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	Contents 1 Removal Note; 2 Columns by Topic; 3 Discussion Site; 4 2006; 5 2005; 6 2004; 7 2003; 8 2002; 9 2001; 10 2000; 11 1999;

Removal Note

Sometime between July 2-13, 2008, the site's administrator removed three essays by Laura Hale from the "Fanfic Symposium" site. The removal was most likely related to the controversy and fannish anger regarding Fan History Wiki, something that had became very heated during the summer of 2008.

A Historical Perspective on Mary Sue: Issues and Trends (2005)
History of Fanfiction, ^{Archived version} (2005)
A History of Male Involvement in the Fan Fiction Community (2006)

Columns by Topic

Discussion Site

Starting in August 2003, some of the essays were discussed at the Fanfic Symposium Live Journal page.

2006

12/28/06 Why People Tend Not To Favor Main Characters by Dylan Gleason
12/28/06 How Fanfiction Is Saving Civilization by Kadorienne
12/28/06 Fan Fiction Elitism: Two Years Later by Persey
12/28/06 And Now For Something Completely Different: Fanfiction as a Genre of Literature by Lady Rogue
12/28/06 A Little Ditty About Fandom by Rana Eros
12/28/06 Women and Power (Meta on BNFs, Hate, and Anonymity) by Miriam Heddy
12/28/06 Porn as Pot Noodle - Darkslash, Its Readers and Writers by Sarah
01/15/06 So You Want to Write a Successful Fannish Essay by Rana Eros
01/15/06 A History of Male Involvement in the Fan Fiction Community by Laura Hale (removed from the site between July 2–23, 2008)

2005

11/07/05 When Worlds Collide: Fandom and Male Privilege by Lucy Gillam
11/07/05 The Shinji Fan's Manifesto, ^{Archived version} by Atagamay
11/07/05 Crewing My Pirate Ship of Love: An OTC Approach to the Question of Relationships by Rana Eros
10/30/05 Real Person Fiction by Kristina
10/30/05 Expanding My Horizons in an Easterly Direction by Rana Eros
08/05/05 The A-Z Shortcut by Crystalix
08/05/05 Writing well. Why bother? by Megan Kent
06/05/05 A Historical Perspective on Mary Sue: Issues and Trends by Laura M. Hale (removed from the site between July 2–23, 2008)
06/05/05 History of Fanfiction, ^{Archived version} by Laura M. Hale (removed from the site between July 2–23, 2008)
04/26/05 Three-Point Characterization, Or No, We Really Aren't All Watching the Same Show by Rachael Sabotini
04/26/05 You Big Bully! Or, The Dynamics of Fan-created Power Imbalances by Rachael Sabotini
04/16/05 The Apology!Fic Rant by Martha W
04/16/05 The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly in (Game) Fanfiction Writing by MP
03/15/05 La Cosa Nostra (This Thing of Ours) by Victoria P.
03/14/05 Try Again: The Dissection of a Plot by Tefnut (Marnie?)
02/08/05 Fanfic is Hard to Write by Catherine Rain
01/25/05 A Christian Perspective on Slash Fiction by Marnie

2004

11/14/04 Why do I Like Slash? Plain Answers from a Het Woman by Dark Twin
10/29/04 The Fandom of the Archetype by Rana Eros
09/06/04 When Size Matters: Story Terminology as Determined by Word Count by Rana Eros
09/06/04 Limitations on POV by Athena and Uris
08/05/04 Stealth Slash by Nightspore
08/05/04 Banishing the Wild Epithet by Justine
08/04/04 Slash Fanfiction: A Personal Essay by Celandine Brandybuck
07/28/04 The Americanisation of British Fandoms by Alison
07/26/04 Poaching the Poachers by Lucy Gillam
07/25/04 Welcome to the Dark Side: An Elitist Exposed by Armelle Madeline
07/24/04 Sit Down and Shut Up: Authors and Criticism by Emily Brunson
07/23/04 Expect the Inquisition, and Get the Flying Circus by Rana Eros
07/23/04 The Otter Apologizes to the Fanfiction Masses by The Humbled Otter
07/22/04 Flogging Elitism in the Fanfiction World by Cynical Otter
07/21/04 Writing Stargate Slash is Hard by James
07/21/04 Whitewashing Krycek, ^{Archived version} by Ali
07/13/04 Your Fandom Wears Combat Boots by Rana Eros
07/12/04 Conduit: or, Sedgwick Revisited by Kristina
07/09/04 Nobody Ever Admits They're a BNF by Hope
07/09/04 You're a Spiteful Bitch! Why I Hurt the Ones I Love, ^{Archived version} by Cyndiana
03/02/04 Does Gender Matter? Women, Tolkien, and the Online Fanfiction Community Community by Thevina
03/02/04 Slashing vs Shipping, or Why It's Easier to Be a Slasher by T'Mar
03/02/04 The Virtual Swamp, or Navigating the Web Without a Map by T'Mar
02/03/04 Why Subtext is Better than Text by Janis C.
02/03/04 Eew, He's All Girly: Issues Surrounding Feminized Male Characters by Janis C.

2003

11/19/03 What is Slash? by The Brat Queen
10/14/03 The Seven Deadly Fanons of Characterization: A Spotter's Guide by Dorothy Marley
09/16/03 Fact, Fiction, and the Writer's Responsibility to the Truth by nopseud
09/07/03 Rana Bob's Field Guide to Mary Sues by Rana Eros
09/04/03 Is Mary Sue Incongruous with Slash? or Mary Sue's Sexual Identity by Vyrwen
09/02/03 An Open Letter to Anti-Slash People by The Brat Queen
09/02/03 The Cost of the Erection: Slash and Gayness by Executrix
09/02/03 The Erotic vs the Realistic: Sex in Slash Fiction by Morgan
08/18/03 Why Do We Write Jonathan in a Dress Stories? by Athena and Uris
08/18/03 Did You Notice? It's Fandom, Not Wal-Mart by K.S. Langley
08/08/03 Dance with Them What Brung You by Hope
07/20/03 Friendship and Slash by Kenovay
07/20/03 In Defense of Lionel Luthor, ^{Archived version} by Kelex Yarou-Noona
07/20/03 Machiavelli and the Luthors by Kelex Yarou-Noona
07/01/03 Expectations and Interpretations by Deborah Wright
06/21/03 RPS, Boybands, and Dead Guy RPS by Michelle Christian
06/19/03 The Times They Are A' Changing by K.S. Langley
06/17/03 Getting the Picture: An Exploration of Livejournal Icons by Kass
06/16/03 So You Wanna Write a Slash Sex Scene. Have Your Done Your Homework? by Caro Dee
06/16/03 The Sliding Scale of Story Information by Lucy Gillam
03/04/03 Blair Sandburg - Not a Wimp! by Elaine
03/04/03 The Homosocial Nature of Fanfic Communities by Kristina
03/04/03 Portrait of the Artist as a Young Fan by Kass
03/04/03 I Don't Believe in Real People by Justine
02/04/03 The AUness of it All by James Walkswithwind
02/04/03 Because We Love Our Gods: Mythoi, Logoi, and Real People Slash by joudama
01/28/03 Field Guide to Identifying Fanfic Writers by James Walkswithwind
01/25/03 Some Thoughts on Femslash by Kadorienne

2002

11/11/02 In Defense of NC-17 Slash by Manna
11/11/02 Spike: He Don't Impress Me Much by Elynross
11/11/02 Why On Earth Rape Fics Exist by Emmuzka
11/11/02 Fannish Butterfliness, or Lack Thereof by Lorelei Feldman
10/01/02 The Curly-Toed Boots of Justice by McSwain!
10/01/02 What Is Jonas's Favorite Color Anyway by A.V. Meren
10/01/02 All About the Pairings, or From the Outside In by Sandy Keane
10/01/02 Interpretation of Characters, ^{Archived version} by Asuka
10/01/02 In Defense of PG-13 Slash by Kadorienne
09/09/02 Not Just Talking to the Monitor: an Examination of Beta Reading by Sharakh
09/09/02 Tortoises, Hares, and Creativity, ^{Archived version} by Sharakh
09/09/02 TPM is So Not... by elance
09/09/02 Why is There So Much, Why isn't There More (by various authors) by Various Contributors
09/09/02 Crossovers by Kadorienne
08/15/02 Why isn't There More Attack of the Clones Fiction? by Lucy Gillam
08/08/02 Goes to Motive by Betty Plotnick
08/08/02 Gather 'round the Campfire: Fanfiction.net and Participatory Writing by Lucy Gillam
06/09/02 Cross Fertilization of Fan and Professional Fiction by Joseph (mistakenly attributed to "Kass" on the actual page)
06/04/02 On Swinging Both Ways: Fannish and Pro by Kass
06/04/02 What Makes a Show Eminently Slashable, ^{Archived version} by Joseph
04/30/02 Naming OCs: A Rant by Sharakh
04/30/02 A Diary Fan Discovers Blogs and LJs by Shomeret
04/24/02 Everything Including the Girl: On Bisexuality and Batman by Justine
02/27/02 Love, Pure as the Driven Snow by Kass
02/21/02 Save Me: The Redemption of Lex Luthor by Justine
02/20/02 Reading, Writing, and Sacred Cows by Lucy Gillam
01/30/02 Age of Consent? Ptui. What About the Real Problems? by Lexin
01/30/02 The Appeal of Death Stories by Anonymous
01/21/02 Travel Size for Your Convenience by Rana Eros
01/21/02 You Say Potato, I Say Potahto or, Why I Hate Recommendations by Emily Brunson

2001

09/04/01 RPS Reality Check by Dara Sloan
08/27/01 Duty of Every Writer by Theoria
08/12/01 RPS: Writing Under the Influence by Kit Mason
08/02/01 Print vs. 'Net-publishing, One Very Biased Fan's View by Lorelei Jones
08/02/01 How to Construct Alternate Universes That Work as Fanfic by Rat Creature
08/02/01 Formatting Web Fanfic by Sarah Q
07/17/01 Fandom, Fans and Fanfic: A View From The Gallery by T'Mar
01/23/01 Here Today, Zined Forever by Teresa Kilmer
01/23/01 In a Different Light - Shifting Stories from Web to Print by Zine Union List Members
01/23/01 The Ten Commandments of Crossovers by Lucy Gillam
01/15/01 The Difficulty with Mentors (and Power Balances) in Slash, ^{Archived version} by Annie!
01/15/01 The Quill is Slashier...The Ten Commandments of Hercules: TLJ Slash by Morgan
01/15/01 Foreign Language in Fanfiction by Lelia Mellini
01/15/01 Gen and Slash or Why I See One and Write the Other by Morgan

2000

11/24/00 Reasons for Fanfic and Impact on Characterization by Lorelei Jones
11/24/00 A Sentinel is Not a TV Set by Rat Creature
08/08/00 Becoming Real, or The Invisible Fan by Kass
08/08/00 Here Today, Zine Tomorrow by Lucy Gillam
07/27/00 Subjective Characterization a.k.a. Are Bad Things Really Bad? by GenX
07/24/00 When Writer and Beta Collide by Miriam Heddy
07/24/00 Delusions are Grander by Miriam Heddy
07/24/00 A Little Rant for Slash Fen by Justine
07/09/00 Alternative Ain't Necessarily Good by Lena W. Jones
07/09/00 Morality in Fanfiction or "Have You No Decency?" by Lorelei Jones
07/08/00 Winston Revisited by Lucy Gillam
07/05/00 Hurt/Comfort: A Confession and a Celebration by Renae
07/05/00 Working With What You've Got by Schuyler
04/01/00 Man/Beast: the Transformative Experience by Ki
03/30/00 Cry, the Beloved Smarm by Renae
02/18/00 The Overuse of H/C by delle
02/18/00 Too Many Vampires by Debra Fran Baker
01/23/00 The Siren Call by Emily Brunson
01/23/00 Why I Hate ER Fic, ^{Archived version} by Sebastian
01/23/00 Musings by James Walkswithwind
01/23/00 In Defense of PWPs by Thamiris
01/23/00 On the Borderline by Shomeret
01/07/00 When Bad Things Happen to Good Characters by Lucy Gillam

1999

12/20/99 What is a PWP?, ^{Archived version} by Shomeret
12/20/99 The Fannish Potlatch: Creation of Status within the Fan Community by Rachael Sabotini
12/14/99 Why Does Obi-Wan Get All the Pain in TPM H/C Fic?, ^{Archived version} by Alias Sio
12/02/99 Slash, Fiction, and Rock'n Roll: An Excursion into Actor Slash, ^{Archived version} by Mimi
12/01/99 Criticism and the Lost Art of the LOC by Lorelei Jones
11/30/99 Why I Don’t “Buy” Slash by L. Goldman
11/30/99 Why Joxer and Ares? by Carolyn M. Wallace
11/30/99 Should There Be More Criticism of Fanfiction? by Janet
11/28/99 Response to: Joxer?!?!? And Other Things I Don't Get by Sascha
11/28/99 Ares/Joxer? Sure! by Taleya
11/26/99 The Misery Trap by Emily Brunson
11/25/99 Same Actor Crossovers (response to Lucy Gillam) by Shomeret
11/25/99 'Why Isn't There More ...' - A Specialist's View on the Matter, ^{Archived version} by Princess Xavier
11/24/99 Joxer?!?! And Other Things I Don't Get by Lucy Gillam
11/22/99 Why I Hate 1/?? by Sandra McDonald
11/21/99 The Subtext Anxiety by Shomeret
11/21/99 Asians Who Write Slash, ^{Archived version} by Ki
11/17/99 The "Damsel in Distress" Syndrome by Lorelei Jones
11/16/99 Why Is There So Much... by Lucy Gillam
11/11/99 Why Isn't There More... by Lucy Gillam
11/10/99 Methos a Woman? by Shomeret
11/04/99 Apology for Criticism by Lucy Gillam
11/04/99 Unreality Break, ^{Archived version} by Rusalka
11/02/99 Why I Write Slash by Kass
11/01/99 We Always Hurt the Ones We Love by Lucy Gillam
10/21/99 The Life, Death, and Life of Qui-Gon Jinn, or Why the Dead Should Stay Dead by Lucy Gillam
10/18/99 Sexuality in Slash: My God, Spock, You're a Woman! by Rachel Shave
10/04/99 Come Back to My Show! by Justine
09/26/99 The Death of Smarm by Lucy Gillam
08/21/99 Shakespeare, Fanfic, and Creativity by Lucy Gillam
08/13/99 Slashers of Silicon Valley by Dara Sloan
07/29/99 In Defense of Mary Sue by Debra Fran Baker
07/14/99 The Rules of Combat: Violence in Fanfic by V. Watts
07/02/99 A (Very) Brief History of Fanfic, ^{Archived version} by SuperCat
06/22/99 The Slashy Response to Have a Conscience: How Can Anyone See a Sexual Encounter After a Suicide Attempt? by Hayley Douglas
06/17/99 The Less Valid Victims? by Candy Apple
06/11/99 Bodie's Bodies by Miriam Heddy
06/09/99 Winston Was Right by Lucy Gillam

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Contents 1 Removal Note 2 Columns by Topic 3 Discussion Site 4 2006 5 2005 6 2004 7 2003 8 2002 9 2001 10 2000 11 1999