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'''Midwest''' or '''Midwestern Fandom''' generally refers to [[fans]] in the U.S. states comprising the historical Northwest Territory -- Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio and Wisconsin -- plus Ontario, [[Canada]], and more specifically, to the circle of those fans who attend [[Midwestcon]].
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'''Midwest Fandom''' generally refers to [[fans]] living in the [[U.S.]] states comprising the historical Northwest Territory — [[Illinois]], [[Indiana]], [[Michigan]], [[Minnesota]], [[Ohio]] and [[Wisconsin]] — plus Southern [[Ontario]], [[Canada]], and, sometimes, part of [[Kentucky]].  More specifically, it often refers to the [[circle]] of those fans who attend [[Midwestcon]].
  
Midwestern fen are known as hard [[room party|partiers]]. That [[Bob Tucker]] hailed from the Midwest no doubt contributed. This is the region the originated [[All Night Fandom]], that birthed the [[slan shack]] and the [[propeller beanie]] and is home to the original [[relaxacon]].
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[[Oklahoma]] native [[Jack Speer]] referred to the region as the '''Mid-East''' in [[Fancyclopedia 1]] because it's in the eastern half of the country.
  
It was also infamously referred to as the [[Wimpy Zone]] by an East Coast [[smof]].
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Midwestern fen are known as hard [[room party|partiers]]. That the old [[Smoooth]]ie [[Bob Tucker]] hailed from the Midwest no doubt contributed. This is the region that originated [[All-Night Fandom]], that birthed the [[Slan Shack]] and the [[propeller beanie]], and is home to the original [[relaxacon]].
  
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It was also part of the area infamously referred to as the [[Wimpy Zone]] by an [[East Coast]] [[smof]].
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Revision as of 00:20, 4 November 2022

Midwest Fandom generally refers to fans living in the U.S. states comprising the historical Northwest Territory — Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio and Wisconsin — plus Southern Ontario, Canada, and, sometimes, part of Kentucky. More specifically, it often refers to the circle of those fans who attend Midwestcon.

Oklahoma native Jack Speer referred to the region as the Mid-East in Fancyclopedia 1 because it's in the eastern half of the country.

Midwestern fen are known as hard partiers. That the old Smooothie Bob Tucker hailed from the Midwest no doubt contributed. This is the region that originated All-Night Fandom, that birthed the Slan Shack and the propeller beanie, and is home to the original relaxacon.

It was also part of the area infamously referred to as the Wimpy Zone by an East Coast smof.



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