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| − | + | An '''''actifan''''' (plural, '''''actifen'''''), short 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]]. | ||
| − | {{fanspeak}} | + | Though not having its own entry, the term was used in both [[Fancyclopedia I]] and [[Fancyclopedia II]], and dates back at least to 1942, when [[Harry Jenkins]] used it in a [[loc]] in the May issue of ''[[Super Science Stories]]''. |
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| + | 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 [[con]]going, among actifans, is the chief extensional distinction between [[trufans]] and [[confans]]. | ||
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Revision as of 13:06, 28 January 2021
An actifan (plural, actifen), short 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 1942, when Harry Jenkins used it in a loc in the May issue of Super Science Stories.
| 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. |
