http://groups.yahoo.com/group/otw_news/ OTW News Fri, 24 May 2013 15:32:40 GMT Chris Jones http://groups.yahoo.com/group/otw_news/message/558 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/otw_news/message/558 Mother Jones wrote about Jennie Lamere, who recently won the "best in show" award at the national TVnext Hack event by helping fans avoid spoilers on Twitter. Wed, 22 May 2013 18:17:06 GMT Chris Jones http://groups.yahoo.com/group/otw_news/message/557 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/otw_news/message/557 Fans and the general public are becoming less tolerant of corporate overreaches in copyright claims. A crackdown on Etsy vendors marketing Firefly-related hats Mon, 20 May 2013 19:03:56 GMT Chris Jones http://groups.yahoo.com/group/otw_news/message/556 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/otw_news/message/556 We would like to thank everyone who responded to our previous call for Support Staff. The chairs are reviewing applications and should be contacting people Sat, 18 May 2013 15:47:23 GMT Chris Jones http://groups.yahoo.com/group/otw_news/message/555 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/otw_news/message/555 It's not only communication between entertainment creators and fans that's becoming common, but also a creative dialogue. Anna Pinkert at Spinoff Online wrote Thu, 16 May 2013 22:02:38 GMT Chris Jones http://groups.yahoo.com/group/otw_news/message/554 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/otw_news/message/554 Statement of Purpose The Strategic Planning Committee is continuing to work on helping the OTW develop a strategic plan for the next 3 - 5 years. As a quick Tue, 14 May 2013 17:02:27 GMT Chris Jones http://groups.yahoo.com/group/otw_news/message/553 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/otw_news/message/553 Given media representations apparently a lot of people continue to think that female fandom projects are rare, although this may have to do with how gender Sun, 12 May 2013 20:32:07 GMT Chris Jones http://groups.yahoo.com/group/otw_news/message/552 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/otw_news/message/552 The OTW is delighted to welcome 852 Prospect -- the Sentinel Adult Fiction Archive -- to its new home within the Archive of Our Own. The Archivists of 852 Sun, 12 May 2013 01:01:55 GMT Chris Jones http://groups.yahoo.com/group/otw_news/message/551 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/otw_news/message/551 While in some places fanfic writers are getting arrested, in others the concern is instead about how fans could be ruining pop culture. "Mr. Rushfield laments Thu, 09 May 2013 22:02:36 GMT Chris Jones http://groups.yahoo.com/group/otw_news/message/550 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/otw_news/message/550 NYU's student newspaper decided to feature fanfiction with a particularly local angle -- fanfiction set on its campus. "Remember when you were waiting for your Wed, 08 May 2013 02:02:13 GMT Chris Jones http://groups.yahoo.com/group/otw_news/message/549 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/otw_news/message/549 The Organization for Transformative Works was pleased to learn that one of our projects, the Archive of Our Own, has been named among the '50 Best Websites Sun, 05 May 2013 22:32:38 GMT Chris Jones http://groups.yahoo.com/group/otw_news/message/548 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/otw_news/message/548 We would like to thank everyone who responded to our initial call for Tag Wranglers, AO3 Documentation Volunteers, and Communications Staff. The AO3 Fri, 03 May 2013 23:02:11 GMT Chris Jones http://groups.yahoo.com/group/otw_news/message/547 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/otw_news/message/547 Television is increasingly turning to fandom to find viewers. The Los Angeles Times put a spotlight on AMC's The Talking Dead. "Broadcast directly after the Thu, 02 May 2013 22:02:03 GMT Chris Jones http://groups.yahoo.com/group/otw_news/message/546 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/otw_news/message/546 For more information about the purview of our committees, please see the committee listing on our website. I. DONATIONS & VOLUNTEERS ARE COMING! There were two Wed, 01 May 2013 17:19:09 GMT otwcommunications@... http://groups.yahoo.com/group/otw_news/message/545 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/otw_news/message/545 Hi! Support here, again! In fact, Support is always here--when you submit a ticket through the Support and Feedback form we'll respond as soon as possible to Tue, 30 Apr 2013 01:48:27 GMT Chris Jones http://groups.yahoo.com/group/otw_news/message/544 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/otw_news/message/544 March and April were busy busy busy months for the Archive. Our output included, among other things, a new header, an updated roadmap, and our annual April