Yahoo! Groups
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| Name: | Yahoo!Groups, Yahoogroups, YahooGroups |
| Date(s): | 1998 - present |
| Type: | Email list/internet forum provider |
| Fandom: | any |
| URL: | groups.yahoo.com |
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History
Launched in 1998
Acquired eGroups.com in 1999
Acquired ONEList in 2000
Removed "adult" lists from the search directory in 2001 (many groups containing fanfic were marked adult and are now impossible to find unless you already know their exact names)[1]
Fandom Activity
Fandom uses Yahoo! Groups for various purposes, for example as discussion groups, or as fandom, topic or author specific mailing lists for fanfic.
- Yuletide uses Yahoo! Groups for the pinch hitters list. In 2009, elyn had her account suspended as suspected spam, and there were a couple of days' delay before it was reinstated.
- The Heyerlist moved to Yahoo! Groups in December 2009, having previously been on their own Listserv.
(need notes about notable or large fannish groups, plus groups deleted by yahoo)
Notes
- ↑ From wikipedia:Yahoo! Groups, accessed on 5/20/2009
