Fanac - Fanlore

Fanac is short for "fan activity", and includes any fannish thing that fans do. The term is better known in science fiction fandom than in media fandom, where fanworks has started to become more common. The two words aren't synonyms, though; while fanworks are a type of fanac, a lot of people have years of fanac under their belts without ever producing a single fanwork.

For instance, they may go to (or run, or volunteer at) conventions, take part in fannish discussions, do cosplay, beta-read fanfic or beta-watch vids, send feedback, moderate fannish mailing lists or journaling communities, transcribe episodes, take screencaps, collate canonical information, write episode reviews, join fan clubs, dupe tapes/dvds of episodes, provide torrents, create fanmixes, watch vids, rec vids, read fanfic, rec fanfic, buy zines, contribute to a fannish wiki, etc.