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Fanwank

This article is about the practice of explaining away canonical errors (spackle, fix-it...)
For the term describing online arguments and/or bad behavior, see wank.
For the Journalfen community that mocks wank, see Fandom Wank.
Fanwank, originating in comics fandom letters-page practice, is a verb that refers to fannish justification of continuity or other errors. 
When used as a noun, it refers to the explanation itself. Other terms for this are spackle.See for example a discussion in sz_zines where spackle is described as a fanfic term meaning to fill in plot holes. (Accessed 01 April 2010) 
Often over-elaborate and implausible, fanwanks are generally not meant to be taken too seriously, but serve merely to humorously paper over a credibility gap in the canon. However, fanwanking is occasionally done with serious intent to transform a canon with continuity problems into a self-consistent narrative. It can also be done in the medium of fanfic rather than meta, so some missing scenes function as fanwank.
Working out elaborate explanations for inconsistencies in canon is a common pan-fandom pastime for many fans. For example, in Sherlock Holmes canon, Watson indicates in one story that his war wound was a bullet in the leg, but in another story, he was shot in the shoulder. The usual fanwank is that he could have been shot while bending over, thus allowing the bullet to pass through his upper leg, then his shoulder. 
The tendency of fans to come up with (sometimes incredibly outlandish) explanations for inconsistencies, rather than just admit that it was a continuity error, has been oft-parodied, e.g., in The Simpsons ("Whenever you see something strange with continuity, a wizard did it.") or Mystery Science Theater 3000 ("If you're wondering how he eats and breathes, and other science facts / Just repeat to yourself, it's just a show, I should really just relax.").
Marvel comics creator Stan Lee initiated the practice of awarding 'No-prizes' (that is, no prize) to letters-page writers who identified an error and then explained why, of course, it wasn't an error at all. Although fanwanking was first named as such in comics fandom, the usage has spread widely to non-comics discussions.
==Examples of Use==
===Fanwank===
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===Spackle===
==References==
Category:Comics Fandom
Fanwar

A fanwar is a heated argument or conflict between two or more fandoms. 
"Fandom wars" can also refer to inter-fandom conflicts, sometimes called wank or discourse.
== History ==
Star Wars vs. Star Trek could be considered an early example of a fanwar. These two franchises had long-standing rivalry, often involving passionate debates about which franchise is superior in terms of storytelling, worldbuilding, scientific accuracy, and cultural impact.
==Fanwars in K-Pop==
The term 'fanwar' is more common in K-Pop fandom. In the late 1990s, during the first generation, fanwars often manifested as physical fights and confrontations between rival fandoms. One of the most infamous examples was between fans of H.O.T and Sechskies, which sometimes escalated to the point of requiring police intervention. These fights were re-enacted in the K-Drama Reply 1997. See this video
According to Sechskies member Jaeduck:
In the 2000s, fanwars are primarily fought through social media, often on K-Pop Stan Twitter. One of the most infamous is between fans of BTS (known as ARMYs) and fans of EXO (known as EXO-Ls). Some others include Twice fans (known as ONCE) and Girls' Generation (known as SONE). Twice was criticised by SONES as being a 'cheap copy' of Girls' Generation, having a similar concept and large group of members.multifan24. Fan Wars in the K-pop World. June 11, 2023
These wars often occur on social media platforms like Twitter, where fans from different fandoms engage in aggressive debates and fights to defend their favorite idols or groups. In some cases, can involve physical violence.
Fanwars in K-Pop typically involve:
* Arguments about which group or idol is superior in terms of popularity, talent, achievements, etc.
* Insulting or attacking the idols or fandoms of the opposing side
* Spreading rumors or misinformation to undermine the reputation of rival groups
* Attempting to prove the superiority of one's own fandom through streaming, voting, and other forms of support
* In extreme cases, sending death threats or attempting to "dox" (reveal personal information) other fans or idols
 
== Examples of Other Fanwars==
 
* Alt.startrek.creative Slash Wars
* Church of Ford
* The K/S Netfan-Printzine Fan Wars
* The Blake's 7 Wars
* The Beauty and the Beast Wars
* Science Fiction Fandom vs. Media Fandom
* Sherlock Holmes and Star Trek 
* Blake's 7 and Star Trek 
* Star Trek and Starsky & Hutch
* Star Trek and Space: 1999
* Star Trek and Star Wars
* many, many shipping wars
* ARMY vs EXO-L (BTS fans and EXO fans respectively)
* B.A.P vs EXO
* Sherlock Tag War of 2012 (BBC Sherlock fans vs. SHINee fans)
* Supernatural vs. Beliebers
* :Category:Fandom Occurrences
* many, many more
== Further Reading ==
* Phenomenon of Fandom War in K-Pop Community on Social Media by ldy Marcelino Letwory and Lambok Hermanto Sihombing
== References ==
Category:K-Pop Fandom Glossary
Fanwork

A fanwork is a creative work produced by one or more fans, generally intended for other fans. A common defining phrase used in fandom is "by fans for fans,"Google turns up 10,600,000 hits for this phrase. Retrieved 24 March 2010. or something similar,Google turns up 96,800 hits for the phrase "by fans for other fans". Retrieved 24 March 2010. though this definition might incorporate other fan activity as well. Wikipedia defines a creative work as "a manifestation of creative effort such as artwork, literature, music, and paintings."Creative_work, Wikipedia page. Retrieved 7 October 2014.
In fanworks, some element of a canon work -- the source text or event -- is taken and incorporated into a new creative piece. The taken element can be the characters, world setting, plot, stories, still images, video clips, or something else from the source. Examples of creative pieces are limitless and include: a short story, a novel, a zine, a poem, a painting, a doll, a song, a video, or some work that combines these media.
==Types of Fanworks==
* Written:
**Bookmarks
** Cookbooks
** Fanfiction
** Fanpoetry
** Filk - written music and/or song lyrics.
** Meta - discussion or analysis of canon, fandom, fanworks, etc.
** Rec lists and Themed lists and Reviews of fanworks intended for other fans
** Fan Translation
** Glossaries, encylopedias, dictionaries and other information resources
* Visual: 
**Fanart
***Calendars
*** Coloring Books
*** Tarot Cards
*** Paper Dolls
*** Papercraft
*** Dioramas
*** Fannish Bookcovers
** Fancomics
***Webcomics
*** Doujinshi - usually a Japanese printed fancomic or novel, but can also be a synonym for any fancomic in manga-style.
** Graphics
***Icon
*** Manips
*** Banners
*** Picspams
** Textiles
***Fannish Dolls
***Fannish Knitting, Fannish Crochet
***Fannish Embroidery
***Fannish Quilting
***Fannish Teddy Bears
** Cosplay
** Model Building
** Other types of Fancraft
* Video:
**Vids aka Fanvids - music videos, mashups, fic trailers, etc.
** Anime Music Videos aka AMVs - music videos based on anime sources.
** Machinima - short CGI-rendered films.
** Fan Documentaries
** Fan Films
** Recruitment Videos
* Gaming:
** Fangame
** Modding
** Fan Servers
* Audio:
**Filk - recorded/performed music, including albums, CDs, MP3s, etc.
** Fanmixes and Fan Soundtracks aka FSTs - compilations of songs for a character, pairing, series, etc.
** Podfic
** Audiofic
** Podcasts
* Print: 
**Zines and Doujinshi - fan-published works such as comics, booklets, magazines, and novels.
* Multimedia
* Websites:
**Archives
** Character Shrines
** Fanlistings
** Fansites
==They Said It Best==
[A space for clever or amusing descriptions of fanworks, or interesting ways of thinking about transformational works; the sort of thing that isn't a serious definition, but is far too good not to preserve.]
See also: 
* Different Types of Fanfiction for visual definitions comparing various types of fic to canon.
* Muktokathan, A Bangladeshi Literary Magazine.
== References ==
Category:Glossary
Category:Fan Activities
Fanwork Is A Garden

Fanwork Is A Garden is a meta essay written by brightmouth and posted to Tumblr. 
==Some Topics Discussed in the Post and Comments==
* fandom as a gift economy
*commercialization of fandom
*curating your fandom experience
*AO3 as a fandom run community
*differences between each generation of fans
*worries about fandom communities losing agency
*demands by some fans that AO3 create an algorithm to recommend fanfiction designed to their specific tastes 
==From the Post==
In a later post the author clarified
===Fan Comments===
==References==
Category:2022 Meta
Category:Meta on Tumblr
Fanwork Release Forms

Fanfic and permissions were heavy on many fan and professional writers' mind in late 1992 and early 1993 due to the Marion Zimmer Bradley Fanfiction Controversy.
Three of these professional writers were Marion Zimmer Bradley, Mercedes Lackey, and Jacqueline Lichtenberg. Bradley only used her release form for short time as a stopgap measure regarding a single volume of DAW Darkover Anthologies. Lackey's release from may still be required today. Lichtenberg's release form appears to not have been utilized for print zines, but is required today for fanworks on the internet.
==Marion Zimmer Bradley==
In 1992, sometime before September, Bradley required her fans to fill out a release form. This was due to Holes in My Yard and the Marion Zimmer Bradley Fanfiction Controversy.
The release form was only short-term, and it only covered fiction submissions for her long-running DAW Darkover Anthologies. It did not cover fiction or other fanworkds for zines and newsletters in which she did not participate.
The release from was no longer in use after "Snows of Darkover" was completed. In March 1994, Elisabeth Waters told a fan who asked about it: "Unfortunately, Mrs. Bradley has no current plans to do any more Darkover anthologies. The release form we used last summer was a stop-gap measure to get us through the one that was currently under contract ("Snows of Darkover," currently scheduled for release in April 1994.) It's really a shame, because Darkover anthologies were a good market for beginners (my first sale was to "The Keeper's Price"), but Mrs. Bradley says that sometimes one bad apple really does spoil the whole barrel." from Darkover Newsletter #64
File:dnl583.jpg|disclaimer, printed in the September 1992 issue of Darkover Newsletter
File:dnl584.jpg|disclaimer
==Jacqueline Lichtenberg==
==Mercedes Lackey==
In 2002, Lackey wrote: "[My] release form was copied wholesale from Marion Zimmer Bradley's fanfiction release form and covers the occasion when she used someone's idea (with their permission and signature) in one of her Darkover novels." , posted in 2002, accessed September 26, 2016
See much more at Mercedes Lackey's Release Form.
==Other Examples?==
==References==
Category:Glossary
Fanwork Status

The status or state of a fanwork refers to whether a work is finished.
On AO3, this is denoted on a series as 'Complete:' No/Yes. And for stand-alone works, 'Chapter:' #/# - if both numbers are the same, it suggests the work is finished. Although some creators may come back and add another chapter if they decided to add more to the story. Multi-chaptered works will also have 'Completed:' followed by the date, to state when a work was finished. On SquidgeWorld, which is modeled after AO3, it is the same.
On fanfiction.net and WattPad there does not appear to be a way to tell the status of a fanwork.
Until a work is finished, it is referred to as a WiP or 'Work in Progress.'
A work may also be abandoned, which means that the creator stopped working on the piece, leaving it to remain unfinished.
Fanworker

Fanworker is a term used by some big bang challenge mods and others to refer to fans who create fanworks. Traditional big bangs involved collaboration between a fanwriter and a fanartist, but over time big bangs increasingly allowed other types of fanworks, so a term to describe all participants was needed.
Challenges where this terminology is used include DC Universe Big Bang and its sister challenge Marvel Universe Big Bang, as well as The Zombie Bang.
Outside the influence of big bangs, this term does not appear to be very common in English-speaking fandom. 
Category:Challenge Glossary
FanworksFinder

FanworksFinder was a website where fans could post links, find, rate and discuss fan fiction, fan art, fan vids and fandom-related meta. It was part Digg, part wiki, and part directory.
The site opened for a public beta test on July 19, 2007. It had been in alpha testing for about a month prior to that. It closed on March 17, 2009.
==About==
As described by Laura Hale in September 2008:
==How Many Fanworks?==
204,718 fanworks were listed at FanWorksFinder as of August 1, 2007. 259,526 fanworks were listed as of August 14, 2007. 
==The End of the Line==
==References==
Category:2007 Websites
Category:2008 Websites
category:2009 Websites
Category:Fan Activities
Category:2007 Wikis
Category:2008 Wikis
category:2009 Wikis
Category:Recommendation Sites
Fanworks Around the World

Fanworks Around the World is "[a] fanwork drive focused on creating new Assassin’s Creed fanworks/AUs in basically every country in the world except the US." Initial sign-up was announced to run from February 1 to February 10, 2016,THE FAQS, tumblr, Jan 30 2016 but the mods have said that signup and submissions are open indefinitely.hey I sent an ask regarding a submission but no reply? is this because submissions are closed or you didn't get it?, tumblr, March 16, 2016
All types of fanwork are accepted and there is no minimum wordcount or length requirement.
==Works produced==
* Bittersweet by kadarsayf (tumblr - part 1, tumblr - part 2)
: A Modern AU: Our favourite AC1 trio are second generation Syrians living in India - Malik and Kadar are musically famous, Altaïr is better known for his dancing. This is an AltMal story that I’m sure is fairly predictable, but hopefully enjoyable. Ft. Claudia, because now we can have Kadar/Claudia.
* Pigeon of Prague by Passerby (AO3 - "updated version", tumblr)
: Altair has a strange idea of impressing Malik. Exactly the one that Malik gets seriously annoyed by. Equaling an ultimate success, of course. Except…scratch the “ultimate” part.
* Souvenir, by orangeCrates (AO3, tumblr)
:Malik and Altair are in Hong Kong for work. But also a bit of sightseeing.(And maybe, just maybe, Malik had something else planned even if he didn't normally do this kind of stuff.)
* Assorted art and commentary by tofuthebold featuring Altaïr and Malik in Taiwan (tumblr)
==References==
Category:Assassin's Creed Challenges
Fanworks by kass

fanworks by kass is a personal slash fanfiction site. It is hosted by Trickster.org and also features a few meta essays, vids, podfic and a fanart gallery.
The original site name was slash/scribblings (February 2003 or before - November 2007), then it was called fanfiction by Kass (December 2007 - August 2011 or later) and after that it was renamed to fanworks by kass.
==Fandoms==
Fandoms include the Bible (Christian and Jewish), Doctor Who, due South, Firefly, Friday Night Lights, Harry Potter, House, M.D., Sports Night, The Sentinel, Stargate Atlantis and Veronica Mars.
The Orphans & One-offs page with fannish offerings too limited to merit their own pages includes: 24, Avenue Jew, Batman, Beowulf, Blues Brothers, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Community, Daria, Dracula: The Series (crossed with Moonlight), Generation Kill, Good Omens, Fringe, Hot Fuzz, Hawaii 5-0, Iron Chef, The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou, Lonely's Lunch by You Say Party, LOST, Paul Auster's New York Trilogy, Person of Interest, Shackleton, Stand By Me, Trailer Park Boys, Welcome to Night Vale, West Wing, and X-Men movieverse) (with a tiny taste of Star Trek: TNG.)
File:Slash scribblings.png|slash/scribblings
File:Fanfiction by kass.png|fanfiction by kass
File:Fanworks by kass.png|fanworks by kass
Category:Slash Author Pages
Category:Sentinel Author Pages
Category:Due South Author Pages
Category:The Bible
Category:Doctor Who Author Pages
Category:Firefly
Category:Friday Night Lights
Category:Harry Potter Author Pages
Category:House, M.D.
Category:Sports Night Author Pages
Category:Stargate Atlantis Websites
Category:Veronica Mars
Category:24
Category:Avenue Q
Category:Batman Websites
Category:Beowulf
Category:Blues Brothers
Category:Buffyverse Author Pages
Category:Community
Category:Daria
Category:Dracula: the Series
Category:Moonlight
Category:Generation Kill
Category:Good Omens Author Pages
Category:Fringe
Category:Hebrew Bible
Category:Hot Fuzz
Category:Hawaii Five-0
Category:Iron Chef
Category:The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou
Category:You Say Party
Category:Lost
Category:Paul Auster's New York Trilogy
Category:Person of Interest
Category:Shackleton
Category:Stand by Me
Category:Welcome to Night Vale
Category:West Wing Websites
Category:X-Men Author Pages
Category:Star Trek TNG Author Pages
Category:6 Degrees of Canada Websites
Category:1999 Author Pages
Category:2000s Author Pages
Category:2010s Author Pages
Category:Trickster.org
Fanzine (Star Trek: TOS zine on audio cassette tape)

Fanzine is a Star Trek: TOS "fan-generated magazine on tape" by "Shuttlecraft." It is a "45-minute monaural cassette tape."
In 1978, Winston Howlett was selling it through M'Pingo Press and described it as "Kraith "Affirmation" music, dramatic-comedy readings." As advertised in A Companion in Zeor #2 
 
"Shuttlecraft" was Howlett's "studio group" and this fanwork was originally created for blind fans. 
==It Includes Kraith Material==
"I also found Winston Howlett's "Fanzine" tape, which has the Kraith Ceremony music on it. I'm thinking of taking that one along --- even though we haven't done a Kraith Ceremony in heaven knows how long." from Secret Pens, posted 4 October 1998, accessed 9 May 2012 
==Contents==
Side One:
* Music for an Affirmation ("inspired by Jacqueline Lichtenberg's KRAITH Series")
* Absent-Minded ("a dark-humored vignette")
* Requiem ("bitter memories by Dr. McCoy," creator notes this is copyrighted by Odyssey Press 1977)
* Waterfall ("an impressionistic poem...and more…")
* And Zarabeth Killed a Snowbear ("a short sequel to "All Our Yesterdays," this story was printed in Probe #7 and Beta Niobe Revisited)
Side Two:
* Vulcan Dancer ("inspired by Amy Harlib")
* Beckoning Hand of Darkness ("a death-poem")
* STAR TREK is a Racist Program! ("PROBE's most outrageous satire," this was previously printed in a number of issues of Probe, it is also in Tetrumbriant #4)
* Phaser Fight ("a synthesized space opera")
Flight Personnel:
* Pat Bugland - mistress of ceremonies, bell tree (Affirmation), singer (Requiem), performer
* Alan Deneroff - engineering, snowbear (Zarabeth), bell tree (Zarabeth and Vulcan Dancer, performer
* Linda Deneroff - singer (Affirmation), synthesizer bass (Affirmation)
* Winston A. Howlett - keyboards, singer (Requiem), sound effects, performer
* Leonard Lipton - percussion, gong (Affirmation)
* Fern Marder - keyboard consultant
* Diane Saunders - narrator (Zarabeth)
Image:fanzinetape.jpg|the tape's liner notes 
Image:fanzinetapefront.jpg|front of tape
Image:fanzinetapeback.jpg|back of tape
==References==
Category:Star Trek TOS Gen and Het Anthology Zines
Category:Audiozines
Category:Filk Music
Category:1978 Zines
Fanzine Archives

* The Fanzine Archives: A Library for the Preservation & Circulation of Fan-created Material, Ming Wathe's collection, also called "Corellian Archives" or "The SWzine Library"/"The SWzine Lending Library," that found a home at the University of Iowa Fanzine Archives through OTW
* The Professionals Circuit Library
*Texas A&M Cushing Library Fanzine Collection located in College Station, Texas
*University of Iowa Fanzine Archives located in Iowa City, Iowa
* Austin Fanzine Project, a relatively new project aiming to digitize and transcribe local Austin fanzines. based in Austin, Texas.
From time to time, fans may use "Fanzine Archives" to refer to these other collections
* Bowling Green State University's Browne Popular Culture Library
*University of California Riverside's Fanzine Collection
*Susan Smith-Clark's Fanzine Collection
*One National Gay and Lesbian Archive K/S Collection
*Temple University's Enterprising Women Collection
Also see Fanzine Library for the history of fanzine collections, circulating libraries and archives.
Fanzine Association Proposal

Fanzine Association Proposal was a 1985 idea floated to fans by Dan Petitpas. The proposal suggested creating a network as well as a newsletter.
It is unknown if this proposal got off the ground, or how wide-spread it was.
Far Realms #7, a Star Wars zine was one place Petitpas placed his ad. 
Petitpas was the editor of the multimedia and science fiction zine Cosmic Landscapes which had ceased publication in mid-1984.
==The Purpose==
 
==The Proposal==
Category:1985 Fanworks
Category:Zine Fandom
Fanzine Reproduction (1976 panel discussion)

Beginning Writers is a May 1977 written re-cap of an audio-tape of a panel discussion that was originally held at SeKWester*Con in April 1976. 
 
 
The original panelists were Connie Faddis, Debbie Goldsmith, and Devra Langsam.
 
The original audio tapes were created by Joan Marie Verba and others. The recap was created by members of the con committee and printed in the program book for 1977's SeKWester*Con, Too.
"Many people recorded last year's SeKWester*Con's panels and allowed us to transcribe from their tapes (thanks, Joan). And especial thanks to Jan Rigby, who, glued to her cassette recorder thru fall and winter, ensured that we'd have no 18-page gap in the program book." 
Emphasis: the original panel discussion was much, much longer and more detailed, and the essay is simply a re-cap.
==Some Topics Discussed==
* editing
* mimeo and photocopying as used in zine reproduction
* courtesies
* dealing with zine submissions
==Excerpts from the Essay==
 
==References==
Category:1976 Meta
Category:1977 Meta
Category:Panel Discussions, Notes & Transcripts
Category:Star Trek TOS Meta
Category:Zine Meta
Category:Meta in Print
Fanzines: 1966-1991

Fanzines: 1966-1991 is an article by Sheila Clark that was printed in IDIC #20 in February 1992.
In it, she explains the history of Star Trek print zines to an audience that, perhaps, may have been starting to lose touch with this medium. 
==Excerpts==
Category:Star Trek TOS Meta
Category:Star Trek TOS Zines
Category:Zine Meta
Category:1992 Meta
Category:1992 Zines
Category:Meta in Print
Fanzines: How to communicate your pleasures to other people

Fanzines: How to communicate your pleasures to other people was a article in the Toronto Star about fanzines. It talks a little about what a fanzine is, the history of the fanzine, comics zine fandom, and mentions a few Canadian fanzines that were available at the time, including Le Beaver from Montreal, Osfic of Toronto, and Melting Pot of Calgary. 
== Excerpts ==
Category:News Media
Category:Zine Fandom
Category:1973 News Media
Fanzines & Collectors

Fanzines & Collectors is a 1995 one-page essay by Ming Wathne.
It was printed in Alliance #2. This zine was created by male fans, and it had a distinctly male fan-focus of action/adventure military fiction, as well as articles about pro books, computer games, and other professionally-created Lucasfilm items.
Although the article attempts to explain why some fans like to collect things, this "hook" appears to be a lead-in to an explanation of fanfiction, specifically fanfiction written by female fans. 
For more on this topic see Affirmational Fandom, Curative Fandom, and Transformative Fandom.
==From the Essay==
Category:Meta in Print
Category:Star Wars Meta
Category:1995 Meta
Far & Away

Far & Away was a roleplay magazine first published in February 1990 by Pacific Rim Publishing Company. Its first issue was advertised in issue 9 of Animag, which was also a Pacific Rim publication. The cover of the first issue offered fan-created scenarios and supplemental material for official RPGs in series like Star Trek, Robotech and BattleTech.
Category:1990 Zines
Category:1990s Zines
Category:Role Playing