The Fan Fiction Mailing List, or FFML for short, was originally launched by Thom Woosley[1] in August 1995 as a means for writers to gain C&C on their stories before posting them to RAAS and then later RAAC and Fanfiction.net.
History[]
- The first story posted to the mailing list was Ranma vs. the Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers: The Menace of Nerima, Tokyo by Jason Ng.
- Reached 100 subscribers on November 2nd, 1995.[2]
- August 1995 Posting Stats - Retrieved 13-04-2021
- September 1995 Posting Stats - Retrieved 13-04-2021
- October 1995 Posting Stats - Retrieved 13-04-2021
- On April 3rd, 2021 Dennis Carr announced that the FFML would be shutting down on July 1st of the same year.[3]
Moderators[]
- Christopher J. Angel
- John Walter Biles
- Dennis Carr
- Alan Harnum (August 1999~January 2002[4])
- Gary Kleppe
- Matthew Lewis
- Mike W. Loader
- Brian Randall
- D.B. Sommer
- Adrian Tymes
- Thom Woosley
FAQ[]
A FAQ (maintained at the time of the end of the list by Vincent Seifert) for the list was put together by Andy Skuse[5] and Sapphire, with several other prominent writers taking part in updating it over the years:
- Michael A. Chase
- Gary Kleppe
- Robert Morrison
- Shunsuke
- Switch
- Warr
FAQ Posts[]
- FAQ final version 13/01/96
- FFML FAQ UPDATE for April 1996 10/04/96
- April FFML FAQ - Correction 10/04/96
- FFML FAQ - New Members Please Read! 18/06/96
- July FAQ 17/07/96
- FFML FAQ For September! PLEASE READ! 14/09/96
- FFML FAQ POSTING 22/11/96
- FFML FAQ For December Repost! READ THIS PLEASE!!! 06/01/97
- CURRENT FFML FAQ REPOST - PLEASE READ!!! 13/01/97
- FFML FAQ Repost!!! 09/02/97
- FAQ REPOST 18/05/97
- FFML FAQ for July '97 PLEASE READ!!! 16/07/97
- At last... the FAQ revision!! 18/10/97
- FFML FAQ 01/12/97
- FFML FAQ 02/01/98
- FAQ for the NEW and IMPROVED FFML! 05/02/98
- The FAQ for the *NEW* FFML! 06/02/98
- FFML FAQ 15/04/98
Resources Guide[]
- FFML Resources Guide 04/11/97
- FFML Resources Guide 01/12/97
- FFML Resources Guide 02/01/98
- FFML Resources Guide 15/04/98
Drinking Games[]
- Main article: The Fanfiction Cross Over Drinking Game
- Main article: The Ranma ½ Fanfic Drinking Game
- Main article: The Ranma ½ Fan Fiction Drinking Game
- Main article: The Ranma ½ Fan Fiction *Error* Drinking Game
- The Ranma 1/2 Fan Fiction Drinking Game 07/05/96
- A _different_ fanfic drinking game 07/07/96
- r.a.a.c. Ranma FanFic Drinking Game 07/02/97
- The FFML Spam Drinking Game! 14/02/97
- The Crossover Drinking Game! 14/02/97
- Lemon Fanfiction Drinking Game 1.0 beta 09/06/98
Weekly Synopses[]
- Main article: FFML Weekly Synopses
Observations[]
By 2006 the list was looking decidedly thin. Mike W. Loader made a post highlighting this, reasons why it had happened, and why he felt it was irreversible on June 16th, 2006.[6]
Archives[]
- An archive of posts from 1995 to 2007 was once stored at the following locations:
- ffmlsearch.inklesspen.com
- sanjiyan.co.uk
- An archive of posts from 2007-2021 was once stored here: www.chez-vrolet.net/pipermail/ffml/
- Some posts (from February 16th, 1998 onwards) were archived here: db.netimages.com/cgi-bin/fetch
- Another archive was launched March 14th, 1998 archiving posts from the previous year and half: skynet.gt.ed.net/ffml/
- A current archive of all posts can be found here: FFML Archive 1995-2021
Dead Web Sites[]
- gopher.web.aol.com/FFML
- plaza.snu.ac.kr/~wacko/fanfics/ffml-faq.html
- illusion.snu.ac.kr/~wacko/ffml/
See Also[]
- Fanfiction Mailing List at Fanlore.org - Retrieved 13-06-2015