Xenite
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Xenite is a term for a fan of Xena: Warrior Princess.
Origin of the Word
By the end of the first week in January, 1996, IRC (InterRelay Chat) Xena chats had begun. Online Xenadom was embroiled in a debate over what fans should call themselves. Fans from Lord Nelson to Artemis, Venator, Athena, BBQlight and Heparin argued, joked, cajoled and spluttered irritatedly about whether to use the word XenaPhile, Xenamaniacs, Xenaholics, Xenai, Xenatistas, Xenuts, Xenites or one of several other terems. The term "Xenite", coined by Venator, was the favorite of many fans. Other fans opposed it. Lord Nelson complained that the word "Xenite" was the same as a term used on the original Star Trek for a harmful mineral that was mined by slaves. The Xena mailing list took up the debate. [1]
References
- ^ See much more about this at A Cyber History Of The Online Xena Community, Part 1, Archived version -- "The Term "Xenite"