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Philedom
| Synonyms: | X-Files Fandom, xf fandom, XDom/X-dom[1] |
| See also: | The X-Files, X-Phile, Shipping, |
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Philedom is a term that is still used to refer to the X-Files fandom in general. It's usually used by X-Philes.
XFilesNews is the fandom's main news website.
The X-Files was the first internet-based fan base of the '90s, undoubtedly the forerunner to how we discuss and debate our favorite television shows online today.
The X-Files stands in a unique place in the world of fandom. While it is certainly not the first property to have a rabid fanbase, The X-Files premiered right around the time that the internet was becoming readily accessible. Because of that, it gave birth to a new type of fandom, with a new vocabulary and a new way of existing.From How The X-files Helped Shape Modern Fandom — Including Shipping by Alyse Wax
History
The term probably originated at the alt.tv.x-files usenet discussion group where one of the earliest usages of the term was on April 26th 1994 by Kevin Roberson in a reply to Paula J. Vitaris [2]
Further Reading
- “Shipping,” and other cultural concepts we can trace back to the X-Files by Jane C. Hu, September 10, 2018
- How The X-files Helped Shape Modern Fandom — Including Shipping by Alyse Wax, Mar 20, 2018, syfywire.com
- X-Files fandom revisited by apeygirl February 18th, 2016
- The X-Files: A History of the Fandom by Matt Allair Jan 24, 2018, danofgeek.com
- The X-Files and the birth of obsessive internet fandom by Scott Meslow, January 22, 2016
- A Note about the X-Files Fandom by adieangel, September 8, 2015
- How Horny X-Files Lovers Created a New Type of Online Fandom by Kate Knibbs, 5/05/15, gizmodo
- Being of service: X-Files fans and social engagement by Bethan Jones in Transformative Works and Cultures
- Visible Fandom: Reading The X-files Through X-philes by Christine A. Wooley in Journal of Film and Video Vol. 53, No. 4 (Winter 2001-2002), pp. 29-53
- The X-files, X-philes and X-philia: Internet Fandom as a Site of Convergence by Amanda1 Howell in Media International Australia, Incorporating Culture & Policy Issue 97 (Nov 2000)
- Post-Object Fandom: Television, Identity and Self-narrative by Rebecca Williams
- Fannish discourse communities and the construction of gender in The X-Files by Emily Regan Wills
See also
- X-Files Fandom Glossary Category on Fanlore
- X-Files fan-run Charities
- List of X-Files Acronyms and Terminology
- X-Phile Census
- Waves in X-Files Fandom