the three generations of fanfic:

spacemohawks:
teal-deer:
bevsi:
heymarauders:
livejournal, fanfiction.net and ao3
which one were you?
those quizilla ones where you play spin the bottle and end up making out in a closet with either orochimaru or troy bolton
THREE generations
THREE generations!?
fucking HELL goddamn USENET LISTSERV TRANSFORMERS FANFIC jesus christ
motherfucker HAND MIMEOGRAPHED FANZINES DELIVERED BY THE POST OFFICE THROUGH MAILING LISTS
with SHITTY SELF INSERT MONSTER MOVIE FANFIC BY FORREST ACKERMAN IN THE 40s and then later SAUCY KIRK / SPOCK SEX IN THE 70s
GOD DAMNED SHERLOCK FANS TITTERING IN SALONS ABOUT THEIR OWN VERSIONS OF ADVENTURES WITH THEIR FAVORITE DETECTIVES
FUCKING DANTE WITH HIS SELF INSERT BIBLE FANFIC
AND FINALLY VERGIL, COOING OVER HOMER
GET OFF MY LAWN*
* note: i was actually not part of this generation of fanfic, but it makes me mad when people forget that fandom as we know it today has existed since at least the 1930s and that fannish behavior and transformative works are AS OLD AS GODDAMN TIME
spacemohawks get in here and be salty with me about these youngins who don’t even know about 1970s gay-ass Kirk / Spock fanfic GODDAMN THE Y OUTH OF TODAY
FANLORE.ORG: GO FORTH, MY DEAR CHILDREN. EDUCATE YOURSELVES.
A chronology of fandom history throughout time.
Timeline of Kirk/Spock Fandom: The First Slash Fandom of TV Media
Oh yeah K/S shippers also INVENTED the term “slash.” Just sayin.
If you’re feeling overwhelmed by the wealth of information, the New Visitor Portal is also a great place to start! :)
My friend airy-minotaur actually wrote her thesis on fanfiction/fandom history. So maybe give that a read!
And OF COURSE if you ever have questions about K/S, fandom history in general, or whatever really, you can always send me an ask.
RESPECT YOUR ELDERS. Know your fandom history.
With love,
Mommy Mohawks
The links in the thesis post are broken since airy-minotaur has their user name since the master post were done. I hope it’s okay that I post updated links
Introduction
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Bibliography