Figure Skating
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[edit] Introduction
In the summer of 1997, the Usenet group Rec.Sport.Skating.Ice.Figure had a large flamewar. The flamewar was over what was suitable topics for discussion on the group. Things that people argued over the appropriateness of discussing included the skaters’s sexual orientation, abusive parents and coaches, drinking, drugging and eating disorders. ( [1] )
[edit] The Sport
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[edit] The Athletes
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[edit] Terminology
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[edit] Fan works policy and history
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[edit] Timeline
Below is a partial timeline of events that took place in this fan community.
- In 1998, SkateFic was founded. This site was dedicated to fan fiction based on figure skaters.
- In 1998, Designs of Greatness, another figure skating real person fic site, was founded. It continued to be updated until 2003.
- On July 27, 2004, the Johnny Weir LiveJournal community its_just_johnny was created. [2]
- On August 19, 2004, the Olympics slash community olympic_slash was created. [3]
- On April 4, 2006, the LiveJournal community ice_slash was created. [4]
- On October 15, 2007, the figure skating gift exchange LiveJournal community holiday_on_ice was created. [5]
[edit] Kerfluffles
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[edit] Influential fan works
[edit] Art
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[edit] Fic
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[edit] Vids
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[edit] Fandom Members
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[edit] Fandom size
There are 14 stories on FanDomination.Net as of October 10, 2006.
As of November 22, 2007, its_just_johnny had 269 members, ice_slash had 170 members and olympic_slash had 306 members.
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