#24, RE: UF's 25th anniversary...
Posted by Gryphon on Nov-13-16 at 03:24 AM
In response to message #23
>Beyond that, UF CHANGED THE WORLD and is STILL CHANGING THE WORLD. UF >launched the.fanfiction universe. And FanFiction.net. And >TheForce.NET. And AO3. And DeviantArt. MILLIONS contribute to an >expanding universe of ideas Your inital work was so inclusive and >subversive. So much so, that this revolution in writing and >storytelling has been driven by our most vunerable: children, women, >GLBT, trans, and poly communities. Never have the silent had so much >power or voice. > >So please, celebrate your victories --you spawned the the greatest >expansion of the written word in history. UF deserve to be marked >down, shouted from the electronic rooftops, and never, ever, >forgotten. ... Gosh. I can't help but think that might be overstating the matter a bit, but I do sincerely appreciate the compliment, and I'm pleased to think that our work could mean so much. In all honesty, it's never been intended to have Particular Significance; we just... do what we think is right. I'm sorry, I'm a little overwhelmed (particularly as I'm coming to it very late in a long day). Thank you, and everybody else in this thread too, for your support. Especially at a time like this (both in terms of world events and because, let's face it, it's been a pretty dry spell lately), it helps a lot. --G. -><- Benjamin D. Hutchins, Co-Founder, Editor-in-Chief, & Forum Mod Eyrie Productions, Unlimited http://www.eyrie-productions.com/ zgryphon at that email service Google has Ceterum censeo Carthaginem esse delendam.
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