As for what to do in Fanlore, I think it's most accurate to make clear the different meanings across different fannish cultures, without privileging one over the other. Which, y'know, DUH. I am not very helpful, am I?
Well, I find that very helpful, me! Part of the whole point of Fanlore, as I understand it, is to preserve this very kind of cultural thing, where our own terminology and history has changed. It's clear to me that "multimedia" is a term that predates online fandom, and is primarily used by fans who predate online fandom (so to speak) and those of us "raised" by those fans. *g* So preserving the original terminology and not privileging one or the other is important, I think.
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Date: 2008-11-14 10:12 pm (UTC)Well, I find that very helpful, me! Part of the whole point of Fanlore, as I understand it, is to preserve this very kind of cultural thing, where our own terminology and history has changed. It's clear to me that "multimedia" is a term that predates online fandom, and is primarily used by fans who predate online fandom (so to speak) and those of us "raised" by those fans. *g* So preserving the original terminology and not privileging one or the other is important, I think.