Ooh, let me know if you find anything. This is something that I've wondered about before, but was too lazy to bother to do any research. And now a few more thoughts:
1. Another reason why I suspect that the Buffy fandom may have started this trend is because of the shipping wars that took place around that time between the "Spuffy" shippers and the "Bangel" shippers. Spuffy and Bangel were almost considered derogatory terms, depending upon which ship a person supported. (Seriously, there's a reason why Fandom Wank was always bookmarked under my Buffy folder).
2. Plus, my brand new shiny fandom, Stargate SG-1 (a show that's been on the air for ten years), does not use name smushing. On the other hand, its spin off, Stargate Atlantis, (only in its third season) does use name smushing terms. So either SG-1 fandom was very isolated in its beginning years, or name smushing didn't start until later on. (Which again, suggests Buffy fandom or another fandom that was active around the same time).
3. I really find it amusing how much fandom is influencing the media. Though this probably shouldn't surprise me that much, because there are members (well, at least one that I know of) who work for pop culture magazines.
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Date: 2006-12-22 08:05 pm (UTC)1. Another reason why I suspect that the Buffy fandom may have started this trend is because of the shipping wars that took place around that time between the "Spuffy" shippers and the "Bangel" shippers. Spuffy and Bangel were almost considered derogatory terms, depending upon which ship a person supported. (Seriously, there's a reason why Fandom Wank was always bookmarked under my Buffy folder).
2. Plus, my brand new shiny fandom, Stargate SG-1 (a show that's been on the air for ten years), does not use name smushing. On the other hand, its spin off, Stargate Atlantis, (only in its third season) does use name smushing terms. So either SG-1 fandom was very isolated in its beginning years, or name smushing didn't start until later on. (Which again, suggests Buffy fandom or another fandom that was active around the same time).
3. I really find it amusing how much fandom is influencing the media. Though this probably shouldn't surprise me that much, because there are members (well, at least one that I know of) who work for pop culture magazines.