You Know You're a Sanderfan When...

[Quiver he/him]

When you throw money outside during a storm, then pick up to use as superpower fuel.

[skaa he/him]

When if someone says you're not making any sense, you reply haughtily "We Mistborn need not make sense."

[Delightful]

...I may or may not have used the term "sideburns!Elend" when talking about Hans.

 

Multiple times.

Can't stop laughing at this XD

[Oudeis he/him]

Posted on behalf of my friend, who just gave me this little gem:

 

me: "I'm off to the store. Soda, eggs, and cupcake and waffle mix. Who could ask for anything more?"

him: "Kelsier could. He would ask for freedom."

[Aether he/him]

Thank you for contributing to my falling-off-the-chair counter. Up-vote for you in lieu of your friend 

[king of nowhere]

when you use sanderson's quotes in casual conversation. Ones I used include

- narrating the "lesson in practical philosophy" of jasnah to argue for the subjectivity of good and evil

- quoting jasnah when there is a talk about religion and atheism

- quoting wax against miles when arguing with someone who hopes for a revolution. further adding all the stuff that happened in mistborn 2 as additional arguments for why revolutions should be done only in the most extreme cases

- quoting warbreaker about how everyone is the hero of his own story

- using nightblood as an example of how a perfectly good intention could end up causing terrible harm when coupled with ignorance

 

When you see the tattoos displayed at page 2 of this thread and spend half a minute rolling on your bed laughing at the awesomeness of it. And then you immediately try to send it to all the other sanderson's fans you know (only 2 in my case).

 

When you start thinking that ppretty much all other fantasy is crap because it has shoddy worldbuilding and a poorly planned magic system

[Aonar he/him]

When you're playing the game where you say the first word that comes to mind and it's almost always impossible to understand for anyone who hasn't read Mistborn. My sister hated it when things like that happened: she would say 'gold' and I would say 'health'! And she would be annoyed. And it happened over and over and over.

Same thing with me and Pictionary. e.g., when the thing you're supposed to draw is "lurch," and your first instinct is to draw the allomantic symbol for iron...

Edited January 23, 2014 by AonarFaileas

[Shardbearer he/him]

 

- quoting warbreaker about how everyone is the hero of his own story

 

 

To be fair, you aren't quoting Warbreaker, you're quoting the common advice given to writers about writing villians.

[Delightful]

You read the word 'lashings' and immediately think of a Windrunner lashed to a wall. And then do a double take and read the sentence again 3 times till you actually understand it.

[king of nowhere]

To be fair, you aren't quoting Warbreaker, you're quoting the common advice given to writers about writing villians.

 

Yes, but that's the point: it was all stuff I was convinced of from before I started reading sanderson, and I had no need to quote anything to support that. But now, everytime a discussion goes towards some philosophical debate, I feel the need to use his words.

[Peng the Just he/him]

you use "stormfather," "lord ruler," and "dolokin" as curses

[princess she/her]

When you're assigned a paper on greek culture, and the influence their gods had on their culture, and your first thought is that you need to re-read Warbreaker.

 

... and you're heartbroken that you can't use it as a reference text.

[Ironeyes]

When you use Hoid quotes in debates.

When you doodle Allomantic symbols and scribble in Alethi.

Both of these. And when you spend two weeks drawing the ten KR glyphs on your hiking boots "because I could use a little less gravity and a little more friction"

[firstRainbowRose she/her]

Wait, you mean it isn't normal to write in Alethi when you're writing a note on something?

[Ironeyes]

No. And I found out recently that it isn't normal to write yourself notes in Elvish, either. Weird. 

[SirVarrock he/him]

When you constantly imagine yourself using allomancy.

[Delightful]

You start thinking of your friends and acquaintances in terms of whether they're lighteyed or darkeyes. True story, sadly.

 

you use "stormfather," "lord ruler," and "dolokin" as curses

I was explaining to a friend about how they swear by TLR because they see him as a god after he's ruled for 1000 years. Friend turns around in shock "Oh no that's older than Edward Cullen!"

[Oudeis he/him]

@Delightful: I'm giving you an upvote for that story, but please know that in my mind, I'm downvoting your friend.

[Delightful]

@Delightful: I'm giving you an upvote for that story, but please know that in my mind, I'm downvoting your friend.

Perhaps I should clarify. My friend does not like Edward Cullen. It was more like an "oh no, that's even *more* horrible!" 

[Unknowingly he/him]

Hey just a general question, do we refer to ourselves as Saderfans? Sandersonians? Something else?

[Delightful]

Hey just a general question, do we refer to ourselves as Saderfans? Sandersonians? Something else?

I second this question. I've seen quite a few variations. Do we have an official title?

[Aether he/him]

Hey just a general question, do we refer to ourselves as Saderfans? Sandersonians? Something else?

I second this question. I've seen quite a few variations. Do we have an official title?

I do not know what Sanderson fans refer to themselves as in general, but we of the 17th Shard usually refer to ourselves as "Sharders". Considering that this is the official forum, and that quite possibly the majority of the hardcore fans find their way here, I believe that is a good a term as any.

Edited January 26, 2014 by Aether

[FeatherWriter she/her]

Yeah, the "Sharder" term tends to be used for "Members of 17thShard". Outside of this area, the term "Sanderfan" or just the more gnereal "Cosmere fan" tend to be more popular, though "Shardling" also gets used, such as the "Shardling Secret Santa" event that has happened the past two years.

 

So, over on tumblr (yes, I know I'm talking about tumblr again) we've got quite a few Sanderfans, though the good majority of them are not Sharders.

[TheShogun he/him]

though the good majority of them are not Sharders.

Sadly. They should all be Sharders.

[FeatherWriter she/her]

Eh, the websites each serve their own purpose. There's a few of us fandom amphibians who are on both, but most tend to find whatever fits them best and stick with it. The Sharders stick with Sharders and the tumblr fandom stays over there. It's whatever everyone's most comfortable with and whatever side of the fandom suits them best!