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Fandom is a term which describes the the collective fans of a similar interest. The members of a fandom are sometimes called fen.


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The use of this term predates 1896. [1]

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The following definition dates to May 2001 in the West Wing fandom:

Fandom: this seems obvious, but what the hell. It's a collective term for fans and fan writers for a given show, e.g. "I write in several fandoms, including The West Wing." [2]


The following term dates to December 2001 in the Harry Potter fandom:

Fandom: A term used to encompass the fans, their activities and mostly everything related to whatever they are fans of. Eg., "The Star Wars fandom has to be one of the largest Internet communities I've stumbled across."[3]

The following definition dates to January 2003 in the Tomorrow People fandom:

Fandom - The activies, canon, characters, fan fiction, and fans of a particular show, movie, book, or other thing. Everything that happens involving the Tomorrow People fans is the Tomorrow People fandom. This is also used as a synonym for "universe", meaning the world in which a show, movie, or book takes place. [4]

The following definition dates to March 2003 in the science fiction fandom:

fandom: (1) The sf subculture. Those involved in producing fanzines, going to cons, etc. (2) Any similar subculture (e.g., comics fandom). [5]

The following definition dates to May 2003 in the Combat! and Nash Bridges fandoms:

fandom: A collective term used to describe all fans and their activities. Science fiction fandom originates in the 1930s, when the first clubs were created. [6]

The following definition is from the science fiction fandom and dates to November 2003:

fandom
The Science Fiction hobby or subculture. Inclu des discussing SF (books, film, TV...), writing amateur SF, conrunning, filking, gaming, costuming, smoffing, and more, new fandoms arise constantly. [7]

The following definition dates to May 2004 in the Harry Potter, Horatio Hornblower and Pirates of the Caribbean fandoms:

Fandom:
the fan following of a book, movie, series, author, artist, or anything that might inspire fannish behavior. The term fandom also applies to the fans themselves, their activies as fans, and the unique vocabulary, websites, and humor that the fans create.[8]


The following term dates to 2005 in the Lord of the Rings fandom:

Fandom - A group of fans sharing opinions and creations (fanart, fanfiction, etc) about their preferred obsession. [9]


The following definition dates to May 2005 in the slash, Westlife, and Lord of the Rings fandoms:

Fandom - Fan activities, including fan fiction, fan art, mailinglists, forums etc., that takes place around a particular music group, artist, Tv show, movie etc. Can also refer to the community itself - i.e the fans that have drawn around a particular fandom. [10]

The following definition dates to December 2005 in the Harry Potter fandom:

fandom: the term meaning all activity by fans. The Harry Potter fandom, for instance, includes all ships, gen, het, and slash; it includes fanfiction but is not necessarily limited to it. A convention, for instead, could be of interest to the entire fandom. [11]

The following dates to December 2006:

According to the American Heritage Dictionary, the word fandom is defined as, “All the fans of a sport, an activity, or a famous person.” Though this definition could stand to be broadened, it’s definitely on the right track. “Fandom” is the name for the group of fans devoted to … well, basically anything. Movies, books, TV shows, comic books, sports teams, celebrities, games, and musicians all have considerable followings. [12]


The following definition dates to March 2007 in the Pokemon fandom:

fandom - The term "fandom" is used to refer to the fans and the various contributions by fans towards an original work. The term is a bit abstract, but can be useful when discussing fan-submitted works. For example, fan fiction and fan art relating to Pokémon would be considered to be a part of the Pokémon fandom. [13]


The following dates to June 2007 in media fandom:

"fandom"--that is, the term that a predominantly female subculture of fanfic writers have appropriated to describe themselves [14]


The following definition dates to 2008 in the Superman fandom:

Fandom - The activies, canon, characters, fan fiction, and fans of a particular show, movie, book, or other thing. Everything that happens involving the Superman Movie fans is the Superman Movie fandom. This is also used as a synonym for "universe", meaning the world in which a show, movie, or book takes place. [15]

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