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1) "faan" is not a synonym for "fan"! "Faan" fiction was a term coined to characterize fiction about fandom and fans, as opposed to SF written by fans for amateur publication.
2) I would also like to see more mention of the central role that fanzines played in original, core fandom, perhaps including a link to http://www.efanzines.com/ and Greg Pickersgill's Fanzine Bibliography http://www.gostak.demon.co.uk/mhindex.htm
3) I don't think DragonCon should be described as a convention organized by fandom. Unlike fannish conventions, DragonCon is a for-profit venture with a commercial orientation: not nearly the same thing.
There have also been thesis written about fandom society and the like; also while early fandom was community based and sites like http://fandom.net (now defunk due to lack of community interest) tried to support these; the evolution of `pro-cons` should probably be discussed.
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[edit] Re: Gafiate
I think fannish jargon deserves a whole article of its own, with perhaps the most common terms (gafiate, fan/fen, sercon) mentioned here.
Anyone game to start this? PKM 21:48, 7 August 2005 (UTC)
- Okay, I found some good links and started it myself. See Fanspeak
[edit] Re: Spelling
Jack Speer's name was Speer, not Spear. Somebody helpfully "corrected" it recently.--Orange Mike 19:08, 11 May 2006 (UTC)
[edit] "Figures in the history of fandom"
List as listed was very LA-centric. IMO, should a list like this exist, it should be a list of people known for their contributions outside their own local community or their own special interest (i.e. just being a fanzine editor doesn't cut it). There are a lot of pros here known mainly for being pros. I think many people's contributions are going unacknowledged, while many others are well below the usual threshold of notability. Avt tor 20:15, 15 January 2007 (UTC)
- Historically, "being a fanzine editor" (or at least a major fanzine editor) was for a long time the very definition of an important figure in fandom. This remained true until the mid-1960s. --Orange Mike 00:15, 25 January 2007 (UTC)
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- Fair enough. Avt tor 18:09, 25 January 2007 (UTC)
[edit] T-shirt history
I have the 1984 "Cthulhu for President" t-shirt from Chaosium. Actually, as memory serves, I attended a Cthulhu campaign rally, either in 1984 or 1988, at GenCon. Supporters were chanting the candidate's name. It was kind of odd. Avt tor 18:55, 23 January 2007 (UTC)
