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[[Klangley]] explains:

[[Klangley]] explains:

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{{Quotation|

The term "slash" was *not* in use  in the  1970s or early 1980s. The virgule was. It has always been used in  fandom, as a form of shorthand, to denote relationships--heterosexual,  same-sex, romantic, sexual, friendship. For example, [[Juanita Salicrup]] wrote  a [[Crossroads (Star Trek: TOS story)#The Crossroads Series|Spock/Christine series]] and [[Mary Louise Dodge]] wrote [[Delta Triad|a Kirk/Uhurua series]].  By the mid-seventies there was a growing subgenre of stories about the  friendship between Kirk and Spock. These were usually referred to as  [[Kirk/Spock]] stories or [[Kirk/Spock relationship]] stories. When "the other kind"  of story began seeing publication, in order to distinguish between the two  types of stories, people started referring to those as [[K/S]] stories. That  designation took a while to become common usage, and for the first few years  there was still some confusion, as people referred to Kirk/Spock friendship  stories as both that and as K/S stories. Eventually it settled into its  current usage. <ref> Material quoted on [[Fanlore]] at Klangley's request. </ref>}}

The term "slash" was *not* in use  in the  1970s or early 1980s. The virgule was. It has always been used in  fandom, as a form of shorthand, to denote relationships--heterosexual,  same-sex, romantic, sexual, friendship. For example, [[Juanita Salicrup]] wrote  a [[Crossroads (Star Trek: TOS story)#The Crossroads Series|Spock/Christine series]] and [[Mary Louise Dodge]] wrote [[Delta Triad|a Kirk/Uhurua series]].  By the mid-seventies there was a growing subgenre of stories about the  friendship between Kirk and Spock. These were usually referred to as  [[Kirk/Spock (TOS)|Kirk/Spock]] stories or [[Kirk/Spock relationship]] stories. When "the other kind"  of story began seeing publication, in order to distinguish between the two  types of stories, people started referring to those as [[K/S]] stories. That  designation took a while to become common usage, and for the first few years  there was still some confusion, as people referred to Kirk/Spock friendship  stories as both that and as K/S stories. Eventually it settled into its  current usage. <ref> Material quoted on [[Fanlore]] at Klangley's request. </ref>}}

Not all fans were familiar with the term. This fan in 1992 wrote: {{Quotation2|

Not all fans were familiar with the term. This fan in 1992 wrote: {{Quotation2|