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- Between August and October 1994, Cort Dougan took over John Ruchak's X-Files fan fiction ftp archive.
- Beginning in October 1998, the importance of alt.tv.x-files.creative in X-Files fan fiction community declined.
- On October 1, 1999, The Basement, an X-Files slash fan fiction archive, was founded. [1]
- On October 1, 2000, the mailing list the_new_charmed_ones was created for Charmed fan fiction. [2]
- On October 1, 2000, Confessions of an Ugly Stepsister: A Novel by Gregory Maguire was published in the United States.
- Fanfic100, a LiveJournal community, is created on October 1, 2005. It's premise, a 100 story challenge based on a pre-determined set of topics, is incredibly popular and it quickly grows into a massive collection of fanfiction.
Recent days: September 30 – September 29 – September 28
- Warped Space 49 was published in October 1983.
- On October 2, 1992, Mighty Ducks was released in theaters in the United States. [3]
- By September or October of 1995, the term betareader was being used in the Sliders fan fiction community on their big mailing list and on Usenet. (Wendy Perkins)
- By October of 1998, authors like arcturus and FirePhile were posting badfic to alt.tv.x-files.creative. Given the context of the posts, it is relatively safe to assume that the term had been used for some time in that community and that it had gained a certain community cultural acceptance.
- On October 2, 2000, Andromeda premiered on television in the United States. [4]
- On October 2, 2000, the first Tomb Raider fan fiction appeared on FanFiction.Net. These stories were by Tim Radley. [5]
- Lost premiered on television in Canada on October 2, 2004. [6]
- On October 2, 2004, Bridget And The Zit by BananaSplit was published on FanFiction.Net. [7] It was the first 8 Simple Rules story published on the site.
- On October 2, 2006, the LiveJournal community deg_fanficrants was created for ranting about Dir en grey fan fiction. [8]
- On October 2, 2006, the Dexter icon LiveJournal community dexter_icons was created. [9]
Recent days: October 1 – September 30 – September 28
- In October 1995, the first Mulder/Skinner story was written. It was "Authority" by Laura Cooksey. It would set the tone for future Mulder/Skinner fan fiction. ( Rosalita: [10] )
- In October 1999, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban was published in the United States. [11]
- On October 3, 2002, Naruto premiered on television in Japan. [12]
- On October 3, 2004, Desperate Housewives debuted on television in the United States on ABC.
- On October 3, 2004, the CSI shipper LiveJournal community light_it was created. [13]
- Sheryl Swoopes is a basketball player for the WNBA and came out as a lesbian in October of 2005.
- On October 3, 2001, the Star Trek: Enterprise mailing list cttf was created. [14]
- October 2005: Threat of legal action from CTV/19 Entertainment resulted in suspension of several Canadian Idol character LiveJournals from the LiveJournal communi must_be_pop RPG. Many stories on ci_slash were locked by as a result.
Recent days: October 2 – October 1 – September 30
- Anne Rice was born on October 4, 1941. [15]
- Between October and December 1996, the Mulder/Krycek Romantics Association was created.
- By October 2000, the Wicked X Witches's influence and position in the community was heavily on the decline.
- On October 4, 2001, chapter 2 of Draco Veritas was posted on Fiction Alley. [16]
- On October 4, 2003, the first episode of Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon aired.
- On October 4, 2004, Fandom_scruples accidentally in the intentional sort of way made a public post. The goal was to make it look as if it is several people were responsible for Fandom_scruples. On the Fandom Wank report, some anons accused Msscribe of being Fandom_scruples. Msscribe created JournalFen account and responded with an alibi for the September 27, 2004 post. [17]
- On October 4, 2005, Meyshi joined FanFiction.Net. [18]
- On October 4, 2005, the Transformers mailing list tfarmadarevisit was created. [19]
- On October 4, 2005, the Supernatural episode Phantom Traveler originally aired on CW in the United States. [20]
Recent days: October 3 – October 2 – October 1
- Starting in October of 1994, Julie Barrett took over control of the fanzine reviewzine, The Hologram.
- Between October and December 1996, the Mulder/Skinner Slash Society was created.
- Around October 2000, Heidi8 began posting her own fan fiction to the group HP_FanFiction and to FanFiction.Net.
- On October 5, 2005, the LiveJournal community snarchive was created by laylee as a means of filling the gap left by the demise of the Trickster archive. [21] The first fic archived to the site was 'Zinger', by riverlight, archived on October 7, 2005.
- On October 5, 2005, the Weeds MySpace group tickytacky was created. As of July 27, 2007, it 32 had members. [22]
Recent days: October 4 – October 3 – October 2
- Starting in October of 1994, Julie Barrett took over control of the fanzine reviewzine, The Hologram.
- On October 6, 1994, the Due South episode Manhunt originally aired on CBS. [23]
- Between August and October 1996, Alternative (alt) fan fiction became a standard in the Xena fandom.
- Between October and December 1996, the Mulder/Skinner Slash Society was created.
- Around October 2000, Heidi8 began posting her own fan fiction to the group HP_FanFiction and to FanFiction.Net.
- On October 6, 1999, the 1ALL_ROSWELL mailing list was created. [24]
- ParadigmOfUncertainty saw its volume peak in October of 2000.
- On October 6, 2000, the first episode of Freakylinks aired. [25]
- On October 6, 2003, the mailing list uzumaki_fanfiction was created for Uzumaki-sama's Kingdom Hearts fan fiction. [26]
- "Gay Bar" is a story by FPB. On October 6, 2004, the story was published on FanFiction.Net. [27]
- On October 6, 2005, Weeds premiered on television in Iceland. [28]
Recent days: October 5 – October 4 – October 3
- Between August and October 1996, Dax opened her fan fiction archive "Obsessions" which contains alt stories and quickly becomes a favorite site of Xena fans. ( Lunacy )
- On October 7, 1997, the Due South episode Strange Bedfellows originally aired on via syndication. [29]
- Beginning in October 1998, the importance of alt.tv.x-files.creative in X-Files fan fiction community declined.
- On October 7, 1999, the All-Roswell mailing list was created for Roswell fan fiction. [30]
- On October 7, 2000, the Andromeda mailing list thebestnewscifishowandromeda was created. [31]
- On October 7, 2000, Andromeda premiered on television in Canada. [32]
- On October 7, 2005, tennant_love [33] David Tennant livejournal community was created.
- On October 5, 2005, the LiveJournal community snarchive was created by laylee as a means of filling the gap left by the demise of the Trickster archive. [34] The first fic archived to the site was 'Zinger', by riverlight, archived on October 7, 2005.
Recent days: October 6 – October 5 – October 4
- By October 1996, the term betareading was being used in this fan fiction community on the Usenet group alt.tv.highlander.
- On October 8, 2002, the Andromeda LiveJournal community sea_biscuit was created. [35]
- The Lost Fan Fiction Archive was founded on October 8, 2004. [36]
- October 2005: Threat of legal action from CTV/19 Entertainment resulted in suspension of several Canadian Idol character LiveJournals from the LiveJournal communi must_be_pop RPG. Many stories on ci_slash were locked by as a result.
Recent days: October 7 – October 6 – October 5
- On October 9, 1994 the first issue of the A-Team onthejazz newsletter was published by sockii. Originally intended to connect fans and share information, it would later contain some fan fiction, including out of print fanzine stories approved for internet distribution. T
- Marc Hedlund, the director of Internet development for Lucasfilm, Ltd. said in an October 1997 article in Wired magazine that Lucasfilm Ltd. tolerates the publication of fan fiction, so long as the stories were not for commercial gain, and does not sully the family image of the Star Wars characters.
- By October of 1998, authors like arcturus and FirePhile were posting badfic to alt.tv.x-files.creative. Given the context of the posts, it is relatively safe to assume that the term had been used for some time in that community and that it had gained a certain community cultural acceptance.
- On October 9, 2000, Placebo released their album, Black Market Music. [37]
- On October 9, 2000, the Andromeda mailing list theandromedaclub was created. [38]
- On October 9, 2000, Andromeda premiered on television in Ireland and the United Kingdom. [39]
- On October 9, 2001, the Dragon Ball Z LiveJournal community dbzfans was created. [40]
- October 2005: Threat of legal action from CTV/19 Entertainment resulted in suspension of several Canadian Idol character LiveJournals from the LiveJournal community must_be_pop RPG. Many stories on ci_slash were locked by as a result.
- On October 9, 2005, weekly drabble and monthly fic challenges were introduced at myriadwords[41]
Recent days: October 8 – October 7 – October 6
- On October 10, 1997, the Pink Rabbit Consortium [42] was founded. This site was home to some of the best f/f on the Internet for a variety of fandoms including Alien, All My Children, Babylon 5, Buffy: The Vampire Slayer, ER, Law & Order, NYPD Blue, Star Trek: Voyager and Xena.
- On October 10, 1997, The Slayer's Fanfic Archive was founded. [43]
- On October 10, 1998, the mailing listed Charmedfic was created for the posting of Charmed fan fiction. [44]
- On October 10, 2005, elance founded the Lord of the Rings LiveJournal community lotrfic_crit. [45]
Recent days: October 9 – October 8 – October 7
- On October 11, 1991, The Simpsons premiered on television in South Korea. [46]
- Marc Hedlund, the director of Internet development for Lucasfilm, Ltd. said in an October 1997 article in Wired magazine that Lucasfilm Ltd. tolerates the publication of fan fiction, so long as the stories were not for commercial gain, and does not sully the family image of the Star Wars characters.
- On October 11, 2005, Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney was released in America.
- On October 11, 2005, Weeds premiered on television in the United Kingdom. [47]
- On October 11, 2006, Archica [48] posted her essay supporting Cloud/Yuffie, two characters from Final Fantasy VII, in the Ship Manifesto [49] LiveJournal community.
Recent days: October 10 – October 9 – October 8
- Between May of 1997 and October of 2002, through the Sword and the Staff, nearly $400,000 USD was donated by Xena fans to various charities. ( Web.Studies, edited by David Gauntlett, Ross Horsley, pg 90 )
- Cassie and rhysenn saw its volume peak in October of 2000.
- In October 2001, JayKay proposed the idea for the Snape Slash Fleet on the snapeslash mailing list. (White_Serpent: [50])
- In October 2001, JayKay released the story "Too Wise to Woo Peaceably." [51]
- Around October 2002, LittleOni plagiarized two Tenchi Muyo authors, Diane Long and Hospitaller. LittleOni also plagiarized a Sailor Moon story. [52]
- On October 12, 2002, the Xenafan fiction mailing list die_hard_xena_fan was founded. [53]
- On August 12, 2002, the LiveJournal community, badfic, was founded. By October of 2003, the community would be discussing Digimon fics.
- Aja used to be a friend of Cassandra Claire but the friendship ended acrimoniously in October 2003.
- In October 2004, fandom_wank debated the issue of community moderation. (fandomquibbler)
- Lil_Princess was a Good Charlotte sock puppet fan fiction writer on FanDomination.Net. This sock puppet, creator unknown, was active in the period between October and November of 2004 and had a point when she created a massive fannish incident.
Recent days: October 11 – October 10 – October 9
- On October 13, 1962, Bonanza debuted on television in West Germany. [54]
- Between August and October 1994, Cort Dougan took over John Ruchak's X-Files fan fiction ftp archive.
- On October 13, 1994, the Due South episode They Eat Horses, Don't They? originally aired on CBS. [55]
- By September or October of 1995, the term betareader was being used in the Sliders fan fiction community on their big mailing list and on Usenet. (Wendy Perkins)
- In October 1995, the first Mulder/Skinner story was written. It was "Authority" by Laura Cooksey. It would set the tone for future Mulder/Skinner fan fiction. ( Rosalita: [56] )
- Between October and December 1996, the Mulder/Krycek Romantics Association was created.
- Between October and December 1996, the Mulder/Skinner Slash Society was created.
- Between August and October 1996, Alternative (alt) fan fiction became a standard in the Xena fandom.
- Between August and October 1996, Dax opened her fan fiction archive "Obsessions" which contains alt stories and quickly becomes a favorite site of Xena fans. ( Lunacy )
- By October 1996, the term betareading was being used in this fan fiction community on the Usenet group alt.tv.highlander.
- Marc Hedlund, the director of Internet development for Lucasfilm, Ltd. said in an October 1997 article in Wired magazine that Lucasfilm Ltd. tolerates the publication of fan fiction, so long as the stories were not for commercial gain, and does not sully the family image of the Star Wars characters.
- Beginning in October 1998, the importance of alt.tv.x-files.creative in X-Files fan fiction community declined.
- By October of 1998, authors like arcturus and FirePhile were posting badfic to alt.tv.x-files.creative. Given the context of the posts, it is relatively safe to assume that the term had been used for some time in that community and that it had gained a certain community cultural acceptance.
- In October 1999, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban was published in the United States. [57]
- By October of 2000, the Wicked X Witches's influence and position in the community was heavily on the decline.
- Around October 2000, Heidi8 began posting her own fan fiction to the group HP_FanFiction and to FanFiction.Net.
- ParadigmOfUncertainty saw its volume peak in October of 2000.
- Cassie and rhysenn saw its volume peak in October of 2000.
- In October 2001, JayKay proposed the idea for the Snape Slash Fleet on the snapeslash mailing list. (White_Serpent: [58])
- In October 2001, JayKay released the story "Too Wise to Woo Peaceably." [59]
- Around October 2002, LittleOni plagiarized two Tenchi Muyo authors, Diane Long and Hospitaller. LittleOni also plagiarized a Sailor Moon story. [60]
- Between May of 1997 and October of 2002, through the Sword and the Staff, nearly $400,000 USD was donated by Xena fans to various charities. ( Web.Studies, edited by David Gauntlett, Ross Horsley, pg 90 )
- On October 13, 2002, the Degrassi mailing list Degrassi_next was created. [61]
- On August 12, 2002, the LiveJournal community, badfic, was founded. By October of 2003, the community would be discussing Digimon fics.
- Aja used to be a friend of Cassandra Claire but the friendship ended acrimoniously in October 2003.
- On October 13, 2003, Willful Blindness by RazBerryL was posted to FanFiction.Net. It was the first Bleach story published on the site. [62]
- In October 2004, fandom_wank debated the issue of community moderation. (fandomquibbler)
- Lil_Princess was a Good Charlotte sock puppet fan fiction writer on FanDomination.Net. This sock puppet, creator unknown, was active in the period between October and November of 2004 and had a point when she created a massive fannish incident.
Recent days: October 12 – October 11 – October 10
- On October 14, 1997, the Due South episode Seeing Is Believing originally aired on via syndication. [63]
- On October 14, 2001, Degrassi: The Next Generation premiered on television in Canada. [64]
- On October 14, 2002, the LiveJournal community harryhermione was founded. [65]
- On October 14, 2002, the LiveJournal community slytherinsnakes was created.[66]
- On October 14, 2003, Delineations by Ditey was the first One Tree Hill story published on FanFiction.Net. [67]
- On October 14, 2004, 100_fruit was founded.
- On October 14, 2004, Lee Goldberg discussed Gunsmoke fan fiction in his blog. [68] Kerfluffing in wider fandom took place as a result.
- On October 14, 2004, the LiveJournal community phantomfans was created. [69]
- On October 14, 2005, U2-fanfiction.com was created. [70][71]
- On October 14, 2006, the LiveJournal community betogether was created and dedicated to Grissom/Sara fan fiction and discussion. [72]
Recent days: October 13 – October 12 – October 11
- From October 15, 1998 till September 12, 2002, FanFiction.Net had an active policy forbidding ActorSlash while they have Musicians and other real person fic categories. [73]
- On October 15, 1998, FanFiction.Net was founded.
- On October 15, 1998, God Awful Fan Fiction was founded as God Awful Trek Fic.
- On October 15, 1999, The First Star I See Tonight by Browny was published on FanFiction.Net. [74] It was the first Farscape story published on the site.
- On October 15, 2006, the LiveJournal Weeds icon community weeds_elite was created. [75]
Recent days: October 14 – October 13 – October 12
- On October 16, 1996, Avengers premiered on television in Germany and the Netherlands. [76]
- On October 16, 1997, Lois McMaster Bujold said she was a fanac friendly author and she would tolerate people writing fan fiction in her universe. [77]
- On October 16, 2000, Inuyasha premiered on television in Japan. [78]
- On October 16, 2001, Smallville premiered on television in the United States. [79]
- On October 16, 2001, the mailing list MWPP_Fiction was created. [80]
- On October 16, 2002, Fandom Wank was created on LiveJournal. [81]
- On October 16, 2005, Spikestar plagiarised gia6seconds and Evil Willow.[82]
Recent days: October 15 – October 14 – October 13
- On October 17, 1979, Doctor Who premiered on television in Denmark. [83]
- Between August and October 1994, Cort Dougan took over John Ruchak's X-Files fan fiction ftp archive.
- By September or October of 1995, the term betareader was being used in the Sliders fan fiction community on their big mailing list and on Usenet. (Wendy Perkins)
- In October 1995, the first Mulder/Skinner story was written. It was "Authority" by Laura Cooksey. It would set the tone for future Mulder/Skinner fan fiction. ( Rosalita: [84] )
- Between October and December 1996, the Mulder/Krycek Romantics Association was created.
- Between October and December 1996, the Mulder/Skinner Slash Society was created.
- Between August and October 1996, Alternative (alt) fan fiction became a standard in the Xena fandom.
- Between August and October 1996, Dax opened her fan fiction archive "Obsessions" which contains alt stories and quickly becomes a favorite site of Xena fans. ( Lunacy )
- By October 1996, the term betareading was being used in this fan fiction community on the Usenet group alt.tv.highlander.
- Marc Hedlund, the director of Internet development for Lucasfilm, Ltd. said in an October 1997 article in Wired magazine that Lucasfilm Ltd. tolerates the publication of fan fiction, so long as the stories were not for commercial gain, and does not sully the family image of the Star Wars characters.
- On October 17, 1997, the video game Tomb Raider II was released in the United States. [85]
- Beginning in October 1998, the importance of alt.tv.x-files.creative in X-Files fan fiction community declined.
- By October of 1998, authors like arcturus and FirePhile were posting badfic to alt.tv.x-files.creative. Given the context of the posts, it is relatively safe to assume that the term had been used for some time in that community and that it had gained a certain community cultural acceptance.
- In October 1999, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban was published in the United States. [86]
- By October of 2000, the Wicked X Witches's influence and position in the community was heavily on the decline.
- Around October 2000, Heidi8 began posting her own fan fiction to the group HP_FanFiction and to FanFiction.Net.
- ParadigmOfUncertainty saw its volume peak in October of 2000.
- Cassie and rhysenn saw its volume peak in October of 2000.
- In October 2001, JayKay proposed the idea for the Snape Slash Fleet on the snapeslash mailing list. (White_Serpent: [87])
- In October 2001, JayKay released the story "Too Wise to Woo Peaceably." [88]
- Around October 2002, LittleOni plagiarized two Tenchi Muyo authors, Diane Long and Hospitaller. LittleOni also plagiarized a Sailor Moon story. [89]
- Between May of 1997 and October of 2002, through the Sword and the Staff, nearly $400,000 USD was donated by Xena fans to various charities. ( Web.Studies, edited by David Gauntlett, Ross Horsley, pg 90 )
- On August 12, 2002, the LiveJournal community, badfic, was founded. By October of 2003, the community would be discussing Digimon fics.
- Aja used to be a friend of Cassandra Claire but the friendship ended acrimoniously in October 2003.
- In October 2004, fandom_wank debated the issue of community moderation. (fandomquibbler)
- Lil_Princess was a Good Charlotte sock puppet fan fiction writer on FanDomination.Net. This sock puppet, creator unknown, was active in the period between October and November of 2004 and had a point when she created a massive fannish incident.
- On October 17, 2005, the LiveJournal community sn_crossovers was created. [90]
- On October 17, 2006, the Dexter LiveJournal community dexter_fanfic was created. [91]
Recent days: October 16 – October 15 – October 14
- On October 18, 2003, the CSI Catherine/Warrick LiveJournal community yobling was created. [92]
- On October 18, 2004, Lee Goldberg again discussed Gunsmoke fan fiction in his blog. [93] Kerfluffing again took place in wider fandom.
- On October 18, 2005, the Supernatural episode Skin originally aired on CW in the United States. [94]
- On October 18, 2005, it was discovered that Elin plagiarised Jerzeyanjel. [95]
- On October 18, 2005, the LiveJournal community alchemicwork was created. [96]
Recent days: October 17 – October 16 – October 15
- Between August and October 1994, Cort Dougan took over John Ruchak's X-Files fan fiction ftp archive.
- By September or October of 1995, the term betareader was being used in the Sliders fan fiction community on their big mailing list and on Usenet. (Wendy Perkins)
- In October 1995, the first Mulder/Skinner story was written. It was "Authority" by Laura Cooksey. It would set the tone for future Mulder/Skinner fan fiction. ( Rosalita: [97] )
- Between October and December 1996, the Mulder/Krycek Romantics Association was created.
- Between October and December 1996, the Mulder/Skinner Slash Society was created.
- Between August and October 1996, Alternative (alt) fan fiction became a standard in the Xena fandom.
- Between August and October 1996, Dax opened her fan fiction archive "Obsessions" which contains alt stories and quickly becomes a favorite site of Xena fans. ( Lunacy )
- By October 1996, the term betareading was being used in this fan fiction community on the Usenet group alt.tv.highlander.
- Marc Hedlund, the director of Internet development for Lucasfilm, Ltd. said in an October 1997 article in Wired magazine that Lucasfilm Ltd. tolerates the publication of fan fiction, so long as the stories were not for commercial gain, and does not sully the family image of the Star Wars characters.
- Beginning in October 1998, the importance of alt.tv.x-files.creative in X-Files fan fiction community declined.
- By October of 1998, authors like arcturus and FirePhile were posting badfic to alt.tv.x-files.creative. Given the context of the posts, it is relatively safe to assume that the term had been used for some time in that community and that it had gained a certain community cultural acceptance.
- In October 1999, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban was published in the United States. [98]
- By October of 2000, the Wicked X Witches's influence and position in the community was heavily on the decline.
- Around October 2000, Heidi8 began posting her own fan fiction to the group HP_FanFiction and to FanFiction.Net.
- ParadigmOfUncertainty saw its volume peak in October of 2000.
- Cassie and rhysenn saw its volume peak in October of 2000.
- In October 2001, JayKay proposed the idea for the Snape Slash Fleet on the snapeslash mailing list. (White_Serpent: [99])
- In October 2001, JayKay released the story "Too Wise to Woo Peaceably." [100]
- On October 19, 2002, the mailing list harryslashficandart was created. [101]
- Around October 2002, LittleOni plagiarized two Tenchi Muyo authors, Diane Long and Hospitaller. LittleOni also plagiarized a Sailor Moon story. [102]
- Between May of 1997 and October of 2002, through the Sword and the Staff, nearly $400,000 USD was donated by Xena fans to various charities. ( Web.Studies, edited by David Gauntlett, Ross Horsley, pg 90 )
- On August 12, 2002, the LiveJournal community, badfic, was founded. By October of 2003, the community would be discussing Digimon fics.
- Aja used to be a friend of Cassandra Claire but the friendship ended acrimoniously in October 2003.
- In October 2004, fandom_wank debated the issue of community moderation. (fandomquibbler)
- Lil_Princess was a Good Charlotte sock puppet fan fiction writer on FanDomination.Net. This sock puppet, creator unknown, was active in the period between October and November of 2004 and had a point when she created a massive fannish incident.
Recent days: October 18 – October 17 – October 16
- Between August and October 1994, Cort Dougan took over John Ruchak's X-Files fan fiction ftp archive.
- By September or October of 1995, the term betareader was being used in the Sliders fan fiction community on their big mailing list and on Usenet. (Wendy Perkins)
- In October 1995, the first Mulder/Skinner story was written. It was "Authority" by Laura Cooksey. It would set the tone for future Mulder/Skinner fan fiction. ( Rosalita: [103] )
- Between October and December 1996, the Mulder/Krycek Romantics Association was created.
- Between October and December 1996, the Mulder/Skinner Slash Society was created.
- Between August and October 1996, Alternative (alt) fan fiction became a standard in the Xena fandom.
- Between August and October 1996, Dax opened her fan fi