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| − | Early social media: The online distributed forum system everyone used to use on the Internet | + | Early social media: The online distributed forum system everyone used to use on the Internet. It hosted “newsgroups” (specialized forums) like: |
| − | {{ | + | *'''alt.fandom.cons''': For discussing [[conventions]]. [https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/alt.fandom.cons alt.fandom.cons archives on Google Groups.] |
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| + | * '''alt.sex.bondage''' aka '''a.s.b''' (ay*es*be) was a [[Usenet]] newsgroup, alt.sex.bondage, and, by extension, the initialism refers to anyone who enjoys BDSM sexual games. A small group of [[fans]] participating in such at [[cons]] unfortunately opened the door to [[parasite|parasitic]] [[mundane]] S/M enthusiasts who found our [[conventions]] convenient playgrounds, with a devastating effect on at least [[Disclave Flood|one East Coast con]]. | ||
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| + | * '''rec.arts.sf.fandom''' aka '''rasff''', pronounced “rass-eff,” the [[Usenet]] newsgroup that, for its time, was probably the closest net equivalent to general [[fandom]]. A lot of [[Fanzine Fans|fanzine]] and [[convention fans]] tended to hang out there. The group was very important in the 1990s, and could have been said to have been a [[focal point]] of [[fandom]] during that decade. [https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/rec.arts.sf.fandom rec.arts.sf.fandom archives on Google Groups.] | ||
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| + | Changing technologies, the appearance of new social media, and greatly increased interpersonal friction over politics, post-9/11, contributed to participant attrition so that by the mid-2000s, many of the fans had migrated largely to [[Live Journal]], personal blogs, and other newer channels, and later to [[Facebook]]. | ||
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| + | It still exists, in a way, as Google Groups. | ||
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Revision as of 08:42, 3 July 2021
Early social media: The online distributed forum system everyone used to use on the Internet. It hosted “newsgroups” (specialized forums) like:
- alt.fandom.cons: For discussing conventions. alt.fandom.cons archives on Google Groups.
- alt.sex.bondage aka a.s.b (ay*es*be) was a Usenet newsgroup, alt.sex.bondage, and, by extension, the initialism refers to anyone who enjoys BDSM sexual games. A small group of fans participating in such at cons unfortunately opened the door to parasitic mundane S/M enthusiasts who found our conventions convenient playgrounds, with a devastating effect on at least one East Coast con.
- rec.arts.sf.fandom aka rasff, pronounced “rass-eff,” the Usenet newsgroup that, for its time, was probably the closest net equivalent to general fandom. A lot of fanzine and convention fans tended to hang out there. The group was very important in the 1990s, and could have been said to have been a focal point of fandom during that decade. rec.arts.sf.fandom archives on Google Groups.
Changing technologies, the appearance of new social media, and greatly increased interpersonal friction over politics, post-9/11, contributed to participant attrition so that by the mid-2000s, many of the fans had migrated largely to Live Journal, personal blogs, and other newer channels, and later to Facebook.
It still exists, in a way, as Google Groups.
| Publication | ???? |
| This is a publication page. Please extend it by adding information about when and by whom it was published, how many issues it has had, (including adding a partial or complete checklist), its contents (including perhaps a ToC listing), its size and repro method, regular columnists, its impact on fandom, or by adding scans or links to scans. See Standards for Publications. |
