Oh, I like this link (sent to me precious few minutes ago by R). Even though the occasional of those "fakie-goth" points hits my bullseye (goodness, that sounds sexual), the big important ones don't. I do not seriously believe I am goth. I like listening to fairly gothic sort of music. Then again, I also have a liking for metal. (I like it loud.) And I absolutely thoroughly enjoy dressing up and going out gothing. But hey, I have a theory that unless you magically transport yourself back to the 80s and do it the first time round (like a friend of mine did... not the transportation part, he just lived through it the first time), then you can't be a 'real' Goth to a lot of people. But it's what you are to yourself that's important. I'm going to stop this now before I say something sappy like: "You can, but shouldn't, lie to yourself." Whoops, too late.