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− | An '''''actifan''''' (plural, '''''actifen'''''), | + | An '''''actifan''''' (plural, '''''actifen'''''), a [[scientificombination]] for '''''acti'''ve '''fan''''', is a [[fan]] who participates vigorously in [[fandom]] — [[clubs]], [[cons]], [[fanzines]], and now the internet — by making things happen that other, lazier types ([[Passifen|passifans]]) are content to just appreciate (and/or pay money for). An actifan’s [[crifanac]] typically encompasses more than one aspect of [[fandom]]. |
The term is sometime used as a synonym for [[trufan]], in the sense of one whose [[fanac]] takes place in [[trufandom]]. | The term is sometime used as a synonym for [[trufan]], in the sense of one whose [[fanac]] takes place in [[trufandom]]. | ||
Though not having its own entry, the term was used in both [[Fancyclopedia I]] and [[Fancyclopedia II]], and dates back at least to 1941. [[Joe Gilbert]] and [[Harry Jenkins, Jr.]], are credited with being the first to use the term in print, in a review of ''[[Bonfire]]'' #1, appearing in ''[[Fantasite]]'' Vol. 1, No. 4 ([https://diyhistory.lib.uiowa.edu/transcribe/4307/125712 July 1941, p. 20]): "Official organ of the [[NFFF]], which every actifan should join." Jenkins later used it in a [[loc]] in the May 1942 issue of ''[[Super Science Stories]]''. | Though not having its own entry, the term was used in both [[Fancyclopedia I]] and [[Fancyclopedia II]], and dates back at least to 1941. [[Joe Gilbert]] and [[Harry Jenkins, Jr.]], are credited with being the first to use the term in print, in a review of ''[[Bonfire]]'' #1, appearing in ''[[Fantasite]]'' Vol. 1, No. 4 ([https://diyhistory.lib.uiowa.edu/transcribe/4307/125712 July 1941, p. 20]): "Official organ of the [[NFFF]], which every actifan should join." Jenkins later used it in a [[loc]] in the May 1942 issue of ''[[Super Science Stories]]''. | ||
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An actifan (plural, actifen), a scientificombination for active fan, is a fan who participates vigorously in fandom — clubs, cons, fanzines, and now the internet — by making things happen that other, lazier types (passifans) are content to just appreciate (and/or pay money for). An actifan’s crifanac typically encompasses more than one aspect of fandom.
The term is sometime used as a synonym for trufan, in the sense of one whose fanac takes place in trufandom.
Though not having its own entry, the term was used in both Fancyclopedia I and Fancyclopedia II, and dates back at least to 1941. Joe Gilbert and Harry Jenkins, Jr., are credited with being the first to use the term in print, in a review of Bonfire #1, appearing in Fantasite Vol. 1, No. 4 (July 1941, p. 20): "Official organ of the NFFF, which every actifan should join." Jenkins later used it in a loc in the May 1942 issue of Super Science Stories.
However, their offhand use suggests that term is still older.
From Fancyclopedia 2, ca. 1959 |
From Fan Depending on the extent to which a given fan indulges in anything more than local club activity he may be distinguished as an actifan (as opposed to passifen); stress on crifanac rather than congoing, among actifans, is the chief extensional distinction between trufans and confans. |
From Fancyclopedia 1, ca. 1944 |
From scientificombination - The archetype scientificombination was Gernsback's "scientifiction", a running into ea/oth of "scientific" and "fiction". Under the influence of Ackerman, many other combinations are in common use, eg, pename, stfunnyarn, whathell, actifan.... |
Fanspeak | 1942— |
This is a fanspeak page. Please extend it by adding information about when and by whom it was coined, whether it’s still in use, etc. |