[FFML] [ADMIN] [ANNOUNCEMENT] The end of the FFML

[Grant Chen]

The FFML was maybe my first online community, and where I made the first of
my online friends that led me into all the other communities I went to
after that. It occupies a special place in my heart, and it makes me a
little sadder to know that it will be gone. The internet has changed so
much since the days of web rings and every author having their own website,
but there's so much more fan fiction in general and it's more accessible
than ever. I'd like to think this mailing list helped to pave the way. Who
knows where fandom will take us from here?

On Tue, Apr 6, 2021 at 5:01 PM Bob Schroeck <rms at eclipse.net> wrote:

> Dennis Carr wrote:
> > I suppose there's no easy way of putting it.
> >
> > After some discussion with the moderators and quite a bit of thought
> > over the past few months, I have elected to close the FFML.
> Wow.  I suppose it was inevitable, but I kinda hoped that the
> timescale would be somewhat further away.
>
> I've been a member of the list since, um, 1996, I think.  Not
> *quite* half my life but close enough to it to make me stop
> and blink at the thought.  Having it no longer be there in any
> form is going to be... different.  Like having an old friend
> die, in many ways.  I mean, I may not come to the FFML for C&C
> any more, but I do still enjoy the company, even in its much
> reduced state of late.  Not having the option... it's going to
> be strange.
>
> As some of you already know, I have my own forums.  We've got an
> active and vital fanfiction community there -- and not just for
> my fics.  We're tracking and uncovering new stuff all the time,
> and I'm providing hosting for several shared-world projects.
> Our demographics are pretty broad and while we skew a bit to the
> older audience we sill have younger fans keeping us fresh.  FFML
> members have always been welcome, and now, that's doubly true.
> You can find my forums here:
>
> http://www.accessdenied-rms.net/forums/
>
> And if you decide to register, drop me an email at this address
> and let me know the handle and email you used.  That way I can
> skip the verification message I normally send out and activate
> your membership immediately.
>
> Dennis, thank you for all your effort on behalf of the community
> all these years.  It's going to be missed.
>
> And I *always* pronounced the hostname right.  <grin>
>
> -- Bob
>
> P.S.  Before I forget, how far back does the archive go?  Is it
> only for your tenure, or does it extend further?
>
> Thanks again.
>
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> rms at eclipse.net
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> Then the horns kicked in...
> ...and my shoes started to squeak.
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