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I’ve noticed that since the shocking death of Michael Jackson last week, one of the top phrases showing up in our keywords for searches is Michael Jackson fanfiction. I admit I, too, was curious to find out if the Michael Jackson fan community had any kind of fan fiction activity to date, so I did a little searching around. (Read More)
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Warnings are part of story headers. They give the reader an idea as to what things they might be offended, triggered, or squicked by in the story that might lead them to want to skip reading. Some readers though, will use warnings as an indication of fic they want to read, if they have a particular interest in a topic that (Read More)
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A Kink meme is a particular kind of meme popular in LiveJournal fandom communities. They generally involve an anonymous request for a particular pairing, a kink, and potentially other items (a theme, a word, dialog, lyric, etc). Another person then anonymously supplies a story or short scene in response to the request. Kink (Read More)
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From Fan History WikiJump to: navigation, searchHate memes are a type of intenet meme which began appearing in late 2005. They were a way for people to criticize, out, or flame members of fandom anonymously so that those lobbing the accusations could do so without fear of retaliation for their words. Sometimes a general ano (Read More)
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Still, I am curious about a number of things this year, including:* How will sales be in the dealer’s room and art show, given the current economy? (Especially in Michigan, with so many car manufacturing plants closing shop.)* What will be the hot fandoms this time around? Will everyone be talking about Star Trek, or is the (Read More)
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The Legendary Flamewar: Fans of vocalist Toshi and late guitarist hide often argue or dislike each other, especially when shipping enters the scene. The Legendary Flamewar, by all accounts, began before the existence of internet media, when Japanese doujinshi writers got into a shipwar over whether Toshi/Yoshiki or hide/Yos (Read More)
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Below is a partial timeline of this person's involvement in fandom. * From 2002 to 2003, Mark was a member of LiveJournal's abuse team: [1] Oh wow, someone remembers the short period I pretended to be on the Abuse team back in 2002/2003? I'm pretty impressed someone would go that far back. I didn't do so well (Read More)
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Last night I remembered to actually check in on my InsaneJournal account, for the first time in quite a few months.I remember when, in the panic and frenzy of Strikethrough and Boldthrough, it seemed as though everyone was talking about how they’d be “leaving LiveJournal for good!”–yet very few, at least from my personal fr (Read More)
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The Start of BandFic historyWhen do you start telling the history of bandfic? Music, in western cultures, dates back further than the Greeks. Fandom, in the traditional sense, isn't dated until much later. The term fandom isn't used until around a period around 1896, with one early reference occurring in the Washington Post (Read More)
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Conventions have long played a vital and important role in fan culture, from comics to music to television fandom and beyond. They provide a space where fen can get together in person to chat, share fanzines, discuss various topics affecting their communities and more. Some conventions also provide a venue for those in vari (Read More)
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CW RPS is Real Person Fic based on the actors/actresses, past and present, who appeared on shows produced by The CW network (a merger between the former The WB Network and The UPN Network). This includes shows like Gilmore Girls, One Tree Hill, Smallville, Supernatural, and Veronica Mars, among others (both on and off the a (Read More)
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A drabble is a short story. According to The Fanfiction Glossary: Set by the Birmingham University SF Society as thus: a self-contained vignette of exactly 100 words, no more, no less, with up to 15 more words are allowed for the title. Hyphenated words are in dispute. The term originates from a Monty Python skit: "Drabb (Read More)
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