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Short for "ACTIve FAN". A [[fan]] who participates actively in [[fandom]] ([[club]], [[con]], or [[zine]], and now the internet) by making things happen which other, lazier, types ([[passifan]]s) are content to just appreciate (and/or pay money for).
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Short for "ACTIve FAN". A [[fan]] who participates actively in [[fandom]] ([[club]], [[con]], or [[zine]], and now the internet) by making things happen which other, lazier, types ([[Passifen|passifans]]) are content to just appreciate (and/or pay money for).
  
 
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]].
 
contributors: [[Dr. Gafia]], [[Joe Siclari]]
 
  
 
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Revision as of 12:12, 31 December 2019

Short for "ACTIve FAN". A fan who participates actively in fandom (club, con, or zine, and now the internet) by making things happen which other, lazier, types (passifans) are content to just appreciate (and/or pay money for).

The term is sometime used as a synonym for trufan, in the sense of one whose fanac takes place in trufandom.


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