Stub September - Fan Communities

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It's the last full week of Stub September! Thank you again to every who has participated thus far, we've had some great contributions!

The theme this week is fan communities!

This includes websites, forums, mailing lists, and other fan spaces. Some examples of fan community pages that are currently stubs include:

• Alt.comic.fan-fiction, a comics fic newsgroup
  
• Fanthropology, a multifandom meta comm on LJ
  
• FicWad, a multifandom fic archive
  
• MuggleNet, a Harry Potter fansite
  
• MangaFox, a scanlation site
  
• Official X-Files Message Board, an X-Files forum
  
• Slash-sis, a multifandom slash mailing list
  
• Yaoi Germany, a German yaoi archive

New editor? See the Intro to Fanlore FAQ, Help:Editing pages, and the formatting cheatsheet for the basics of wiki editing.

Our help page for fan communities is currently a work in progress, so we would appreciate you letting us know (in the comments below or via our contact form) if there is anything you're confused about or think should be addressed. In the meantime, here are some ideas to get you started:

• What is the community's history? Why was it started? How has it changed over time?
  
• When was the community most active? Who runs/moderates it?
  
• What kind of fans is the community for? What kind of reputation does it have for those outside the community?
  
• Were there any notable events, controversies, or wanks involving the community?
  
• Is it known for being home to a particular fan, fanwork, or type of fan?
  
• Does it have any relationship (conflicts, affiliation) with other communities in the fandom? Are there similar/related communities?
  

You may want to browse the Fan Communities category and its subcategories to see examples of fan community pages.


If you have any questions, feel free to comment on this post or to email the Fanlore Gardeners. We also would love to hear about your contributions to the challenge so far in the comments below. Happy editing!