Talk:Fan Run
If true, this sentence should go on the fancon page instead: In cases of unofficial fan run conventions, a permission from the copyright owner may be required. It deserves at least a paragraph of explanation (what kind of fandom? what kind of con? what country? have there been specific incidents of legal problems?)--aethel (talk) 00:05, 5 December 2017 (UTC)
- Done. I guess this was done preemptive to avoid any issues with FOX (who have a history of cease and desist against Fannish activities, primarily websites). Not sure if I should add this to the fancon article since I'm not 100% sure what was the reason a permit was aquired for X-CON.WhatAreFrogs? (talk) 08:33, 5 December 2017 (UTC)
- I wonder if this page could have a more descriptive title? Like "Fan Run Activities"? Or "Fan-Run." I literally thought it was a physical running race, like a marathon, for fans for a charity. But maybe that's just my brain? --MPH (talk) 18:51, 1 July 2018 (UTC)
- Personally, I'd vote for changing the title of the page to "fan-run," to more clearly indicate that this is a glossary page for an adjective. Both spellings are used throughout the article. - Fandomgeographies (talk) 12:28, 2 July 2018 (UTC)
- I agree that hyphenating the name makes sense; there's a bit of potential for confusion otherwise. -- enchantedsleeper (talk) 09:45, 08 July 2018 (UTC)
- Personally, I'd vote for changing the title of the page to "fan-run," to more clearly indicate that this is a glossary page for an adjective. Both spellings are used throughout the article. - Fandomgeographies (talk) 12:28, 2 July 2018 (UTC)
Fandom, Inc.
The Fandom, Inc. section of this page feels like a bit of a non-sequitur - there isn't enough detail to show why it's relevant to the broader topic of fan-run events and things. What is significant about this suit? It wouldn't be the first time that a more powerful entity has threatened to sue a fan, so why cite it here? I understand that you're trying to draw a comparison between the actions of a corporate "fan" site and a fan-run site, but the link feels very tenuous.
It has a bit in common with the section below about Wikia, but there the relevance is more obvious when talking about commercial websites which are nevertheless run by fans. With Fandom, Inc. I assume that Carol Burrell never came to contribute to the site, so... what's the significance? Did Fandom, Inc. eventually shut down due to lack of interest while the fan-run project, fandom.tv survived? There needs to be something more to the story to make it relevant to the page. -- enchantedsleeper (talk) 09:43, 08 July 2018 (UTC)