Fanlore Featured Article: The Foresmutters Project

otw-fanlore:

The Foresmutters Project was an “anarchic” effort to preserve some of the very earliest slash fanworks in digital form. It sparked heated debate among fans over whether it was right or necessary to preserve stories - as well as the merits of print versus digital, the value of feedback, and much more.

Revisit the debates about the earliest days of recorded slash fandom in this week’s Fanlore Featured Article.