The Elfinkind Digest: Difference between revisions
m (Text replacement - "(['''])(.*)(['''])" to "{{b|$2}}") |
m (Text replacement - "{{b|}}" to "") |
||
| Line 11: | Line 11: | ||
|subject=Elves & General Otherkin |
|subject=Elves & General Otherkin |
||
}} |
}} |
||
{{b|The Elfinkind Digest}} was the first otherkin mailing list, created by [[R{{b|ykandar Korra}}ti]] in March 1990. This list was where the term otherkin was first coined, on April 18, 1990, in Elfinkind Digest #16 when [[Torin]], one of the list members, "got tired of typing elf/dragon/orc/etc.-kin and just used otherkin" as shorthand.<ref name="timeline">{{book|first=Orion|last=Scribner|title=Otherkin Timeline: The recent history of elfin, fae, and animal people|url=http://frameacloud.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/Scribner_Timeline2p0.pdf|place=Online|publisher=http://www.frameacloud.com|year=2011}}</ref> |
|||
==References== |
==References== |
||
Latest revision as of 21:55, 13 September 2023
| The Elfinkind Digest | |
|---|---|
| Moderator(s) | R'''ykandar Korra'''ti |
| Website | |
| Status | Defunct |
| Launch date | March 26, 1990 |
| End Date | February 2, 2018 |
| Message count | 2849 digests |
| Users | <100 |
| Average traffic | Low |
| Subject | Elves & General Otherkin |
The Elfinkind Digest was the first otherkin mailing list, created by R'''ykandar Korra'''ti in March 1990. This list was where the term otherkin was first coined, on April 18, 1990, in Elfinkind Digest #16 when Torin, one of the list members, "got tired of typing elf/dragon/orc/etc.-kin and just used otherkin" as shorthand.[1]
References
- ↑ Scribner, Orion. 2011. Otherkin Timeline: The recent history of elfin, fae, and animal people
Online: http://www.frameacloud.com.