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In 1991, another fan writes:
In 1991, another fan writes:
{{Quotation2|Years ago before there were [[Star Trek]] movies, ST had [[BOTW (Babe of the Week)|become pretty 'rutty,']] too. Then along came K/S. No matter now you feel about homoerotic literature, I think you have to give K/S two things: One, it blasted ST fan fiction out of the ruts [editor's comment: some would say that now, years later, it's created its own ruts!]; and two, it kept ST fandom alive and kicking --and fighting--until the ST movies came along and revitalized the whole fandom. Now I'm not suggesting that SW fandom needs slash fiction to save it; although I'll admit I've always been puzzled by the lack of good SW slash fiction. I'm just suggesting that SW fanfiction can be saved--if the people responsible for producing it are sufficiently motivated.<ref>from a June 1991 [[LoC]] in the Star Wars [[letterzine]] [[Southern Enclave]]: [http://www.webcitation.org/5tlfLGtED Southern Enclave, June 1991].</ref>}}
{{Quotation2|Years ago before there were [[Star Trek]] movies, ST had [[BOTW (Babe of the Week)|become pretty 'rutty,']] too. Then along came K/S. No matter now you feel about homoerotic literature, I think you have to give K/S two things: One, it blasted ST fan fiction out of the ruts [editor's comment: some would say that now, years later, it's created its own ruts!]; and two, it kept ST fandom alive and kicking --and fighting--until the ST movies came along and revitalized the whole fandom. Now I'm not suggesting that SW fandom needs slash fiction to save it; although I'll admit I've always been puzzled by the lack of good SW slash fiction. I'm just suggesting that SW fanfiction can be saved--if the people responsible for producing it are sufficiently motivated.<ref>from a June 1991 [[LoC]] in the Star Wars [[letterzine]] [[Southern Enclave]]: [http://www.webcitation.org/5tlfLGtED Southern Enclave, June 1991].</ref>}}
From a fan in 1993: {{Quotation|I like slash for its own sake--well-written slash, that is. For me, slash is about the relationship, yes, and I like it best when the relationship is demonstrated through [[explicit]], hot sex scenes (set within a good plot and believable characterization). Slash stories that only hint at sex bore me unless they have an exceptionally interesting nonsexual premise. I don't think slash is anything like commercial porno, which seems to me to be completely faked in terms of anything other than sheer mechanics (yawn). No plot, no character development, no charisma. Whereas with slash, we are visiting a universe we enjoy being in, and hanging out with characters we already know and like. But I still require the sexual component to satisfy me. Ever since I started reading slash, the commercially published Star Trek novels have bored the shit out of me because there isn't any sex in them--or any of the relationship/intimacy/deeply personal issues that slash addresses. Just another rehash of Kirk and Spock saving the
universe. (rather than exploring themselves and each other.) <ref> from [[Virgule-L]], quoted anonymously with permission (Apr 1, 1993) </ref>}}
===Something Old===
===Something Old===