I was not directly interviewed for this article, but it's great to see the #fanfiction #fanzine #digitization
project and my friend Sandy Hereld mentioned

https://www.libraryjournal.com/story/science-fiction-and-fantasy-research-collection-at-texas-am-university-archives-deep-dive

#archives #libraries #preservation #FandomHistory

#Fandom #DIY zines 10 years old meant to be freely shared

Announcement https://diyfanzines.dreamwidth.org/3752.html

Links to downloadable versions here: https://www.mediafire.com/folder/4zirv2f6b2gq2xb,1c4ptb52rglxsb0,ogng6j81158zfnu,eyvl6vdfkbrs5q6,fb1c15h37845h1a/shared

#Zines with #LGBTQ mentions are
* #DoctorWho
*The Turtle Moves (#Discworld)
*Fandom - How I Found Fandom (it was love at first sight)

#fanzines #FandomHistory #LesMis #PushingDaisies

OK time for stats on my #VHS #VideoTape #digitiztion project

1. I have 291 mainly #VHS videotapes of #fanvids (or #songtapes / #songvids

2. I received most of them back in the 2010s - my progress is glacial

3. I still have 178 more videotapes to convert. Some of these are duplicates but given the poor tape quality, the plan is to convert all of them

4. My lossless conversion setup no longer works (capture cards have grown worse over the years and the ones I had only worked with OS that no longer runs aka Win XP). So I am relying on DVD-Recorder to digitize what I can.

What is a songtape or a songvid?

https://fanlore.org/wiki/Songtape_Collection

#archiving #FandomHistory #vidding

AH on twitter reminded me of this past answer of mine to:

"Did "shipping" exist within as a phenomenon within fan circles for popular media in the pre-internet 20th century?"

Many aspects of fandom today have their roots in the women who loved Kirk and Spock and wrote/disseminated fanfiction about them. Early shippers generally communicated by mail and at conventions, and shared their fanfiction in photocopied zines. ... https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/n8fhmv/is_shipping_a_product_of_modern_fandom_culture_on/gxjvcl2/

#FandomHistory #StarTrek

Part 3 of my #FanArt collection that will be donated to Texas A&M University aka #TAMU

A drawing by the artist The Southern Cross. It appeared in the Star Trek #fanfiction novel The Price of Freedom
https://fanlore.org/wiki/The_Price_of_Freedom_(Star_Trek_zine)

Year 1986 or earlier

Sadly, this is not an original, but a a photo print.

#FandomHistory

Part 2: Next in my #FanArt collection that will be donated to Texas A&M University aka #TAMU

More artwork by Shelly Butler, #StarTrek, entitled "La Pieta". Year 1997

Pencil drawing of Mr Spock cradling a partially naked Captain Kirk in a classic religious pose. La Pieta means “Pity” or “Compassion,” and represents Mary sorrowfully contemplating the dead body of her son which she holds on her lap.

#FandomHistory

Slowly going through my #FanArt collection in preparation for donating to Texas A&M University aka #TAMU

First up is an art print by Shelly Butler, #StarTrek, entitled "Together in time". Year 2004

Captain Kirk and Mr Spock as seen from the episode "City on the edge of forever".

#FandomHistory

Original request here For information about the history of the word #spoiler

https://mastodon.social/@vtobin/109655586118908954

#spoilers #fandomhistory #fanzines #usenet

Archival link to a long threaded discussion about #spoilers, #FandomHistory, #fanzines

"Are you a person who was around in, or knows a lot about, 1970s/1980s fandoms? I'm working on a project about spoilers and want to learn more about early uses of the term in its modern sense. I'm reading #Usenet archives; do you have memories of earlier emergent uses? Please share! Non-fandom memories and leads also welcome, of course."

https://archive.ph/qTb5P

Record of my input https://archive.ph/S6eMT

Fanfiction Enthusiasts Are Digitally Preserving Decades Worth of Zines

#fanzines #fanficton #FandomHistory #LGBTQA #InternetArchive
#OTW
#OrganizationForTransformativeWorks

@internetarchive

https://www.vice.com/en/article/4axmpn/fanfiction-enthusiasts-are-digitally-preserving-decades-worth-of-zines

8/n

From Fanlore, the fan run wiki:

"Songs about aliens, #unicorns, and #Kirk/Spock! This #Thurminology we are focusing on #Filk. Often referred to as "science-fiction folk music", Filk is the creation and performance of music tied to sci-fi/fantasy fandom. Come over to #Fanlore and learn more! bit.ly/2TwETqR

#FandomHistory

I love #FandomHistory (my corner of #fandom is the part that reads and writes #fanfiction and edits #fanvids). Think #ArchiveOfOurOwn #AO3

Anyhow here is a post of gratitude to all the #volunteers who showed up, stayed & did the work.

#fanzine #digitizing & #archiving

#fanvid archiving & documenting them on #fanlore, the fan-run #wiki

#interviewing older & current fans for our #OralHistory

rescuing & #preserving our #FanArt

#introduction #intro

links to #projects in the replies

1/n

I have been a fan of popular culture (Western TV/Movies) for
over 25+ years. I read & write #fanfiction, have made #fanvids (#vidding). As I slowly drift towards the setting sun, I focus most of my energy on #fandomhistory

But starting in 2016, my social media is now mainly #USPol and sadly since 2020 #COVID19 My #fandom content may be intermittent.

#LGBTQ
#democracy
#resistance
#OTW
#AO3
#Fanlore

Twitter handle: morgandawn6

This is an over 18 blog

#introduction

Archival cite of Nov 2022 discussion

"Context: fan writers have been offering their #fanfiction in printed format. Some via 3rd party printers, some simply formatting fic allowing you to print.

A group of #Destiel #Supernatural fans have written a how to guide to impersonate as an interested fan to gain access to these locked/private copies or the formatted files to report them, their websites & ultimately get them banned from #AO3

#fanzines #FandomHistory

https://web.archive.org/web/20221125222740/https://mastodon.lol/@morgandawn/109406336613203312

Fanfiction Enthusiasts Are Digitally Preserving Decades Worth of Zines

#fanzines #fanficton #FandomHistory #LGBTQA #InternetArchive
#OTW
#OrganizationForTransformativeWorks

@internetarchive

https://www.vice.com/en/article/4axmpn/fanfiction-enthusiasts-are-digitally-preserving-decades-worth-of-zines

Context: fan writers have been offering their #fanfic in printed format. Some via 3rd party printers, some simply formatting fic allowing you to print.

A group of #Destiel #Supernatural fans have formed & written a how to guide to impersonate as an interested fan to gain access to these locked/private copies or the formatted files to report them, their websites & ultimately get them banned from #AO3

Links & more context in the replies

https://chaoticdean.tumblr.com/post/701750704842375168/you-reap-what-you-sow-etc-etc

#fanzines #FandomHistory 1/n

Songs about aliens, #unicorns, and #Kirk/Spock! This #Thurminology we are focusing on #Filk. Often referred to as "science-fiction folk music", Filk is the creation and performance of music tied to sci-fi/fantasy fandom. Come over to #Fanlore and learn more! bit.ly/2TwETqR

#FandomHistory

I love #FandomHistory (my corner of #fandom is the part that reads and writes #fanfiction and edits #fanvids). Think #ArchiveOfOurOwn #AO3

Anyhow here is a post of gratitude to all the #volunteers who showed up, stayed and did the work.

#fanzine #digitizing & #archiving

#fanvid archiving and documenting them on #fanlore, the fan-run #wiki

#interviewing older & current fans for our #OralHistory

rescuing & #preserving our #FanArt

#introduction #intro

links to #projects in the replies

I have been a fan of popular culture (Western TV/Movies) for
over 25+ years. I read & write #fanfiction, have made #fanvids (#vidding). As I slowly drift towards the setting sun, I focus most of my energy on #fandomhistory

But starting in 2016, my social media is now mainly #USPol and sadly since 2020 #COVID19 My #fandom content may be intermittent.

#LGBTQ
#democracy
#resistance
#OTW
#AO3
#Fanlore

Twitter handle: morgandawn6

This is an over 18 blog

#introduction

Placeholder #intro post.

I am a 20+ yr fan of popular culture (Western TV/Movies). I read & write #fanfiction, have made #fanvids (#vidding). As I slowly drift towards the setting sun, I focus most of my energy on #fandomhistory

But starting in 2016, my social media is now mainly #USPol and sadly since 2020 #COVID19 My #fandom content will be sparse.

#LGBTQ
#democracy
#resistance