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- On December 1, 1990, The Simpsons premiered on television in Sweden. [1]
- 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: [2])
- On December 1, 2000, The Case of the Crazy Kidnapping by MacGyverMagic was published on FanFiction.Net. [3] It was the first Adventures of Shirley Holmes story published on the site.
- On December 1, 2001, the mailing list POWSN was founded. This list, dedicated to the Percy/Oliver ship had its volume peak around July of 2003.
- On December 1, 2001, chapter 4 of Draco Veritas was posted on Fiction Alley. [4]
- On December 1, 2001, Sushi became a Snape/Harry shipper. Her first contribution to this pairing was the story, "Marching off to War." This story is now part of the Civil War series. [5]
- On December 1, 2001, the The_Crystal_Labyrinth_fan_fiction mailing list was created. [6]
- On December 1, 2004 the CSI RPG mailing list CSIforroleplay was founded. [7]
- On December 1, 2001, the LiveJournal community h_granger was created. [8]
Recent days: November 31 – November 30 – November 29
- 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: [9])
- 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. [10]
- 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
- Between October and December 1996, the Mulder/Krycek Romantics Association was created.
- In December 1997, TheICON Issue #24, a Duran Duran fanzine, was published.
- 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: [11])
- The massive expansive growth of the Lord of the Rings Real Person Fic community started to wane by December of 2003.
- In December 2005, Detention was closed. [12]
Recent days: December 2 – December 1 – November 30
- In December 1993, TheICON Issue #8, a Duran Duran fanzine, was published.
- Between December 1994 and June 1995, Sonjia Wicke put out list of stories posted to alt.tv.x-files.creative.
- Between October and December 1996, the Mulder/Skinner Slash Society 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: [13])
- The massive expansive growth of the Lord of the Rings Real Person Fic community started to wane by December of 2003.
- In December 2005, Detention was closed. [14]
Recent days: December 3 – December 2 – December 1
- Between December 1994 and June 1995, Sonjia Wicke put out list of stories posted to alt.tv.x-files.creative.
- In early December 1995, Alt.sex.fetish.startrek was replaced with alt.startrek.creative.erotica. The e
- Between October and December 1996, the Mulder/Skinner Slash Society was created.
- In December 1997, slash reached a critical mass in the X-Files fan fiction community.
- On December 5, 1998, the mailing list Charmed-Fan-Fiction was created for the posting of Charmed fan fiction. [15]
- On December 5, 2000, the mailing list PopStarFanFics was founded. [16] This list hosted Back Street Boys, NSync, Take5, No Authority, Natural, Christian Davis, Moffatts, Hanson, Skandal, Westlife, A1, MyTown, 5ive, O-town, Britney Spears, Jessica Simpson fan fiction.
- Around December 5, 2000, The Leaky Cauldron was founded by Kevin C. Murphy. [17][18][19][20][21] Early people involved with this project include Heidi8, Melissa TLC and B.K. DeLong.
- 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: [22])
- Slug & Jiggers Apothecary was opened on December 5, 2001 under the management of JayKay.[23]
- On December 5, 2002, the LiveJournal community harrypotterrpg was founded. [24]
- The massive expansive growth of the Lord of the Rings Real Person Fic community started to wane by December of 2003.
Recent days: December 4 – December 3 – December 2
- In December 1992, W.T.F.B, a Disney Afternoon zine, created, in response to the cancellation of the Chip 'n Dale Rescue Rangers comic series.
- On December 6, 1993, "Rhyme and Reason," the most famous piece of Rescue Ranger fan fiction, was completed. This was the longest Rescue Rangers fan fiction, and the most well-known. [25]
- Between December 1994 and June 1995, Sonjia Wicke put out list of stories posted to alt.tv.x-files.creative.
- Between October and December 1996, the Mulder/Skinner Slash Society was created.
- On December 6, 2002, the LiveJournal community sb_rl_talk was created. [26]
- On December 6, 2002, the LiveJournal community wheresmywand was created. [27]
- On December 6, 2004, Fandom Wank reported that Cassandra Claire’s apartment had been robbed and that her computer and those of her roommates have been stolen. Heidi8 organized to raise money to replace the equipment. [28]
- In December 2005, Detention was closed. [29]
Recent days: December 5 – December 4 – December 3
- Guardian 8 was a Star Trek/Star Wars multifandom fanzine. It was 178 pages, published by Mazeltough Press of Seattle, Washington. It was published in December of 1988.
- In December 1992, W.T.F.B, a Disney Afternoon zine, created, in response to the cancellation of the Chip 'n Dale Rescue Rangers comic series.
- Between December 1994 and June 1995, Sonjia Wicke put out list of stories posted to alt.tv.x-files.creative.
- In early December 1995, Alt.sex.fetish.startrek was replaced with alt.startrek.creative.erotica. The early archive for this site was ftp://ftp.netcom.com/pub/startrek/adult.
- In December 1997, slash reached a critical mass in the X-Files fan fiction community.
- Textualsphinx wrote a Snape/Hermione in December 2000 that was based on another fan fic.
- In December of 2000, Puppies in a Box, an NSync fan fiction site, went live. This site was very important in the history of the NSync fan fiction community. The site is now defunct. [30]
- On December 7, 2001, Sugarquill and FictionAlley posted a joint statement on stalking. [31]
- On December 7, 2003, the LiveJournal community 24_fanfic was founded. It was dedicated to 24 fan fiction. [32]
- On December 7, 2004, Invidereliana (Sapphireisle) commented in Heidi8’s LiveJournal about trying to raise money to help her sick mother. [33]
- On December 7, 2005, Sexyfufu14 plagiarized Chelle and Sabershadowkat. [34]
- On December 7, 2006, the LiveJournal community simpsons_fix was created. [35]
Recent days: December 6 – December 5 – December 4
- Timetrap was published in December of 1977. It was a fan novel written by Patricia Brimer, Stephen Eramo, Sharon Anne Hutchinson, and Darlene Palenik.
- In December of 1989, the original Doctor Who went off the air in the United Kingdom.
- Between October and December 1996, the Mulder/Skinner Slash Society was created.
- In December 1997, slash reached a critical mass in the X-Files fan fiction community.
- On December 8, 2000, Draco Dormiens was plugged by Rhysenn in an off topic kind of way on FFN-Slashers-Unite. [36]
- The Thin Line archive originally opened in December 2001 under the management of a Snape fan named Stacey (Yahoo! ID "dbzlives").[37]
- In December 2005, Detention was closed. [38]
- On December 8, 2006, the LiveJournal community sn_updates was created. [39] It is a Sports Night newsletter.
Recent days: December 7 – December 6 – December 5
- The first Star Trek movie came out in theaters on December 9, 1979.
- In December 1992, W.T.F.B, a Disney Afternoon zine, created, in response to the cancellation of the Chip 'n Dale Rescue Rangers comic series.
- In December of 1989, the original Doctor Who went off the air in the United Kingdom.
- In December 1995, Laura Goodwin posted Kirk/Spock limericks to alt.startrek.creative. [40]
- In December 1997, slash reached a critical mass in the X-Files fan fiction community.
- The Thin Line archive originally opened in December 2001 under the management of a Snape fan named Stacey (Yahoo! ID "dbzlives").[41]
- In December 2002, the Thin Line was transferred to Titti[42], who still maintained it in 2006.[43]
- On December 9, 2004, Cassandra Claire posted a link to the website where money was being raised for Invidereliana’s mother. [44]
- On December 9, 2004, the LiveJournal community narcoleptics was founded. It was dedicated to the Gilmore Girls's pairing of Rory/Dean. [45]
Recent days: December 8 – December 7 – December 6
- Timetrap was published in December of 1977. It was a fan novel written by Patricia Brimer, Stephen Eramo, Sharon Anne Hutchinson, and Darlene Palenik.
- In December of 1989, the original Doctor Who went off the air in the United Kingdom.
- In early December 1995, Alt.sex.fetish.startrek was replaced with alt.startrek.creative.erotica. The early archive for this site was ftp://ftp.netcom.com/pub/startrek/adult.
- In December 1997, slash reached a critical mass in the X-Files fan fiction community.
- Darkness Rising was originally hosted on Geocities, but moved to its own domain in December 2000.
- The Thin Line archive originally opened in December 2001 under the management of a Snape fan named Stacey (Yahoo! ID "dbzlives").[46]
Recent days: December 9 – December 8 – December 7
- Timetrap was published in December of 1977. It was a fan novel written by Patricia Brimer, Stephen Eramo, Sharon Anne Hutchinson, and Darlene Palenik.
- In December of 1989, the original Doctor Who went off the air in the United Kingdom.
- In early December 1995, Alt.sex.fetish.startrek was replaced with alt.startrek.creative.erotica. The early archive for this site was ftp://ftp.netcom.com/pub/startrek/adult.
- In December 1997, slash reached a critical mass in the X-Files fan fiction community.
- 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: [47])
- The Thin Line archive originally opened in December 2001 under the management of a Snape fan named Stacey (Yahoo! ID "dbzlives").[48]
- Darkness Rising was originally hosted on Geocities, but moved to its own domain in December 2000.
- On December 11, 2003, calleigh_cath was founded. It is a community dedicated to the Calleigh/Catherine CSI: Miami/CSI pairing. [49]
- On December 11, 2003, the mailing list joxlovesgabby was created. It was dedicated to the Joxer/Gabby pairing. [50]
Recent days: December 10 – December 9 – December 8
- Timetrap was published in December of 1977. It was a fan novel written by Patricia Brimer, Stephen Eramo, Sharon Anne Hutchinson, and Darlene Palenik.
- In early December 1995, Alt.sex.fetish.startrek was replaced with alt.startrek.creative.erotica. The early archive for this site was ftp://ftp.netcom.com/pub/startrek/adult.
- In December 1997, slash reached a critical mass in the X-Files fan fiction community.
- 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: [51])
- On December 12, 2001, Cassandra Claire made an official statement on the stalker situation in her LiveJournal. [52][53]
- Ana Kudou last announced an update for Black and Silver on December 12, 2002. [54]
- On December 12, 2002, the harrypottermpreg mailing list was founded. This community’s volume peaked around March/April of 2004.
- "December 12, 2006: On Ficwad, Inuyonas began a fic also titled Big Bad Hinata. (Screencap here.) He states here that he got the idea from Naruto Central (where Ten Ten’s version is posted). (Screencap here.) The very first part has similarities, including Hinata waking up in an odd mood, dunking her sister’s head in the toilet, and chocking Neji. However, the dialog is done in the writer’s own words. (Other than the line "Remember Neji you are my bitch!!" being remarkably similar to Kagezuchi’s "Remember, Neji, you’re my bitch." Well, similar minus the proper punctuation.) However, after that, the story appears to go its own direction." [55]
Recent days: December 11 – December 10 – December 9
- Guardian 8 was a Star Trek/Star Wars multifandom fanzine. It was 178 pages, published by Mazeltough Press of Seattle, Washington. It was published in December of 1988.
- On December 13, 1994, EMXC, an X-Files fan fiction mailing list, was created.
- In December 1995, Laura Goodwin posted Kirk/Spock limericks to alt.startrek.creative. [56]
- Between October and December 1996, the Mulder/Krycek Romantics Association was created.
- In December 1997, slash reached a critical mass in the X-Files fan fiction community.
- In December of 2000, Puppies in a Box, an NSync fan fiction site, went live. This site was very important in the history of the NSync fan fiction community. The site is now defunct. [57]
- 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: [58])
- The Thin Line archive originally opened in December 2001 under the management of a Snape fan named Stacey (Yahoo! ID "dbzlives").[59]
- On September 28, 2001, the mailing list WhenIKissedTheTeacher was founded. This mailing list, dedicated to the Snape/Hermione ship, saw its volume peak in December 2002.
- On December 13, 2002, the mailing list The_Chudley_Cave was created. [60]
- On December 13, 2003, fanfictions was founded on LiveJournal as a place for people to post BandFic. Among the fandoms represented was Good Charlotte, Linkin Park, Mest, New Found Glory, Simple Plan, and The Used. [61]
Recent days: December 12 – December 11 – December 10
- Timetrap was published in December of 1977. It was a fan novel written by Patricia Brimer, Stephen Eramo, Sharon Anne Hutchinson, and Darlene Palenik.
- Guardian 8 was a Star Trek/Star Wars multifandom fanzine. It was 178 pages, published by Mazeltough Press of Seattle, Washington. It was published in December of 1988.
- In December 1995, Laura Goodwin posted Kirk/Spock limericks to alt.startrek.creative. [62]
- Darkness Rising was originally hosted on Geocities, but moved to its own domain in December 2000.
- On December 14, 2001, the mailing list Fred_and_Angelina was created. [63]
- On December 14, 2002, the LiveJournal community krycekandmarita was created. [64]
- In December 2002, The Thin Line was transferred to Titti[65], who still maintained it in 2006.[66]
Recent days: December 13 – December 12 – December 11
- Guardian 8 was a Star Trek/Star Wars multifandom fanzine. It was 178 pages, published by Mazeltough Press of Seattle, Washington. It was published in December of 1988.
- In December 2002, The Thin Line was transferred to Titti[67], who still maintained it in 2006.[68]
- On December 15, 2003, csi_femslash was founded on LiveJournal for CSI femslash pairings. csi_femslash
Recent days: December 14 – December 13 – December 12
- Guardian 8 was a Star Trek/Star Wars multifandom fanzine. It was 178 pages, published by Mazeltough Press of Seattle, Washington. It was published in December of 1988.
- In December 1995, Laura Goodwin posted Kirk/Spock limericks to alt.startrek.creative. [69]
- 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: [70])
- On December 16, 2000, the LiveJournal community xfr was created. [71]
- On December 16, 2002, the LiveJournal community goodship_debate was created. [72]
- In December 2002, The Thin Line was transferred to Titti[73], who still maintained it in 2006.[74]
- On December 16, 2002, Titti announced the new location of The Snape/Weasley Archive and had taken over its management.[75]
- On December 16, 2005, Ataniell93 participated in a wank called "Cult of Mean." [76]
Recent days: December 15 – December 14 – December 13
- On December 17, 1989, The Simpsons premiered on Fox in the United States. [77]
- In December 1995, Laura Goodwin posted Kirk/Spock limericks to alt.startrek.creative. [78]
- Between October and December 1996, the Mulder/Krycek Romantics Association was created.
- In December 2002, the Thin Line was transferred to Titti[79], who still maintained it in 2006.[80]
- pretender100 was founded on December 17, 2003. The official name of the community was Pretender drabbles. [81]
- On December 17, 2005, Ataniell93 responded negatively to theregoesyamum's poll. [82] [83]
Recent days: December 16 – December 15 – December 14
- On December 18, 1998, the first Animorphs story was posted on FanFiction.Net. [84] It was The Choice by AniRachel.
- On December 18, 2000, Cassandra Claire posted chapter 9, part 1 of Draco Sinister on ParadigmOfUncertainty. [85]
- On December 18, 2001, Mooncalf coined the nickname "Pit of Voles" to describe FanFiction.Net.
- Between December 18, 2001 and the end of the year, FanFiction.Net’s total number of Lord of the Rings stories climbed to 135. Seventeen stories or fifteen percent were slash. [86]
- On December 18, 2001, the Pretender LiveJournal community the_pretender was created. [87]
- On December 18, 2002, the Bon Jovi LiveJournal community bon_jovi_slash was created. [88]
Recent days: December 17 – December 16 – December 15
- In December 1995, Laura Goodwin posted Kirk/Spock limericks to alt.startrek.creative. [89]
- Between December 19, 2001 and December 28, 2001, the tolkien_slash mailing list on Yahoo discussed the slashy subtext between the actors in the movie. (Marythefan: [90])
- On December 19, 2001, the Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring was released in theaters.
- On December 19, 2001, the LiveJournal community just_quidditch was created.