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1975
- We all should be aware to some degree of the STAR TREK WELCOMMITTEE and the role it plays in our hobby. by Gerald M. Williams (December 1975)
1978
1988
- A Dangerous Trend? by Alexis Fegan Black (February 1988)
2000
- What Price Fandom? by Arduinna (May 2000)
- Who owns fandom? (December 2000)
- Netfic is free, so stop complaining by Arduinna (May 2000)
- Fan Fiction II: The Revenge, Fanfic Faces Off BigThree Accounting by Roxanne Conrad (December 2000)
2001
- How the Grynch Stole Fandom, a parody by Peter David (January 2001)
- Name Your Fandom™: Website name dispute has larger implications by Joanne Madge (April 2001)
- Wahoo! A paycheck! by Kal (April 2001]
2003
- Dear Disreputable Zine Dealer by merryish (September 2003)
- The Merryish and Mysti thread: profit in fandom (September 3, 2003)
2005
- Fandom and Money, Archived version, by nnaylime (2005)
- Can't we just buy you an IPod by embicta (2005)
- "You're a good writer, why on Earth are you wasting your time writing fan fiction when you could go pro?" misses the point just about exactly as much as "Honey, with your looks, why are you wasting your time fucking your boyfriend when you could get paid?", Archived version by AstroGirl (July 2005)
- Question for the day, Archived version, by sidewinder (August 2005)
- selling pretty pictures vs. pretty words, Archived version by almostnever/Cesare (August 2005)
2006
- the fanfic factory, Archived version by idlerat (March 2006)
- Seven Reasons Why Selling Fanzines Isn't Bad, Wrong, or Hazardous to Your Fannish Health (September 2006)
- YOU DO NOT MAKE MONEY OFF OF FANFIC. EVER. (September 2006)
2007
- A look at some fandom based money numbers, Archived version, post at Fanthropology (2007)
- How Fanfiction Makes Us Poor, cupidsbow (2007)
- We're One/But Not The Same: The Role Of Fanzines, Profit, Archived version; archive link, by Morgan Dawn (2007)
- I want my MTV; or Money for Fanfic; archive link page one; archive link page two; archive link page three by telesilla (May 1, 2007)
- much meta regarding FanLib, including The corporatization of fanfic? (May 10, 2007)
2008
- Making money through advertising..., Archived version, Fandom Lawyers, March 11, 2008
2009
- What do you think about published fanfic? (2009)
- Profiting from fanfiction by fluterbev (2009)
- Think-y things about zines and fic and all by byslantedlight (2009)
- From ‘Heroes’ to ‘Zeroes’: Producing Fan Vids without Fans, Archived version, In Media Res (2009)
2013
- Fan Fiction and the Bourgeoisification of Creativity (December 2013)
2014
- Fifty shades of exploitation: Fan labor and Fifty Shades of Grey by Bethan Jones (2014)
- Sherlockology and Galactica.tv: Fan sites as gifts or exploited labor? by Bertha Chin (2014)
- Fan work: Labor, worth, and participation in fandom's gift economy by Tisha Turk (2014)
2015
- There's a big hard sun, Beating on the big people, In a big hard world, Archived version, post by Morgan Dawn (2015)
- What it feels like for a (fan)girl, Archived version (2015)
- Fanfiction and self-publishing » Ludi Price, Archived version (2015)
2016
- FFA: Fic-tipping, archive link (2016)
- Stars Getting Rich Off Fan Conventions: How to Take Home "Garbage Bags Full of $20s", Archived version, by Lesley Goldberg for "The Hollywood Reporter" (2016)
- Re: Drifting along with the tumbling tumblrs, Archived version (post and comments at FFA regarding profit/links on site to advertising) (March 2016)
- PSA: DON'T MENTION COMMISSIONS/PATREON ON AO3 by whalehuntingboyfriends (September 2016)
2017
- posts and comments at FFA regarding Writing Commissions and creating fanworks for profit: AO3, Archived version (March 2017) -- Re: Ao3/AOOO: StellaPurple, Archived version (April 2017) -- Re: Tumblr Bumblr, Archived version (May 2017) Fandom Venting, Archived version (June 2017)
- This post is (probably) going to piss someone off, Archived version, by squidgiepdx (June 14, 2017)
- I'm simply making an observation, Archived version by Kronette (July 3, 2017)
- A note to fanfic writers from an artist., Archived version by histerek (July 9, 2017)
- You know what I miss? The fandom as a gift economy. by mazarin221b (September 2017)
2018
- There should be a site for fandom history that isn't fanlore that explains the history of fanfiction/art, what copyright is and why we don't sell these things., Archived version by Ginny O. (August 2018)
- On fandom's so-called "gift economy" by probablyintraffic (July 2018)
- Have you heard of Writscrib? If yes, what are your thoughts?, by olderthannetfic (July 2018)
- Ohhhhh. I see. Writscrib is being marketed as a way for fan artists and fanfic writers to make a living “doing what we love”. NOPE NOPE NOPE NOPE NOPE. by olderthannetfic (July 2018)
2019
- Re: Money and Networks vs. On Fandom and the "culture of selling", Archived version, discussion at fail-fandomanon (January)
- Re: Fandom Venting, Archived version discussion at fail-fandomanon (January)
- Money and Networks, Archived version by cesperanza (January 21)
- Signal Boost: Money and Networks, Archived version by ellie-nors (January 23)
- On Fandom and the "culture of selling" page 1; page 2 by fairestcat (January 25)
- Expanded thoughts on the question of fandom, networks, and money, Archived version by silveradept (January 28)
- on swindles and fandoms, Archived version by melannen (January 29)
- Fansplaining: The Money Question & My Own Thoughts, Archived version by anneapocalypse (January 31)
- The Ethics of Monetizing Fanworks, Archived version by Mads Ansley (February 4)
- Older Than Netfic – lierdumoa: Ah, I get it. This is an economics issue for you., Archived version (October 2019)
- Re: The decade fandom went corporate, discussion at fail-fandomanon (December 23, 2019)
2020
2021
- Joy, I don't understand. It seems these days people make fan content specifically to make money and wouldn't make it otherwise., Archived version (May 2021)