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Wow, that's a very impressive list. It must have taken an immense amount of hard work to compile! This is going to be a great resource, not only for fans of Jane and Kathy Keegan but also for those of us who are interested in the history of Pros fanfic. Thank you
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Only just seen this, via your link at Prosfinders - excellent addition to TaVeryMate's compilation, thank you! Now if I can just get Kompozer working properly... *pauses for wee tantrum*...
Thank you again, as your reply here triggered the LJ notification email which alerted me to the fact that there were comments here I had never been notified of or seen.
And fingers crossed that you get Kompozer working properly soon - or find an even easier and better alternative! I have such a list of changes/additions/new info for you it's ridiculous. And I'm still not anywhere near done with the project. *G*
Apologies for the long-delayed reply. LJ never notified of your comment and RL circumstances meant I wasn't obsessively checking comments the week after posting. *g
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Apologies for the long-delayed reply. LJ never notified of your comment and RL circumstances meant I wasn't obsessively checking comments the week after posting. *g*
Thank you!
Yes, there are several possible psuedonyms attributed to Jane (Kathy Keegan, Madelaine Ingram, and Barb Jones being the most mentioned), as well those that are definitely attached (JJ, Jade, Mel Keegan, her real full name, her married name).
Pseudonyms in fandom are always interesting but tricky to research. I'm always amazed by how many authors will tell you they don't even remember all the names they've used! (Though I suspect sometimes that is to cover their tracks out of embarrassment. *g*)
Thank you for the good wishes - that's for tomorrow so your comment was timely!
All my own fan writing (not all in Pros by any means) is on AO3. I have also recently started doing voluntary work for them because I think it's such a great idea and a great archive. They are experimenting with hosting archives (especially those that might be at risk for any reason) and histories but of course that means us, fans, uploading stuff. There is also Fanlore, run by AO3/OTW which is begging for contributions on the history of fandom. I am too multi-fandom to consider adding to that but you might well find it a good home for your researches.
I am very tired of LJ's so-called upgrades in many ways, and have moved to Dreamwidth for my 'personal' home though everything is crossposted to LJ. But I still log in for the comms, of course!
Timely indeed! Again, do hope that things go smoothly and you have good support in your recovery.
I'm aware of OTW and the various projects it covers, and generally consider them worthwhile while certainly problematical in many areas. I was asked to join the committee for Fanlore back in the earliest organizing stages but offline issues (primarily health related) meant that I declined.
And most of my Pros research ends up on Fanlore even without my direct efforts. It's always a bit disconcerting to see certain idiosyncratic phrasing or info stylings there, particularly if they are without attribution. The inclusion of a typo - and the discussion it provoked - was particularly memorable. *g*
I know the Hatstand archivist is heavily involved with OTW and Fanlore, and so info that I send to her as the Hatstand archivist tends to end up on Fanlore. Also, info I send to byslantedlight also tends to end up on Fanlore, as the Palely Loitering website is routinely mined for information and zine cover images
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And fingers crossed that you get Kompozer working properly soon - or find an even easier and better alternative! I have such a list of changes/additions/new info for you it's ridiculous. And I'm still not anywhere near done with the project. *G*
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There's a couple of other names associated with Jane as well as Kathy Keegan, but I don't have them handy.
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Thank you!
Yes, there are several possible psuedonyms attributed to Jane (Kathy Keegan, Madelaine Ingram, and Barb Jones being the most mentioned), as well those that are definitely attached (JJ, Jade, Mel Keegan, her real full name, her married name).
Pseudonyms in fandom are always interesting but tricky to research. I'm always amazed by how many authors will tell you they don't even remember all the names they've used! (Though I suspect sometimes that is to cover their tracks out of embarrassment. *g*)
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All my own fan writing (not all in Pros by any means) is on AO3. I have also recently started doing voluntary work for them because I think it's such a great idea and a great archive. They are experimenting with hosting archives (especially those that might be at risk for any reason) and histories but of course that means us, fans, uploading stuff. There is also Fanlore, run by AO3/OTW which is begging for contributions on the history of fandom. I am too multi-fandom to consider adding to that but you might well find it a good home for your researches.
I am very tired of LJ's so-called upgrades in many ways, and have moved to Dreamwidth for my 'personal' home though everything is crossposted to LJ. But I still log in for the comms, of course!
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I'm aware of OTW and the various projects it covers, and generally consider them worthwhile while certainly problematical in many areas. I was asked to join the committee for Fanlore back in the earliest organizing stages but offline issues (primarily health related) meant that I declined.
And most of my Pros research ends up on Fanlore even without my direct efforts. It's always a bit disconcerting to see certain idiosyncratic phrasing or info stylings there, particularly if they are without attribution. The inclusion of a typo - and the discussion it provoked - was particularly memorable. *g*
I know the Hatstand archivist is heavily involved with OTW and Fanlore, and so info that I send to her as the Hatstand archivist tends to end up on Fanlore. Also, info I send to byslantedlight also tends to end up on Fanlore, as the Palely Loitering website is routinely mined for information and zine cover images ( ... )
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