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Status of Fanwork Categories
Since response to the fanwork category proposal post was positive, we have started creating the proposed fanwork subcategories. So far, we have added:
* Zine Fandom
* Podfics
* Fanfiction
* Vids
and updated the corresponding templates. Now the Fanworks category contains only 348 pages, down from over 11,000! Check out the current Fanworks category.
The fanart categories haven't been created yet because we wanted to double check on what categories are needed. Because these categories would be added manually, and there are over 29,000 image files on Fanlore to sort through, we want to do it right the first time, if possible. So far, the proposed list includes:
* Category:Artworks
** Category:Zine Covers
** Category:Doujinshi Covers
** Category:Manips
** Category:Icons
** Category:Banners
** Category:Drawings
1. Are these good category names?
2. Anything missing?
3. Would zine covers with drawn artwork be given both the Zine Covers and Drawings categories?
4. Zine Covers needs to be further subdivied since there are so many examples on the wiki. (What is a useful way to do this? Fandom? Style? Decade? Do we want to distinguish between "art covers" and text-only covers?)
5. No one has requested this yet, but how about a "Calendars" category? There are quite a few articles about print calendars on the wiki.
Commenters on the last post also requested other templates and categories. So far, we have a template (but no category) for Template:FanFilm and related stuff. Also proposed:
*Filk
*Podcasts(needs a template first) new template
*Tape Zines (might have to be added manually?)
Regarding Filk, we have a filk album template (and an unused songbook template), but no dedicated categories other than Filk Music. We have a brand new filksong template that needs some feedback from filk experts. Do we want a new category like Filk Songs & Albums? Like this:
* Category:Filk Music (existing)
** Filk Songs & Albums (new)
Or do we want separate categories? Like this:
* Category:Filk Music (existing)
** Filk Songs (new)
** Filk Albums (new)
* Zine Fandom
* Podfics
* Fanfiction
* Vids
and updated the corresponding templates. Now the Fanworks category contains only 348 pages, down from over 11,000! Check out the current Fanworks category.
The fanart categories haven't been created yet because we wanted to double check on what categories are needed. Because these categories would be added manually, and there are over 29,000 image files on Fanlore to sort through, we want to do it right the first time, if possible. So far, the proposed list includes:
* Category:Artworks
** Category:Zine Covers
** Category:Doujinshi Covers
** Category:Manips
** Category:Icons
** Category:Banners
** Category:Drawings
1. Are these good category names?
2. Anything missing?
3. Would zine covers with drawn artwork be given both the Zine Covers and Drawings categories?
4. Zine Covers needs to be further subdivied since there are so many examples on the wiki. (What is a useful way to do this? Fandom? Style? Decade? Do we want to distinguish between "art covers" and text-only covers?)
5. No one has requested this yet, but how about a "Calendars" category? There are quite a few articles about print calendars on the wiki.
Commenters on the last post also requested other templates and categories. So far, we have a template (but no category) for Template:FanFilm and related stuff. Also proposed:
*Filk
*Podcasts
*Tape Zines (might have to be added manually?)
Regarding Filk, we have a filk album template (and an unused songbook template), but no dedicated categories other than Filk Music. We have a brand new filksong template that needs some feedback from filk experts. Do we want a new category like Filk Songs & Albums? Like this:
* Category:Filk Music (existing)
** Filk Songs & Albums (new)
Or do we want separate categories? Like this:
* Category:Filk Music (existing)
** Filk Songs (new)
** Filk Albums (new)
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I should, um, maybe add more songs to the filk songs template. Hm. (When I have more brain. Finding template details & instructions is beyond me right now.)
Other filksongs (which I am listing so I'll remember them, or someone else can add filk template details):
http://fanlore.org/wiki/The_Horse-Tamer%27s_Daughter_%28filksong%29
http://fanlore.org/wiki/The_Battle_Hymn_of_the_Helpers
http://fanlore.org/wiki/My_Old_Man
http://fanlore.org/wiki/Rebel_Pilot%27s_Lament
http://fanlore.org/wiki/Temper_of_Revenge
http://fanlore.org/wiki/The_Territory_of_Rigel
http://fanlore.org/wiki/Tie-Fighters_in_the_Sky
http://fanlore.org/wiki/We_Didn%27t_Start_the_Fandom
http://fanlore.org/wiki/Zaphod_Beeblebrox_and_Me
Songs that should get added (when someone who knows about them has time; mentioning it here gives me an email that will work as a reminder for when I've got time):
S-100 Bus
Old Time Religion
Velveteen
Yoda and The Saga Begins (which Weird Al insists are not filk, but damn do they get sung at filksings fairly often)
What Shall We Do With A Drunken Hobbit?
You Bash the Balrog