Uploaded September 2020 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
In this video, we will explore the McElroy family and their fanbase through the often overlooked @polygon web series, Peacecraft. What can the journey of a gnome named Raandyy teach us about fandoms, online communication, and internet toxicity? Join me as I explore this series and find out what happened to the Raandyy's Fandies.
Intro Music by @AmieWaters youtube.com/watch?v=OQFuin6Rp5I
Quote read by Sarah Zedig @letstalkaboutstuff
Listen to the full Fandies interview here! patreon.com/posts/41990544
Twitter: twitter.com/kathmanhenry
Tumblr: henrykathman.tumblr.com
Podcast: pinkaisle.podbean.com
Patreon: patreon.com/Henrykathman
Bibliography:
McElroy, Griffin. “Peacecraft.” Polygon, YouTube, 10 Mar. 2020, youtube.com/playlist?list=PLaDrN74SfdT6IlJOowPHrltGsnMyKbXQi.
McElroy, Griffin. “Raandyy - Character - WoW.” World of Warcraft, Blizzard, worldofwarcraft.com/en-us/character/us/bleeding-hollow/raandyy.
Messner, Steven. “Meet WoW's Biggest Hippie, a Panda Who Reached Max Level by Picking Thousands of Flowers.” PC Gamer, Future Plc, 21 Dec. 2016, pcgamer.com/meet-wows-biggest-hippie-a-panda-who-reached-max-level-by-picking-thousands-of-flowers/.
Pace, Tyler & Bardzell, Shaowen & Bardzell, Jeffrey. (2010). The rogue in the lovely black dress: Intimacy in world of warcraft. Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems - Proceedings. 1. 233-242. 10.1145/1753326.1753361.
Peach Pear. “Raandyy's Fandies.” YouTube, 12 Aug. 2017, youtube.com/playlist?list=PLDO7f75lv7Uxb4vaX0n74EQS1gaR9HI_6.
“Raandyy's Faandies.” Teespring, teespring.com/shop/raandyy-s-faandies?pid=2.
“Raandyys Fandies - Guild Summary - WoW.” World of Warcraft, Blizzard, worldofwarcraft.com/en-us/guild/us/bleeding-hollow/raandyys-fandies.
Rapp, Amon. “Social Game Elements in World of Warcraft: Interpersonal Relations, Groups, and Organizations for Gamification Design.” International Journal of Human-Computer Interaction, vol. 34, no. 8, Aug. 2018, pp. 759–773. EBSCOhost, doi:10.1080/10447318.2018.1461760.
Strucci, Shannon. “FAKE FRIENDS.” StrucciMovies, YouTube, 17 Oct. 2018, youtube.com/playlist?list=PL7-HzFax9fcxbuDiKPZGdIV69N5-MszEa.
Vidyarthi, Neil. “Sociologists Measure Social Behavior and Psychology in World of Warcraft.” Adweek, Adweek, 10 May 2010, adweek.com/digital/sociologists-measure-social-behavior-and-psychology-in-world-of-warcraft/.
“World Warcraft.” Activision Blizzard, 2004.
Wowpedia. “Pacifist Challenge.” Wowpedia, Gamepedia, 23 July 2016, wow.gamepedia.com/Pacifist_Challenge.
Wowpedia. “Raandyy.” Wowpedia, Gamepedia, 11 Feb. 2020, wow.gamepedia.com/Raandyy.
Z, Sarah. “How Fans Treat Creators.” Sarah Z, YouTube, 31 Jan. 2020, youtube.com/watch?v=f0l_biTU3Vg.
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In this video, we will explore the McElroy family and their fanbase through the often overlooked @polygon web series, Peacecraft. What can the journey of a gnome named Raandyy teach us about fandoms, online communication, and internet toxicity? Join me as I explore this series and find out what happened to the Raandyy's Fandies.
Intro Music by @AmieWaters youtube.com/watch?v=OQFuin6Rp5I
Quote read by Sarah Zedig @letstalkaboutstuff
Listen to the full Fandies interview here! patreon.com/posts/41990544
Twitter: twitter.com/kathmanhenry
Tumblr: henrykathman.tumblr.com
Podcast: pinkaisle.podbean.com
Patreon: patreon.com/Henrykathman
Bibliography:
McElroy, Griffin. “Peacecraft.” Polygon, YouTube, 10 Mar. 2020, youtube.com/playlist?list=PLaDrN74SfdT6IlJOowPHrltGsnMyKbXQi.
McElroy, Griffin. “Raandyy - Character - WoW.” World of Warcraft, Blizzard, worldofwarcraft.com/en-us/character/us/bleeding-hollow/raandyy.
Messner, Steven. “Meet WoW's Biggest Hippie, a Panda Who Reached Max Level by Picking Thousands of Flowers.” PC Gamer, Future Plc, 21 Dec. 2016, pcgamer.com/meet-wows-biggest-hippie-a-panda-who-reached-max-level-by-picking-thousands-of-flowers/.
Pace, Tyler & Bardzell, Shaowen & Bardzell, Jeffrey. (2010). The rogue in the lovely black dress: Intimacy in world of warcraft. Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems - Proceedings. 1. 233-242. 10.1145/1753326.1753361.
Peach Pear. “Raandyy's Fandies.” YouTube, 12 Aug. 2017, youtube.com/playlist?list=PLDO7f75lv7Uxb4vaX0n74EQS1gaR9HI_6.
“Raandyy's Faandies.” Teespring, teespring.com/shop/raandyy-s-faandies?pid=2.
“Raandyys Fandies - Guild Summary - WoW.” World of Warcraft, Blizzard, worldofwarcraft.com/en-us/guild/us/bleeding-hollow/raandyys-fandies.
Rapp, Amon. “Social Game Elements in World of Warcraft: Interpersonal Relations, Groups, and Organizations for Gamification Design.” International Journal of Human-Computer Interaction, vol. 34, no. 8, Aug. 2018, pp. 759–773. EBSCOhost, doi:10.1080/10447318.2018.1461760.
Strucci, Shannon. “FAKE FRIENDS.” StrucciMovies, YouTube, 17 Oct. 2018, youtube.com/playlist?list=PL7-HzFax9fcxbuDiKPZGdIV69N5-MszEa.
Vidyarthi, Neil. “Sociologists Measure Social Behavior and Psychology in World of Warcraft.” Adweek, Adweek, 10 May 2010, adweek.com/digital/sociologists-measure-social-behavior-and-psychology-in-world-of-warcraft/.
“World Warcraft.” Activision Blizzard, 2004.
Wowpedia. “Pacifist Challenge.” Wowpedia, Gamepedia, 23 July 2016, wow.gamepedia.com/Pacifist_Challenge.
Wowpedia. “Raandyy.” Wowpedia, Gamepedia, 11 Feb. 2020, wow.gamepedia.com/Raandyy.
Z, Sarah. “How Fans Treat Creators.” Sarah Z, YouTube, 31 Jan. 2020, youtube.com/watch?v=f0l_biTU3Vg.
**FAIR USE DISCLAIMER**
Copyright Disclaimer under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for "fair use" for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. Non-profit, educational or personal use tips the balance in favor of fair use.
More info at copyright.gov/fair-use/more-info.html
