-=ConUtopiaN=- the MichiganFandom zine: Michigan Fandom Version History

A Chronology of 'MichiganFandom' online
Before 1999, MichiganFandom as we know it was a social network on eCircles.com (a dot-com crash casualty) and Shameless Self Promotions, a webpage that offered web art to fans between conventions. Events between conventions were either Pinatariders Drunken Costumer Convergences - mostly in Port Huron Michigan, or Arbornet meetups to sing Karaoke in Ann Arbor.

In March of that year, the common denominator in these two semi-regular happenings, an ex-IS guy turned SF writer named FREON, invited a bunch of fen friends to join him on a ONElist.com mailing list in search of more members who could tolerate that high-falutin' new-fangled flavor email with rich text and attachments. That list has evolved into everything you see here today.

1.999.03
- list: michiganfandom@ONElist.com
1.999.10
- Pinata Page on Shameless Self Promotions (Pinatariders Website)
1.999.??
- import email base from eCircles to michiganfandom@ONElist.com
1.999.11
- ONElist consolidated with eGroups
1.999.??
- spinoff: pinatariders.org (Melissa Owsley)

2.000.01
- Meetup: Karaoke at ConFusion 19100 (First Michiganfandom sponsored event)

2.000.04
- ConTraption 2000 canceled. Michigan Fandom comforts the refugees.

2.000.06
- eGroups becomes Yahoo! Groups
- First MichiganFandom Monthly Meetup (First event outside conventions)
2.000.08
- list: added Radio Free ConFusion
2.001.04
- eCircles abruptly disappears. 41 PinataRiders SubCult members vaporized.
- original sponsor and content provider themestream.com implodes.
- expanded Radio Free ConFusion to RFF with plans for ConClave.
2.002.02
- spinoff: Radio Free Fandom site (Malcolm Cleveland)
2.004.02
- list: AscentStage
2.004.03
- list: SanctuaryPress
- list: Mission Bonaventure PBEM
2.005.03
- list: Penguicon Writing Workshop (now SPWWCORE)
2.005.06
- spinoff: ascentstage.net, added Sanctuary Press sponsor for 1 year
2.006.09
- spinoff:Radio Conclave online (now RadioFreeFandom online)
2.007.01
- opened submissions for ConUtopian
- list: Tour de Nocturne costumers
2.008.01
- spinoff: Michiganfandom.org
- RadioFreeFandom goes 24-7 for WMP and iTunes
2.008.02
- spinoff: Sanctuary Press Workshop (freon)