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* The term [[otherkin]] was first coined on [[The Elfinkind Digest]] by [[Torin]]? |
* The term [[otherkin]] was first coined on [[The Elfinkind Digest]] by [[Torin]]? |
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* The online [[therian]] community started out on [[ |
* The online [[therian]] community started out on [[Alt.Horror.Werewolves]] on [[wikipedia:Usenet|Usenet]]? |
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* An [[angels|angel]] [[otherkin]], [[MemoryandDream]] - owner and founder of [[Embracing Mystery]] and [[Drink Deeply and Dream]] - started the [http://giveneyestosee.com/blog/2011/10/i-am-obamacare/ I Am Obamacare] meme? |
* An [[angels|angel]] [[otherkin]], [[MemoryandDream]] - owner and founder of [[Embracing Mystery]] and [[Drink Deeply and Dream]] - started the [http://giveneyestosee.com/blog/2011/10/i-am-obamacare/ I Am Obamacare] meme? |
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* There is a largely separate [[Draconity]] community for [[dragons|dragon]] [[otherkin]], which started out on [[Alt.Fan.Dragons]] on [[wikipedia:Usenet|Usenet]]? |
* There is a largely separate [[Draconity]] community for [[dragons|dragon]] [[otherkin]], which started out on [[Alt.Fan.Dragons]] on [[wikipedia:Usenet|Usenet]]? |
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* The [[otherkin]] and [[multiplicity]] communities have historically had a great deal of overlap due to the frequency of [[multiplicity|multiple]] [[systems]] having nonhuman members? |
* The [[otherkin]] and [[multiplicity]] communities have historically had a great deal of overlap due to the frequency of [[multiplicity|multiple]] [[systems]] having nonhuman members? |
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* [[Starseeds]] and [[earth angels]]/[[elementals (Doreen Virtue)|elementals]] are two nonhuman communities which developed as part of the [[wikipedia:New Age|new age]] movement, independent of the [[otherkin]] community? |
* [[Starseeds]] and [[earth angels]]/[[elementals (Doreen Virtue)|elementals]] are two nonhuman communities which developed as part of the [[wikipedia:New Age|new age]] movement, independent of the [[otherkin]] community? |
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* The first [[:Category:Gathers|howl]] in the [[therians|therian]] community ([[Harvest Howl]]) was held in the fall of 1994 in Ohio, and was organized by [[Smash Greywolf]] for members of the [[ |
* The first [[:Category:Gathers|howl]] in the [[therians|therian]] community ([[Harvest Howl]]) was held in the fall of 1994 in Ohio, and was organized by [[Smash Greywolf]] for members of the [[Alt.Horror.Werewolves]] [[wikipedia:Usenet|Usenet]] group? |
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* A [[windigos|windigo]] named [[James H. III]] suggested the term [[therianthrope]]s for [[therians]] on [[ |
* A [[windigos|windigo]] named [[James H. III]] suggested the term [[therianthrope]]s for [[therians]] on [[Alt.Horror.Werewolves]] in December 1994 as a more general term than [[lycanthrope]]s? |
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* The first discussion group for [[vampires|real vampires]] online was the [[alt.culture.vampires]] [[wikipedia:Usenet|Usenet]] group, a spin-off group from [[alt.vampyres]], which was created on February 9, 1998? |
* The first discussion group for [[vampires|real vampires]] online was the [[alt.culture.vampires]] [[wikipedia:Usenet|Usenet]] group, a spin-off group from [[alt.vampyres]], which was created on February 9, 1998? |
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* The [[Meowers]] were the first [[wikipedia:Troll (Internet)|trolls]] to target a nonhuman community ([[ |
* The [[Meowers]] were the first [[wikipedia:Troll (Internet)|trolls]] to target a nonhuman community ([[Alt.Horror.Werewolves]]) in an organized fashion, even though some of the Meowers were [[otherkin]] themselves? |
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* The first book to deal extensively with [[otherkin]], using that exact term, was [[The Veil’s Edge: Exploring the Boundaries of Magic]] by [[Willow Polson]], published on March 3, 2003? |
* The first book to deal extensively with [[otherkin]], using that exact term, was [[The Veil’s Edge: Exploring the Boundaries of Magic]] by [[Willow Polson]], published on March 3, 2003? |
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Revision as of 23:35, 9 December 2015
- Did you know...
- The term otherkin was first coined on The Elfinkind Digest by Torin?
- The online therian community started out on Alt.Horror.Werewolves on Usenet?
- An angel otherkin, MemoryandDream - owner and founder of Embracing Mystery and Drink Deeply and Dream - started the I Am Obamacare meme?
- There is a largely separate Draconity community for dragon otherkin, which started out on Alt.Fan.Dragons on Usenet?
- The Elf Queen's Daughters were an elven group in 1973?
- Real vampires were once termed human living vampires?
- Walking the Thresholds is the longest continually-running gathering for otherkin?
- The Elfinkind Digest is the mailing list that started the online otherkin community?
- The otherkin, therian and real vampire communities evolved separately with some limited overlap in membership, and are still largely separate despite increasing overlap?
- The otherkin and multiplicity communities have historically had a great deal of overlap due to the frequency of multiple systems having nonhuman members?
- Starseeds and earth angels/elementals are two nonhuman communities which developed as part of the new age movement, independent of the otherkin community?
- The first howl in the therian community (Harvest Howl) was held in the fall of 1994 in Ohio, and was organized by Smash Greywolf for members of the Alt.Horror.Werewolves Usenet group?
- A windigo named James H. III suggested the term therianthropes for therians on Alt.Horror.Werewolves in December 1994 as a more general term than lycanthropes?
- The first discussion group for real vampires online was the alt.culture.vampires Usenet group, a spin-off group from alt.vampyres, which was created on February 9, 1998?
- The Meowers were the first trolls to target a nonhuman community (Alt.Horror.Werewolves) in an organized fashion, even though some of the Meowers were otherkin themselves?
- The first book to deal extensively with otherkin, using that exact term, was The Veil’s Edge: Exploring the Boundaries of Magic by Willow Polson, published on March 3, 2003?