fanficdom

English

Etymology

fanfic +‎ -dom

Noun

fanficdom (uncountable)

1. The domain of fan fiction and/or fanficcers.
   • 1999 March 3, Sining [username], “[Ranma][AMG][Fanfic] Oh my...Ranma? #4”, in rec.arts.anime.creative‎^[1] (Usenet):

     I'm just a poor student trying to contribute to fanficdom.

   • 1999 May 22, The Emu [username], “Re: Use of pseudonyms”, in alt.startrek.creative‎^[2] (Usenet):

     It applies particularly in fanficdom. I used to run an XF archive, and I once recieved^[sic] three requests in as many weeks for author's names to be removed because their bosses had been wandering a little too close to their corner of cyberspace or because a reader had contacted them in RL.

   • 2009 May 15, Alan Heah, “Re: NEW AOS; Dear Jim (Spock Prime), PG, 1/1 (Short Piece)”, in alt.startrek.creative‎^[3] (Usenet):

     I feel canon & commerce do not acknowledge gratitude deep & often enough to fanficdom!

   • For more quotations using this term, see Citations:fanficdom.