Spotters Subcultures

Spotters Subcultures

Spotters

Spotters are people who have an almost obsessional interest in something which contains a great deal of variety, but which the majority of people see as mundane, purely functional, and/or identical in form. This interest normally involves some form of collection or logging of detailed data or images, using physical, electronic, or mental means. The group commonly conform to one or more of several stereotypes, such as the wearing of an anorak, or damaged spectacles held together with sellotape or plaster, although these stereotypes do not define the group. This category lists sites about spotters as people in society, and their relationship to society. It does not list sites which contain resources useful to spotters, such as databases of vehicles, rolling stock, or records, although it may contain sites primarily aimed at helping people become spotters or supporting generic spotter lifestyles.

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- Contains classification of groups of birders and birder ethics.
- Defines and derivates anorak and trainspotting.
- Martin Stott's interviews with train spotters and railway enthusiasts in York. Text and audio.
- Glossary of trainspotters' words and phrases.
- Personal history of becoming a trainspotter, with poetic opus.
- Discusses different views of plane spotters in Britain and Greece, following the arrest of a group of spotters on charges of spying. By Angelos Stangos.
- Contains history, different areas of interest, and personal experiences.
- Defines and considers the appeal of birdwatching and twitching.
- Humorous list of differences between music trainspotters and normal Disc Jockeys.
- Personal view of reasons for a change in opinion towards trainspotting.
- Describes trainspotter stereotypes, use of the term as an insult, and how spotting culture has changed over time.
- Discusses the meaning and derivation of the term anorak as applied to a person.
- Humorous, ironic guide, describing train spotting culture, use of data books, collection of numbers for obscure rolling stock, gaining entry to depots, and railway journalism.
- Examines the reasons why people plane spot and how it reflects underlying British eccentricity. By Stephen Moss.

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