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Mixi group cross-over?

Do you guys think it makes sense to advertise this in the mixi ミニコミ group or would that be kind of redundant?

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Permalink Reply by Adam Pasion on November 25, 2008 at 6:52am

I think its a good idea. I think this is a lot better because I sign on here with zines in mind, where as in mixi its more of an afterthought. Plus I haven't seen one Japanese person on here yet! Thanks for turning me on to this!

Permalink Reply by Gianni Simone on November 25, 2008 at 7:31pm

What is mixi? It's ages I haven't checked it out. I didn't manage to get laid, so I find it pretty useless, but you may have a point.
I know, I shouldn't drink at 11:30 am...

Permalink Reply by Gianni Simone on November 25, 2008 at 7:33pm

Excuse me for trying to derail your forum from the start but how many Japan-based zinesters do you know? I only know Adam.

Permalink Reply by Andrea on November 25, 2008 at 8:03pm

No worries, Johnny Boy-- drinking at 11:30 am (or earlier) is why I'm in Japan...! ;-) There's a large community (over 900 people) in the mixi minikomi group. I have probably met 8-10 Japanese zinesters, but am not in regular contact. I'll see if I can track them down.

Permalink Reply by Gianni Simone on December 18, 2008 at 2:30am

900 people!!! I should go out more... I guess they are mostly Japanese with a bunch of desperate gaijin like Adam and me? Anyway, in this case it would make sense to advertise in mixi. Maybe you have already done that.

Permalink Reply by Adam Pasion on January 12, 2009 at 6:38am

There are a few zines that I got from Andrea that were done by desperate gaijin like us, but they have since moved back to their home countries I guess. I havent heard of any other lifers who have zines. Speaking of, ANDREA! when are you gonna get your zine done?!?!

Permalink Reply by Gianni Simone on January 12, 2009 at 7:20am

Yeah Andrea, are you not ashamed of yourself?!?! You gotta produce. Don't just exploit the work of us poor peones!
Back to more serious talking (well, even Andrea's zine is a serious topic) I've noticed that our Japanese colleagues (Popdrome) are snobbing us. Their English is pretty good, and they seem to be very much interested in trading with other people, but I asked them the same thing twice and got zero replies. Even Adam doesn't seem to fare much better than me. Maybe they are afraid of Japanese-speaking gaijin?...
HEY POPDROME, if you are reading this, do not worry: We don't bite!

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