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Sep. 28th, 2005 12:08 pmIdea based on late night reading:
In the 1940s-60s, the SF author community was a fairly tightly knit group. Everyone knew everybody, even if they didn't always get along (See: HARLAN ELLISON vs. THE WORLD) and usually would close ranks pretty damn fast unless the offender did something really egregious, even though they turned right around and competed like mad for publishing space. Fans mostly communicated through mailing lists, quarterlies, and the dawn of SF Periodicals and Publishing.
Look at the Webcomics community.
Lots of interesting paralells there, huh?
Comparing the structures and evolutions of both groups seems like it'd be a very fun research paper for a Sociologist or English academic.
Such as the ones who I know read this.
Hint, hint.
In the 1940s-60s, the SF author community was a fairly tightly knit group. Everyone knew everybody, even if they didn't always get along (See: HARLAN ELLISON vs. THE WORLD) and usually would close ranks pretty damn fast unless the offender did something really egregious, even though they turned right around and competed like mad for publishing space. Fans mostly communicated through mailing lists, quarterlies, and the dawn of SF Periodicals and Publishing.
Look at the Webcomics community.
Lots of interesting paralells there, huh?
Comparing the structures and evolutions of both groups seems like it'd be a very fun research paper for a Sociologist or English academic.
Such as the ones who I know read this.
Hint, hint.
