Okay so I was browsing the net and I found this lovely piece of work, that was published just two months ago. link
Apparently this is a 'student run' new site. So much for the plagiarism policy. Like at least give an exact link--as your site automatically generates for anyone who copies and pastes your work. But don't worry I already put that up শীর্ষ myself, out of respect. Anyhow I find it very funny how professionally set up this site is and yet they're utilizing my work without my permission and without even linking me to it. It's one thing to post my work (with credits) in appreciation of it behind my back and another to critique it behind my back. I'm not saying not to disagree with me at all, because really, I don't mind. What I am saying is, at least have the decency to link me to the critique so I have a chance to defend myself. That's my main issue with this article. The lack of professionalism is killing me and this site claims to be the site of a newspaper. "The Record and its staff encourage a respectful, engaging and informative conversation." Yeah, okay, sure lol. Where's the respect? With that in mind I am going to link this to the site so they can properly give feedback about their work being utilized. I mean I suppose I'm somewhat flattered that, that silly প্রবন্ধ drew enough attention to get a whole response প্রবন্ধ on another site, but still...it's the way the response was done behind my back that I'm not flattered by.

So what baffles me the most is that (what seems to be) a rather professional newspaper took an প্রবন্ধ of mine that wasn't even supposed to be professional in the slightest and utilized it. Legit, that প্রবন্ধ of mine was only there to get my opinion out there and encourage/welcome people into any fandom. To let people know that it's okay to not know everything about a certain medium. I don't get why people have to take a positive like that and try to push a negative.

With all of this in mind Imma type this প্রবন্ধ just how I typed the other one; without a degree of professional language because that's not what the first one was. Because again, most all of my opinion প্রবন্ধ are recreational things, things I type just because I want something to do.

The first point I'd like to address is the following "Sure, I might like something a lot, but I’m not going to consider myself a অনুরাগী right away. Why? Because I feel like I don’t know enough about what I’m trying to become a অনুরাগী of." Alright, that's cool. আপনি do you, but don't try to tell others how to feel অথবা make them feel unwelcome/unequal in the fandom. Just because আপনি don't feel comfortable considering yourself a অনুরাগী right away, doesn't mean other people can't. In my opinion it's perfectly fine to call yourself a অনুরাগী as soon as আপনি start to enjoy something because that's what being a অনুরাগী is.

দ্বারা definition (taken from here; link)) "is a person who is enthusiastically devoted to something অথবা somebody, such as a band, a sports team, a genre, a book, a movie অথবা an entertainer. As long a person genuinely enjoys something and shows some enthusiasm, দ্বারা definition they are a fan. Take out the enthusiasm and you're still a fan, you're just a casual fan. Someone who watches and enjoys the subject but isn't super crazy about it. And a causal অনুরাগী is still a real/true fan.

So yes, if আপনি don't feel right calling yourself a অনুরাগী (and I apply this to any reader not just the person who this প্রবন্ধ is a response to) then আপনি don't have to. But there are some people who feel comfortable doing so and it's perfectly valid to do so. Because even if আপনি don't know a lot about the thing আপনি just started to like, আপনি can still like and enjoy it. And that is a fan.

The other point that was bought up was the following; "Some “fans,”consider themselves bandwagoners. These individuals openly admit they are অনুরাগী of something because it is what’s জনপ্রিয় at the time." দ্বারা all means, this is a fair point. But these are not the people my প্রবন্ধ was addressing. For one, these people openly admitted they weren't true fans. My প্রবন্ধ aimed to উন্নয়ন people who genuinely প্রণয় the subject but were told they couldn't be a অনুরাগী because of xyz. Bandwagoners aren't real অনুরাগী they're bandwagoners. And they admit it.

Which leads to my পরবর্তি point; I'm under the impression that my প্রবন্ধ wasn't even read fully. Because the point was terribly missed. I read through all of the "Being a অনুরাগী Isn't Easy" প্রবন্ধ and not once was it mentioned that people were getting told they weren't real অনুরাগী for opinions regarding the medium they love. The entire point of my প্রবন্ধ was to dispute claims like "you're not a real অনুরাগী because আপনি like the antagonists better than the protagonists." I am a huge অনুরাগী of Winx Club; I've been a অনুরাগী for well over ten years now. I know my shit. And yet someone got off on calling me a 'fake fan' because I preferred one dub over the other. This is what my প্রবন্ধ was, in a sense, calling out. And the response প্রবন্ধ didn't address this at all. I feel as though they read my “Step one: enjoy/love/like the show, book, movie, and/or band. Good job, that’s it, you’re a true fan.” And just stopped. So দ্বারা all means the প্রবন্ধ in response to mine isn't even a fair assessment of my original content. Considering how much of it was ignored. Considering the very core of it was ignored.

So the পরবর্তি thing bought up is the following; "You know, the people that when আপনি প্রদর্শনী them a cool new band, they don’t think much about them, but as soon as the band starts getting airtime on the radio, they claim to know every word to every song?" Isn't this a form of bandwagoning though? Since the band is getting air time they jump on?

আপনি know what, Imma defend these people. To be honest it did annoy me when Gangnam Style started playing and suddenly everyone was a কেপপ fan. But
Everyone needs to start somewhere. And I think the above is a start of some sort. No, they shouldn't claim to know every line to every song right off the bat. But it's completely fair for the person to say they are a অনুরাগী of and like what they did hear. And from there the rest of the knowledge comes naturally. No one has to put in tedious research, why would they? Because eventually (especially with shows) the viewer starts to get used to the প্রদর্শনী and slowly he/she finds him/herself realizing that he/she can তালিকা off every member of the cast and who they play! Way back in 2011 I dived into the Once fandom; it was really disorienting because not only did I have to keep track of all the characters but I had to keep track of which fairy tail counterpart belonged to who. And I came into the fandom late. Luckily everyone was supportive and instead of saying I wasn't a real অনুরাগী they helped remind me of who was who. Soon enough--without even realizing it--I not only had the counterpart thing down, but also which cast member played who down. And I didn't do a speck of research, I just listened to my fellow অনুরাগী talk. I followed their conversations, and it came naturally.

So দ্বারা all means, it really is that easy!

That said, onto the পরবর্তি point; "There has to be something আরো to it than just enjoyment."

I suppose this is just a matter of opinion. Because I strongly disagree. Being a অনুরাগী is all about enjoying something. In fact I'm inclined to point আপনি back to the very definition of the word fan. It says nothing about research/knowledge and everything about enjoyment.

"In order to be a অনুরাগী of something, আপনি need to have done your homework on it." No. No, no, no. Being a অনুরাগী should not require homework! That's what school is for. Sure if it's something আপনি enjoy it shouldn't be a hassle. দ্বারা all means when I got into অবতার I wanted to know everything I could about my পছন্দ character, Azula. But what about the people who just want to watch the show? That's it, they like/love the প্রদর্শনী but they really don't want to part-take in the fandom অথবা anything. Are আপনি saying that these people don't actually like the show? That they're not fans?

I'd like to argue that (again especially in the case of shows & books) the information is all and research আপনি need lies in the content of the show/book. If it doesn't than the লেখক isn't doing his/her job.

And just how much do আপনি need to know? If knowledge is what defines what it takes to be a অনুরাগী then who gets to set that bar? Some people would say that to be a real অনুরাগী আপনি have to know the names of all the characters, the পরবর্তি guy will step it up and demand that আপনি know all of the characters and the actors who play them. The person will say that আপনি have to know all of that and the names of all the episodes. So whose standard of how much knowledge আপনি need to be a অনুরাগী are we going by? Because that, my friends, is subjective too. And there's a simple solution to this problem; let the individual him অথবা herself decide when he অথবা she is a অনুরাগী of something. Gauge whether অথবা not someone is a অনুরাগী of something দ্বারা how much they like the show/book/band/etc.

"But if আপনি want to be considered a fan, আপনি should be reading, watching, attending, listening, and/or participating in whatever your interest is as much as possible." Now this is something I can agree with. Because that's all it takes; watching thew show, listening to the music, অথবা whatever. Just making time for watching/listening to/etc. the subject shows that you're a fan. Where I differ is that I don't think that there is a such thing as a 'lazy, lackluster' fan, just a casual fan. And a casual অনুরাগী is still a real fan.

Long story short, I just don't understand why people are so keen on making watching shows, পাঠ করা books, listening to music, and generally enjoying something such a chore. It really doesn't have to be. Isn't the point of shows/books/music to give people a release. To give people an escape. A way to relax. And it's pretty hard to relax and get invested in a প্রদর্শনী when people are telling you, আপনি have to hardcore know everything about it. অথবা when people are playing bouncer at the door of the fanclubs. Just welcome people in with open arms and প্রদর্শনী them the works of the fandom! Like যীশু Christ.