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| − | (Did you mean a [[Focal Point (McInerney)|Mike McInerney, Arnie Katz and rich brown | + | (Did you mean a [[Focal Point (McInerney)|fanzine by Mike McInerney, Arnie Katz and rich brown]]?) |
| − | In [[fanhistory]], a '''focal point''' is a [[fanzine]] or group considered central to a particular [[fannish]] era. In particular, in a [[numbered fandom]], the focal point is the [[zine]] that most exemplified and defined the period, the quintessential zine a [[fan]] had to read to be considered truly a part of the era. In post-numerical eras, [[conventions]] or online communities have sometimes been called "focal points," but this is a controversial usage. | + | |
| + | In [[fanhistory]], a '''focal point''' is a [[fanzine]], [[fan]] or group considered central to a particular [[fannish]] era. In particular, in a [[numbered fandom]], the focal point is the [[zine]] that most exemplified and defined the period, the quintessential [[zine]] a [[fan]] had to read to be considered truly a part of the era. | ||
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| + | In post-numerical eras, [[conventions]] or online communities have sometimes been called "focal points," but this is a controversial usage. | ||
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Revision as of 12:12, 18 January 2021
(Did you mean a fanzine by Mike McInerney, Arnie Katz and rich brown?)
In fanhistory, a focal point is a fanzine, fan or group considered central to a particular fannish era. In particular, in a numbered fandom, the focal point is the zine that most exemplified and defined the period, the quintessential zine a fan had to read to be considered truly a part of the era.
In post-numerical eras, conventions or online communities have sometimes been called "focal points," but this is a controversial usage.
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