Timeline of usage: Beta reader
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The following is a partial timeline of earliest usage of the term beta reader. The dates are best guesses based on information found, searches of Usenet, LiveJournal, mailing lists, fan fiction archives and on interviews with fen.
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[edit] 1996
- Sonic: The Hedgehog (alt.fan.sonic-hedgehog)
- X-Files: foundation of the Beta Readers Circle mailing list.
[edit] 1999
- Babylon 5 (b5creative mailing list)
- Doctor Quinn (web pages)
- Due South (mailing list, Usenet)
- Harry Potter (FanFiction.Net)
[edit] 2000
- Pretender (web pages, mailing lists)
[edit] 2004
- Angel (Yes Virginia mailing list)
- Buffy: The Vampire Slayer (Yes Virginia mailing list)
- Farscape (Yes Virginia mailing list)
- Lord of the Rings (Yes Virginia mailing list)
- Smallville (Yes Virginia mailing list)
- Sports Night (Yes Virginia mailing list)
- Stargate (Yes Virginia mailing list)
- West Wing (Yes Virginia mailing list)
Categories: Terminology | Beta reading | Sonic: The Hedgehog terminology | Babylon 5 terminology | Doctor Quinn terminology | Due South terminology | Harry Potter terminology | Pretender terminology | Angel timelines | Buffy: The Vampire Slayer timelines | Farscape terminology | Lord of the Rings terminology | Smallville terminology | Sports Night timelines | West Wing timelines
