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[Fandom stats] The biggest AO3 fandoms and their traits, as of 2013 by toastystats (destinationtoast)
Fandoms: Fandom - Fandom
10 Aug 2013
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A look at many of the large AO3 fandoms, and the most common rating/warning/shipping category/tag for each fandom.
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- Part 1 of Fandom Stats
- Part 1 of Biggest/most active fandoms over time
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[Fandom stats] Which are the biggest ships on AO3? by toastystats (destinationtoast)
Fandoms: Fandom - Fandom
31 Oct 2013
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Which relationships currently have the most works on AO3? I did an analysis of the top 10 relationships for 95% of the fandoms on AO3 and present the overall most frequent ships here.
Series
- Part 2 of Fandom Stats
- Part 6 of Shipping Stats
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[Fandom stats] It's not just you -- there is a lot of M/M slash on AO3 by toastystats (destinationtoast)
Fandoms: Fandom - Fandom
31 Oct 2013
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I compared the usage of all relationship tags -- including combinations like F/M + M/M -- on AO3.
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- Part 3 of Fandom Stats
- Part 7 of Shipping Stats
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[Fandom stats] Ratings on AO3: how do they relate to popularity and word count? by toastystats (destinationtoast)
Fandoms: Fandom - Fandom
13 Oct 2013
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An analysis of the relative popularity of different ratings (both in terms of production and reader appreciation), and a look at how much of this is due to word count.
Series
- Part 4 of Fandom Stats
- Part 1 of Ratings Stats
- Part 2 of Popularity Metrics
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[Fandom stats] Completion rates on AO3: not as bad as you think by toastystats (destinationtoast)
Fandoms: Fandom - Fandom
13 Jan 2013
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... it depends on what you think, of course. But my previous analyses showed a low completion rate (fewer than 50% of multi-chapter works were complete), and this follow-up shows that more like 80% of fic eventually gets completed.
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- Part 5 of Fandom Stats
- Part 2 of Completion Rate Stats
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[Fandom stats] Omegaverse (as of 2013) by toastystats (destinationtoast)
Fandoms: Fandom - Fandom
25 Aug 2013
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I've been fascinated by the Omegaverse (as well as other collaborative fan worldbuilding AUs) ever since I ran across it. In 2013 I first did stats on Omegaverse and the trends at the time.
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- Part 6 of Fandom Stats
- Part 1 of Trope Stats
- Part 1 of AU Stats
- Part 1 of Omegaverse Stats
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[Fandom stats] Do longer fanworks get more hits on AO3? by toastystats (destinationtoast)
Fandoms: Fandom - Fandom
18 May 2013
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How do AO3 hits relate to number of chapters or length of fic? (As of 2013)
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- Part 7 of Fandom Stats
- Part 1 of Popularity Metrics
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[Fandom stats] Popularity metrics on AO3: variance in relationship categories and fandoms by toastystats (destinationtoast)
Fandoms: Fandom - Fandom
26 Oct 2013
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I wanted to better understand whether and how much the AO3 popularity metrics I’ve discussed previously vary across different types of fanfic on AO3. This was an exploratory look, comparing a diverse set of fandoms.
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- Part 8 of Fandom Stats
- Part 3 of Popularity Metrics
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[Fandom stats] How slashy are Sherlock AO3 fanworks? by toastystats (destinationtoast)
Fandoms: Sherlock (TV)
15 Jun 2013
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Relationship category breakdowns on AO3, as of June 2013.
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- Part 9 of Fandom Stats
- Part 1 of Sherlockian Stats
- Part 1 of Shipping Stats
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[Fandom stats] Sherlock shipping stats, post-S2 by toastystats (destinationtoast)
Fandoms: Sherlock (TV)
16 Sep 2013
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Popular ships and shipping changes over time, as of Sept 2013.
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- Part 10 of Fandom Stats
- Part 6 of Sherlockian Stats
- Part 4 of Shipping Stats
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[Fandom stats] A study in Sherlockian shipping across different platforms by toastystats (destinationtoast)
Fandoms: Sherlock (TV)
19 Jun 2013
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Shipping on AO3, FFN, and Tumblr, as of June 2013.
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- Part 11 of Fandom Stats
- Part 3 of Sherlockian Stats
- Part 3 of Shipping Stats
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[Fandom stats] Relationship categories in different versions of Sherlock Holmes by toastystats (destinationtoast)
Fandoms: Sherlock (TV), Elementary (TV), Sherlock Holmes (Downey films), Sherlock Holmes - Arthur Conan Doyle
16 Jun 2013
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Relative amounts of M/M, F/M, etc. in different Sherlockian fandoms on AO3 (as of June 2013).
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- Part 12 of Fandom Stats
- Part 2 of Sherlockian Stats
- Part 2 of Shipping Stats
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[Fandom stats] Sherlock minus Johnlock by toastystats (destinationtoast)
Fandoms: Sherlock (TV)
09 Oct 2013
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I looked at the differences in the Sherlock fanworks on AO3 in general vs. when you exclude things tagged John/Sherlock. I also explained how to exclude common ships and find rare pairs (which has become easier on AO3 since I first posted this to Tumblr in Oct 2013).
Series
- Part 13 of Fandom Stats
- Part 7 of Sherlockian Stats
- Part 5 of Shipping Stats
- Language:
- English
- Words:
- 282
- Chapters:
- 1/1
- Kudos:
- 9
- Hits:
- 260
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[Fandom stats] Changes to Sherlock fanworks, post-S2 by toastystats (destinationtoast)
Fandoms: Sherlock (TV)
29 Jun 2013
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I tested two hypotheses (on AO3 in June 2013):
H1: There was a big spike in amount of fanfic right after both S1 and S2, but then it settled down to a pretty steady state during most of the hiatus.
H2: There was a big spike in amount of angsty fic after TRF aired.
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- Part 14 of Fandom Stats
- Part 4 of Sherlockian Stats
- Language:
- English
- Words:
- 644
- Chapters:
- 1/1
- Kudos:
- 7
- Hits:
- 141
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[Fandom stats] Sherlock and Elementary fandoms' early activity levels by toastystats (destinationtoast)
Fandoms: Sherlock (TV), Elementary (TV)
18 Jul 2013
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How did the Sherlock and Elementary fanwork production compare for the first 9 months of each show?
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- Part 15 of Fandom Stats
- Part 5 of Sherlockian Stats
- Language:
- English
- Words:
- 436
- Chapters:
- 1/1
- Kudos:
- 8
- Hits:
- 211
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[Fandom stats] Sherlockian holiday fanwork exchanges by toastystats (destinationtoast)
Fandoms: Sherlock (TV), Sherlock Holmes & Related Fandoms
27 Nov 2013
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A look at popular Sherlockian gift exchanges, and what kinds of fanworks are most common in the AO3 community for each (as of Nov 2013).
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- Part 16 of Fandom Stats
- Part 8 of Sherlockian Stats
- Language:
- English
- Words:
- 1,055
- Chapters:
- 1/1
- Kudos:
- 4
- Hits:
- 130
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[Fandom stats] Some popular Sherlockian holiday fanworks, overall and for rare pairs by toastystats (destinationtoast)
Fandoms: Sherlock (TV)
02 Dec 2014
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In 2013 and 2014, I used my AO3 search and sort to highlight some of the most popular Sherlock fanworks overall, and then for specific rare pairs & gen fic.
Series
- Part 17 of Fandom Stats
- Part 17 of Sherlockian Stats
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[Fandom stats] Use of the #sherlocklives tag on Tumblr by toastystats (destinationtoast)
Fandoms: Sherlock (TV)
22 Dec 2013
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In the lead up to S3, many Sherlock fans on Tumblr used the #sherlocklives tag. This is an analysis of how & when the tag was used.
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- Part 18 of Fandom Stats
- Part 9 of Sherlockian Stats
- Language:
- English
- Words:
- 1,476
- Chapters:
- 1/1
- Kudos:
- 5
- Hits:
- 141
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[Fandom stats] Sherlockian fandom stats (221B Con 2014) by pennswoods, strangelock, toastystats (destinationtoast)
Fandoms: Sherlock (TV), Sherlock Holmes & Related Fandoms, Elementary (TV), Fandom - Fandom
13 May 2014
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Slides and notes from a talk on Sherlock Holmes in fandom. Presented at 221B Con in April 2014.
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- Part 19 of Fandom Stats
- Part 1 of Fandom Stats talks
- Part 13 of Sherlockian Stats
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[Fandom stats] Femslash: where is it? by toastystats (destinationtoast)
Fandoms: Fandom - Fandom
28 May 2014
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A collection of my fandom stats and discussions about femslash and its scarcity. Includes a list the fandoms with the most femslash, as of late 2013.
Series
- Part 20 of Fandom Stats
- Part 1 of Femslash Stats
- Part 9 of Shipping Stats
