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| − | ''[[Star Trek]]'' [[fandom]] is separate from and independent of mainstream [[sf fandom]]. In the 1960s and '70s, especially, it had a great degree of overlap. Trekdom began with a letter-writing campaign that originated with [[Bjo Trimble]] in sf fandom, appealing to [[fans]] to write Paramount to urge reconsideration when the network intended to cancel the show after only two seasons. The letter-writing campaign actually paid off and the network reconsidered.
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| − | Aficionados of the show began publishing [[fanzines]] about and, while attending multi-media conventions under the broad umbrella of sf fandom, also began having conventions of their own.
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| − | "Trekkers" is a polite way to refer to these people -- the one the majority of them accept. They consider "Trekkies," a term that has been credited to [[Art Saha]], derogatory.
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| − | The rise of [[fringe fandom|Trek fandom]] began to bring people into sf fandom, folks who had been turned on to sf by the show or who had first learned about [[sf conventions]] via ''Star Trek''.
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| − | It has been remarked that, in the [[mundane]] world, some of the most devastating holy wars have been between, not different religions, but different sects of the same religion. It is true that there is something of this going on here, as many [[sf]] readers consider ''Star Trek'' to be mediocre or even "dumbed down" sf.
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| − | Contributors: [[Dr. Gafia]], others.
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