me. You should know.). But according to your quiz, I am the Creative Crumpet. I am quite pleased with this! 🙂
PFFFT. I HEAR YA. I'm mostly all of them except those two, as well. AND YUS. I KNOW YOU. I AM ALSO A RECRUITER, YES? *laughs evilly at your SPN pain*
Um, for some reason I got assigned the Creative Crumpet fan, when I’m anything BUT creative hahaha. Make art, create gifs, write fanfic? Don’t make me laugh. Okay, I could totally write fanfic, but anything artsy? Nope.
I’m a mix of several of them, actually. I’ve recruited like 7 of my friends (including my dad) to the Sherlock fandom by sitting them down and making them watch the first episode with me. I’ve made friends fall in love with my celebrity crushes by sending them pictures and gifs. I like to know things about the authors and watch their other work (although I don’t need to know what their favourite vegetable is). I like to watch/read things several times because I enjoy reliving it and also my memory is awful. And people generally know I’m in a fandom, but it’s only when they’re close friends that they realise HOW much I’m in the fandom… >:)
OH DEAR. Quiz fail. *glares at quiz* That's totally the quiz's fault and not mine. Totally, totally.
I’m a Part Time Nerd XD Very accurate actually….Except it left out the part where when I do actually take the time to Fangirl I go ALL OUT with my Fangirling XD
So you're like a Part-Time-Banshee. XD
This is a fantastic list, Cait!!
I just noticed that I’m a different type of fangirl for different fandoms, haha. I think my favourite is the encyclopedia of weirdness – I end up doing this because I always need to know all the references. Too poor to be the fandom collector, but I would love have enough money to be one, one day, haha.
Fandom collecting is insanely fun. LIBRARIES SAVE LIVES. Well. They save mine. xD haha.
HUN, I SERIOUSLY LOVE THIS SO MUCH!!!!!!!
I am totally the Banshee (if you follow me on twitter, you know exactly what I mean!). 😉
Also I’m totally the Repeat Offender, I can’t count the number of times I’ve read TMI and TID and Throne of Glass.
Haha I am sooo the Recruiter. I’ve gotten TONS of people to read Throne of Glass. I book-push ALL the time.
I love this post so much <33
BANSHEES ARE GREAT. I'm like a part-time-banshee, because I wail sooo much online, but IRL? I'm more subtle about my fandom references. x)
omg this is great! I think I’m a mix of The Banshee, The Recruiter and the Offended Defender and the yeah…. you get where I’m going with this. The quiz told me I was a Repeat Offender — I guess I’m a bit of that too heh xD
So you're basically ALL OF THEM. The Ultimate Fangirl. XD
I am six of these. Holy moly. I regret nothing.
Good life decision. Never ever regret fangirling.
I don’t know how, but somehow I am all of the types on this list. And I don’t know how I feel about that.
EMBRACE THE ULTIMATE FANGIRLISM.
I’m not a strong member of many fandoms. The quiz put me as “Encyclopedia of Weirdness,” but that was because I answered the questions with Narnia fandom in mind, and I am a walking Narnia encyclopedia.
BUT when I tried to answer with the Sherlock fandom in mind, then it put me as Part Time Fan. Which I guess is more accurate? And kinda true for my non-book fandoms.
Then I did it with LOTR. And that put me as Repeat Offender. Which is true, for many of my bookish fandoms.
I guess the ultimate result is that I am a different fan for different fandoms. I’m a little bit of everything! 🙂
That is awesome that you're a Narnian Encyclopaedia though. My sister and I killed those books rereading them all through our childhood, but can I remember details? HA HA HA. No. -_- My brain is swiss cheese.
I’m a repeat offender! Rightfully so!!! I love the quiz!
Squee! THANKS FOR PLAYING!
The Encyclopedia. When a new author took over my favorite series, I noticed Every. Single. Continuity error he made.
I also identify as a recruiter. XD
Oh yes this post was so due! I am someone who has a lot of fandoms… and like so many favourites! My favourites list is huge xD But I switch my focus on fandoms a lot, so maybe I ma a bit part-time? But I definitely go head over heels when I am in it 😛 Right now I am back to watching Kiddie shows and digging the life of Once Upon a Time, Disney movies and Wizards of Waverly Place. Before this it was Supernatural and the Maze Runner. Even got a Minho shirt. I just <3 And my Doctor Who pillows and… I better stop this comment before it gets too crazy.
As soon as I saw, Offended Defneder I was like: I AM THIS FANGIRL! And the. I took the quiz and I got it! I’m really glad I did 😀 I have a huge obsession with Cloud Strife (the Final Fantasy 7 mane character) and I really annoyed when people make fun of him and keep saying he is an emo 😐 I start shouting and get angry XD especially over the Internet :3 anyway thanks for this aweomse website and the quiz !
I just love it when bloggers use gif to bring their points across. And this different fandom list… Hilarious! 😀 (I got The part-Time Nerd in your quiz. Lol.)
Your quiz says I’m a creative crumpet! It’s so freakin true though. I draw fanart and write fanfiction and do edits all the time! And also, “Gif for everything?” SNEAKY SPN REFERENCE
I got the Encyclopedia, which is true, but I’m also the repeat offender. I really love going back and watching scenes I love, especially when it comes to a series I’m really passionate about. I’m pretty much constantly on forums too . 😛
I would be numbers 3 and 5, also 7 unless the show is amazing.
WHERE THE FUCK IS PHANDOM PHANGIRL PHAN OMG U LEFT THAT OUT IM THE FREAKIMG LEADER BESIDES DAN AND PHIL OF COURSE I HAVE WATCHED THEM FROM THE START LITERALLY I WAS ONLY IN FREAKING PREP OMG OMG OMG IM NEVER GONNA CALM DOWN!!!!!!!
Is it possible to be all of these, cause I think I am! *blushes sheepishly*
Then you are just the most EPIC of all fangirls!! 😂
Honestly, I’m a combination of, like, half of the types up there. I can also be different types of fangirls for different fandoms.
For example, I am a combination of the Banshee and the Encyclopedia for the Harry Potter fandom.
However, I’m the Recruiter for the BBC Sherlock fandom, and then I’m a mix of the Creative Crumpet and the Collector in the world of K-pop.
BTW, I think you did a great job of categorizing us fangirls! I’d also like to commend you on your glorious use of gifs, because WHOA do you have a great arsenal of them.
Ahh, that is SUCh a good point and so true to be different sort of fangirls for different fandoms. I AGREE. GOOD POINT. And aw, thank you…! I am a bit of a gif collector. 😂
I got creative crumpet!! Yeah!!
Well I don’t see my self as creative crumpet but I think it’s such honor to be call that 🙂
Thank you Cait!
Interesting post and quiz!
Hahaha, I’m glad you liked the quiz, Hana!! 😀 😂
Awesome post! I took the quiz and got the The Part-Time Nerd with I also think is pretty accurate.
I got the creative crumpet!!!!! Which is true but I feel like I am every shape and form of all these types of fan girls except #7
Yayyy I’m glad the quiz worked for you!😂
im sort of a mixer , but i think i identify more to fandom collector than what the test gave me ( Stalker )
Again, I was like all of them??? 2, 4, 5, 9, and 10 especially! Just, yes.
I’m the creative crumpet!
Let’s see. I think I’m absolutely mainly Closet Nerd, then Encyclopedia of Weirdness and Repeat Offender with a little bit of Banshee and Offended Defender thrown in for good measure.
Now let’s take the quiz.
haha… I know some typs!
This was possibly one iof the most relatable things i have ever read IN MY ENTIRE LIFE!! Seriously, I belong to the fangirl clique and every single one of the members in our group can perfectly fit into one if these categories. I took the quiz and i got banshee, which is soooo true! Job well done, i loved reading this! 🙂
In this way, I know many that belong to more than one type.. Ha ha!
So I think I’m at least five of them 😂
This post is so funny. i had fun reading this. I think is the most funiest fangirl is THE SUBTLE STALKER. HAHHAHA!
I think I’m part of these 5 hahaha I really identified with O BANSHEE.
The Closet Nerd is the most accurate description of my fangirl life I’ve ever come across :`)
The test told me I’m the Encyclopaedia type… that’s not so inaccurate, anyway.
I’m the Banshee, the Fandom Collector, and The Offended Defender.