#yahoo! groups

[oldwebmlp]

From: http://web.archive.org/web/20010708171106/http://groups.yahoo.com/group/lppgroup

[fanhackers]

The two things I think Tumblr really changed are, I think before Tumblr the primary language of fandom was text-based, and it was very much fic and filk—very text-oriented. I think Tumblr changed it so that the culture of memes as a form of communication and visual communication really became, not just a primary, but possibly now the primary way that fans communicate—the shorthand fans use. I think Tumblr played a large part in that, because before, platforms were based around text and there wasn't an easy way to share—and it was before people really got comfortable with GIFs. So, changing to a visual language in fandom is a lot of what I think we can thank Tumblr for. But I also think there was a lot of fragmentation in fandom pre-Tumblr, specifically because you had different platforms—you had LiveJournal folks, you had Yahoo! Groups folks. And especially if you were in Groups, it was super specific, and you could have a whole community just based around one particular ship and never really venture out into other places. And now Tumblr creates more of a panfandom community where there's overlap between fandoms, there's conversation that's relevant to different fandoms. You can kind of have it all in the same space, while previously it was much more difficult, and it would be discouraged.

Keidra Chaney in Morimoto, Lori. 2018. “Roundtable: Tumblr and Fandom.” In “Tumblr and Fandom,"edited by Lori Morimoto and Louisa Ellen Stein, special issue, Transformative Works and Cultures, no. 27.

[oldwebmlp]

From: http://web.archive.org/web/20020610155026/http://groups.yahoo.com/group/DreamValleyPonies/

[fanlore-wiki]

Fannish History Friday: Ladyslash

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It's Fannish History Friday! Today we're talking about Ladyslash, the first multifandom femslash mailing list. It was founded by Hth on April 4, 1999. Members discussed femslash pairings from fandoms like Xenaverse, X-Files, and Highlander.

Ladyslash offered femslash fans a place where they could connect, share their f/f fanfiction, and discuss the f/f subtext of their favorite shows. However, the term is still occasionally used for fanfic about queer female characters.

Learn more about Ladyslash on Fanlore!

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Fannish History Friday: Querstrich

Querstrich is a German-speaking, multi-fandom slash mailing list that takes its name from the German word for "/". The idea for it was conceived in 1999 at a fan gathering for a Sentinel mailing list.

Its members gathered informally in person every year until 2011, the gatherings eventually growing to the size of a small convention. Were you there? Add your memories to our Fanlore page.

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Fannish History Friday: Henneth Annûn

From 2002 to 2007, the Henneth Annûn Yahoo! Group was the place to be for Tolkien fic writers. All things Tolkien, from "the silly to the sublime", were in order in this group. It also gave rise to the Henneth Annûn Story Archive due to member dissatisfaction with the overall quality of Lord of the Rings stories on Fanfiction.net.

Were you a member of this prolific discussion group? Add your memories to the Henneth Annûn Yahoo Group page on Fanlore.

[bemused-writer]

Yahoo! Groups

I hear Yahoo! Groups is going to be taken offline. Even though I never really used the service (I think I went on once or twice throughout the years?) it was still a big part of fandom history and it's always sad to see that go. I hear AO3 is going to do it's best to preserve as much as it can, so if you were a moderator on any group, now is a good time to head over and preserve away.

[fanlore-wiki]

Fannish History Friday: HPforGrownups

Founded in 1999, HPforGrownups is a Yahoo! Groups mailing list that was hugely influential in shaping Harry Potter fandom - and is still active today. Described as "a friendly, thought-provoking place for adults to enjoy discussions of the Harry Potter books", at its peak in 2007 it had more than 27,000 members.

HPforGrownups was also notorious for its ship wars and wank, and gave rise to numerous Big Name Fans who went on to found their own fanfiction archives. Read more about this popular community for adult Potter fans and contribute to its page on Fanlore.