It's taken me a long, long time to read this wonderful post, because I kept coming across things that made me So Freaking Nostalgic for the days when I was discovering online fandom, and going off into a reverie. *glee*
I started off in Michael Wincott gen fandom, then found The Sith Academy, which introduced me to slash, and then The Pink Rabbit Consortium was my start in femslash, and... finding your way around fandom back then really was just like following a trail of really yummy breadcrumbs which led to unexpected places and untasted delights. The private mailing lists! The detection work! The packets of VHS tapes in the post! *happy sigh* These days I'm all over Livejournal and Supernatural RPF slash fandom all the way. And still a ton of fun!
Thank you so much for writing all of this, it's a real trip down Memory Lane and I enjoyed every word of it!
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I started off in Michael Wincott gen fandom, then found The Sith Academy, which introduced me to slash, and then The Pink Rabbit Consortium was my start in femslash, and... finding your way around fandom back then really was just like following a trail of really yummy breadcrumbs which led to unexpected places and untasted delights. The private mailing lists! The detection work! The packets of VHS tapes in the post! *happy sigh* These days I'm all over Livejournal and Supernatural RPF slash fandom all the way. And still a ton of fun!
Thank you so much for writing all of this, it's a real trip down Memory Lane and I enjoyed every word of it!