Fanlisting
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A fanlisting is a website created by a fan of a particular subject, with the aim of gathering together a list (either in database format or hardcoded HTML) of other fans of that particular subject. The actual concept has probably been around for a long time but the term 'fanlisting' as a one-word noun was first used when Janine Mischor created The Fanlistings Network in 2000.
Janine created the original fanlisting for her favorite show Buffy the Vampire Slayer in order to see how many people also enjoyed the show and as a way of collecting the fans from around the world. She then got the idea of opening a network called The Fanlistings so others could open their own fanlistings for their favorite subjects. As The Fanlistings network grew Janine could no longer maintain them on her own, got a small staff of friends to help her out. The network was eventually taken over by Sasha van Twist, who converted it from a static HTML site to the PHP & MySQL backend that is still being used today. She is also responsible for the current look of the site, but due to time constraints, no longer has an active role within the network. The network is now run by a Senior Staff of 5 and a team of volunteers from all over the world.
Fanlistings are most often devoted to celebrities, movies, books, TV shows, and such, but they have also been created for subjects ranging from [plants] to [colors] to [condiments]. Although quite a few fanlistings declare themselves to be "the only official" fanlisting for their particular category most fanlistings are not official since they are not affiliated with their subject.
The opposite of a fanlisting is a hatelisting, a list of people who dislike a certain thing. Hatelisting subjects include celebrities, movies, books, TV shows, as well, but also stuff like [bad manners], [cancer], and [thunderstorms].
Categories
The Fanlisting network is divided into 53 categories. The categories of Anime and Manga were moved to their own network, now known as The Anime Fanlistings, because the categories became too big. As of October 13, 2005 The Fanlistings Network has the following categories.
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- Actors
- Actresses
- Adult
- Advertising/TV Channels
- Albums
- Animals
- Animation
- Arts
- Authors/Writers
- Characters: Book/Movie
- Characters: TV
- Comics
- Computers/Internet/Appliances
- Directors/Producers
- Episodes
- Fan Works
- Fashion/Beauty
- Food/Drinks
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- Games
- History/Royalty
- Literature
- Magazines/Newspapers
- Miscellaneous
- Models
- Movies
- Music Miscellany
- Musicians: Bands/Groups
- Musicians: Female
- Musicians: Male
- Mythology/Religion
- Nature
- People Miscellany
- Places
- Politics
- Radio
- Relationships: Book/Movie
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- Relationships: Real Life
- Relationships: TV
- Songs: Bands/Groups 0-M
- Songs: Bands/Groups N-Z
- Songs: Female Solo
- Songs: Male Solo
- Songs: Various
- Sports
- Sports Entertainment
- Stage/Theatre
- Toys/Collectibles
- Transportation
- TV/Stage Personalities
- TV Shows
- TV/Movie/Book Miscellany
- Webmasters
- Websites
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The Anime Fanlisting Network categories:
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- Adult
- Characters
- Companies
- Episodes
- Fanstuff
- General
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- Items/Locations
- Magazines
- Manga-ka/Directors
- Movies/OVAs
- Music
- Relationships
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- Rivalries
- Series
- Songs
- Toys/Collectibles
- Websites
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Staff
The Senior Staff are in charge of the network. They make most of the decisions on how to run the network, create policies and rules, and resolve any problems. The current Senior Staff consists of:
- Adia
- Ally O
- Brittany Nelson
- Hoppy
- Jackie Chiang
Now-retired members of the Senior Staff include:
Trivia
- The Fanlistings Network is staffed by 68 volunteers. As of October 13, 2005, there are a total of 50,104 fanlistings registered with the network, not counting the now independent Anime Fanlistings network. The Anime Fanlisting currently has 7,294 fanlistings, 17 categories and is run by 23 volunteers.
- The oldest fanlisting is Slayers Empire, the original fanlisting started by Janine on March 5th, 2000.
- The biggest fanlistings as of October 13, 2005:
- * the Orlando Bloom fanlisting with 25,390 fans.
- * the Harry Potter books and movie fanlisting with 18,818 fans.
- * the Johnny Depp fanlisting with 13,757 fans.
- * the Angelina Jolie fanlisting with 13,745 fans.
Imitations
The Fanlistings have inspired many imitations that are not in any way part of the original Fanlistings Networks. The most well-known are:
- The Hatelistings - listing the haters of a particular subject
- The Taboolistings - has fanlistings on subjects that The Fanlisting Network refuses
- The Movie Listings
- The Celebrity Listings
- The Physical Fanlistings
- The Name Listings
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