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Alt.books.anne-rice

alt.books.anne-rice (ABAR, a.b.a.r., abar) is a Usenet group for fans of books by Anne Rice.
"So what's alt.books.anne-rice all about? Ah, abar, where the women are women, the men are occasionally women (don't ask) and the chickens are frightened. abar is an internet newsgroup that was created for Anne Rice fans to have a place to get together with other fans and let the mayhem loose. On abar you'll find threads about the books, the movies, stories, characters and more non-sequiturs than you can shake a stick at." from FAQ (1996) 
==Regarding Fanfic==
In the early days, fanfic was posted to the list. From the FAQ in 1996: 
Up until 2000, it had a fiction archive: "The official abar Spec Archive can be found at http://www.eskimo.com/~ash or ftp.eskimo.com/u/a/ash. Heather Meloche is the keeper and Adonia updates the databases. Here you can find specs, poems, rpgs, Mayfair family trees, FAQs and everything else which makes abar and the archive the treasure that it is." from FAQ (1996) 
The very first fanfic on the archive was Memnoch the Spec.
==From the FAQ==
==References==
Category:Anne Rice
Category:The Vampire Chronicles Websites
Category: 1993 Newsgroups
Category: 1990s Newsgroups
Category: 2000s Newsgroups
Alt.books.m-lackey

Alt.books.m-lackey is a newsgroup for fans of Mercedes Lackey.
"Full credit for this document belongs to Melissa Tabbifli who did the work of putting it together, and Captain Silkfur McFluffy for hosting the FAQ for the last several years. [...] Thanks to Scott (saverte) for the new MOTQ contact. Thanks to Jerry Cullingford for the third WWW page. HUGE thanks to Captain Fluffy (tpaulk@metronet.com) for taking over the FAQ from Tabbifli."
==FAQ==
See the FAQ: , 1994, updated in 1998
Contents: 
1. Order To Read? 
2. How Can I Reach Her Or Other Fans? 
3. She's Got Songs, Are They Recorded? 
4. Does She Really Believe This? 
5. Why No MU*s Or FanFic? 
6. Proper Behavior On alt.books.m-lackey 
7. No More Di! But Why??? 
8. Anything Else? 
=="Proper Behavior"==
==The Last Straw and Camel's Back==
The FAQ has (outdated) links to the posts The Last Straw and Camel's Back.
==Regarding Fanfiction and Control of What Gets Discussed==
===1994===
===1996===
==References==
Category:Valdemar
Category:1994 Newsgroups
Category:2000s Newsgroups
Category:2010s Newsgroups
Alt.comic.fan-fiction

alt.comic.fan-fiction (or acff.) was newsgroup on Usenet for comic book fans to post their comic book related fan fiction as opposed the comics discussion groups. As part of the explanation as to why the group was needed:
==History==
From the Comic Fanfiction History Project: "January 11th, 1994 - Newgroup message sent out by Andy Jones, creating alt.comics.fan-fiction. Hawk became keeper in late 1994 followed by Nute in January/February 1999." However it appears from Andy's announcement of the group's existence that ACFF was in fact created in 1995Yes! We're alive! We're ALIIIIIIIIIIIIIVE!:) acff google groups, Jan 16, 1995.
In Andy's own words, ACFF "spun off of RACMX many years ago in order to keep the loonies in their own bin. As to who exactly the loonies are, I'll let you draw your own conclusions.The Fanfiction Glossary (via Wayback Machine) (Accessed Sept. 19, 2009)" As outlined in the quote above, fan-fiction was banned on Rec.arts.comics.marvel.xbooks (aka RACMX), possibly due to copyright concerns and so a new newsgroup was created which not only allowed posting of fanfiction, it clamored for it. 
The FAQ for the group was first written and posted by Andy Jones in January 1995alt.comcs.fan-fiction FAQ version .1 - acff googlegroups, Jan 17, 1995. The subsequent versions were written by and maintained by Hawk, with version .2 being posted in January 1996acff FAQ - acff googlegroup, Jan 8, 1996. From there it was posted twice a month, along with a companion FAQ "Where Do I Find Comic Fan-Fiction on the WWW"? Nute took over the FAQ posting in early 1999 and it was dropped off the regular posting rotation sometime after November 1999.
The group remained active until mid-2017. Sadly, this newsgroup has pretty much been abandoned to tumbleweeds and spam.
==References==
Category:Comics Fandom
Category:1994 Newsgroups
Category:1990s Newsgroups
Category:2000s Newsgroups
Category:2010s Newsgroups
Category:2020s Newsgroups
Category:DC Comics Fandom Glossary
Category:Marvel Fandom Glossary
Category:Social Media Feature
Alt.fan.hanson

alt.fan.hanson is a Usenet group created in 1997 for Hanson fans to discuss the band. Although still in existence as a Google Group, it has been plagued by spam since 2006 and is rarely used by actual fans anymore.
Category:Hanson Communities
Category: 1997 Newsgroups
Category:1990s Newsgroups
Category:2000s Newsgroups
Alt.fan.harry-potter

alt.fan.harry-potter (AFHP) is a Usenet group created in 1999 for "anything relating to the Harry Potter books, movies, or merchandise, or to J. K. Rowling."Petrea Mitchell. alt.fan.harry-potter Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ). Updated 02 September 2011. (Accessed 27 November 2011.) This excluded fanworks, which were posted at alt.fan.harry-potter.creative.
AFHP and Yahoo! Groups' Harry Potter for GrownUps were two of the primary venues for discussion, analysis, and fan theories about the Harry Potter series in the early days of the fandom.
In 2004 and 2005, the newsgroup was listed on Tom Felton's official site as one of his favorite websites.http://www.thomasfelton.com. My Favourite Links. Archived 03 January 2005. (Accessed 27 November 2011 via Wayback Machine.)
== FAQs and Resources ==
* Hogwarts Library, a reference site for the newsgroup
* alt.fan.harry-potter newsgroup website at Geocities
* alt.fan.harry-potter Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) by Petréa Mitchell
== References ==
Category:Harry Potter Communities
Category:1999 Newsgroups
Category:1990s Newsgroups
Category:2000s Newsgroups 
Category:2010s Newsgroups
Alt.fan.pern

alt.fan.pern is a Usenet group for discussion of the Dragonriders of Pern and other works by Anne McCaffrey.
A fan posted: "The group has been largely dead since the advent of Anne McCaffrey's own message board. With the upcoming closure of that board (Dec 15, 2004), alt.fan.pern may become active again."
It was "created by a PernMUSH wizard" in 1991., "Capt. Gym Z. Quirk [Known in what passes for Real Life(tm) as Taki Kogoma]." 
* FAQ: WELCOME TO ALT.FAN.PERN!, last updated in 2008
==Introduction/FAQ==
Excerpts from a much longer FAQ (appears to be last updated in late 1992):
== References ==
Category:Dragonriders of Pern
Category:1991 Newsgroups
Category:1990s Newsgroups
Category:2000s Newsgroups
Alt.fan.pratchett

Alt.fan.pratchett is a usenet group created on January 30, 1992. It was one of the first Terry Pratchett and Discworld mailing lists created. The usenet group helped create and popularize many fandom activities and jokes in the Discworld fandom.
==Timeline==
*The AFP Timelines (full collection)
==Terry Pratchett==
Terry Pratchett joined the usenet group and was known to interact with fans on the group. He even wrote one AFP member into the novel Maskerade.
(For context, when Colette first met Terry Pratchett she was wearing Discworld themed earrings.)
==Fanfiction==
As a general rule, fans were not permitted to post fanfiction to alt.fan.pratchett to avoid potential issues of influencing or claiming to have influenced Pratchett's actual writing (as he was in the newsgroup).The Laws and Ordinances of alt.books/fan.pratchett, or Pratchett Newsgroup Frequently Asked Questions (June 2002)
==Filk==
AFP is also notable for the number of filk created by members. The filk would not just be about Discworld and Terry Pratchett but also about the usenet group and its members lspace.org Filks : Index by Type (retrieved June 28, 2024).
==AFProposals==
A common activity on the usenet group was proposals to other members. Proposals became so popular that the term AFProposal was used to refer to proposals on the group and the acronym WYMM? (Will you marry me?). There were many variants such as WYMMF? (Will you marry my friend?). The term “AFPoligamy” was also used, presumably in reference to someone with multiple proposals.
==lspace.org==
lspace.org is a website created by AFP members Leo Breebaart, Robert Collier and Mike Kew in 1995. The website was created as a way to archive fan works on the usenet group, such as the Annotated Pratchett Files and the Pratchett quote file, as well as to be a hub for information surrounding Terry Pratchett, Discworld, and the online fandom.
==FAQs==
*"What on Disc does 'afp' mean?"
*What Is AFP? on LSpace.org
*Pratchett Newsgroups FAQ
==AFPCode==
*AFPCode 1.1
==Projects & Communities==
*The AFP Recipe Archives (alt link), The AFP Recipe Archive FAQ
*AFP Madrigal Society
*Annotated Pratchett Files
*Pratchett Quote File
==Other Activities/Contributions== 
Some of AFP’s other contributions include:
*The first Discworld convention
*The creation of the term ‘Merkin’
*The rules for Cripple Mr Onion
*The Discworld Emporium
==Miscellaneous==
*AFPers Homepages
==Meets==
See AFP Meets.
==References==
Category:Discworld
Category:1992 Newsgroups
Category:1990s Newsgroups
Category:2000s Newsgroups
Alt.fan: The Internet is recapitulating science fiction fandom

Alt.fans: The Internet is recapitulating science fiction fandom is an article about fandom's early days on the Internet. It was written by Gregory Benford in 1992. It describes how science fiction fandom influenced and shaped Internet culture. And it uses fandom's social history to predict how Internet culture will develop in the future.
Excerpts:
Category:Science Fiction Meta
Category:1992 Meta
Category:Meta on Fansites
Alt.horror.cthulhu

alt.horror.cthulhu was an H.P. Lovecraft newsgroup that was created in or before 1998.The oldest available archived version of the Alt.Horror.Cthulhu FAQ is dated to February 23, 1998. Donovan K. Loucks, the webmaster of the Lovecraft fansite hplovecraft.com, described its focus like so:
paghat the ratgirl, a member of the group, posted a lengthy history of fanzines to alt.horror.cthulhu in 1999.
The Google group version of alt.horror.cthulhu was still hosting discussions related to Lovecraft in 2023.alt.horror.cthulhu via Google groups. Accessed February 17, 2024. (archive link)
==References==
Category:1998 Newsgroups
Category:1990s Newsgroups
Category:2000s Newsgroups
Category:2010s Newsgroups
Category:2020s Newsgroups
Category:H.P. Lovecraft
Alt.ql.creative

alt.ql.creative is a Usenet community for Quantum Leap fans and was specifically for the posting of fanfiction. It was later replaced by Alt.tv.quantum-leap.creative.
The group was originally created by Edward Chen during the first week of December 1992.
Messages, however, only go back to January 1993.
In April 1993, a fan posted: 
==References==
Category:Quantum Leap
Category:1992 Newsgroups
Category:1990s Newsgroups
Alt.startrek.creative.all-ages

Alt.Startrek.Creative.All-Ages is a usenet group created for the purpose of posting fiction suitable for children and young teens set in the Star Trek universe. The group does not accept slash, R, or NC-17 fiction.
== History ==
This group was announced May 15, 1997, see Call for discussion re: alt.startrek.creative.pg-13 for many comments.
Also see Alt.startrek.creative Slash Wars.
==The FAQ==
== Current Staff ==
* Stephen Ratliff - Senior Moderator, FAQ Maintainer
* Jemima Pereira - Moderator
* Alara Rogers - ASCA Appeals Board
== Former Staff ==
Former and past members of ASCA.
=== Moderators ===
* Kattz, was active after 2000
* Sasscat, was active after 2000
* Tasha Simonova, was active after 2000
* Anna Cassidy, was active after 2000
* Laurie D. Haynes, was active 1997 until Oct 10, 1998 when she resigned "Shannara, here. I created this group about a year ago and since that time, my interests have grown away from Star Trek (after 32 years) and into the X-Files. I have become involved in that online fandom and don't have the time or the heart to devote to ASCA anymore. George Morgan remains as a moderator and our other moderator besides me, Jenny Funnell, can no longer access the group." -- Moderators needed (October 8, 1998) 
* Jenn (2000)
* George Morgan (1997-1999) George D. Morgan (age 35) died Feb. 4, 1999. 
* Natalie K. Bjorklund, was active 1997-1998
* Jenny Funnell 1998
=== FAQ Maintainer ===
* George Morgan (1997-1999) 
* Laura D. Haynes, was active between 1997 and 2000 
* Natalie K. Bjorklund, was active in 1997-1998
==Some Fan Comments During the Planning Stage ==
These comments are all from Call for discussion re: alt.startrek.creative.pg-13 (May 15, 1997). See that page for MANY MORE comments. 
The Topic -- "What is Canon, and Should Non-Explicit Same-Sex Stories Be Included?"
==Related Usenet Communities==
* Alt.startrek.creative.all-ages: "family-friendly" Trek fiction, no slash
* alt.startrek.creative: The parent group of ASCA, this newsgroup was the place for the stories rejected by the moderators of ASCA. Also many stories on ASCA were cross-posted on ASC as well.
* alt.startrek.creative.erotica.moderated
* rec.arts.startrek.current: For the posting of current Star Trek news and information, within the last FOUR MONTHS
* rec.arts.startrek.tech: For the discussion of the technical aspects of Star Trek
* rec.arts.startrek.fandom: For the posting of fan related events. For Sale, conventions, and the like
* rec.arts.startrek.info (moderated):Star Trek Information
* rec.arts.startrek.reviews (moderated): Star Trek Reviews
* rec.arts.startrek.misc: Everything not covered elsewhere
== References ==
== External links ==
* FAQ Prelude to Alt.StarTrek.Creative.All-Ages (Accessed September 30, 2008)
Category:Star Trek Newsgroups
Category:1997 Newsgroups
Category:1990s Newsgroups
Category:2000s Newsgroups
Category:2010s Newsgroups
Category:2020s Newsgroups
Alt.tv.beauty+beast

Alt.tv.beauty+beast was a usenet newsgroup devoted to Beauty and the Beast (TV). It has 6250 messages, though most of the messages after 2006 are spam. 
It is located here.
The December 1996 FAQ is here.
Category:Beauty and the Beast
Category: 1996 Newsgroups
Category:1990s Newsgroups
Category:2000s Newsgroups
Alt.tv.buffy-v-slayer

alt.tv.buffy-v-slayerr is a Usenet discussion group for fans of Buffy the Vampire Slayer.
==Fan Recollections==
==Meta & Further Reading==
* What people were saying about Willow/Tara back in 1999... by stormwreath. A meta essay of quotes from alt.tv.buffy-v-slayer. (2009)
==References==
 
Category:Buffyverse Mailing Lists
Category:1990s Newsgroups
Alt.tv.highlander.creative

"Hello all and welcome to this new newsgroup. The hope and goal for this newsgroup is to have a place to post fan fiction inspired by the Highlander series and movies, and discuss such fan fiction."
It had 3754 threads and 26507 posts.
It is sister mailing list to alt.tv.highlander.
==1996==
In 1996, "alt.tv.highlander.creative" was proposed, and there was a discussion at Alt.tv.highlander about accessibility, splintering of fannish attention, and more. See New group proposed... (October 11, 1996):
Category:Highlander Mailing Lists
Category: 1996 Newsgroups
Category:1990s Newsgroups
Category:2000s Newsgroups
Alt.tv.quantum-leap.creative

Alt.tv.quantum-leap.creative was the Quantum Leap newsgroup with a focus on fanworks.
It was intended as a replacement for the older group alt.ql.creative. 
Fiction posted to "alt-ql-creative" was archived. See Ql-archive.
==About the Newsgroup==
Archive-name: alt-ql-creative/charter
Original-author: "roberta 'robin' chi-woon kwong" 
Last-change: 1 Aug 1994 by "Mark D. Baushke" 
 
USENET Newsgroup alt.ql.creative Charter (Version 1.5)
 
==References==
Category:1990s Newsgroups
Category:2000s Newsgroups
Category:Quantum Leap
Category: 1995 Newsgroups
Alt.tv.seinfeld

alt.tv.seinfeld is a Usenet group for the American sitcom Seinfeld.
In 2019, Tumblr user rememberwhenyoutried posted several screenshots from alt.tv.seinfeld of users discussing the controversial Seinfeld finale within 24 hours of its airing. The screenshots, which showcased posters' high emotions and polarized opinions, went viral on Tumblr.Tumblr post by rememberwhenyoutried, as reblogged by marxism-leninism-utenaism. rememberwhenyoutried's original reblog is no longer available. (archive link)
==Resources & External Links==
*
== References ==
Category:Seinfeld
Alt.tv.sentinel

Alt.tv.sentinel is an unmoderated USENET newsgroup for discussion of the television show The Sentinel.'''
Alt.tv.sentinel was originally proposed in alt.config on February 14, 1998 and newgrouped on March 12, 1998.
==A alt.tv.sentinel.creative?==
The usual branching off of a "creative" newsgroup, "alt.tv.sentinel.creative" was proposed the day after alt.tv.sentinel, but it never got off the ground. This may have been due to slash discussion being focused at Senad. Or for a perceived lack of interest in the topic. sentinel.fic (April 1, 1999) 
==FAQs and Information==
==A 1999 Discussion About the Rules and Warnings==
See this original post for MUCH discussion about warnings, labeling, photomanips, and other topics.
==Meta/Further Reading/Discourse==
* (December 11, 1999)
* FAQ, Charter, etc. (December 15, 1999)
==References==
Category:Sentinel
Category:1998 Newsgroups
Category:1990s Newsgroups
Category:2000s Newsgroups
Alt.tv.x-files

alt.tv.x-files (ATX) is a usenet group dedicated to discussion of The X-Files.
It is a sister list to alt.tv.x-files.creative, alt.tv.x-files.analysis, alt.tv.x-files.x-ville, and alt.binaries.x-files.
==Notable Events==
* The Limerick Hoax: A rumor perpetuated by gizzie, and others, that there was a "lost" X-Files episode set in Boston where Mulder wears a fisherman's sweater and encounters a leprechaun. The majority of the newsgroup took it at face value until one member stepped forward to reveal it was a joke.
* Luke, I am your father: In the first and second seasons of the show, there were persistent threads going around that had Scully as Mulder's secret sister, various people/things from episodes as their long lost gardener/second grade teacher/house plant, and so on. This started with a lot of Star Wars jokes about Mulder and the Cigarette Smoking Man.
* Reportedly, in the first season of the show, a passenger manifest in one episode lists prominent atxf posters.
* The Smoking Man was first coined on atxf. It was later referenced in canon as "Cancer Man".
* For a while, the list was home to the much hated/much loved character RPG X-Ville.
==Notable Persons==
* Laura Capozzola: Most prolific poster in the history of ATX, with 18,942 posts.
* Alan Hurshman: Second most prolific with 12,042.
* Gizzie: Third most prolific with 10,503.
* Edmund Jimenez: Troll.
* a late 1990s directory to fans, a "who's who," is here
== External links ==
* 20 Questions To Be Read Before Posting + YAXA List; archive link, compiled by Cliff Chen (with help from Pat Gonzalez) (revised August 30, 1994)
* 
* 
* 
* Ye Olde ATXF community on LiveJournal
==Meta==
* A Caution About Public Criticism
* We're Being Bashed on atxf
===Interviews===
* Noromantic Interview: GaDawg123
* X-Files Fanfic Addiction Site Interview with Daydreamer 
==See also==
* List of X-Files Acronyms and Terminology
==Notes==
Category:X-Files Newsgroups
Category:1993 Newsgroups
Category:1990s Newsgroups
Category:2000s Newsgroups
Category:2010s Newsgroups
Category:2020s Newsgroups
Alt.tv.x-files.analysis

alt.tv.x-files.analysis was a moderated X-Files newsgroup that focused on reviews, criticism, commentary, and analysis of the show. It was created in June 1998, driven by the desire for a low-noise environment that encouraged analytical discussion.
It is a sister list to alt.tv.x-files.creative, alt.tv.x-files, alt.tv.x-files.x-ville, and alt.binaries.x-files.
==External links==
* alt.tv.x-files.analysis FAQ
==Notes==
Category:X-Files Newsgroups
Category:1998 Newsgroups
Category:1990s Newsgroups
Category:2000s Newsgroups
Alt.tv.x-files.creative.mature

alt.tv.x-files.creative.mature was an X-Files newsgroup dedicated to sexually explicit fanfic with a rating of R or above. The group was created in January 1999 following a discussion on alt.tv.x-files.creative (ATXC). Some members were concerned about the NC-17 material posted in ATXC being available to younger readers.
The creation of alt.tv.x-files.creative.mature did nothing to solve this problem, as neither of the newsgroups were moderated and members continued to post explicit fanfiction to ATXC.
Interest in alt.tv.x-files.creative.mature was short-lived, and at its height it was mostly used for crossposting from ATXC. The newsgroup was largely abandoned within a year.
==References==
Category:Fiction WritingCategory:X-Files Newsgroups
Category:1999 Newsgroups
Category:1990s Newsgroups
Category:2000s Newsgroups
Alt.tv.x-files.creative Interview with Deslea R. Judd

In 2000, a fan named Dee asked fanfic writers about their thoughts about writing, specifically feedback. 
The excerpts below are from that series of answers. 
The original post: 
==Some of Deslea R. Judd's Responses==
 
==References==
Category:X-Files Fan Interviews
Category:2000 Fan Interviews
Alt.tv.x-files.x-ville

alt.tv.x-ville (ATXV) is home to the character RPG X-Ville. In March 1997, it was created to give the RPG its own newsgroup apart from its birthplace, alt.tv.x-files (ATX).
Despite the creation of Alt.tv.x-files.x-ville, X-Ville continued to be active in ATX, as many X-Ville residents just liked it better there.
It is a sister list to alt.tv.x-files.creative, alt.tv.x-files, alt.tv.x-files.analysis, and alt.binaries.x-files.
See X-Ville for much more.
Category:Role Playing
Category:X-Files Newsgroups
Category:Play by Email Roleplaying
Category:1997 Newsgroups
Category:1990s Newsgroups
Category:2000s Newsgroups
Category:2010s Newsgroups
Category:2020s Newsgroups
Alt.tv.xena

alt.tv.xena is the Usenet mailing list for Xena: Warrior Princess fans.
==The FAQ==
The first FAQ was posted by Michael L. MartinezMichael L. Martinez e-mail michaelm@basis.com in October 1996. These duties were passed to BluesongA. Firebaugh e-mail Bluesong@aol.com in December 1996.
* October 1996: alt.tv.xena FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions) (1/2), posted by Michael Martinez
* January 1997: alt.tv.xena FAQ X:WP About the Show, posted by Bluesong
==Some Frequent Topics of Discussion==
==Some Memorable Posts==
==Similar Usenet Lists==
*alt.tv.xena.creative (created in December 1997)
*alt.tv.xena.creative.mature
*alt.tv.xena.creative.subtext
*alt.tv.xena-subtext
*alt.binaries.multimedia.xena-herc
==References==
Category:Xena: Warrior Princess
Category: 1996 Newsgroups
Category:1990s Newsgroups
Category:2000s Newsgroups
Category:2010s Newsgroups
Alt.tv.xena-subtext

alt.tv.xena-subtext is a Usenet mailing list discussion of bisexual subtext of Xena TV Show.
==About==
It is not known for sure who created atx-s, but according to the first message between Jerry and Red, is possible can estimate the date it was founded:
==References==
Category:Xena: Warrior Princess
Category: 1996 Newsgroups
Category:1990s Newsgroups
Category:2000s Newsgroups
Category:2010s Newsgroups
Category:2020s Newsgroups
Altair: Fan Art Review

Altair: Fan Art Review is a non-fiction Science Fiction and Fantasy zine.
The fiction zine, Altair, is not related.
==Issue 1==
Altair 1 was published in 1976 and contains 52 pages. 
==Issue 8==
Altair 8 was published in January 1978. It lists Terry Whittier as editor. Contributors this issue: Grant Canfield, Jann Frank, Jim McLeod, Randy Mohr, Gene Day and others.
Category:Science Fiction Zines
Category: 1976 Zines
Category: 1977 Zines
Category: 1978 Zines
Category: 1976 Fanart
Category: 1977 Fanart
Category: 1978 Fanart