So, who's the audience for Fanlore? Is it us? Or is it outsiders? I think that should determine which form we use. (I note that it's Fanlore, not Fan Lore.)
I also don't see any reason to privilege the Merriam-Webster over the equally reputable AHD and other dictionaries which did not wait until 2009 to add fanfiction as a term.
I don't want to slam whoever wrote this, because I really appreciate all the hard work people have put in to Fanlore. However: While fan fiction is the accepted, "correct" spelling of the term I find that phrasing unfortunate. Accepted and "correct" according to whom? People other than those who write and read fanfic have the authority to choose what the correct term is? Really? That sentence could easily read "While fan fiction is the accepted spelling of the term used in academia and fan studies ..." and be way less insulting.
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I also don't see any reason to privilege the Merriam-Webster over the equally reputable AHD and other dictionaries which did not wait until 2009 to add fanfiction as a term.
I don't want to slam whoever wrote this, because I really appreciate all the hard work people have put in to Fanlore. However:
While fan fiction is the accepted, "correct" spelling of the term
I find that phrasing unfortunate. Accepted and "correct" according to whom? People other than those who write and read fanfic have the authority to choose what the correct term is? Really? That sentence could easily read "While fan fiction is the accepted spelling of the term used in academia and fan studies ..." and be way less insulting.
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