Presentation 2023-03-17
The Ethical Problems of Overzealous Fandom
Maaya Iwao, Nobuyuki Yoshinaga,
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Abstract(in English) It is common to be a fan of someone and most fan activities may be justified. However, some fans actions can not be justified when they cause harm. The purpose of this paper is to clarify the criterion by which the actions of fans can be classified as acceptable.First, it explains how people can feel satisfaction from engaging in fan actions. Second, it points out that fan activities are changing with the advancement of technology. Third, it clarifies the criterion by which fan actions can be classified as acceptable.The reasons why fandom provides people with a sense of community is that they can fulfill their desire for ``self-love'', ``recognition'' and ``the pleasures of gaming''.Through satisfying these desires, people can feel ``vitality to live" and ``their place in a community". With the diversification of fan activities, people can obtain more infomation of the person who is the subject of their fan activities. In this situation, people will develop more intimacy and an increasing level of commitment to the person. Such fan actions often deviate from what is normal. As a result, the target of the fandom will gradually become exhausted. In this paper, this phenomenon is defined as the ``OSHITUKE Problem'' and to avoid this problem it argues that ``The Harm Principle'' is a useful criterion to verify what kind of fan actions are acceptable.
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Keyword(in English) fandom / self-love / recognition / gaming / The Harm Principle / Overzealous Fandom
Paper # SITE2022-63,IA2022-86
Date of Issue 2023-03-08 (SITE, IA)

Conference Information
Committee IA / SITE / IPSJ-IOT
Conference Date 2023/3/15(3days)
Place (in Japanese) (See Japanese page)
Place (in English) Maebashi Institute of Technology
Topics (in Japanese) (See Japanese page)
Topics (in English) Internet and Information Ethics Education, etc.
Chair Tomoki Yoshihisa(Osaka Univ.) / Takushi Otani(Kibi International Univ.)
Vice Chair Yusuke Sakumoto(Kwansei Gakuin Univ.) / Yuichiro Hei(KDDI Research) / Hiroshi Yamamoto(Ritsumeikan Univ.) / Soichiro Morishita(Cyber Agent) / Takeo Tatsumi(Open Univ. of Japan)
Secretary Yusuke Sakumoto(Osaka Univ.) / Yuichiro Hei(Kogakuin Univ.) / Hiroshi Yamamoto(Kyushu Inst. of Tech.) / Soichiro Morishita(NRI-Secure) / Takeo Tatsumi(Hokuriku Univ.)
Assistant Daisuke Kotani(Kyoto Univ.) / Ryo Nakamura(Fukuoka Univ.) / Ryo Nakamura(Univ. of Tokyo) / Yusuke Tachibana(Fukuoka Inst. of Tech.)

Paper Information
Registration To Technical Committee on Internet Architecture / Technical Committee on Social Implications of Technology and Information Ethics / Special Interest Group on Internet and Operation Technology
Language JPN
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Title (in English) The Ethical Problems of Overzealous Fandom
Sub Title (in English)
Keyword(1) fandom
Keyword(2) self-love
Keyword(3) recognition
Keyword(4) gaming
Keyword(5) The Harm Principle
Keyword(6) Overzealous Fandom
1st Author's Name Maaya Iwao
1st Author's Affiliation Yamaguchi Prefectural University(Yamaguchi Prefectural Univ.)
2nd Author's Name Nobuyuki Yoshinaga
2nd Author's Affiliation Yamaguchi Prefectural University(Yamaguchi Prefectural Univ.)
Date 2023-03-17
Paper # SITE2022-63,IA2022-86
Volume (vol) vol.122
Number (no) SITE-433,IA-434
Page pp.pp.53-60(SITE), pp.53-60(IA),
#Pages 8
Date of Issue 2023-03-08 (SITE, IA)