trufandom n.
the state of being a trufan; excellence in fannish behavior
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SF Fandom
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1954
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Bob Shaw
Walt Willis
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βOh Spirit of Fandom, tell me how I may become a True Fan and publish the Perfect Fanzine, for that is what I desire more than anything in the world.β βI see I have chosen wisely,β said the fairy approvingly, βbut the way to your heartβs desire is long and hard. To reach it you must obtain the Enchanted Duplicator, sometimes known as the Magic Mimeograph. It lies in the very heart of Fandom, on the top of the High Tower of Trufandom, and the path to it is long and beset with many dangers.β
Enchanted Duplicator i. 4 -
1955
Damon Knight
Trufandom was off, to an appropriately ambiguous start.
Microtome in Hyphen 13 Mar. 3 -
1996
Each had a different illustrator for the story of Jophan, a modern Pilgrim, and his Journey to the land of Trufandom.
Introduction to Real Virtuality in White Papers 244
Research requirements
antedating 1954
Research History
Jeff Prucher submitted a 1967 cite from Damon Knight's "In Search of Wonder"; Alistair Durie verified the 1955 first appearance in Hyphen.Jeff Prucher submitted a 1996 cite from Bruce Pelz's "An Introduction to Real Virtuality".
We would like cites of any date from other sources.
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