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Welcome to Fan History! A fan run wiki that anyone can edit! (Provided you follow the rules.) Fan History is dedicated to documenting the history of fandom. What parts of fandom are covered? See our fandom index below. Fan History is special, at least compared to other wikis. We have no notability requirement. Why? Because everything matters when trying to put together the full picture of what is going on in fandom. What little name authors are doing can help demonstrate larger trends that might not otherwise show up. We'd love for you to be involved with our project. No edit is too small. Still have questions? Ask them on our forums.
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| Actors
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| In the news...
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- On November 5, 2008, Michael Crichton passed away. [1]
- On October 27, 2008, LiveJournal continued to have extended periods of downtime.
- On October 15, 2008, Microsoft confirmed that they would be handing over their MSN Groups to Multiply.[2] A utility for moving MSN Groups was being developed, and the deadline for moving groups is February 21, 2009. Microsoft is launching a new social networking service, Windows Live Groups, on November 17, 2008.[3]
- On October 15, 2008, it was reported that actor Gale Harold, known for his role as Brian Kinney on Queer as Folk, was injured in a motorcycle accident the day before. Gale had more recently been seen on Desperate Housewives. He is expected to make a full recovery from a fractured shoulder and is currently under observation for other injuries.[4]
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| Wiki News
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| November 29
| We created a new top level fandom category: Radio. It is linked on the main page. Please help us by improving the articles in it!
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| November 7
| We would like to remind visitors that if you want to request deletion of a page about yourself, please follow the rules for doing so outlined at Help: Article deletion. This will allow the administrators to assist you in your request most efficiently.--Sidewinder 13:15, 7 November 2008 (UTC)
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| October 22
| AOL is shutting down its member hosted web sites. [5] If you are affected by this, let Laura know and she'll work with you to find a new home!
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| This day in fandom history: December 2
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December 2
- On December 2, 1996, J.R.R. Tolkien wrote a letter to Joy Hill regarding fan fiction.
- Between October and December 1996, the Mulder/Krycek Romantics Association was created.
- In December 2000, Warner Brothers sent Claire Fields a cease and desist letter in regards to a Harry Potter related domain name she owned. In response to this, PotterWar was created by Alastair Alexander. Another fan group, Defense Against the Dark Arts, partnered with PotterWar to help them in their effort. There was cross fandom interaction at one point when both groups had some assistance from the BuffyBringers group. (MaryTheFan: [6])
- The massive expansive growth of the Lord of the Rings Real Person Fic community started to wane by December of 2003.
- On December 2, 2003, Shadowfen's Xena:Warrior Princess Fan Fiction Index was last updated. [7]
- In November 2002, the harry_potter_slash mailing list was founded. This list saw its volume peak in December of 2004.
Recent days: December 1 – November 30 – November 29
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