Preserve our history: edit Fanlore!
Over the last few days, we’ve seen a lot of fans worrying about the impact of Tumblr’s new Terms of Service on fandom (and non-fandom) communities on this site. We’re concerned, too.
While we don’t know exactly what that impact will look like, we know that we can learn from our history by reading about similar occurrences, such as Strikethrough and Boldthrough and FanFiction.Net’s NC-17 Purges. As this current situation unfolds, editors are documenting the Tumblr NSFW Content Purge so that we’ll have a collaborative record of these events as well.
We’d love for you to add your perspectives, histories, and knowledge to Fanlore. As a project of the Organization for Transformative Works, we’re working to preserve the history of fanworks and fan cultures by creating a living archive of fandom history that’s by and for fans – but we can’t do it without you.
Creating your account
It’s easy to get started on Fanlore! Check out our tutorial for new users and then create your account. We’ve seen a lot of fans suggest creating a user profile page on Fanlore as one way to help other fans find you across platforms, and we think that’s a great idea. Make sure to use the user profile template and check out this help page for more information on setting up your user page.
Resources for new editors
We know that wiki editing can be a little daunting at first, especially if you’re new to it – that’s why we have lots of resources for new editors! Stop by our New Visitor Portal, and read more about our mission and policies. We’ve also got answers to lots of frequently asked questions.
Once you’re ready to start editing, check out the recent changes to see what other editors are working on. We’ve also got our FanloreProjects, where groups of editors work together as a team to improve a specific part of Fanlore – like our Youtube Fandom pages, or our Meta articles. If you’re not sure where to start, check out our stubs. These are short articles that need to be expanded, and you might be just the right person to do that!
Contact us
If you’ve got questions, or if you want to know more about Fanlore, please get in touch!