Not to be morbid...

[sherrold]

But I've been thinking about dying a little, recently -- mostly because I've been doing Fanlore articles on fans that have moved on. And I realize that I talked to wickedwords years ago about taking care of my stuff when I died (I have 20 linear feet of zines, still), but she doesn't have my passwords.

Poll #3999 Fannish Executor

Open to: Registered Users, detailed results viewable to: All, participants: 108

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Have you heard of the idea of a Fannish Executor?

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Yes
85 (78.7%)

No
23 (21.3%)

What do think your Fannish Executor would do?

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Have your LJ/DW/AOO password
98 (91.6%)

Have your fannish website(s) info
81 (75.7%)

Go through your zines and fannish toys
62 (57.9%)

Be mentioned in your actual will as taking care of your fannish stuff
60 (56.1%)

More that I'll put in comments
13 (12.1%)

Do you have a Fannish Executor?

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Yes
24 (22.6%)

No
49 (46.2%)

Dammit, Sandy, I'm thinking about it; don't be so pushy
33 (31.1%)

Comments

[emyrys]

I only just got an official will (signed & witnessed & everything) last week -- and I am 49. (I wouldn't even have done it then, but my brother's marriage was imploding and I needed to appoint a guardian for laTeen should something happen to me.

I hadn't thought about a fannish executor in a long time. I am glad that you brought this up.

I had an informal agreement with a local friend, but she just moved across the country 3 days ago. oops. Now I have to think about it all again. (although the attorney who is acting as my RL executor is cool, and I bet she would take care of anything/everything for me.)

[sherrold]

Congrats on the will -- our generation (I'm 49 too, at least this week) has been v. reluctant to face facts that way.

Yeah, I think there's two parts to this -- someone with your passwords who can update your LJ/DW and let people know what's happening (who can live anywhere), and someone local (or willing to fly in, if something seriously enough happens) who knows what you'd like done with your stuff.