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Early social media: The online distributed forum system everyone used to use on the Internet. It hosted “newsgroups” (specialized forums) like:
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Early social media — the online distributed forum system everyone used to use on the Internet. It hosted “newsgroups” (specialized forums), and [[sf]] groups were ''very'' active:
  
 
*'''alt.fandom.cons''': For discussing [[conventions]]. [https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/alt.fandom.cons alt.fandom.cons archives on Google Groups.]
 
*'''alt.fandom.cons''': For discussing [[conventions]]. [https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/alt.fandom.cons 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 [[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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* '''alt.sex.bondage''' aka '''a.s.b''' (ay*es*be): 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]].  
  
* '''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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* '''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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*'''rec.arts.sf.written''': [[sercon]] fan group for [[book]] talk and reviews.
  
 
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]].  
 
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.  
 
It still exists, in a way, as Google Groups.  
  
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Latest revision as of 12:51, 28 December 2021

Early social media — the online distributed forum system everyone used to use on the Internet. It hosted “newsgroups” (specialized forums), and sf groups were very active:

  • alt.sex.bondage aka a.s.b (ay*es*be): 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.written: sercon fan group for book talk and reviews.

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 1980
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