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| − | Laura Hale is a fan fiction junkie. She started writing fandom articles about "Star Trek: The Next Generation" in 1994. | + | Laura Hale is a [[Fanfiction|fan fiction]] junkie. She started writing [[The best fandom sites|fandom]] articles about "Star Trek: The Next Generation" in 1994, and soon began developing online resources for fanfiction writers and readers. Laura founded [http://fanhistory.com/wiki/Main_Page/ FanHistory.com], a [[WikiWiki|wiki]] documenting the history of fandom, in May 2006. |
| − | + | [[Fanfiction]] is fiction produced by fans of scripted television shows, movies and other original sources. Fanfiction writers create new stories that draw on the characters and plots of the original creations they love. | |
Fan History serves as a resource for fans to document the history of their fandoms, share news and promote their own projects. Fan History also helps researchers better understand the fan community. | Fan History serves as a resource for fans to document the history of their fandoms, share news and promote their own projects. Fan History also helps researchers better understand the fan community. | ||
| − | Fan History | + | Fan History has more than 765,000 articles. It's the [http://www.prlog.org/10246588-fan-history-is-breaking-wiki-size-barriers.html/ largest MediaWiki] wiki outside of the [[Wikimedia.org|Wikimedia Foundation]]. Fan History averages 2,113 visitors daily. |
| − | + | The Fan History wiki grew from the Writers University's history department on [[FanFiction.net]]. Hale founded Writers University in 2000. The site went through various phases, during which Hale, who holds a master's of education in instructional technology, continued her research into fan fiction and [[The best fandom sites|fandom]]. | |
| − | + | In 2006, Fan History was born as a [[WikiWiki|wiki]]. Unlike some wikis, such as [[Wikipedia]], there's no notability requirement on Fan History -- that is, whether an article is on a topic worthy of inclusion in the wiki. That's because Hale believes everything matters in preserving and documenting fandom history. | |
| − | Fan History | + | Over the last three years, Fan History has expanded its fandom content through a partnership with [[FanworksFinder.com|FanworksFinder]]. In 2008, Hale ran the FanFictionNetBot, which added more than a half-million articles to the Fan History site. That same year, Hale incorporated Fan History as a company. |
| − | + | Fan History is constantly expanding its categories. Earlier this year, Fan History's [http://www.fanhistory.com/wiki/Category:Fanzines zine category] added more than 1,600 articles, making it one of the largest sources of its kind online. | |
| − | ==Fandom's best resource== | + | Hale hopes to grow Fan History's contributor base, develop content and improve traffic. She also plans to expand the company's consulting work. Fan History's staff of one full-time employee, one intern and four volunteer administrators offers some free advising for wikis, fan fiction archives and bloggers. |
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| header = Fandom community categories | | header = Fandom community categories | ||
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| − | * | + | *Anime |
| − | * | + | *Cartoons |
| − | * | + | *Comics |
| − | * | + | *Movies |
| − | * | + | *Politics |
| − | * | + | *Science fiction |
| − | * | + | *Sports |
| − | * | + | *Television |
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| − | Most of Fan History's content is categorized by fan culture groups, with | + | |
| + | Most of Fan History's content is categorized by fan culture groups, with more than 36,000 fandom communities. | ||
The most popular fan categories on Fan History are: | The most popular fan categories on Fan History are: | ||
| − | *Music- 17,605 fandoms | + | * Music- 17,605 fandoms |
| − | *Movies- 13,000 fandoms | + | * Movies- 13,000 fandoms |
| − | *Television- | + | * Television- 5,750 fandoms |
| − | + | People can search by type of [http://www.fanhistory.com/wiki/Category:Fandoms fandom] and by [http://www.fanhistory.com/wiki/Category:Terminology terminology] of different fandoms. | |
Other popular searches: | Other popular searches: | ||
| − | *Conventions | + | * Conventions |
| − | *Dates in fandom | + | * Dates in fandom |
| − | + | * Fanzines | |
| − | *Fanzines | + | * Kerfuffles and fights |
| − | * | + | * People |
| − | *People | + | * Places |
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==Follow Fan History== | ==Follow Fan History== | ||
| − | {{Twitter| | + | : {{Twitter|FanHistoryWiki}} |
| − | + | : [http://blog.fanhistory.com/ Blog] | |
| − | [http://blog.fanhistory.com/ Blog] | + | : [http://www.fanpop.com/spots/fan-history/ FanPop] |
| − | + | : [http://identi.ca/fanhistorywiki/ Identica] | |
| − | [http://www.fanpop.com/spots/fan-history/ FanPop] | + | : [http://asylums.insanejournal.com/fanhistory/ InsaneJournal asylum] |
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| − | [http://identi.ca/fanhistorywiki/ Identica] | ||
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| − | [http://asylums.insanejournal.com/fanhistory/ InsaneJournal asylum] | ||
==Related Domains== | ==Related Domains== | ||
| − | <WikiPages> | + | <WikiPages maxcols="3" width="100%"> |
FanWorksFinder.com | FanWorksFinder.com | ||
JournalFen.net | JournalFen.net | ||
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FanFiction.net | FanFiction.net | ||
fanlore.org | fanlore.org | ||
| − | fandomwank.com</WikiPages> | + | fandomwank.com |
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==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
* [http://www.fanhistory.com/ Fan History's main page] | * [http://www.fanhistory.com/ Fan History's main page] | ||
* [http://fanhistory.com/wiki/Fanhistory.com:About About Fan History] | * [http://fanhistory.com/wiki/Fanhistory.com:About About Fan History] | ||
| − | + | * [http://www.wikiindex.org/Fan_History_Wiki Wikindex] {{WikiIndexMember}} | |
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| − | * [http://www.wikiindex.org/Fan_History_Wiki Wikindex] | ||
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__NOTOC__ | __NOTOC__ | ||
| + | [[Category:Fandom]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Wiki]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Fanfiction]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Fans]] | ||
| + | [[Category:FanHistory]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Pages_with_broken_file_links]] | ||
| + | [[Category:WikiIndex]] | ||
Latest revision as of 11:59, 8 November 2013
Wiki celebrating fandom and fanfiction history
Laura Hale is a fan fiction junkie. She started writing fandom articles about "Star Trek: The Next Generation" in 1994, and soon began developing online resources for fanfiction writers and readers. Laura founded FanHistory.com, a wiki documenting the history of fandom, in May 2006.
Fanfiction is fiction produced by fans of scripted television shows, movies and other original sources. Fanfiction writers create new stories that draw on the characters and plots of the original creations they love.
Fan History serves as a resource for fans to document the history of their fandoms, share news and promote their own projects. Fan History also helps researchers better understand the fan community.
Fan History has more than 765,000 articles. It's the largest MediaWiki wiki outside of the Wikimedia Foundation. Fan History averages 2,113 visitors daily.
The Fan History wiki grew from the Writers University's history department on FanFiction.net. Hale founded Writers University in 2000. The site went through various phases, during which Hale, who holds a master's of education in instructional technology, continued her research into fan fiction and fandom.
In 2006, Fan History was born as a wiki. Unlike some wikis, such as Wikipedia, there's no notability requirement on Fan History -- that is, whether an article is on a topic worthy of inclusion in the wiki. That's because Hale believes everything matters in preserving and documenting fandom history.
Over the last three years, Fan History has expanded its fandom content through a partnership with FanworksFinder. In 2008, Hale ran the FanFictionNetBot, which added more than a half-million articles to the Fan History site. That same year, Hale incorporated Fan History as a company.
Fan History is constantly expanding its categories. Earlier this year, Fan History's zine category added more than 1,600 articles, making it one of the largest sources of its kind online.
Hale hopes to grow Fan History's contributor base, develop content and improve traffic. She also plans to expand the company's consulting work. Fan History's staff of one full-time employee, one intern and four volunteer administrators offers some free advising for wikis, fan fiction archives and bloggers.
Fandom's best history resource
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Most of Fan History's content is categorized by fan culture groups, with more than 36,000 fandom communities.
The most popular fan categories on Fan History are:
- Music- 17,605 fandoms
- Movies- 13,000 fandoms
- Television- 5,750 fandoms
People can search by type of fandom and by terminology of different fandoms.
Other popular searches:
- Conventions
- Dates in fandom
- Fanzines
- Kerfuffles and fights
- People
- Places
Follow Fan History
: Related Domains
External Links
- Fan History's main page
- About Fan History
- Wikindex
WikiIndex 