We are using the word "text" in the academic sense--anything that can be "read" or interpreted. So movies, books, paintings, anything televised or recorded are "texts" in this sense. There has always been some back and forth about whether RPF fit even this loose definition.
>No fandom that has a fandom category needs to have a page categorized under Fandoms by Source Text.
There is a Category:Harry Potter. The page "Harry Potter", along with pages like The Draco Trilogy and FictionAlley, gets this category and doesn't need the category "Fandoms by Source Text".
Media Fandom is an eclectic assortment of individual fan communities that share certain values, practices, and vocabulary. It is my understanding that some books, like Harry Potter and The Lord of the Rings, are counted as part of media fandom. I guess it depends on who you ask?
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>No fandom that has a fandom category needs to have a page categorized under Fandoms by Source Text.
There is a Category:Harry Potter. The page "Harry Potter", along with pages like The Draco Trilogy and FictionAlley, gets this category and doesn't need the category "Fandoms by Source Text".
Media Fandom is an eclectic assortment of individual fan communities that share certain values, practices, and vocabulary. It is my understanding that some books, like Harry Potter and The Lord of the Rings, are counted as part of media fandom. I guess it depends on who you ask?