Opinions wanted!

[facetofcathy]

Edited to add, January 11, 2010:  I did some tweaking to the usage section of the page.  I tied the dictionary cite into the part about aca usage, so that it now clearly says that the fan fiction usage is correct in academia and American publishing.  I shamelessly borrowed some phrasing from this conversation.  I found some cites, but there is no cite for the idea that the fan fiction usage denotes aca or noob anywhere other than here, and the talk page itself.  Anyone got one?

Go check it out and edit that page or something else while you're there--if the urge hits, that is. 

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As I found out on the OTW news site, fan fiction has hit the dictionary.  There is a discussion on the Fan Fiction page from a while back about usage on the page itself, and about what that usage says about the person using the, er, usage. 

We could really use (had to, sorry) some fresh opinions, and even some cites on this. 

Should the Fan Fiction page use the term fanfiction, or fan fiction?  Does writing it as fan fiction make people think you're a noob or even an acafan in disguise?  Should I have made this a poll?

Opinions here, or on the talk page at Fanlore would be appreciated. 

Comments

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[anya_elizabeth]

I use fanfic or fanfiction, because it's a new word, it's easier to type, and it's somehow more distinct from the individual meanings of 'fan' and 'fiction'. Fanfiction is more than just fan fiction, fiction by fans. I dunno what more it is in terms of what I would put in a dictionary, but it's definitely more. I like it.

As for how it sounds, "fan fiction", to me, seems like someone attempting to translate the word for a mainstream audience. Which could be acafannish or could be noobish, but I wouldn't assume anything. I would think it looks wrong though.