I’ve written about Fanlore before, repeatedly actually. When the wiki went life, I was very excited about it. On the one hand, a place to record all aspects of fannish history sounds like an amazing thing. On the other hand, it was a new thing to try out, because I had never worked on a wiki before. So I signed up, got scared by the sheer magnitude ( Read more... )

I’m keeping track of OTW, not because I’m a vehement supporter of their ideas, but because I find them interesting and I want to see where they go with their different projects, of which Fanlore is the most fun in my humble and very personal opinion. I like the idea of a fandom wiki. It gives you a way to silently sneak in and search a term ( ( Read more... )

I’m trying to be a better (meaning: more regular) wiki editor. So I did some work on pages where I felt I have at least a vague idea what I’m talking about (I’d never dare add anything for fandoms I’ve only seen in passing).  This way, I wrote up a first draft of the entry for The Mellon Chronicles anddid some work on the Delicious entry, though I’ ( Read more... )

It's quite fascinating to browse terms I know on Fanlore (and even more fascinating to have a look at things that are totally unknown to me). So I went and read through the Hurt/Comfort entry.

Here is quote for all my fellow slashers (it might also interest gen-writers, because the same dynamics apply both in gen and in slash). Just let it stew a ( Read more... )

Playing around with Fanlore and realizing that, no, editing a wiki isn't all that hard.

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