Network 50 91 http://queerdigital.com/files/original/293b4276e5d8e68c85b6f3acb2e0df03.zip a4c36109bbabfcd217b9fccc983c2f12 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Primary Documents Collection Description An account of the resource This collection hold primary documents (listings, programs, applications, etc) related to LGBTQ life online pre-2010. When possible, files have been listed with their original date of publication and source. When mirrored from established sites, their original source is attributed and linked. If you have files you would like to submit for inclusion, please feel free to contact Avery Dame-Griff at <a href="mailto:admin@queerdigital.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener">admin@queerdigital.com</a>. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource tgender.net Archive Description An account of the resource This archive contains copies of documents and files publicly hosted on tgender.net, which offered hosting to a variety of transgender groups and non-profits:<br /> <ul> <li>Transgender at Work, a non-profit focused on addressing workplace issues for transgender individuals</li> <li>Gender Advocacy Internet News (GAIN) [1998-1999]</li> <li>Transgender News</li> <li>It's Time, America! and its state-level member groups:</li> <ul> <li>It's Time, Connecticut!</li> <li>It's Time, Florida!</li> <li>It's Time, Georgia!</li> <li>It's Time, Illinois!</li> <li>It's Time, Massachussets</li> <li>It's Time, Ohio!</li> <li>It's Time, Oregon!</li> <li>It's Time, The Carolinas!</li> </ul> </ul> It also holds an archive of the ITA-announce and ITA-chat mailing lists. All email addresses have been redacted from these files, but messages have not been anonymized. If you would like messages you wrote to be removed from this archive, please contact the curator at <a href="mailto:admin@queerdigital.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener">admin@queerdigital.com</a>.<br /><br />While it's possible to navigate most of the archive via the different index.html files, some internal links are no longer available or placed at a different location. As such, it may be best to explore the content using an existing file browser. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1997-2002 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Donated by <a href="https://maryannhorton.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Mary Ann Horton</a>. Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource .zip archive. Contained files are either in Hyper Text Markup Language (.html) or plain text unicode (.txt). Language A language of the resource American English Type The nature or genre of the resource Webserver archive crossdressers transgender people transsexual people website http://queerdigital.com/files/original/77de7a53ce9a3c27a109ac1b257f48f4.txt 0c76ee287466c6698de7babe2e0dbff0 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Queer Digital Community Catalog Language A language of the resource English Description An account of the resource <p dir="ltr"><span>This catalog collects basic information and resources on LGBTQ-related online communities prior to 2010, particularly those from the so-called Web 1.0 period. Each catalog entry includes information on the group’s format, its approximate dates of activity, its audience and topical focus, and links to other materials discussing the group, such as editorial columns, personal essays, or archival materials.</span></p> <p dir="ltr"><span>One of the driving impulses for the creation of this catalog was to offer a starting place for research into early LGBTQ life online. As I found in my own research, simply knowing the name of a place or person could, in some cases, be key to my archival research. Beyond just its research utility, however, this catalog is also meant to preserve the memory, if not the content, of communities and groups whose names might otherwise be lost or forgotten.<br /></span></p> <h2>Why a Catalog?</h2> <p dir="ltr">I’ve chosen to focus on a catalog, as opposed to an archive, for several reasons. Firstly, at its most basic level, an archive is focused on primary material—in this case, the content of posts. However, archiving for most online groups from the mid-1980s up to the late 1990s is often incomplete at best, so in many cases, there’s limited to no archival material available. Instead, what exists in many cases is secondary material, writing describing or reflecting on posters’ experiences with and in these spaces. The catalog, ideally, links these disparate materials together in order to give a slightly fuller picture of the online landscape at any given time.</p> <p dir="ltr">Secondly, posters in early LGBTQ groups often wrote (sometimes in detail) about close and personal issues in their lives under the assumption that their posts would remain private within the group. Given this, I’ve designed the catalog to respect (to the best of my ability) posters’ initial expectation of privacy. Linked content has all been previously published in other venues, and any other detailed personal reflections submitted by users specifically for the catalog have been made public with their consent.</p> <h2>What Qualifies A Community For Inclusion?</h2> <p dir="ltr"><span>There are no specific criteria determining inclusion in the QDCC. However, many of the communitites currently listed in the catalog have multiple references in contemporaneous periodicals, newsletters, web guides, or other LGBTQ-related informational websites. These sources are key for establishing not only the existence of a space, but its particular attributes.</span></p> <h2 dir="ltr"><strong>On Audience Labels</strong></h2> <p dir="ltr">All of the communities cataloged include descriptive metadata culled from various sources, including contemporaneous listings in print publications and online reference guides. However, the terminology used in archival sources does not always match current preferred terms. <a href="http://notchesblog.com/2017/11/28/troubling-terms-the-label-problem-in-transgender-history/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">As has been discussed elsewhere</a>, retroactively applying labels with which individuals or spaces might not have identified is a politically fraught act. In my metadata practices, then, I follow a policy similar to that of the <a href="https://www.digitaltransgenderarchive.net/about/policies" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Digital Transgender Archive</a>: whenever possible, I use terminology included in contemporaneous decriptions. If terminology is not used or a detailed description is not available, I categorize using terminology derived from the archival reference.</p> <h2>Adding Communities to the Catalog</h2> <p>This catalog is by no means complete, and I'm always looking for new groups to add, if additional information is available. Please feel free to suggest a community for inclusion using <a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSe9oGcXtpUNGXXhEBIYdZlb40HTj3EDzG_fk4xltxxcCck6AQ/viewform?usp=sf_link" target="_blank" rel="noopener">this form</a>, or email me directly at <a href="mailto:adame@winona.edu" target="_blank" rel="noopener">adame@winona.edu</a>.</p> Mailing List E-mail Mailing Lists Year Founded (approximate) 1988 Primary Language Primary language used by participants American English Intended Audience The forum's intended audience transgendered people, crossdressers, transvestites, transsexual people Years Active Approximate years group was active online 1988-1995 Exterior References <strong>Mailing List Description (circa 1993, taken from CDForum digest):</strong> "cd forum is a "safe space" digested electronic mailing list for the support of cross-dressing, transsexuality, and other gender issues. Friendly and frank discussions. No membership fees. Your address will be kept in strict confidence. Articles you submit for publication in the forum are stripped of header and signature id unless you instruct me otherwise. To subscribe, please send me a short paragraph describing your interest in cd forum, and where you heard of it. You will be requested to submit an introductory article within one month of your subscription.<br /><br />Attached: Mailing List description held in the <a href="http://www.qrd.org/qrd/electronic/email/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Mailing List section</a> of the Queer Resources Directory. Original file mirrored from <a href="http://www.qrd.org/qrd/electronic/email/cd-forum" target="_blank" rel="noopener">here</a>. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource CDForum cd-forum crossdressers mailing list transgender people transsexual people transvestites http://queerdigital.com/files/original/577c9b7c5865fa059c430d45b7f17df7.pdf a895b1e51447d97297518e2c81c97c40 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Primary Documents Collection Description An account of the resource This collection hold primary documents (listings, programs, applications, etc) related to LGBTQ life online pre-2010. When possible, files have been listed with their original date of publication and source. When mirrored from established sites, their original source is attributed and linked. If you have files you would like to submit for inclusion, please feel free to contact Avery Dame-Griff at <a href="mailto:admin@queerdigital.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener">admin@queerdigital.com</a>. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource CDForum Archive Description An account of the resource This archive contains digests for the CDForum mailing list, covering 1988 to 1993. CDForum was one of the first trans-specific email mailing lists and remained active until at least 1995. Digests 145, 175, 177, 179, and 242 are not included.<br /><br />All email addresses have been redacted from the archival files, but messages have not been anonymized. If you would like messages you wrote to be removed from this archive, please contact the curator at <a href="mailto:admin@queerdigital.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener">admin@queerdigital.com</a>.<br /><br />Requests to access this archive will be reviewed by the curatorial team. If you are interested in accessing this archive, please submit a copy of the request form attached to this page.&nbsp;Once the request is submitted, the curatorial team will review your request and be in contact with you.<br /><br /><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>Total files:</strong></span> 259 files Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1988-1993 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Donated by <a href="https://maryannhorton.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Mary Ann Horton</a>. Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Digests are stored in plain text unicode (.txt) files, organized by year of publication. Index of 1988-1991 is available at root. Language A language of the resource American English Type The nature or genre of the resource Mailing List archive cd-forum crossdressers mailing list transgender people transsexual people transvestites http://queerdigital.com/files/original/97e22b05969625c77537ae213afad193.txt ab5dfa661ed0310295b0a4b7023fc483 http://queerdigital.com/files/original/3c03196420125584d30ccaca3ea96d19.png 85e513e69ab3e591928967534f6f3661 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Queer Digital Community Catalog Language A language of the resource English Description An account of the resource <p dir="ltr"><span>This catalog collects basic information and resources on LGBTQ-related online communities prior to 2010, particularly those from the so-called Web 1.0 period. Each catalog entry includes information on the group’s format, its approximate dates of activity, its audience and topical focus, and links to other materials discussing the group, such as editorial columns, personal essays, or archival materials.</span></p> <p dir="ltr"><span>One of the driving impulses for the creation of this catalog was to offer a starting place for research into early LGBTQ life online. As I found in my own research, simply knowing the name of a place or person could, in some cases, be key to my archival research. Beyond just its research utility, however, this catalog is also meant to preserve the memory, if not the content, of communities and groups whose names might otherwise be lost or forgotten.<br /></span></p> <h2>Why a Catalog?</h2> <p dir="ltr">I’ve chosen to focus on a catalog, as opposed to an archive, for several reasons. Firstly, at its most basic level, an archive is focused on primary material—in this case, the content of posts. However, archiving for most online groups from the mid-1980s up to the late 1990s is often incomplete at best, so in many cases, there’s limited to no archival material available. Instead, what exists in many cases is secondary material, writing describing or reflecting on posters’ experiences with and in these spaces. The catalog, ideally, links these disparate materials together in order to give a slightly fuller picture of the online landscape at any given time.</p> <p dir="ltr">Secondly, posters in early LGBTQ groups often wrote (sometimes in detail) about close and personal issues in their lives under the assumption that their posts would remain private within the group. Given this, I’ve designed the catalog to respect (to the best of my ability) posters’ initial expectation of privacy. Linked content has all been previously published in other venues, and any other detailed personal reflections submitted by users specifically for the catalog have been made public with their consent.</p> <h2>What Qualifies A Community For Inclusion?</h2> <p dir="ltr"><span>There are no specific criteria determining inclusion in the QDCC. However, many of the communitites currently listed in the catalog have multiple references in contemporaneous periodicals, newsletters, web guides, or other LGBTQ-related informational websites. These sources are key for establishing not only the existence of a space, but its particular attributes.</span></p> <h2 dir="ltr"><strong>On Audience Labels</strong></h2> <p dir="ltr">All of the communities cataloged include descriptive metadata culled from various sources, including contemporaneous listings in print publications and online reference guides. However, the terminology used in archival sources does not always match current preferred terms. <a href="http://notchesblog.com/2017/11/28/troubling-terms-the-label-problem-in-transgender-history/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">As has been discussed elsewhere</a>, retroactively applying labels with which individuals or spaces might not have identified is a politically fraught act. In my metadata practices, then, I follow a policy similar to that of the <a href="https://www.digitaltransgenderarchive.net/about/policies" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Digital Transgender Archive</a>: whenever possible, I use terminology included in contemporaneous decriptions. If terminology is not used or a detailed description is not available, I categorize using terminology derived from the archival reference.</p> <h2>Adding Communities to the Catalog</h2> <p>This catalog is by no means complete, and I'm always looking for new groups to add, if additional information is available. Please feel free to suggest a community for inclusion using <a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSe9oGcXtpUNGXXhEBIYdZlb40HTj3EDzG_fk4xltxxcCck6AQ/viewform?usp=sf_link" target="_blank" rel="noopener">this form</a>, or email me directly at <a href="mailto:adame@winona.edu" target="_blank" rel="noopener">adame@winona.edu</a>.</p> BBS Bulletin Board System Name Name of Forum Land of Awes BBS Area Code Area Code of BBS 316 City and State/Province Wichita, KS Year Founded (approximate) 1990 Last Year Active (approximate) 2001 Network/Platform Networks or Platforms the forum participated in FidoNet node 1:291/9 Sponsor or Institutional Host Organizations that hosted, sponsored, or maintained the forum Land of Awes Baud Rate Unknown Intended Audience The forum's intended audience Gay Men, Lesbians, Bisexual people Primary Language Primary language used by participants American English Exterior References Attached ad for Land of Awes Phone Tree from <a href="https://history.okeq.org/items/show/458" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Parachute Vol 1, no. 7, Oct 1993</a>), as well as widely-circulated ECGM advertisement (retrieved from the <a href="http://www.qrd.org/qrd/electronic/1995/electronic.gay.community.magazine-01.29.95" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Queer Resources Directory</a>)<br /> <ul> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/19981206234920/http://www.awes.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Land of Awes Information Service Homepage</a> (archived Dec 6, 1999)</li> <li>Hosted Land of Awes Phone Tree (see attached ad)</li> <li>Hosted <a href="http://awes.com/egcm/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Electronic Gay Community Magazine</a> (first founded as print publication <em>Emerald City News)</em> from 1988 to 2007 <ul> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/19990224221223/http://www.zzapp.org/awes/egcm/#" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Archived EGCM site</a> (archived Feb 24, 1999)</li> </ul> </li> </ul> Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Land of Awes bbs bisexual people FidoNet gay people lesbian people Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Queer Digital Community Catalog Language A language of the resource English Description An account of the resource <p dir="ltr"><span>This catalog collects basic information and resources on LGBTQ-related online communities prior to 2010, particularly those from the so-called Web 1.0 period. Each catalog entry includes information on the group’s format, its approximate dates of activity, its audience and topical focus, and links to other materials discussing the group, such as editorial columns, personal essays, or archival materials.</span></p> <p dir="ltr"><span>One of the driving impulses for the creation of this catalog was to offer a starting place for research into early LGBTQ life online. As I found in my own research, simply knowing the name of a place or person could, in some cases, be key to my archival research. Beyond just its research utility, however, this catalog is also meant to preserve the memory, if not the content, of communities and groups whose names might otherwise be lost or forgotten.<br /></span></p> <h2>Why a Catalog?</h2> <p dir="ltr">I’ve chosen to focus on a catalog, as opposed to an archive, for several reasons. Firstly, at its most basic level, an archive is focused on primary material—in this case, the content of posts. However, archiving for most online groups from the mid-1980s up to the late 1990s is often incomplete at best, so in many cases, there’s limited to no archival material available. Instead, what exists in many cases is secondary material, writing describing or reflecting on posters’ experiences with and in these spaces. The catalog, ideally, links these disparate materials together in order to give a slightly fuller picture of the online landscape at any given time.</p> <p dir="ltr">Secondly, posters in early LGBTQ groups often wrote (sometimes in detail) about close and personal issues in their lives under the assumption that their posts would remain private within the group. Given this, I’ve designed the catalog to respect (to the best of my ability) posters’ initial expectation of privacy. Linked content has all been previously published in other venues, and any other detailed personal reflections submitted by users specifically for the catalog have been made public with their consent.</p> <h2>What Qualifies A Community For Inclusion?</h2> <p dir="ltr"><span>There are no specific criteria determining inclusion in the QDCC. However, many of the communitites currently listed in the catalog have multiple references in contemporaneous periodicals, newsletters, web guides, or other LGBTQ-related informational websites. These sources are key for establishing not only the existence of a space, but its particular attributes.</span></p> <h2 dir="ltr"><strong>On Audience Labels</strong></h2> <p dir="ltr">All of the communities cataloged include descriptive metadata culled from various sources, including contemporaneous listings in print publications and online reference guides. However, the terminology used in archival sources does not always match current preferred terms. <a href="http://notchesblog.com/2017/11/28/troubling-terms-the-label-problem-in-transgender-history/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">As has been discussed elsewhere</a>, retroactively applying labels with which individuals or spaces might not have identified is a politically fraught act. In my metadata practices, then, I follow a policy similar to that of the <a href="https://www.digitaltransgenderarchive.net/about/policies" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Digital Transgender Archive</a>: whenever possible, I use terminology included in contemporaneous decriptions. If terminology is not used or a detailed description is not available, I categorize using terminology derived from the archival reference.</p> <h2>Adding Communities to the Catalog</h2> <p>This catalog is by no means complete, and I'm always looking for new groups to add, if additional information is available. Please feel free to suggest a community for inclusion using <a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSe9oGcXtpUNGXXhEBIYdZlb40HTj3EDzG_fk4xltxxcCck6AQ/viewform?usp=sf_link" target="_blank" rel="noopener">this form</a>, or email me directly at <a href="mailto:adame@winona.edu" target="_blank" rel="noopener">adame@winona.edu</a>.</p> BBS Bulletin Board System Name Name of Forum LAMBDA BOARD - EDINBURGH Area Code Area Code of BBS 0131 City and State/Province Edinburgh, Scotland Year Founded (approximate) Unknown, first reference in 1994 Last Year Active (approximate) 2006 Baud Rate 2400 Intended Audience The forum's intended audience Women, Gay Men, Bisexuals, Transgender People Primary Language Primary language used by participants Scottish English Exterior References <ul> <li>Regular advertiser in <a href="http://www.scotsgay.co.uk/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">ScotsGay Magazine</a> from 1994 to 2006</li> </ul> Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource LAMBDA BOARD - EDINBURGH bbs bisexual people gay people lesbian people transgender people http://queerdigital.com/files/original/fac461dcbd49823cd6629d531403b4d3.zip 504e7fa02734e85c769c6944e83de2c2 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Primary Documents Collection Description An account of the resource This collection hold primary documents (listings, programs, applications, etc) related to LGBTQ life online pre-2010. When possible, files have been listed with their original date of publication and source. When mirrored from established sites, their original source is attributed and linked. If you have files you would like to submit for inclusion, please feel free to contact Avery Dame-Griff at <a href="mailto:admin@queerdigital.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener">admin@queerdigital.com</a>. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Description An account of the resource A collection of primary documents related to adult BBS network THROBNET, which had several active LGBT-related conferences. Includes (listing copied from textfiles.com):<br /> <ul> <li>blt1 - THROBNET: What is Throbnet?</li> <li>blt2 - THROBNET: Detailed Descriptions of Throbnet Conferences</li> <li>blt3 - THROBNET: List of Moderators of Throbnet Conference Moderators</li> <li>blt5 - THROBNET: How to Send Private Mail in Throbnet</li> <li>blt6 - THROBNET: Free Speech in ThrobNet</li> <li>blt7 - THROBNET: The ThrobHelp Conference</li> <li>blt8 - THROBNET: The Moderators' Guidelines</li> <li>throbnet.apl - THROBNET: National Adult Network Network Application (October 31, 1994)</li> <li>throbnet.cnf - THROBNET: Detailed List of Throbnet Conferences</li> <li>throbnet.inf - THROBNET: Introduction to the Throbnet International Adult Network</li> <li>throbnet.lst - THROBNET: List of BBSes in the Throbnet Network</li> </ul> When no file extension present, files have been converted to .txt for readability. Title A name given to the resource THROBNET Primary Documents Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived <a href="http://www.textfiles.com/bbs/FIDONET/">textfiles.net Fidonet archive</a> Language A language of the resource American English bbs network throbnet http://queerdigital.com/files/original/83bbecc899383dac48e8c5c19b3ca2a7.ZIP 1195b4731647f9125c9b4b5747fb424d Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Primary Documents Collection Description An account of the resource This collection hold primary documents (listings, programs, applications, etc) related to LGBTQ life online pre-2010. When possible, files have been listed with their original date of publication and source. When mirrored from established sites, their original source is attributed and linked. If you have files you would like to submit for inclusion, please feel free to contact Avery Dame-Griff at <a href="mailto:admin@queerdigital.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener">admin@queerdigital.com</a>. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource PrideNet! USA & Canada Info Pak Subject The topic of the resource Information Packet for PrideNet! USA & Canada BBS Network Description An account of the resource Includes:<br /> <ul> <li>PRIDELST.071 - Nodelist (of member BBSes)</li> <li>PRIDENET.ECH - List of Echos (forums)</li> <li>PRIDENET.APP - An application for sysops to join PrideNet</li> <li>PRIDEPOL - Rules for Echos: <ul> <li>Straight Talk</li> <li>Desert Hearts (women-only)</li> <li>Gainers</li> <li>Gay Baths</li> <li>Grassroots</li> <li>Naturalist</li> <li>Free-For-All Flames</li> <li>PrideNet Chat</li> <li>PrideNET System Operators Echo</li> </ul> </li> </ul> Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived <a href="https://bbs.retropc.se/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">BBS File Area</a> Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Unknown Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource Uploaded 3-07-1993 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource .zip archive Language A language of the resource American English bbs network bisexual people gay people lesbian people Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Archived LGBTQ Yahoo Groups Description An account of the resource This collections holds archives of LGBTQ-related Yahoo Groups collected prior to the service's closure in late 2019. Each of the entries contains more information about the archive, its content, and access restrictions.<br /><br />More information on the project's methods and approach can be found on <a href="http://queerdigital.com/ygpresproject">the related page</a>. Yahoo Group Entry for archival copy of Yahoo Group Intended Audience The forum's intended audience General Interest Years Active Approximate years group was active online 2004-2015 Group Description Official Description of Group <strong>Taken from group's original "About" description:</strong> "Transgender News and Features (TGN&amp;F) was founded and is maintained as an educational resource and historical archive of news and commentary relating to and of interest to the transgender (LGBTQI) community. <br /><br />After March 31, 2015, we will cease posting news to this group.<br /><br />Our news posting will continue at our other groups: <a rel="\&quot;nofollow\&quot;" target="\&quot;_blank\&quot;" href="\&quot;https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/transgendernews/info\&quot;">Yahoo Transgender News</a> and <a rel="\&quot;nofollow\&quot;" target="\&quot;_blank\&quot;" href="\&quot;https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/transgender-news\&quot;">Google Transgender News</a>." Redaction and Access Resctrictions As an archive of material published elsewhere, group files are included in the archive, and only message metadata has been redacted.<br /><br />Requests to access this archive will be reviewed by the curatorial team. If you are interested in accessing this archive, please <a href="http://queerdigital.com/files/original/2a5c77bb6fdf84c100af90f1b3eb55db.docx" target="_blank" rel="noopener">submit a request form</a>. Once the request is submitted, the curatorial team will review your request and be in contact with you. Original Access and Visibility Restrictions Restrictions on who could access and post to the group Open membership. Posting and content visibility restricted to group members. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource transgender_news_and_features transgender people yahoo group Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Archived LGBTQ Yahoo Groups Description An account of the resource This collections holds archives of LGBTQ-related Yahoo Groups collected prior to the service's closure in late 2019. Each of the entries contains more information about the archive, its content, and access restrictions.<br /><br />More information on the project's methods and approach can be found on <a href="http://queerdigital.com/ygpresproject">the related page</a>. Yahoo Group Entry for archival copy of Yahoo Group Years Active Approximate years group was active online 2002-2019 Group Description Official Description of Group <strong>Taken from "About" description:</strong> "Transgender News was founded and is maintained as an educational resource and historical archive of news and commentary relating to and of interest to the transgender (LGBTQI) community. NOTE... We cannot edit a message after it is posted. And, please, do not ask us to delete posted messages: we don't. Thank you for your understanding of this.<br /><br />Transgender News can also be accessed at the <a rel="\&quot;nofollow\&quot;" target="\&quot;_blank\&quot;" href="\&quot;https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/transgender-news\&quot;">Google Transgender News</a> group.\n\nThis group is non-profit and non-commercial. The news and commentary we post here is intended for research and education purposes only, and not for any financial gain on our part or on that of our members and readers.<br /><br />All messages are moderated.<br /><br />Do not reply to messages. Replies are not posted.<br /><br />A WORD ABOUT MAIL... On average, Transgender News posts about 25-30 messages a day. If you set your Message Delivery to Individual Emails when you joined the group and now feel that you're receiving too much mail, rather than unsubscribing from the group, please consider switching to Daily Digest or No Email." Redaction and Access Resctrictions As an archive of material published elsewhere, group files are included in the archive, and only message metadata has been redacted.<br /><br />Requests to access this archive will be reviewed by the curatorial team. If you are interested in accessing this archive, please <a href="http://queerdigital.com/files/original/2a5c77bb6fdf84c100af90f1b3eb55db.docx" target="_blank" rel="noopener">submit a request form</a>. Once the request is submitted, the curatorial team will review your request and be in contact with you. Original Access and Visibility Restrictions Restrictions on who could access and post to the group Open membership. Posting and content visibility restricted to group members. Intended Audience The forum's intended audience General Interest Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource transgendernews transgender people yahoo group http://queerdigital.com/files/original/481f234976bab0d566888c581e92d703.zip 58dab4c67c712c4799789a5a33d9191e Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource AIDS Info BBS: Documents Description An account of the resource This collection holds files recovered from archived versions of the AIDS Info BBS website, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/19971222020300/http://aidsinfobbs.org/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">as archived by the Internet Archive</a>. The AIDS Info BBS, as its name suggests, hosted a variety of different information, including copies of mainstream news stories, medical research, statistics, community periodicals, and message boards.<br /><br />This collection holds files from four areas relevant to the QDHP, covering the late 1980s up to the early 2000s: <br /> <ul> <li>"Caregivers" mailing list archive</li> <li>"Rethink" and "quilty" mailing lists archives</li> <li>Message archives for two BBS-based fora: "openforum" and "thisBBS"</li> <li>AIDS-related periodicals, including a complete archive of AIDS Treatment News issues</li> </ul> In total, the collection holds 12,496‬ files, collected in four .zip archives. While their original folder hierarchy on the AIDS Info BBS has been maintained, all files have been converted (if they weren't already) to plain text files (.txt) for ease of use. Message files are titled using the order in which they were posted (ie: 001, 002, 003). Some folders also contain "desc" files, which are brief descriptions of the folder's topic and/or contents.<br /><br />However, not every message posted to the site was preserved by the Internet Archive, and such absences are reflected in these archives: while some folders contain many of the original files, others only contain one or two preserved messages. Furthermore, except for the "caregivers" mailing list, messages were not originally anonymized when posted to the AIDS Info BBS site, and have not been subsequently anonymized by the QDHP. <br /><br />If you would like messages you wrote <strong>to be redacted and/or removed from any of these folders</strong>, please contact the curator at <a href="mailto:admin@queerdigital.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener">admin@queerdigital.com</a>. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived <a href="http://queerdigital.com/items/show/92">AIDS Info BBS</a> Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource AIDS Info BBS: Rethinking AIDS Mailing Lists Description An account of the resource Collection of files (all in plain text [.txt] format) held in the <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20040422173703/http://www.aidsinfobbs.org/articles/rethink/">rethink</a> and <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20041019001434/http://www.aidsinfobbs.org/articles/quilty/">quilty</a> folders of the AIDS Info BBS. Both folders contain message archives for the "rethink" and "quilty" mailing lists, both of which focused on rethinking AIDS orthodoxy. <span>For more information on the AIDS Info BBS, see the <a href="http://queerdigital.com/items/show/92" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Queer Community Catalog entry</a> and the <a href="http://queerdigital.com/collections/show/5" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Documents collection</a> landing page.</span><br /><br />Messages have not been anonymized. If you would like messages you wrote to be removed from this archive, please contact the curator at <a href="mailto:admin@queerdigital.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener">admin@queerdigital.com</a>.<span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong><br /><br />Total files:</strong></span> 6,366 Files Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1994 - 2001 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Plain text files AIDS Info BBS mailing list http://queerdigital.com/files/original/1f27b8bd052a3fad4253fdd87687ec18.zip 1804ef61e383b9179c920231b0185b00 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource AIDS Info BBS: Documents Description An account of the resource This collection holds files recovered from archived versions of the AIDS Info BBS website, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/19971222020300/http://aidsinfobbs.org/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">as archived by the Internet Archive</a>. The AIDS Info BBS, as its name suggests, hosted a variety of different information, including copies of mainstream news stories, medical research, statistics, community periodicals, and message boards.<br /><br />This collection holds files from four areas relevant to the QDHP, covering the late 1980s up to the early 2000s: <br /> <ul> <li>"Caregivers" mailing list archive</li> <li>"Rethink" and "quilty" mailing lists archives</li> <li>Message archives for two BBS-based fora: "openforum" and "thisBBS"</li> <li>AIDS-related periodicals, including a complete archive of AIDS Treatment News issues</li> </ul> In total, the collection holds 12,496‬ files, collected in four .zip archives. While their original folder hierarchy on the AIDS Info BBS has been maintained, all files have been converted (if they weren't already) to plain text files (.txt) for ease of use. Message files are titled using the order in which they were posted (ie: 001, 002, 003). Some folders also contain "desc" files, which are brief descriptions of the folder's topic and/or contents.<br /><br />However, not every message posted to the site was preserved by the Internet Archive, and such absences are reflected in these archives: while some folders contain many of the original files, others only contain one or two preserved messages. Furthermore, except for the "caregivers" mailing list, messages were not originally anonymized when posted to the AIDS Info BBS site, and have not been subsequently anonymized by the QDHP. <br /><br />If you would like messages you wrote <strong>to be redacted and/or removed from any of these folders</strong>, please contact the curator at <a href="mailto:admin@queerdigital.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener">admin@queerdigital.com</a>. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived <a href="http://queerdigital.com/items/show/92">AIDS Info BBS</a> Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource AIDS Info BBS: Caregivers Mailing List Description An account of the resource Collection of files (all in plain text [.txt] format) held in the <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20041101120516/http://www.aidsinfobbs.org/caregivers/">caregivers</a> folder of the AIDS Info BBS. Folders contain messages posted to the "caregivers" mailing list, which offered support for caregivers of PWAs. <span>For more information on the AIDS Info BBS, see the <a href="http://queerdigital.com/items/show/92" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Queer Community Catalog entry</a> and the <a href="http://queerdigital.com/collections/show/5" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Documents collection</a> landing page.</span><br /><br />Messages were originally anonymized by BBS sysop Ben Gardiner: poster e-mail addresses have been removed, and all posting dates have been updated to the date of their anonymization. However, if you would like messages you wrote to be removed from this archive, please contact the curator at <a href="mailto:admin@queerdigital.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener">admin@queerdigital.com</a>.<span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong><br /><br />Total files:</strong></span> 3,334 Files Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available AIDS Info BBS Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Plain text files Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource Unknown AIDS Info BBS mailing list http://queerdigital.com/files/original/39542b9e9268fc05f0d087b6f694c9bb.zip 704e8fdc5904c2a21dfc6972f67e084b Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource AIDS Info BBS: Documents Description An account of the resource This collection holds files recovered from archived versions of the AIDS Info BBS website, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/19971222020300/http://aidsinfobbs.org/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">as archived by the Internet Archive</a>. The AIDS Info BBS, as its name suggests, hosted a variety of different information, including copies of mainstream news stories, medical research, statistics, community periodicals, and message boards.<br /><br />This collection holds files from four areas relevant to the QDHP, covering the late 1980s up to the early 2000s: <br /> <ul> <li>"Caregivers" mailing list archive</li> <li>"Rethink" and "quilty" mailing lists archives</li> <li>Message archives for two BBS-based fora: "openforum" and "thisBBS"</li> <li>AIDS-related periodicals, including a complete archive of AIDS Treatment News issues</li> </ul> In total, the collection holds 12,496‬ files, collected in four .zip archives. While their original folder hierarchy on the AIDS Info BBS has been maintained, all files have been converted (if they weren't already) to plain text files (.txt) for ease of use. Message files are titled using the order in which they were posted (ie: 001, 002, 003). Some folders also contain "desc" files, which are brief descriptions of the folder's topic and/or contents.<br /><br />However, not every message posted to the site was preserved by the Internet Archive, and such absences are reflected in these archives: while some folders contain many of the original files, others only contain one or two preserved messages. Furthermore, except for the "caregivers" mailing list, messages were not originally anonymized when posted to the AIDS Info BBS site, and have not been subsequently anonymized by the QDHP. <br /><br />If you would like messages you wrote <strong>to be redacted and/or removed from any of these folders</strong>, please contact the curator at <a href="mailto:admin@queerdigital.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener">admin@queerdigital.com</a>. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived <a href="http://queerdigital.com/items/show/92">AIDS Info BBS</a> Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource AIDS Info BBS: AIDS Periodicals Description An account of the resource Collection of files (all in plain text [.txt] format) held in the <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20100408074507/http://aidsinfobbs.org/periodicals" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Periodicals</a> portion of the AIDS Info BBS. Newsletter age varies, but covers the late 1980s up to the early 2000s, depending on the publication. File hierarchy (listed below) mirrors original source.<span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong><br /><br />Total files:</strong></span> 772 Files<strong></strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong><br />Archiv</strong><strong>e</strong><strong> includes:</strong></span><br /> <ul> <li><strong>actup</strong> - Treatment Issues Digest, published weekly by ACT UP/NY's Treatment Issues committee</li> <li><strong>atn</strong> - Issues of AIDS Treatment News, published by John James</li> <li><strong>bealive </strong>- Issues of the Los Angeles-based Being Alive Newsletter</li> <li><strong>bealivew </strong>- Issues of the Los Angeles-based Women Being Alive Newsletter</li> <li><strong>beta </strong>- Issues of the Bulletin of Experimental Treatments for AIDS, published by the San Francisco AIDS Foundation</li> <li><strong>catie </strong>- Issues of the Treatment Update newsletter</li> <li><strong>critpath&nbsp;</strong>- Issues of the Critical Path AIDS Project Newsletter</li> <li><strong>eurocaso</strong> - Newsletter published in Europe, circa 1992</li> <li><strong>focus</strong> - Newsletter published by the AIDS Health Project, which was affiliated with University of California, San Francisco</li> <li><strong>gmhcissues</strong> - Treatment Issues, a newsletter published by the Gay Men's Health Crisis</li> <li><strong>kairos</strong> - Newsletters from Kairos House, a support center for AIDS caregivers located in San Francisco.</li> <li><strong>naplwa&nbsp;</strong>-&nbsp;Newsletter for the National Association of People Living With AIDS</li> <li><strong>napwa</strong> - Newsletter for the National Association of People With AIDS</li> <li><strong>pediatric</strong> - The Pediatric AIDS Newsletter is published by SPIN, the Service Provider Informatiion Network of the Boston AIDS Consortium</li> <li><strong>projnform</strong> - Newsletter and documents produced by San Francisco-based organization Project Inform</li> <li><strong>search</strong> - Newsletter of Los Angeles-based Searchlight group</li> <li><strong>seasons</strong> - Newsletter of The National Native American AIDS Prevention Center in Oakland, CA.</li> </ul> Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available AIDS Info BBS Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1988-2003 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Plain text files AIDS Info BBS periodicals http://queerdigital.com/files/original/a7908d7876feca70fb5fc2f6c31e994d.zip c374d7e0403c777808f2220699d6edcf Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource AIDS Info BBS: Documents Description An account of the resource This collection holds files recovered from archived versions of the AIDS Info BBS website, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/19971222020300/http://aidsinfobbs.org/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">as archived by the Internet Archive</a>. The AIDS Info BBS, as its name suggests, hosted a variety of different information, including copies of mainstream news stories, medical research, statistics, community periodicals, and message boards.<br /><br />This collection holds files from four areas relevant to the QDHP, covering the late 1980s up to the early 2000s: <br /> <ul> <li>"Caregivers" mailing list archive</li> <li>"Rethink" and "quilty" mailing lists archives</li> <li>Message archives for two BBS-based fora: "openforum" and "thisBBS"</li> <li>AIDS-related periodicals, including a complete archive of AIDS Treatment News issues</li> </ul> In total, the collection holds 12,496‬ files, collected in four .zip archives. While their original folder hierarchy on the AIDS Info BBS has been maintained, all files have been converted (if they weren't already) to plain text files (.txt) for ease of use. Message files are titled using the order in which they were posted (ie: 001, 002, 003). Some folders also contain "desc" files, which are brief descriptions of the folder's topic and/or contents.<br /><br />However, not every message posted to the site was preserved by the Internet Archive, and such absences are reflected in these archives: while some folders contain many of the original files, others only contain one or two preserved messages. Furthermore, except for the "caregivers" mailing list, messages were not originally anonymized when posted to the AIDS Info BBS site, and have not been subsequently anonymized by the QDHP. <br /><br />If you would like messages you wrote <strong>to be redacted and/or removed from any of these folders</strong>, please contact the curator at <a href="mailto:admin@queerdigital.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener">admin@queerdigital.com</a>. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived <a href="http://queerdigital.com/items/show/92">AIDS Info BBS</a> Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource AIDS Info BBS: BBS Fora Description An account of the resource Collection of files (all in plain text [.txt] format) held in the <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20041117001026/http://www.aidsinfobbs.org/openforum/">openforum</a> and <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20041019014656/http://www.aidsinfobbs.org/thisbbs/">thisbbs</a> folders of the AIDS Info BBS. <span>Folders contain message archvies for the openforum and thisbbs sections of the AIDS Info BBS. For more information on the AIDS Info BBS, see the <a href="http://queerdigital.com/items/show/92" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Queer Community Catalog entry</a> and the <a href="http://queerdigital.com/collections/show/5" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Documents collection</a> landing page.<br /><br /></span>Messages have not been anonymized. If you would like messages you wrote to be removed from this archive, please contact the curator at <a href="mailto:admin@queerdigital.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener">admin@queerdigital.com</a>.<br /><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong><br />Total files:</strong></span> 2,796 files Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available AIDS Info BBS Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1987 - 1997 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Plain text files AIDS Info BBS bbs Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Queer Digital Community Catalog Language A language of the resource English Description An account of the resource <p dir="ltr"><span>This catalog collects basic information and resources on LGBTQ-related online communities prior to 2010, particularly those from the so-called Web 1.0 period. Each catalog entry includes information on the group’s format, its approximate dates of activity, its audience and topical focus, and links to other materials discussing the group, such as editorial columns, personal essays, or archival materials.</span></p> <p dir="ltr"><span>One of the driving impulses for the creation of this catalog was to offer a starting place for research into early LGBTQ life online. As I found in my own research, simply knowing the name of a place or person could, in some cases, be key to my archival research. Beyond just its research utility, however, this catalog is also meant to preserve the memory, if not the content, of communities and groups whose names might otherwise be lost or forgotten.<br /></span></p> <h2>Why a Catalog?</h2> <p dir="ltr">I’ve chosen to focus on a catalog, as opposed to an archive, for several reasons. Firstly, at its most basic level, an archive is focused on primary material—in this case, the content of posts. However, archiving for most online groups from the mid-1980s up to the late 1990s is often incomplete at best, so in many cases, there’s limited to no archival material available. Instead, what exists in many cases is secondary material, writing describing or reflecting on posters’ experiences with and in these spaces. The catalog, ideally, links these disparate materials together in order to give a slightly fuller picture of the online landscape at any given time.</p> <p dir="ltr">Secondly, posters in early LGBTQ groups often wrote (sometimes in detail) about close and personal issues in their lives under the assumption that their posts would remain private within the group. Given this, I’ve designed the catalog to respect (to the best of my ability) posters’ initial expectation of privacy. Linked content has all been previously published in other venues, and any other detailed personal reflections submitted by users specifically for the catalog have been made public with their consent.</p> <h2>What Qualifies A Community For Inclusion?</h2> <p dir="ltr"><span>There are no specific criteria determining inclusion in the QDCC. However, many of the communitites currently listed in the catalog have multiple references in contemporaneous periodicals, newsletters, web guides, or other LGBTQ-related informational websites. These sources are key for establishing not only the existence of a space, but its particular attributes.</span></p> <h2 dir="ltr"><strong>On Audience Labels</strong></h2> <p dir="ltr">All of the communities cataloged include descriptive metadata culled from various sources, including contemporaneous listings in print publications and online reference guides. However, the terminology used in archival sources does not always match current preferred terms. <a href="http://notchesblog.com/2017/11/28/troubling-terms-the-label-problem-in-transgender-history/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">As has been discussed elsewhere</a>, retroactively applying labels with which individuals or spaces might not have identified is a politically fraught act. In my metadata practices, then, I follow a policy similar to that of the <a href="https://www.digitaltransgenderarchive.net/about/policies" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Digital Transgender Archive</a>: whenever possible, I use terminology included in contemporaneous decriptions. If terminology is not used or a detailed description is not available, I categorize using terminology derived from the archival reference.</p> <h2>Adding Communities to the Catalog</h2> <p>This catalog is by no means complete, and I'm always looking for new groups to add, if additional information is available. Please feel free to suggest a community for inclusion using <a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSe9oGcXtpUNGXXhEBIYdZlb40HTj3EDzG_fk4xltxxcCck6AQ/viewform?usp=sf_link" target="_blank" rel="noopener">this form</a>, or email me directly at <a href="mailto:adame@winona.edu" target="_blank" rel="noopener">adame@winona.edu</a>.</p> Proprietary Forum Forum on a proprietary platform (AOL, Livejournal, etc.) Network/Platform Networks or Platforms the forum participated in ECHO NYC Year Founded (approximate) Unknown Last Year Active (approximate) Unknown Intended Audience The forum's intended audience gay people, lesbian people, bisexual people, transgender people, queer people Exterior References <ul> <li>"<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/1994/03/27/business/sound-bytes-an-electronic-salon-in-ny.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Sound Bytes: An Electronic Salon, in N.Y.</a>," <em>New York Times</em> (March 27, 1994) - An early interview with ECHO founder Stacy Horn on the ECHO NYC BBS</li> <li><a href="https://www.echonyc.com/~lambda/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Conference homepage</a> (last update date unknown)</li> </ul> Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Lambda Conference (ECHO) bisexual people ECHONYC gay people Lambda Conference lesbian people queer people transgender people http://queerdigital.com/files/original/4b8022038deb8dffb23916c7a3549d3c.png f5bda335d4fee76bf7f766d0e72fadc5 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Queer Digital Community Catalog Language A language of the resource English Description An account of the resource <p dir="ltr"><span>This catalog collects basic information and resources on LGBTQ-related online communities prior to 2010, particularly those from the so-called Web 1.0 period. Each catalog entry includes information on the group’s format, its approximate dates of activity, its audience and topical focus, and links to other materials discussing the group, such as editorial columns, personal essays, or archival materials.</span></p> <p dir="ltr"><span>One of the driving impulses for the creation of this catalog was to offer a starting place for research into early LGBTQ life online. As I found in my own research, simply knowing the name of a place or person could, in some cases, be key to my archival research. Beyond just its research utility, however, this catalog is also meant to preserve the memory, if not the content, of communities and groups whose names might otherwise be lost or forgotten.<br /></span></p> <h2>Why a Catalog?</h2> <p dir="ltr">I’ve chosen to focus on a catalog, as opposed to an archive, for several reasons. Firstly, at its most basic level, an archive is focused on primary material—in this case, the content of posts. However, archiving for most online groups from the mid-1980s up to the late 1990s is often incomplete at best, so in many cases, there’s limited to no archival material available. Instead, what exists in many cases is secondary material, writing describing or reflecting on posters’ experiences with and in these spaces. The catalog, ideally, links these disparate materials together in order to give a slightly fuller picture of the online landscape at any given time.</p> <p dir="ltr">Secondly, posters in early LGBTQ groups often wrote (sometimes in detail) about close and personal issues in their lives under the assumption that their posts would remain private within the group. Given this, I’ve designed the catalog to respect (to the best of my ability) posters’ initial expectation of privacy. Linked content has all been previously published in other venues, and any other detailed personal reflections submitted by users specifically for the catalog have been made public with their consent.</p> <h2>What Qualifies A Community For Inclusion?</h2> <p dir="ltr"><span>There are no specific criteria determining inclusion in the QDCC. However, many of the communitites currently listed in the catalog have multiple references in contemporaneous periodicals, newsletters, web guides, or other LGBTQ-related informational websites. These sources are key for establishing not only the existence of a space, but its particular attributes.</span></p> <h2 dir="ltr"><strong>On Audience Labels</strong></h2> <p dir="ltr">All of the communities cataloged include descriptive metadata culled from various sources, including contemporaneous listings in print publications and online reference guides. However, the terminology used in archival sources does not always match current preferred terms. <a href="http://notchesblog.com/2017/11/28/troubling-terms-the-label-problem-in-transgender-history/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">As has been discussed elsewhere</a>, retroactively applying labels with which individuals or spaces might not have identified is a politically fraught act. In my metadata practices, then, I follow a policy similar to that of the <a href="https://www.digitaltransgenderarchive.net/about/policies" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Digital Transgender Archive</a>: whenever possible, I use terminology included in contemporaneous decriptions. If terminology is not used or a detailed description is not available, I categorize using terminology derived from the archival reference.</p> <h2>Adding Communities to the Catalog</h2> <p>This catalog is by no means complete, and I'm always looking for new groups to add, if additional information is available. Please feel free to suggest a community for inclusion using <a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSe9oGcXtpUNGXXhEBIYdZlb40HTj3EDzG_fk4xltxxcCck6AQ/viewform?usp=sf_link" target="_blank" rel="noopener">this form</a>, or email me directly at <a href="mailto:adame@winona.edu" target="_blank" rel="noopener">adame@winona.edu</a>.</p> BBS Bulletin Board System Area Code Area Code of BBS 415 area code, later 714 area code City and State/Province San Francisco, CA Year Founded (approximate) <ul> <li>Founded 1986</li> <li>Moved to Gopher in 1994</li> <li>aidsinfobbs.org opened in 1997</li> </ul> Last Year Active (approximate) Still active Network/Platform Networks or Platforms the forum participated in Computerized AIDS Information Network (CAIN); FidoNet (Node Address: 1:103/927); AEGIS (AIDS Education General Information System) Network (National Hub) Primary Language Primary language used by participants American English Exterior References Attached classified ad from <a href="http://digitalassets.lib.berkeley.edu/sfbagals/Sentinal/1989_SFS_Vol17_No17_Apr_.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">San Francisco Sentinel (April 27, 1989)</a><br /> <ul> <li>Archived version of <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/19971222020300/http://aidsinfobbs.org/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">aidsinfobbs.org</a> (Archived Dec 22, 1997)</li> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/19971222020707/http://aidsinfobbs.org/description.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Description</a> of the web version, written by Ben Gardiner (Archived Dec 22, 1997)</li> <li><a href="https://paganpressbooks.com/jpl/BEN-TAW.HTM" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Interview with Ben Gardiner</a>, first published in the New York Native (July 30, 1990)</li> <li><a href="https://archive.org/details/bbsdocumentary-interview-gardiner-2002-07" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Audio interview with sysop Ben Gardiner</a>, conducted by Jason Scott as part of the BBS Documentary (2002)</li> <li><a href="https://paganpressbooks.com/jpl/BEN.HTM">Obituary for Ben Gardiner</a>, by friend John Lauritsen (2010)</li> <li><a href="https://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/Ben-Gardiner-dies-gay-rights-activist-actor-3271651.php" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Obituary for Ben Gardiner</a> from the SFGate (Feb 27, 2010)</li> </ul> Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource AIDS Info BBS AEGIS Network AIDS Info BBS bbs CAIN FidoNet people living with HIV/AIDS Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Queer Digital Community Catalog Language A language of the resource English Description An account of the resource <p dir="ltr"><span>This catalog collects basic information and resources on LGBTQ-related online communities prior to 2010, particularly those from the so-called Web 1.0 period. Each catalog entry includes information on the group’s format, its approximate dates of activity, its audience and topical focus, and links to other materials discussing the group, such as editorial columns, personal essays, or archival materials.</span></p> <p dir="ltr"><span>One of the driving impulses for the creation of this catalog was to offer a starting place for research into early LGBTQ life online. As I found in my own research, simply knowing the name of a place or person could, in some cases, be key to my archival research. Beyond just its research utility, however, this catalog is also meant to preserve the memory, if not the content, of communities and groups whose names might otherwise be lost or forgotten.<br /></span></p> <h2>Why a Catalog?</h2> <p dir="ltr">I’ve chosen to focus on a catalog, as opposed to an archive, for several reasons. Firstly, at its most basic level, an archive is focused on primary material—in this case, the content of posts. However, archiving for most online groups from the mid-1980s up to the late 1990s is often incomplete at best, so in many cases, there’s limited to no archival material available. Instead, what exists in many cases is secondary material, writing describing or reflecting on posters’ experiences with and in these spaces. The catalog, ideally, links these disparate materials together in order to give a slightly fuller picture of the online landscape at any given time.</p> <p dir="ltr">Secondly, posters in early LGBTQ groups often wrote (sometimes in detail) about close and personal issues in their lives under the assumption that their posts would remain private within the group. Given this, I’ve designed the catalog to respect (to the best of my ability) posters’ initial expectation of privacy. Linked content has all been previously published in other venues, and any other detailed personal reflections submitted by users specifically for the catalog have been made public with their consent.</p> <h2>What Qualifies A Community For Inclusion?</h2> <p dir="ltr"><span>There are no specific criteria determining inclusion in the QDCC. However, many of the communitites currently listed in the catalog have multiple references in contemporaneous periodicals, newsletters, web guides, or other LGBTQ-related informational websites. These sources are key for establishing not only the existence of a space, but its particular attributes.</span></p> <h2 dir="ltr"><strong>On Audience Labels</strong></h2> <p dir="ltr">All of the communities cataloged include descriptive metadata culled from various sources, including contemporaneous listings in print publications and online reference guides. However, the terminology used in archival sources does not always match current preferred terms. <a href="http://notchesblog.com/2017/11/28/troubling-terms-the-label-problem-in-transgender-history/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">As has been discussed elsewhere</a>, retroactively applying labels with which individuals or spaces might not have identified is a politically fraught act. In my metadata practices, then, I follow a policy similar to that of the <a href="https://www.digitaltransgenderarchive.net/about/policies" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Digital Transgender Archive</a>: whenever possible, I use terminology included in contemporaneous decriptions. If terminology is not used or a detailed description is not available, I categorize using terminology derived from the archival reference.</p> <h2>Adding Communities to the Catalog</h2> <p>This catalog is by no means complete, and I'm always looking for new groups to add, if additional information is available. Please feel free to suggest a community for inclusion using <a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSe9oGcXtpUNGXXhEBIYdZlb40HTj3EDzG_fk4xltxxcCck6AQ/viewform?usp=sf_link" target="_blank" rel="noopener">this form</a>, or email me directly at <a href="mailto:adame@winona.edu" target="_blank" rel="noopener">adame@winona.edu</a>.</p> BBS Bulletin Board System Area Code Area Code of BBS 407 City and State/Province Orlando, FL Abbreviations/Alias Any other names used to refer to this forum CompuWho, Compu Who, members known as "Whosers" Year Founded (approximate) 1989 Baud Rate 9600 Intended Audience The forum's intended audience gay people, lesbian people Primary Language Primary language used by participants American English Exterior References <ul> <li><a href="http://www.compuwho.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Compu-Who website</a></li> <li>"<a href="http://www.watermarkonline.com/2018/06/07/with-changes-to-orlandos-big-gay-weekend-coming-in-2019-we-look-back-on-the-history-of-gay-day/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">With changes to Orlando’s Big Gay Weekend coming in 2019, we look back on the history of Gay Day</a>,"&nbsp;<em>Watermark Magazine</em> (June 7, 2018) - Article discussing Compu-Who's role in the founding and development of Gay Days at Disneyworld in Orlando, FL</li> </ul> Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Compu-Who bbs gay people lesbian people Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Queer Digital Community Catalog Language A language of the resource English Description An account of the resource <p dir="ltr"><span>This catalog collects basic information and resources on LGBTQ-related online communities prior to 2010, particularly those from the so-called Web 1.0 period. Each catalog entry includes information on the group’s format, its approximate dates of activity, its audience and topical focus, and links to other materials discussing the group, such as editorial columns, personal essays, or archival materials.</span></p> <p dir="ltr"><span>One of the driving impulses for the creation of this catalog was to offer a starting place for research into early LGBTQ life online. As I found in my own research, simply knowing the name of a place or person could, in some cases, be key to my archival research. Beyond just its research utility, however, this catalog is also meant to preserve the memory, if not the content, of communities and groups whose names might otherwise be lost or forgotten.<br /></span></p> <h2>Why a Catalog?</h2> <p dir="ltr">I’ve chosen to focus on a catalog, as opposed to an archive, for several reasons. Firstly, at its most basic level, an archive is focused on primary material—in this case, the content of posts. However, archiving for most online groups from the mid-1980s up to the late 1990s is often incomplete at best, so in many cases, there’s limited to no archival material available. Instead, what exists in many cases is secondary material, writing describing or reflecting on posters’ experiences with and in these spaces. The catalog, ideally, links these disparate materials together in order to give a slightly fuller picture of the online landscape at any given time.</p> <p dir="ltr">Secondly, posters in early LGBTQ groups often wrote (sometimes in detail) about close and personal issues in their lives under the assumption that their posts would remain private within the group. Given this, I’ve designed the catalog to respect (to the best of my ability) posters’ initial expectation of privacy. Linked content has all been previously published in other venues, and any other detailed personal reflections submitted by users specifically for the catalog have been made public with their consent.</p> <h2>What Qualifies A Community For Inclusion?</h2> <p dir="ltr"><span>There are no specific criteria determining inclusion in the QDCC. However, many of the communitites currently listed in the catalog have multiple references in contemporaneous periodicals, newsletters, web guides, or other LGBTQ-related informational websites. These sources are key for establishing not only the existence of a space, but its particular attributes.</span></p> <h2 dir="ltr"><strong>On Audience Labels</strong></h2> <p dir="ltr">All of the communities cataloged include descriptive metadata culled from various sources, including contemporaneous listings in print publications and online reference guides. However, the terminology used in archival sources does not always match current preferred terms. <a href="http://notchesblog.com/2017/11/28/troubling-terms-the-label-problem-in-transgender-history/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">As has been discussed elsewhere</a>, retroactively applying labels with which individuals or spaces might not have identified is a politically fraught act. In my metadata practices, then, I follow a policy similar to that of the <a href="https://www.digitaltransgenderarchive.net/about/policies" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Digital Transgender Archive</a>: whenever possible, I use terminology included in contemporaneous decriptions. If terminology is not used or a detailed description is not available, I categorize using terminology derived from the archival reference.</p> <h2>Adding Communities to the Catalog</h2> <p>This catalog is by no means complete, and I'm always looking for new groups to add, if additional information is available. Please feel free to suggest a community for inclusion using <a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSe9oGcXtpUNGXXhEBIYdZlb40HTj3EDzG_fk4xltxxcCck6AQ/viewform?usp=sf_link" target="_blank" rel="noopener">this form</a>, or email me directly at <a href="mailto:adame@winona.edu" target="_blank" rel="noopener">adame@winona.edu</a>.</p> Website A resource comprising of a web page or web pages and all related assets ( such as images, sound and video files, etc. ). Local URL The URL of the local directory containing all assets of the website http://www.queer.org.au/ Year Founded (approximate) 1995 Last Year Active (approximate) 2008 Intended Audience The forum's intended audience gay people, lesbian people, bisexual people, transgender people, queer people Exterior References <ul> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/19961230081349/http://www.queer.org.au/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">queer.org.au</a> (Archived Dec 30, 1996)</li> <li>Hosted and/or offered support to: <ul> <li>Australian Queer Resources Directory</li> <li>Australian Student Christian Movement</li> <li>FLOSS (the Fabulous Lesbians of Sydney Society)</li> <li>GLOSS (Gay Lads of Sydney Uni)</li> <li>#ozgay IRC channel</li> <li>QNet IRC network</li> <li>Net.Queer! Home Page</li> </ul> </li> </ul> Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource queer.org.au Australia bisexual people gay people lesbian people New Zealand queer people transgender people website Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Queer Digital Community Catalog Language A language of the resource English Description An account of the resource <p dir="ltr"><span>This catalog collects basic information and resources on LGBTQ-related online communities prior to 2010, particularly those from the so-called Web 1.0 period. Each catalog entry includes information on the group’s format, its approximate dates of activity, its audience and topical focus, and links to other materials discussing the group, such as editorial columns, personal essays, or archival materials.</span></p> <p dir="ltr"><span>One of the driving impulses for the creation of this catalog was to offer a starting place for research into early LGBTQ life online. As I found in my own research, simply knowing the name of a place or person could, in some cases, be key to my archival research. Beyond just its research utility, however, this catalog is also meant to preserve the memory, if not the content, of communities and groups whose names might otherwise be lost or forgotten.<br /></span></p> <h2>Why a Catalog?</h2> <p dir="ltr">I’ve chosen to focus on a catalog, as opposed to an archive, for several reasons. Firstly, at its most basic level, an archive is focused on primary material—in this case, the content of posts. However, archiving for most online groups from the mid-1980s up to the late 1990s is often incomplete at best, so in many cases, there’s limited to no archival material available. Instead, what exists in many cases is secondary material, writing describing or reflecting on posters’ experiences with and in these spaces. The catalog, ideally, links these disparate materials together in order to give a slightly fuller picture of the online landscape at any given time.</p> <p dir="ltr">Secondly, posters in early LGBTQ groups often wrote (sometimes in detail) about close and personal issues in their lives under the assumption that their posts would remain private within the group. Given this, I’ve designed the catalog to respect (to the best of my ability) posters’ initial expectation of privacy. Linked content has all been previously published in other venues, and any other detailed personal reflections submitted by users specifically for the catalog have been made public with their consent.</p> <h2>What Qualifies A Community For Inclusion?</h2> <p dir="ltr"><span>There are no specific criteria determining inclusion in the QDCC. However, many of the communitites currently listed in the catalog have multiple references in contemporaneous periodicals, newsletters, web guides, or other LGBTQ-related informational websites. These sources are key for establishing not only the existence of a space, but its particular attributes.</span></p> <h2 dir="ltr"><strong>On Audience Labels</strong></h2> <p dir="ltr">All of the communities cataloged include descriptive metadata culled from various sources, including contemporaneous listings in print publications and online reference guides. However, the terminology used in archival sources does not always match current preferred terms. <a href="http://notchesblog.com/2017/11/28/troubling-terms-the-label-problem-in-transgender-history/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">As has been discussed elsewhere</a>, retroactively applying labels with which individuals or spaces might not have identified is a politically fraught act. In my metadata practices, then, I follow a policy similar to that of the <a href="https://www.digitaltransgenderarchive.net/about/policies" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Digital Transgender Archive</a>: whenever possible, I use terminology included in contemporaneous decriptions. If terminology is not used or a detailed description is not available, I categorize using terminology derived from the archival reference.</p> <h2>Adding Communities to the Catalog</h2> <p>This catalog is by no means complete, and I'm always looking for new groups to add, if additional information is available. Please feel free to suggest a community for inclusion using <a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSe9oGcXtpUNGXXhEBIYdZlb40HTj3EDzG_fk4xltxxcCck6AQ/viewform?usp=sf_link" target="_blank" rel="noopener">this form</a>, or email me directly at <a href="mailto:adame@winona.edu" target="_blank" rel="noopener">adame@winona.edu</a>.</p> Usenet Newsgroup Individual Usenet Newsgroup Year Founded (approximate) 1994 Exterior References <ul> <li><a href="https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/aus.culture.lesbigay" target="_blank" rel="noopener">aus.culture.lesbigay Google Groups archive</a></li> <li><a href="https://groups.google.com/forum/#!search/aus.culture.lesbigay/aus.culture.lesbigay/JonTXOg5EfU/PWgtgMTuDfUJ" target="_blank" rel="noopener">aus.culture.lesbigay FAQ (posted May 19, 1996)</a></li> <li>Listed in <a href="http://www.qrd.org/qrd/trans/1995/good.tranny.guide-03.01.95" target="_blank" rel="noopener">the Good Tranny Guide</a>, a guide to trans resources specific to Australia and New Zealand (compiled March 1995)</li> </ul> Intended Audience The forum's intended audience Gay people, lesbian people, bisexual people, transgender people Primary Language Primary language used by participants Australian English Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource aus.culture.lesbigay Australia bisexual people gay people lesbian people New Zealand transgender people Usenet Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Queer Digital Community Catalog Language A language of the resource English Description An account of the resource <p dir="ltr"><span>This catalog collects basic information and resources on LGBTQ-related online communities prior to 2010, particularly those from the so-called Web 1.0 period. Each catalog entry includes information on the group’s format, its approximate dates of activity, its audience and topical focus, and links to other materials discussing the group, such as editorial columns, personal essays, or archival materials.</span></p> <p dir="ltr"><span>One of the driving impulses for the creation of this catalog was to offer a starting place for research into early LGBTQ life online. As I found in my own research, simply knowing the name of a place or person could, in some cases, be key to my archival research. Beyond just its research utility, however, this catalog is also meant to preserve the memory, if not the content, of communities and groups whose names might otherwise be lost or forgotten.<br /></span></p> <h2>Why a Catalog?</h2> <p dir="ltr">I’ve chosen to focus on a catalog, as opposed to an archive, for several reasons. Firstly, at its most basic level, an archive is focused on primary material—in this case, the content of posts. However, archiving for most online groups from the mid-1980s up to the late 1990s is often incomplete at best, so in many cases, there’s limited to no archival material available. Instead, what exists in many cases is secondary material, writing describing or reflecting on posters’ experiences with and in these spaces. The catalog, ideally, links these disparate materials together in order to give a slightly fuller picture of the online landscape at any given time.</p> <p dir="ltr">Secondly, posters in early LGBTQ groups often wrote (sometimes in detail) about close and personal issues in their lives under the assumption that their posts would remain private within the group. Given this, I’ve designed the catalog to respect (to the best of my ability) posters’ initial expectation of privacy. Linked content has all been previously published in other venues, and any other detailed personal reflections submitted by users specifically for the catalog have been made public with their consent.</p> <h2>What Qualifies A Community For Inclusion?</h2> <p dir="ltr"><span>There are no specific criteria determining inclusion in the QDCC. However, many of the communitites currently listed in the catalog have multiple references in contemporaneous periodicals, newsletters, web guides, or other LGBTQ-related informational websites. These sources are key for establishing not only the existence of a space, but its particular attributes.</span></p> <h2 dir="ltr"><strong>On Audience Labels</strong></h2> <p dir="ltr">All of the communities cataloged include descriptive metadata culled from various sources, including contemporaneous listings in print publications and online reference guides. However, the terminology used in archival sources does not always match current preferred terms. <a href="http://notchesblog.com/2017/11/28/troubling-terms-the-label-problem-in-transgender-history/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">As has been discussed elsewhere</a>, retroactively applying labels with which individuals or spaces might not have identified is a politically fraught act. In my metadata practices, then, I follow a policy similar to that of the <a href="https://www.digitaltransgenderarchive.net/about/policies" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Digital Transgender Archive</a>: whenever possible, I use terminology included in contemporaneous decriptions. If terminology is not used or a detailed description is not available, I categorize using terminology derived from the archival reference.</p> <h2>Adding Communities to the Catalog</h2> <p>This catalog is by no means complete, and I'm always looking for new groups to add, if additional information is available. Please feel free to suggest a community for inclusion using <a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSe9oGcXtpUNGXXhEBIYdZlb40HTj3EDzG_fk4xltxxcCck6AQ/viewform?usp=sf_link" target="_blank" rel="noopener">this form</a>, or email me directly at <a href="mailto:adame@winona.edu" target="_blank" rel="noopener">adame@winona.edu</a>.</p> Usenet Newsgroup Individual Usenet Newsgroup Year Founded (approximate) 1998 Intended Audience The forum's intended audience intergender individuals, non-binary individuals, androgyne individuals Primary Language Primary language used by participants American English Exterior References <ul> <li><a href="https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/alt.support.intergendered">alt.support.intergendered Google Groups archive</a></li> <li><a href="https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/alt.support.intergendered/9arGB-gpngE">alt.support.intergendered Charter</a></li> <li><a href="http://cydathria.com/ms_donna/asig_main.html">alt.support.intergended homepage</a></li> <li><a href="http://cydathria.com/ms_donna/intergen.html">What is Intergendered?</a>&nbsp;- Essay by newsgroup founder on origins and use of term</li> <li><a href="https://archive.org/details/transgendertapes1072unse/page/38">Androgyne Online</a>&nbsp;in&nbsp;<em>Transgender Tapestry </em>#107 (Fall/Winter, 2004) - mention of the term "intergender" in relation to a discussion of&nbsp;androgyne identity</li> </ul> Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource alt.support.intergendered androgyne individuals intergender individuals non-binary individuals Usenet http://queerdigital.com/files/original/21c7ca04cdc89d94552b565e77c277a0.png 02afba2f39dc7c8770504aa202a12994 http://queerdigital.com/files/original/4b16f50639427e19366e9c3e7ee94002.png b21ce18fe4c5c1714eeee7355405d58f http://queerdigital.com/files/original/2d454fd2e85e3acba877aace8c3f5ad9.png a22f51b95b2fb974a81d703d6a42a344 http://queerdigital.com/files/original/e0ac51ba855511c87b23b96bae68040f.zip e91dc67f153b457d1b9dea538752dee3 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Primary Documents Collection Description An account of the resource This collection hold primary documents (listings, programs, applications, etc) related to LGBTQ life online pre-2010. When possible, files have been listed with their original date of publication and source. When mirrored from established sites, their original source is attributed and linked. If you have files you would like to submit for inclusion, please feel free to contact Avery Dame-Griff at <a href="mailto:admin@queerdigital.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener">admin@queerdigital.com</a>. Software A computer program in source or compiled form. Examples include a C source file, MS-Windows .exe executable, or Perl script. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Transgender Forum Compilation CD, Vol. 1 & 2 Description An account of the resource <span>This disc contains content orginally published on <a href="tgforum.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener">TGForum.com</a> from April 1995 to December 1996.&nbsp;This disc was produced by</span>&nbsp;3-D Communications, Inc. in 1997. <br /><br /><span>TGForum was founded in 1995 by Cindy Martin, who was soon joined by Jamie Faye Fenton and JoAnn Roberts. Over the years, TGForum has hosted a variety of information and services, including a web magazine, chat rooms, message boards, and sites for indivdiual community organizations. </span>In 2014, TGForum was sold by then-owner JoAnn Roberts to Prodigal Song Ventures.<span><br /></span><br /><strong>ISSN:</strong> 1092-5538 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource 3-D Communications, Inc. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available 3-D Communications, Inc. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource Contains content from April 1995 to December 1996. Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Donated by Angela Gardner, managing editor of <a href="https://tgforum.com/wordpress/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">TGForum.com</a>. Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Compact Disc Language A language of the resource American English Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource All authors of content included on this disc retain copyright. Work is made available for noncommercial educational and research purposes. website Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Queer Digital Community Catalog Language A language of the resource English Description An account of the resource <p dir="ltr"><span>This catalog collects basic information and resources on LGBTQ-related online communities prior to 2010, particularly those from the so-called Web 1.0 period. Each catalog entry includes information on the group’s format, its approximate dates of activity, its audience and topical focus, and links to other materials discussing the group, such as editorial columns, personal essays, or archival materials.</span></p> <p dir="ltr"><span>One of the driving impulses for the creation of this catalog was to offer a starting place for research into early LGBTQ life online. As I found in my own research, simply knowing the name of a place or person could, in some cases, be key to my archival research. Beyond just its research utility, however, this catalog is also meant to preserve the memory, if not the content, of communities and groups whose names might otherwise be lost or forgotten.<br /></span></p> <h2>Why a Catalog?</h2> <p dir="ltr">I’ve chosen to focus on a catalog, as opposed to an archive, for several reasons. Firstly, at its most basic level, an archive is focused on primary material—in this case, the content of posts. However, archiving for most online groups from the mid-1980s up to the late 1990s is often incomplete at best, so in many cases, there’s limited to no archival material available. Instead, what exists in many cases is secondary material, writing describing or reflecting on posters’ experiences with and in these spaces. The catalog, ideally, links these disparate materials together in order to give a slightly fuller picture of the online landscape at any given time.</p> <p dir="ltr">Secondly, posters in early LGBTQ groups often wrote (sometimes in detail) about close and personal issues in their lives under the assumption that their posts would remain private within the group. Given this, I’ve designed the catalog to respect (to the best of my ability) posters’ initial expectation of privacy. Linked content has all been previously published in other venues, and any other detailed personal reflections submitted by users specifically for the catalog have been made public with their consent.</p> <h2>What Qualifies A Community For Inclusion?</h2> <p dir="ltr"><span>There are no specific criteria determining inclusion in the QDCC. However, many of the communitites currently listed in the catalog have multiple references in contemporaneous periodicals, newsletters, web guides, or other LGBTQ-related informational websites. These sources are key for establishing not only the existence of a space, but its particular attributes.</span></p> <h2 dir="ltr"><strong>On Audience Labels</strong></h2> <p dir="ltr">All of the communities cataloged include descriptive metadata culled from various sources, including contemporaneous listings in print publications and online reference guides. However, the terminology used in archival sources does not always match current preferred terms. <a href="http://notchesblog.com/2017/11/28/troubling-terms-the-label-problem-in-transgender-history/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">As has been discussed elsewhere</a>, retroactively applying labels with which individuals or spaces might not have identified is a politically fraught act. In my metadata practices, then, I follow a policy similar to that of the <a href="https://www.digitaltransgenderarchive.net/about/policies" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Digital Transgender Archive</a>: whenever possible, I use terminology included in contemporaneous decriptions. If terminology is not used or a detailed description is not available, I categorize using terminology derived from the archival reference.</p> <h2>Adding Communities to the Catalog</h2> <p>This catalog is by no means complete, and I'm always looking for new groups to add, if additional information is available. Please feel free to suggest a community for inclusion using <a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSe9oGcXtpUNGXXhEBIYdZlb40HTj3EDzG_fk4xltxxcCck6AQ/viewform?usp=sf_link" target="_blank" rel="noopener">this form</a>, or email me directly at <a href="mailto:adame@winona.edu" target="_blank" rel="noopener">adame@winona.edu</a>.</p> BBS Bulletin Board System Exterior References <ul> <li><a href="http://digitallibrary.usc.edu/cdm/compoundobject/collection/p15799coll4/id/16565/show/16564/rec/6" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Mentioned in short article in Kom Ut! International Newsletter</a>, included in <em>one Letter</em>&nbsp;V.38, N.8 (August 1993)</li> <li>Appears in Textfiles.com's <a href="http://bbslist.textfiles.com/sweden/08/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Swedish BBS List (for Area Code 08)</a></li> <li>Included in <a href="https://pastebin.com/S3nMGV0K" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Swedish BBS list</a> circa 1994</li> </ul> Area Code Area Code of BBS 08 City and State/Province Stockholm, Sweden Year Founded (approximate) 1993 Last Year Active (approximate) 1996 Network/Platform Networks or Platforms the forum participated in GayNet International, FidoNet (2:201/2106) Baud Rate 9600 Intended Audience The forum's intended audience Gay people Primary Language Primary language used by participants Swedish Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource The Gay Telegraph bbs FidoNet gay people GayNet International Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Queer Digital Community Catalog Language A language of the resource English Description An account of the resource <p dir="ltr"><span>This catalog collects basic information and resources on LGBTQ-related online communities prior to 2010, particularly those from the so-called Web 1.0 period. Each catalog entry includes information on the group’s format, its approximate dates of activity, its audience and topical focus, and links to other materials discussing the group, such as editorial columns, personal essays, or archival materials.</span></p> <p dir="ltr"><span>One of the driving impulses for the creation of this catalog was to offer a starting place for research into early LGBTQ life online. As I found in my own research, simply knowing the name of a place or person could, in some cases, be key to my archival research. Beyond just its research utility, however, this catalog is also meant to preserve the memory, if not the content, of communities and groups whose names might otherwise be lost or forgotten.<br /></span></p> <h2>Why a Catalog?</h2> <p dir="ltr">I’ve chosen to focus on a catalog, as opposed to an archive, for several reasons. Firstly, at its most basic level, an archive is focused on primary material—in this case, the content of posts. However, archiving for most online groups from the mid-1980s up to the late 1990s is often incomplete at best, so in many cases, there’s limited to no archival material available. Instead, what exists in many cases is secondary material, writing describing or reflecting on posters’ experiences with and in these spaces. The catalog, ideally, links these disparate materials together in order to give a slightly fuller picture of the online landscape at any given time.</p> <p dir="ltr">Secondly, posters in early LGBTQ groups often wrote (sometimes in detail) about close and personal issues in their lives under the assumption that their posts would remain private within the group. Given this, I’ve designed the catalog to respect (to the best of my ability) posters’ initial expectation of privacy. Linked content has all been previously published in other venues, and any other detailed personal reflections submitted by users specifically for the catalog have been made public with their consent.</p> <h2>What Qualifies A Community For Inclusion?</h2> <p dir="ltr"><span>There are no specific criteria determining inclusion in the QDCC. However, many of the communitites currently listed in the catalog have multiple references in contemporaneous periodicals, newsletters, web guides, or other LGBTQ-related informational websites. These sources are key for establishing not only the existence of a space, but its particular attributes.</span></p> <h2 dir="ltr"><strong>On Audience Labels</strong></h2> <p dir="ltr">All of the communities cataloged include descriptive metadata culled from various sources, including contemporaneous listings in print publications and online reference guides. However, the terminology used in archival sources does not always match current preferred terms. <a href="http://notchesblog.com/2017/11/28/troubling-terms-the-label-problem-in-transgender-history/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">As has been discussed elsewhere</a>, retroactively applying labels with which individuals or spaces might not have identified is a politically fraught act. In my metadata practices, then, I follow a policy similar to that of the <a href="https://www.digitaltransgenderarchive.net/about/policies" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Digital Transgender Archive</a>: whenever possible, I use terminology included in contemporaneous decriptions. If terminology is not used or a detailed description is not available, I categorize using terminology derived from the archival reference.</p> <h2>Adding Communities to the Catalog</h2> <p>This catalog is by no means complete, and I'm always looking for new groups to add, if additional information is available. Please feel free to suggest a community for inclusion using <a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSe9oGcXtpUNGXXhEBIYdZlb40HTj3EDzG_fk4xltxxcCck6AQ/viewform?usp=sf_link" target="_blank" rel="noopener">this form</a>, or email me directly at <a href="mailto:adame@winona.edu" target="_blank" rel="noopener">adame@winona.edu</a>.</p> BBS Bulletin Board System Exterior References <ul> <li><a href="http://digitallibrary.usc.edu/cdm/compoundobject/collection/p15799coll4/id/16565/show/16564/rec/6" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Mentioned in short article in Kom Ut! International Newsletter</a>, included in <em>one Letter</em>&nbsp;V.38, N.8 (August 1993)</li> <li>Appears in Textfiles.com's <a href="http://bbslist.textfiles.com/sweden/042/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Swedish BBS List (Area code 042)</a></li> <li>Included in <a href="http://www.textfiles.com/bbs/BBSLISTS/europe.phk" target="_blank" rel="noopener">list of European BBSes</a> (undated)</li> <li>Included in <a href="https://pastebin.com/S3nMGV0K" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Swedish BBS list</a> circa 1994</li> </ul> Area Code Area Code of BBS 42 City and State/Province Helsingborg, Sweden Year Founded (approximate) Unknown, first referenced in 1992 Last Year Active (approximate) Unknown Network/Platform Networks or Platforms the forum participated in GayNet International, FidoNet (2:200/228) Baud Rate 300-9600 baud Intended Audience The forum's intended audience Gay people Primary Language Primary language used by participants Swedish Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Lambda Scandinavia bbs gay people http://queerdigital.com/files/original/cbc0ed9cf9dd0d4ccef4cadedbe369f3.png 7a09d0b5c06cece8f997663a0be3edc5 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Queer Digital Community Catalog Language A language of the resource English Description An account of the resource <p dir="ltr"><span>This catalog collects basic information and resources on LGBTQ-related online communities prior to 2010, particularly those from the so-called Web 1.0 period. Each catalog entry includes information on the group’s format, its approximate dates of activity, its audience and topical focus, and links to other materials discussing the group, such as editorial columns, personal essays, or archival materials.</span></p> <p dir="ltr"><span>One of the driving impulses for the creation of this catalog was to offer a starting place for research into early LGBTQ life online. As I found in my own research, simply knowing the name of a place or person could, in some cases, be key to my archival research. Beyond just its research utility, however, this catalog is also meant to preserve the memory, if not the content, of communities and groups whose names might otherwise be lost or forgotten.<br /></span></p> <h2>Why a Catalog?</h2> <p dir="ltr">I’ve chosen to focus on a catalog, as opposed to an archive, for several reasons. Firstly, at its most basic level, an archive is focused on primary material—in this case, the content of posts. However, archiving for most online groups from the mid-1980s up to the late 1990s is often incomplete at best, so in many cases, there’s limited to no archival material available. Instead, what exists in many cases is secondary material, writing describing or reflecting on posters’ experiences with and in these spaces. The catalog, ideally, links these disparate materials together in order to give a slightly fuller picture of the online landscape at any given time.</p> <p dir="ltr">Secondly, posters in early LGBTQ groups often wrote (sometimes in detail) about close and personal issues in their lives under the assumption that their posts would remain private within the group. Given this, I’ve designed the catalog to respect (to the best of my ability) posters’ initial expectation of privacy. Linked content has all been previously published in other venues, and any other detailed personal reflections submitted by users specifically for the catalog have been made public with their consent.</p> <h2>What Qualifies A Community For Inclusion?</h2> <p dir="ltr"><span>There are no specific criteria determining inclusion in the QDCC. However, many of the communitites currently listed in the catalog have multiple references in contemporaneous periodicals, newsletters, web guides, or other LGBTQ-related informational websites. These sources are key for establishing not only the existence of a space, but its particular attributes.</span></p> <h2 dir="ltr"><strong>On Audience Labels</strong></h2> <p dir="ltr">All of the communities cataloged include descriptive metadata culled from various sources, including contemporaneous listings in print publications and online reference guides. However, the terminology used in archival sources does not always match current preferred terms. <a href="http://notchesblog.com/2017/11/28/troubling-terms-the-label-problem-in-transgender-history/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">As has been discussed elsewhere</a>, retroactively applying labels with which individuals or spaces might not have identified is a politically fraught act. In my metadata practices, then, I follow a policy similar to that of the <a href="https://www.digitaltransgenderarchive.net/about/policies" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Digital Transgender Archive</a>: whenever possible, I use terminology included in contemporaneous decriptions. If terminology is not used or a detailed description is not available, I categorize using terminology derived from the archival reference.</p> <h2>Adding Communities to the Catalog</h2> <p>This catalog is by no means complete, and I'm always looking for new groups to add, if additional information is available. Please feel free to suggest a community for inclusion using <a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSe9oGcXtpUNGXXhEBIYdZlb40HTj3EDzG_fk4xltxxcCck6AQ/viewform?usp=sf_link" target="_blank" rel="noopener">this form</a>, or email me directly at <a href="mailto:adame@winona.edu" target="_blank" rel="noopener">adame@winona.edu</a>.</p> BBS Bulletin Board System Exterior References Attached ad from <a href="https://archive.org/details/BAR_19951130/page/n53" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Nov 30, 1995 issue of the </a><em><a href="https://archive.org/details/BAR_19951130/page/n53" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Bay Area Reporter</a>.</em><br /> <ul> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/19961019162416/http://bytenet.com/online/index.htm" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Archived copy of telnet gateway, bytenet.com</a> (archived Oct 19, 1996)</li> </ul> Area Code Area Code of BBS 415 City and State/Province San Francisco, CA Abbreviations/Alias Any other names used to refer to this forum Love Bytes Baud Rate 9600 Intended Audience The forum's intended audience Gay people Primary Language Primary language used by participants American English Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Love Bytes bbs gay people Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Queer Digital Community Catalog Language A language of the resource English Description An account of the resource <p dir="ltr"><span>This catalog collects basic information and resources on LGBTQ-related online communities prior to 2010, particularly those from the so-called Web 1.0 period. Each catalog entry includes information on the group’s format, its approximate dates of activity, its audience and topical focus, and links to other materials discussing the group, such as editorial columns, personal essays, or archival materials.</span></p> <p dir="ltr"><span>One of the driving impulses for the creation of this catalog was to offer a starting place for research into early LGBTQ life online. As I found in my own research, simply knowing the name of a place or person could, in some cases, be key to my archival research. Beyond just its research utility, however, this catalog is also meant to preserve the memory, if not the content, of communities and groups whose names might otherwise be lost or forgotten.<br /></span></p> <h2>Why a Catalog?</h2> <p dir="ltr">I’ve chosen to focus on a catalog, as opposed to an archive, for several reasons. Firstly, at its most basic level, an archive is focused on primary material—in this case, the content of posts. However, archiving for most online groups from the mid-1980s up to the late 1990s is often incomplete at best, so in many cases, there’s limited to no archival material available. Instead, what exists in many cases is secondary material, writing describing or reflecting on posters’ experiences with and in these spaces. The catalog, ideally, links these disparate materials together in order to give a slightly fuller picture of the online landscape at any given time.</p> <p dir="ltr">Secondly, posters in early LGBTQ groups often wrote (sometimes in detail) about close and personal issues in their lives under the assumption that their posts would remain private within the group. Given this, I’ve designed the catalog to respect (to the best of my ability) posters’ initial expectation of privacy. Linked content has all been previously published in other venues, and any other detailed personal reflections submitted by users specifically for the catalog have been made public with their consent.</p> <h2>What Qualifies A Community For Inclusion?</h2> <p dir="ltr"><span>There are no specific criteria determining inclusion in the QDCC. However, many of the communitites currently listed in the catalog have multiple references in contemporaneous periodicals, newsletters, web guides, or other LGBTQ-related informational websites. These sources are key for establishing not only the existence of a space, but its particular attributes.</span></p> <h2 dir="ltr"><strong>On Audience Labels</strong></h2> <p dir="ltr">All of the communities cataloged include descriptive metadata culled from various sources, including contemporaneous listings in print publications and online reference guides. However, the terminology used in archival sources does not always match current preferred terms. <a href="http://notchesblog.com/2017/11/28/troubling-terms-the-label-problem-in-transgender-history/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">As has been discussed elsewhere</a>, retroactively applying labels with which individuals or spaces might not have identified is a politically fraught act. In my metadata practices, then, I follow a policy similar to that of the <a href="https://www.digitaltransgenderarchive.net/about/policies" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Digital Transgender Archive</a>: whenever possible, I use terminology included in contemporaneous decriptions. If terminology is not used or a detailed description is not available, I categorize using terminology derived from the archival reference.</p> <h2>Adding Communities to the Catalog</h2> <p>This catalog is by no means complete, and I'm always looking for new groups to add, if additional information is available. Please feel free to suggest a community for inclusion using <a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSe9oGcXtpUNGXXhEBIYdZlb40HTj3EDzG_fk4xltxxcCck6AQ/viewform?usp=sf_link" target="_blank" rel="noopener">this form</a>, or email me directly at <a href="mailto:adame@winona.edu" target="_blank" rel="noopener">adame@winona.edu</a>.</p> BBS Bulletin Board System Exterior References <ul> <li><a href="http://www.gaycalgary.com/Magazine.aspx?id=158&amp;article=5509" target="_blank" rel="noopener">"Men For Men BBS – What Gay Geeks did in the early ’90s"</a>&nbsp;-&nbsp;Column by sysop Steve Polyak on the history of Men For Men</li> <li><a href="http://www.gaycalgary.com/Magazine.aspx?id=156&amp;article=5420" target="_blank" rel="noopener">"25th Anniversary of Men For Men/GayCalgary"</a> - Column by sysop Steve Polyak on the changes with Men for Men and GayCalgary&nbsp;</li> </ul> Name Name of Forum Men for Men BBS Area Code Area Code of BBS 403 City and State/Province Calgary, Alberta Year Founded (approximate) 1992 Last Year Active (approximate) 2006 Network/Platform Networks or Platforms the forum participated in FidoNet Intended Audience The forum's intended audience Gay men, bisexual men Primary Language Primary language used by participants Canadian English Abbreviations/Alias Any other names used to refer to this forum MFM BBS Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Men for Men BBS bbs bisexual people gay people http://queerdigital.com/files/original/c37e4d97183ebba2e8d4259e23aa3c54.png 9ebf6205d3adbf7ce20da1a02c52b06e Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Queer Digital Community Catalog Language A language of the resource English Description An account of the resource <p dir="ltr"><span>This catalog collects basic information and resources on LGBTQ-related online communities prior to 2010, particularly those from the so-called Web 1.0 period. Each catalog entry includes information on the group’s format, its approximate dates of activity, its audience and topical focus, and links to other materials discussing the group, such as editorial columns, personal essays, or archival materials.</span></p> <p dir="ltr"><span>One of the driving impulses for the creation of this catalog was to offer a starting place for research into early LGBTQ life online. As I found in my own research, simply knowing the name of a place or person could, in some cases, be key to my archival research. Beyond just its research utility, however, this catalog is also meant to preserve the memory, if not the content, of communities and groups whose names might otherwise be lost or forgotten.<br /></span></p> <h2>Why a Catalog?</h2> <p dir="ltr">I’ve chosen to focus on a catalog, as opposed to an archive, for several reasons. Firstly, at its most basic level, an archive is focused on primary material—in this case, the content of posts. However, archiving for most online groups from the mid-1980s up to the late 1990s is often incomplete at best, so in many cases, there’s limited to no archival material available. Instead, what exists in many cases is secondary material, writing describing or reflecting on posters’ experiences with and in these spaces. The catalog, ideally, links these disparate materials together in order to give a slightly fuller picture of the online landscape at any given time.</p> <p dir="ltr">Secondly, posters in early LGBTQ groups often wrote (sometimes in detail) about close and personal issues in their lives under the assumption that their posts would remain private within the group. Given this, I’ve designed the catalog to respect (to the best of my ability) posters’ initial expectation of privacy. Linked content has all been previously published in other venues, and any other detailed personal reflections submitted by users specifically for the catalog have been made public with their consent.</p> <h2>What Qualifies A Community For Inclusion?</h2> <p dir="ltr"><span>There are no specific criteria determining inclusion in the QDCC. However, many of the communitites currently listed in the catalog have multiple references in contemporaneous periodicals, newsletters, web guides, or other LGBTQ-related informational websites. These sources are key for establishing not only the existence of a space, but its particular attributes.</span></p> <h2 dir="ltr"><strong>On Audience Labels</strong></h2> <p dir="ltr">All of the communities cataloged include descriptive metadata culled from various sources, including contemporaneous listings in print publications and online reference guides. However, the terminology used in archival sources does not always match current preferred terms. <a href="http://notchesblog.com/2017/11/28/troubling-terms-the-label-problem-in-transgender-history/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">As has been discussed elsewhere</a>, retroactively applying labels with which individuals or spaces might not have identified is a politically fraught act. In my metadata practices, then, I follow a policy similar to that of the <a href="https://www.digitaltransgenderarchive.net/about/policies" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Digital Transgender Archive</a>: whenever possible, I use terminology included in contemporaneous decriptions. If terminology is not used or a detailed description is not available, I categorize using terminology derived from the archival reference.</p> <h2>Adding Communities to the Catalog</h2> <p>This catalog is by no means complete, and I'm always looking for new groups to add, if additional information is available. Please feel free to suggest a community for inclusion using <a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSe9oGcXtpUNGXXhEBIYdZlb40HTj3EDzG_fk4xltxxcCck6AQ/viewform?usp=sf_link" target="_blank" rel="noopener">this form</a>, or email me directly at <a href="mailto:adame@winona.edu" target="_blank" rel="noopener">adame@winona.edu</a>.</p> BBS Bulletin Board System Exterior References BBS Advertisement retrieved from <a href="http://artifacts.textfiles.com/206/206-783-7979/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">textfiles.com</a>.<br /> <ul> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/19980202184326/http://www.serv.net/~wakawaka" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Waka Waka BBS homepage</a> (initally archived Feb 2, 1998)</li> <li><a href="http://ledmuseum.net/sixth/memorial.htm" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Memorial Site for Paul Casey, Waka Waka sysop (includes BBS screenshots)</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.slbbs.com/files/graphics.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Site hosting several ads for Waka Waka BBS</a></li> </ul> <p>Animated advertisements for Waka Waka BBS, sourced from <a href="https://www.slbbs.com/files/graphics.html">Searchlight BBS Support</a> and emulated in DOSBox:</p> <iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/rr7vGvtcuXM" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen"></iframe><br /><iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/jzAmM0SxN70" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen"></iframe> Name Name of Forum Waka Waka BBS; Paul's Waka Waka BBS Area Code Area Code of BBS 206 Area Code City and State/Province Seattle, WA Year Founded (approximate) 1989 Last Year Active (approximate) 2006 Baud Rate 33.6k baud line; offered telnet access Intended Audience The forum's intended audience gay people; specifically branded for "chubbies and chasers" Primary Language Primary language used by participants American English Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Waka Waka BBS bbs gay people http://queerdigital.com/files/original/3ba5c9e2ba6bb0558293744c5d54c3ae.jpeg 7b29f86c045f50e2ed8baacef4c79798 http://queerdigital.com/files/original/5efed384a2d343c7f13b0dd91c330d39.jpg cc2131cba9a309f59c887768bb86804b http://queerdigital.com/files/original/4a2dda6ce9468bf8b441cbe890fe8492.jpg d1e8a914595c7faf35c21de89d2e8fde http://queerdigital.com/files/original/d571d57a7b2b268b86ade55929cb54da.jpg 5e20d728e422a627287c50fa2af9143f http://queerdigital.com/files/original/cc528fa1f2f5f4f31678aaf825183a86.pdf 7123de8eb533c62c07275ae0a8567307 http://queerdigital.com/files/original/0a992094dba4c846916884e6a8d7515d.jpg 8fe13e199a975060de238ec292286060 http://queerdigital.com/files/original/a201fc329d8c4617baf286229a6789a7.jpg 250efe9d6dade55b696bbb7bdbbe6c66 http://queerdigital.com/files/original/2f93010ab9ccd357da5f599947af3295.jpg 82f57a14f0d469322acd3f097933dc2f http://queerdigital.com/files/original/85e98cc625994bd4e61ee97295722644.jpg 3cdf45de066b1cc6e147bc49682f79d0 http://queerdigital.com/files/original/676f474549af0bdc2b66914ba2329228.jpg cb8b78c79270af8005c8552bcf7e4f7e http://queerdigital.com/files/original/67872b8b4c44c8615e07c4b8f1a124f1.jpg 226f928e86d2626bcc513e98c88fc792 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Queer Digital Community Catalog Language A language of the resource English Description An account of the resource <p dir="ltr"><span>This catalog collects basic information and resources on LGBTQ-related online communities prior to 2010, particularly those from the so-called Web 1.0 period. Each catalog entry includes information on the group’s format, its approximate dates of activity, its audience and topical focus, and links to other materials discussing the group, such as editorial columns, personal essays, or archival materials.</span></p> <p dir="ltr"><span>One of the driving impulses for the creation of this catalog was to offer a starting place for research into early LGBTQ life online. As I found in my own research, simply knowing the name of a place or person could, in some cases, be key to my archival research. Beyond just its research utility, however, this catalog is also meant to preserve the memory, if not the content, of communities and groups whose names might otherwise be lost or forgotten.<br /></span></p> <h2>Why a Catalog?</h2> <p dir="ltr">I’ve chosen to focus on a catalog, as opposed to an archive, for several reasons. Firstly, at its most basic level, an archive is focused on primary material—in this case, the content of posts. However, archiving for most online groups from the mid-1980s up to the late 1990s is often incomplete at best, so in many cases, there’s limited to no archival material available. Instead, what exists in many cases is secondary material, writing describing or reflecting on posters’ experiences with and in these spaces. The catalog, ideally, links these disparate materials together in order to give a slightly fuller picture of the online landscape at any given time.</p> <p dir="ltr">Secondly, posters in early LGBTQ groups often wrote (sometimes in detail) about close and personal issues in their lives under the assumption that their posts would remain private within the group. Given this, I’ve designed the catalog to respect (to the best of my ability) posters’ initial expectation of privacy. Linked content has all been previously published in other venues, and any other detailed personal reflections submitted by users specifically for the catalog have been made public with their consent.</p> <h2>What Qualifies A Community For Inclusion?</h2> <p dir="ltr"><span>There are no specific criteria determining inclusion in the QDCC. However, many of the communitites currently listed in the catalog have multiple references in contemporaneous periodicals, newsletters, web guides, or other LGBTQ-related informational websites. These sources are key for establishing not only the existence of a space, but its particular attributes.</span></p> <h2 dir="ltr"><strong>On Audience Labels</strong></h2> <p dir="ltr">All of the communities cataloged include descriptive metadata culled from various sources, including contemporaneous listings in print publications and online reference guides. However, the terminology used in archival sources does not always match current preferred terms. <a href="http://notchesblog.com/2017/11/28/troubling-terms-the-label-problem-in-transgender-history/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">As has been discussed elsewhere</a>, retroactively applying labels with which individuals or spaces might not have identified is a politically fraught act. In my metadata practices, then, I follow a policy similar to that of the <a href="https://www.digitaltransgenderarchive.net/about/policies" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Digital Transgender Archive</a>: whenever possible, I use terminology included in contemporaneous decriptions. If terminology is not used or a detailed description is not available, I categorize using terminology derived from the archival reference.</p> <h2>Adding Communities to the Catalog</h2> <p>This catalog is by no means complete, and I'm always looking for new groups to add, if additional information is available. Please feel free to suggest a community for inclusion using <a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSe9oGcXtpUNGXXhEBIYdZlb40HTj3EDzG_fk4xltxxcCck6AQ/viewform?usp=sf_link" target="_blank" rel="noopener">this form</a>, or email me directly at <a href="mailto:adame@winona.edu" target="_blank" rel="noopener">adame@winona.edu</a>.</p> BBS Bulletin Board System Name Name of Forum Multicom-4 Area Code Area Code of BBS 716 Area Code City and State/Province Rochester, NY Abbreviations/Alias Any other names used to refer to this forum MC4 Year Founded (approximate) 1979 Last Year Active (approximate) 1999 Intended Audience The forum's intended audience gay people; lesbian people; bisexual people Primary Language Primary language used by participants American English Exterior References Attached images courtsey of board sysop.<br /><br /><strong>Location of Public Terminals:</strong><br /> <ul> <li>Bachelor Forum, Rochester NY</li> <li>Rochester Spa &amp; Body Club, Rochester NY</li> <li>Rochester Custom Leathers, Rochester NY</li> <li>Muther’s Bar, Rochester NY</li> <li>Buddie’s Bar, Buffalo NY</li> </ul> <strong><strong>Attached Images (donated by board sysop Chaz Antonelli):<br /></strong></strong> <ul> <li>Business card for CACTUS-800, Multicom's predecessor (1979)</li> <li>Advertisment for Multicom-3, ran in <em><a href="https://www.rochestercitynewspaper.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Rochester City Newspaper</a>, </em>Rochester, NY (1988)</li> <li>Advertisement for Rochester Custom Leathers and Multicom-4, one of several that ran in&nbsp;<a href="https://outalliance.org/empty-closet/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><em>The Empty Closet</em></a>, Rochester, NY (Septermber 1989 to January 1999)</li> <li>Informational Brochure on Multicom-4 (1993)</li> <li>Logon screens for Multicom-4 (1996-1997)</li> <li>Web logo for Multicom-4</li> </ul> <strong>External Links:</strong><br /> <ul> <li><a href="https://mc4bbs.livejournal.com/246094.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">History of Multicom-4</a>, as recounted by sysop</li> <li><a href="http://www.lib.rochester.edu/IN/RBSCP/Databases/Attachments/Closet/1991/1991_MAY.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Article on Multicom-4,&nbsp;<em>The Empty Closet</em> (Rochester, NY), May 1991 (p.17)</a></li> <li>Ranked #26 in 1992 edition of the <a href="ftp://ftp.altexxanet.org/textfiles.com/inbox/FOC/bw100.txt">Boardwatch 100</a></li> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/19961111160108/http://www.multicom.org/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Multicom website</a> (initally archived Nov 11, 1996)</li> <li><a href="https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/Multicom4/info" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Yahoo! Group for former users (Restricted Group)</a> <ul> <li>Former member meetup also held in Rochester, NY through 2000s</li> </ul> </li> </ul> Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Multicom-4 bbs bisexual people gay people lesbian people http://queerdigital.com/files/original/ef914b5c945fd4acb412ba3925bd6776.png 8839c3f5a211d8ee770e11d32f2101e1 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Queer Digital Community Catalog Language A language of the resource English Description An account of the resource <p dir="ltr"><span>This catalog collects basic information and resources on LGBTQ-related online communities prior to 2010, particularly those from the so-called Web 1.0 period. Each catalog entry includes information on the group’s format, its approximate dates of activity, its audience and topical focus, and links to other materials discussing the group, such as editorial columns, personal essays, or archival materials.</span></p> <p dir="ltr"><span>One of the driving impulses for the creation of this catalog was to offer a starting place for research into early LGBTQ life online. As I found in my own research, simply knowing the name of a place or person could, in some cases, be key to my archival research. Beyond just its research utility, however, this catalog is also meant to preserve the memory, if not the content, of communities and groups whose names might otherwise be lost or forgotten.<br /></span></p> <h2>Why a Catalog?</h2> <p dir="ltr">I’ve chosen to focus on a catalog, as opposed to an archive, for several reasons. Firstly, at its most basic level, an archive is focused on primary material—in this case, the content of posts. However, archiving for most online groups from the mid-1980s up to the late 1990s is often incomplete at best, so in many cases, there’s limited to no archival material available. Instead, what exists in many cases is secondary material, writing describing or reflecting on posters’ experiences with and in these spaces. The catalog, ideally, links these disparate materials together in order to give a slightly fuller picture of the online landscape at any given time.</p> <p dir="ltr">Secondly, posters in early LGBTQ groups often wrote (sometimes in detail) about close and personal issues in their lives under the assumption that their posts would remain private within the group. Given this, I’ve designed the catalog to respect (to the best of my ability) posters’ initial expectation of privacy. Linked content has all been previously published in other venues, and any other detailed personal reflections submitted by users specifically for the catalog have been made public with their consent.</p> <h2>What Qualifies A Community For Inclusion?</h2> <p dir="ltr"><span>There are no specific criteria determining inclusion in the QDCC. However, many of the communitites currently listed in the catalog have multiple references in contemporaneous periodicals, newsletters, web guides, or other LGBTQ-related informational websites. These sources are key for establishing not only the existence of a space, but its particular attributes.</span></p> <h2 dir="ltr"><strong>On Audience Labels</strong></h2> <p dir="ltr">All of the communities cataloged include descriptive metadata culled from various sources, including contemporaneous listings in print publications and online reference guides. However, the terminology used in archival sources does not always match current preferred terms. <a href="http://notchesblog.com/2017/11/28/troubling-terms-the-label-problem-in-transgender-history/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">As has been discussed elsewhere</a>, retroactively applying labels with which individuals or spaces might not have identified is a politically fraught act. In my metadata practices, then, I follow a policy similar to that of the <a href="https://www.digitaltransgenderarchive.net/about/policies" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Digital Transgender Archive</a>: whenever possible, I use terminology included in contemporaneous decriptions. If terminology is not used or a detailed description is not available, I categorize using terminology derived from the archival reference.</p> <h2>Adding Communities to the Catalog</h2> <p>This catalog is by no means complete, and I'm always looking for new groups to add, if additional information is available. Please feel free to suggest a community for inclusion using <a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSe9oGcXtpUNGXXhEBIYdZlb40HTj3EDzG_fk4xltxxcCck6AQ/viewform?usp=sf_link" target="_blank" rel="noopener">this form</a>, or email me directly at <a href="mailto:adame@winona.edu" target="_blank" rel="noopener">adame@winona.edu</a>.</p> BBS Bulletin Board System Area Code Area Code of BBS 212 or 516 City and State/Province Long Island, NY Baud Rate 28.8 K Intended Audience The forum's intended audience Gay people Primary Language Primary language used by participants American English Exterior References Attached advertisement from <a href="https://books.google.com/books?id=NGNpFuAXu70C&amp;pg=PA351&amp;lpg=PA351&amp;dq=%22male+forum%22+bbs&amp;source=bl&amp;ots=KJxJaFzvGv&amp;sig=mt6iLi0kbTMahlbRKik7xBBjGao&amp;hl=en&amp;sa=X&amp;ved=0ahUKEwichoe01NnbAhUmwlkKHauoBDEQ6AEINzAC#v=onepage&amp;q&amp;f=false"><em>PC Magazine</em> (May 14, 1996)</a>.<br /> <ul> <li>Listing included in <em><a href="https://archive.org/stream/internetbbss00rich#page/n241/mode/2up/search/Male+Forum">Internet BBSs: A Guided Tour</a></em>.</li> </ul> Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Male Forum bbs gay people The Male Forum Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Queer Digital Community Catalog Language A language of the resource English Description An account of the resource <p dir="ltr"><span>This catalog collects basic information and resources on LGBTQ-related online communities prior to 2010, particularly those from the so-called Web 1.0 period. Each catalog entry includes information on the group’s format, its approximate dates of activity, its audience and topical focus, and links to other materials discussing the group, such as editorial columns, personal essays, or archival materials.</span></p> <p dir="ltr"><span>One of the driving impulses for the creation of this catalog was to offer a starting place for research into early LGBTQ life online. As I found in my own research, simply knowing the name of a place or person could, in some cases, be key to my archival research. Beyond just its research utility, however, this catalog is also meant to preserve the memory, if not the content, of communities and groups whose names might otherwise be lost or forgotten.<br /></span></p> <h2>Why a Catalog?</h2> <p dir="ltr">I’ve chosen to focus on a catalog, as opposed to an archive, for several reasons. Firstly, at its most basic level, an archive is focused on primary material—in this case, the content of posts. However, archiving for most online groups from the mid-1980s up to the late 1990s is often incomplete at best, so in many cases, there’s limited to no archival material available. Instead, what exists in many cases is secondary material, writing describing or reflecting on posters’ experiences with and in these spaces. The catalog, ideally, links these disparate materials together in order to give a slightly fuller picture of the online landscape at any given time.</p> <p dir="ltr">Secondly, posters in early LGBTQ groups often wrote (sometimes in detail) about close and personal issues in their lives under the assumption that their posts would remain private within the group. Given this, I’ve designed the catalog to respect (to the best of my ability) posters’ initial expectation of privacy. Linked content has all been previously published in other venues, and any other detailed personal reflections submitted by users specifically for the catalog have been made public with their consent.</p> <h2>What Qualifies A Community For Inclusion?</h2> <p dir="ltr"><span>There are no specific criteria determining inclusion in the QDCC. However, many of the communitites currently listed in the catalog have multiple references in contemporaneous periodicals, newsletters, web guides, or other LGBTQ-related informational websites. These sources are key for establishing not only the existence of a space, but its particular attributes.</span></p> <h2 dir="ltr"><strong>On Audience Labels</strong></h2> <p dir="ltr">All of the communities cataloged include descriptive metadata culled from various sources, including contemporaneous listings in print publications and online reference guides. However, the terminology used in archival sources does not always match current preferred terms. <a href="http://notchesblog.com/2017/11/28/troubling-terms-the-label-problem-in-transgender-history/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">As has been discussed elsewhere</a>, retroactively applying labels with which individuals or spaces might not have identified is a politically fraught act. In my metadata practices, then, I follow a policy similar to that of the <a href="https://www.digitaltransgenderarchive.net/about/policies" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Digital Transgender Archive</a>: whenever possible, I use terminology included in contemporaneous decriptions. If terminology is not used or a detailed description is not available, I categorize using terminology derived from the archival reference.</p> <h2>Adding Communities to the Catalog</h2> <p>This catalog is by no means complete, and I'm always looking for new groups to add, if additional information is available. Please feel free to suggest a community for inclusion using <a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSe9oGcXtpUNGXXhEBIYdZlb40HTj3EDzG_fk4xltxxcCck6AQ/viewform?usp=sf_link" target="_blank" rel="noopener">this form</a>, or email me directly at <a href="mailto:adame@winona.edu" target="_blank" rel="noopener">adame@winona.edu</a>.</p> Proprietary Forum Forum on a proprietary platform (AOL, Livejournal, etc.) Network/Platform Networks or Platforms the forum participated in America Online (AOL); hosted by AOL Gay and Lesbian Community Forum (GLCF) Year Founded (approximate) 1991 Abbreviations/Alias Any other names used to refer to this forum Abbreviated as TCF; founded as America Online Gender Group (AOLGG) Last Year Active (approximate) Unknown Platform-specific rules, information, etc. Platform-specific aspects of the community structure, governance, etc. <ul> <li>AOL Keywords: <ul> <li>Gender (1992-1996)</li> <li>TCF (1997-Unknown)</li> </ul> </li> <li>Housed 2 48-person chat rooms, including The Gazebo</li> </ul> Exterior References <ul> <li>Short article in <em>TS-TV Tapestry</em> about <a href="https://archive.org/stream/tvtstapestry6819unse#page/78/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">the America Online Gender Group</a> (Summer 1994)</li> <li><a href="http://heartcorps.com/subversive/sub015.htm" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Discussion by group founder of relationship between America Online Gender Group (AOLGG) and Gay and Lesbian Community Forum (GLCF)</a>,&nbsp;<em>The Subversive</em>&nbsp;#15 (Date Unknown)</li> <li><a href="http://heartcorps.com/subversive/sub032.htm" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Discussion by group founder of process for founding AOLGG</a>, <em>The Subversive</em> #32 (Date Unknown)</li> <li><a href="http://www.rheingold.com/electricminds/html/vcc_dir_transgender.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Entry for the TCF in the Virtual Community Center</a>, maintained by Howard Rheingold to accompany&nbsp;<em>The Virtual Community</em>&nbsp;(1997)</li> <li><a href="https://archive.org/stream/mac_The_Official_America_Online_for_Macintosh_Tour_Guide_version_3_1997/The_Official_America_Online_for_Macintosh_Tour_Guide_version_3_1997#page/n339/mode/2up" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Brief discussion of TCF as part of Gay and Lesbian Community Forum</a> in <em>The Official America Online for Macintosh Tour Guide&nbsp;(Version 3)</em> (1997)</li> <li><a href="http://www.gendertalk.com/radio/programs/150/gt150.shtml" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Interview with TCF Community Host&nbsp;</a><span><a href="http://www.gendertalk.com/radio/programs/150/gt150.shtml" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Gwendolyn Ann Smith</a>, GenderTalk #150 (April 22, 1998)</span></li> <li><a href="https://www.digitaltransgenderarchive.net/files/2514nk634"><span>Interview with TCF Community Host Gwendolyn Ann Smith</span></a>,&nbsp;<em>Transgender Community News &amp; Views</em>, Vol. 12 No. 10 (October 1998)</li> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/19981202001905/http://members.aol.com/onqgwen">TCF Homepage</a>, maintained by Community Host&nbsp;<span>Gwendolyn Ann Smith (archived Dec 2, 1998)</span></li> <li><a href="http://www.ebar.com/news///246428/transmissions:_running_the_numbers">Brief discussion of membship and participation numbers in the TCF</a>, "Transmissions: Running the Numbers,"&nbsp;<em>Bay Area Reporter</em> (July 6, 2016)</li> </ul> Intended Audience The forum's intended audience Transgender people; Transsexual people; Crossdressers; Gender Non-conforming people Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Transgender Community Forum AOL chat room crossdressers forum gender non-conforming people transgender people transsexual people http://queerdigital.com/files/original/d22268fefa04493baabc1a385e9e1d7d.png 7575251ddf8cf807a4594da26a61ef24 http://queerdigital.com/files/original/b3ab9923a3eb514b64ac493ab4162247.png 331ffa047bc09eadb64c7c4bbe5de910 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Queer Digital Community Catalog Language A language of the resource English Description An account of the resource <p dir="ltr"><span>This catalog collects basic information and resources on LGBTQ-related online communities prior to 2010, particularly those from the so-called Web 1.0 period. Each catalog entry includes information on the group’s format, its approximate dates of activity, its audience and topical focus, and links to other materials discussing the group, such as editorial columns, personal essays, or archival materials.</span></p> <p dir="ltr"><span>One of the driving impulses for the creation of this catalog was to offer a starting place for research into early LGBTQ life online. As I found in my own research, simply knowing the name of a place or person could, in some cases, be key to my archival research. Beyond just its research utility, however, this catalog is also meant to preserve the memory, if not the content, of communities and groups whose names might otherwise be lost or forgotten.<br /></span></p> <h2>Why a Catalog?</h2> <p dir="ltr">I’ve chosen to focus on a catalog, as opposed to an archive, for several reasons. Firstly, at its most basic level, an archive is focused on primary material—in this case, the content of posts. However, archiving for most online groups from the mid-1980s up to the late 1990s is often incomplete at best, so in many cases, there’s limited to no archival material available. Instead, what exists in many cases is secondary material, writing describing or reflecting on posters’ experiences with and in these spaces. The catalog, ideally, links these disparate materials together in order to give a slightly fuller picture of the online landscape at any given time.</p> <p dir="ltr">Secondly, posters in early LGBTQ groups often wrote (sometimes in detail) about close and personal issues in their lives under the assumption that their posts would remain private within the group. Given this, I’ve designed the catalog to respect (to the best of my ability) posters’ initial expectation of privacy. Linked content has all been previously published in other venues, and any other detailed personal reflections submitted by users specifically for the catalog have been made public with their consent.</p> <h2>What Qualifies A Community For Inclusion?</h2> <p dir="ltr"><span>There are no specific criteria determining inclusion in the QDCC. However, many of the communitites currently listed in the catalog have multiple references in contemporaneous periodicals, newsletters, web guides, or other LGBTQ-related informational websites. These sources are key for establishing not only the existence of a space, but its particular attributes.</span></p> <h2 dir="ltr"><strong>On Audience Labels</strong></h2> <p dir="ltr">All of the communities cataloged include descriptive metadata culled from various sources, including contemporaneous listings in print publications and online reference guides. However, the terminology used in archival sources does not always match current preferred terms. <a href="http://notchesblog.com/2017/11/28/troubling-terms-the-label-problem-in-transgender-history/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">As has been discussed elsewhere</a>, retroactively applying labels with which individuals or spaces might not have identified is a politically fraught act. In my metadata practices, then, I follow a policy similar to that of the <a href="https://www.digitaltransgenderarchive.net/about/policies" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Digital Transgender Archive</a>: whenever possible, I use terminology included in contemporaneous decriptions. If terminology is not used or a detailed description is not available, I categorize using terminology derived from the archival reference.</p> <h2>Adding Communities to the Catalog</h2> <p>This catalog is by no means complete, and I'm always looking for new groups to add, if additional information is available. Please feel free to suggest a community for inclusion using <a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSe9oGcXtpUNGXXhEBIYdZlb40HTj3EDzG_fk4xltxxcCck6AQ/viewform?usp=sf_link" target="_blank" rel="noopener">this form</a>, or email me directly at <a href="mailto:adame@winona.edu" target="_blank" rel="noopener">adame@winona.edu</a>.</p> BBS Bulletin Board System Exterior References <ul> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/19961226220202/http://bbs.eyecon.com:80/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Archive of Eye Contact BBS website</a> (Dec 26, 1996)</li> <li>Attached advertisements from the <a href="http://digitalassets.lib.berkeley.edu/sfbagals/Sentinal/1989_SFS_Vol17_No17_Apr_.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">San Francisco Sentinel (April 27, 1989)</a> and <a href="https://books.google.com/books?id=DWQEAAAAMBAJ&amp;pg=PA60&amp;lpg=PA60&amp;dq=%22eye+contact%22+%22bbs%22&amp;source=bl&amp;ots=pTgmkWKHzc&amp;sig=lEo9rLzzoRdZzlOHw1PLY20005U&amp;hl=en&amp;sa=X&amp;ved=0ahUKEwic1sCI8KHZAhUJ0WMKHZNABsMQ6AEIWjAL#v=onepage&amp;q&amp;f=false" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><em>The Advocate</em> (Apr 19, 1994)</a></li> <li><a href="https://archive.org/stream/The.Joy.Of.Cybersex.1993#page/n145/mode/2up" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Specific section on Eye Contact in </a><em><a href="https://archive.org/stream/The.Joy.Of.Cybersex.1993#page/n145/mode/2up" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Joy of Cybersex</a>&nbsp;</em>(1993)</li> <li><a href="https://cdn.loc.gov/copyright/onlinesp/agents/e/eccomps.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Filing</a> of designated&nbsp;<span>Digital Millennium Copyright Act (</span>DCMA)<span>&nbsp;agent, who receives notifications when an individual claims content on the platform represents copyright infringement (1998)</span></li> </ul> Area Code Area Code of BBS 415 Area Code City and State/Province San Francisco, CA Year Founded (approximate) 1989 Last Year Active (approximate) 2001 Baud Rate 2400 Intended Audience The forum's intended audience gay people Primary Language Primary language used by participants American English Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Eye Contact BBS bbs gay people http://queerdigital.com/files/original/5d9e2ad90e30b3851c536e4c68b46989.txt 345962901a27d96de54856cd819d0219 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Primary Documents Collection Description An account of the resource This collection hold primary documents (listings, programs, applications, etc) related to LGBTQ life online pre-2010. When possible, files have been listed with their original date of publication and source. When mirrored from established sites, their original source is attributed and linked. If you have files you would like to submit for inclusion, please feel free to contact Avery Dame-Griff at <a href="mailto:admin@queerdigital.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener">admin@queerdigital.com</a>. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Norman Brown's Consolidated List of aids/hiv Bulletin Boards - 1994 Revision #11 Subject The topic of the resource HIV/AIDS-related BBSs Description An account of the resource Listing of HIV/AIDS-related BBSs. Released and revised monthly. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Norman Brown Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Mirrored from the <a href="http://www.qrd.org/qrd/aids/1994/aids.bbs.list" target="_blank">Queer Resources Directory</a>. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1994 Revision #11, updated February 1, 1994 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Plain Text File Language A language of the resource American English Type The nature or genre of the resource BBS Listing bbs listing people living with HIV/AIDS Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Queer Digital Community Catalog Language A language of the resource English Description An account of the resource <p dir="ltr"><span>This catalog collects basic information and resources on LGBTQ-related online communities prior to 2010, particularly those from the so-called Web 1.0 period. Each catalog entry includes information on the group’s format, its approximate dates of activity, its audience and topical focus, and links to other materials discussing the group, such as editorial columns, personal essays, or archival materials.</span></p> <p dir="ltr"><span>One of the driving impulses for the creation of this catalog was to offer a starting place for research into early LGBTQ life online. As I found in my own research, simply knowing the name of a place or person could, in some cases, be key to my archival research. Beyond just its research utility, however, this catalog is also meant to preserve the memory, if not the content, of communities and groups whose names might otherwise be lost or forgotten.<br /></span></p> <h2>Why a Catalog?</h2> <p dir="ltr">I’ve chosen to focus on a catalog, as opposed to an archive, for several reasons. Firstly, at its most basic level, an archive is focused on primary material—in this case, the content of posts. However, archiving for most online groups from the mid-1980s up to the late 1990s is often incomplete at best, so in many cases, there’s limited to no archival material available. Instead, what exists in many cases is secondary material, writing describing or reflecting on posters’ experiences with and in these spaces. The catalog, ideally, links these disparate materials together in order to give a slightly fuller picture of the online landscape at any given time.</p> <p dir="ltr">Secondly, posters in early LGBTQ groups often wrote (sometimes in detail) about close and personal issues in their lives under the assumption that their posts would remain private within the group. Given this, I’ve designed the catalog to respect (to the best of my ability) posters’ initial expectation of privacy. Linked content has all been previously published in other venues, and any other detailed personal reflections submitted by users specifically for the catalog have been made public with their consent.</p> <h2>What Qualifies A Community For Inclusion?</h2> <p dir="ltr"><span>There are no specific criteria determining inclusion in the QDCC. However, many of the communitites currently listed in the catalog have multiple references in contemporaneous periodicals, newsletters, web guides, or other LGBTQ-related informational websites. These sources are key for establishing not only the existence of a space, but its particular attributes.</span></p> <h2 dir="ltr"><strong>On Audience Labels</strong></h2> <p dir="ltr">All of the communities cataloged include descriptive metadata culled from various sources, including contemporaneous listings in print publications and online reference guides. However, the terminology used in archival sources does not always match current preferred terms. <a href="http://notchesblog.com/2017/11/28/troubling-terms-the-label-problem-in-transgender-history/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">As has been discussed elsewhere</a>, retroactively applying labels with which individuals or spaces might not have identified is a politically fraught act. In my metadata practices, then, I follow a policy similar to that of the <a href="https://www.digitaltransgenderarchive.net/about/policies" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Digital Transgender Archive</a>: whenever possible, I use terminology included in contemporaneous decriptions. If terminology is not used or a detailed description is not available, I categorize using terminology derived from the archival reference.</p> <h2>Adding Communities to the Catalog</h2> <p>This catalog is by no means complete, and I'm always looking for new groups to add, if additional information is available. Please feel free to suggest a community for inclusion using <a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSe9oGcXtpUNGXXhEBIYdZlb40HTj3EDzG_fk4xltxxcCck6AQ/viewform?usp=sf_link" target="_blank" rel="noopener">this form</a>, or email me directly at <a href="mailto:adame@winona.edu" target="_blank" rel="noopener">adame@winona.edu</a>.</p> BBS Network Topical Networks of Bulletin Board Systems Host BBS BBS that served as primary host for network Funded by State of California Year Founded (approximate) 1984 Last Year Active (approximate) Unknown Topical Focus Primary topics of messages shared via network HIV/AIDS-related information and resources Exterior References <ul> <li><a href="http://digitalassets.lib.berkeley.edu/sfbagals/Sentinal/1985_SFS_Vol13_No06_July_18.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">"State OKs Proposal on High Tech Data Service," San Francisco Sentinel (July 18, 1985)</a>&nbsp;- Article discussing the CAIN network and its purpose</li> <li><a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/local/1986/01/26/aids-sufferers-find-solace-in-computer-network/b1c3ec23-76ae-43ee-8c42-c2d8ec3b31ae/?utm_term=.f3b1db20d2cb" target="_blank" rel="noopener">"</a><span><a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/local/1986/01/26/aids-sufferers-find-solace-in-computer-network/b1c3ec23-76ae-43ee-8c42-c2d8ec3b31ae/?utm_term=.f3b1db20d2cb" target="_blank" rel="noopener">AIDS Sufferers Find Solace in Computer Network,"</a> Washington Post (Jan 26, 1986) - Discusses use of CAIN and AIDS-focused BBSes</span></li> <li><a href="http://digitalassets.lib.berkeley.edu/sfbagals/Sentinal/1987_SFS__Vol15_No19_May_08.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">"AIDS information by Computer," San Francisco Sentinel (May 8, 1987)</a> - Includes information on accessing CAIN&nbsp;</li> <li><a href="http://queerdigital.com/items/show/61" target="_blank" rel="noopener">"National AIDS Clearinghouse Guide to AIDS BBSes" (April 2, 1993)</a>&nbsp;- Listing of CAIN member BBSes included in sci.med.aids FAQ.</li> </ul> Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Computerized AIDS Information Network (CAIN) Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource BBS Network bbs network CAIN Computerized AIDS Information Network people living with HIV/AIDS http://queerdigital.com/files/original/5895d58bc93c8ef7e8dc1f3a28dc1f68.png 7fe02764e4218d5d5c90fa359f027b1a Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Queer Digital Community Catalog Language A language of the resource English Description An account of the resource <p dir="ltr"><span>This catalog collects basic information and resources on LGBTQ-related online communities prior to 2010, particularly those from the so-called Web 1.0 period. Each catalog entry includes information on the group’s format, its approximate dates of activity, its audience and topical focus, and links to other materials discussing the group, such as editorial columns, personal essays, or archival materials.</span></p> <p dir="ltr"><span>One of the driving impulses for the creation of this catalog was to offer a starting place for research into early LGBTQ life online. As I found in my own research, simply knowing the name of a place or person could, in some cases, be key to my archival research. Beyond just its research utility, however, this catalog is also meant to preserve the memory, if not the content, of communities and groups whose names might otherwise be lost or forgotten.<br /></span></p> <h2>Why a Catalog?</h2> <p dir="ltr">I’ve chosen to focus on a catalog, as opposed to an archive, for several reasons. Firstly, at its most basic level, an archive is focused on primary material—in this case, the content of posts. However, archiving for most online groups from the mid-1980s up to the late 1990s is often incomplete at best, so in many cases, there’s limited to no archival material available. Instead, what exists in many cases is secondary material, writing describing or reflecting on posters’ experiences with and in these spaces. The catalog, ideally, links these disparate materials together in order to give a slightly fuller picture of the online landscape at any given time.</p> <p dir="ltr">Secondly, posters in early LGBTQ groups often wrote (sometimes in detail) about close and personal issues in their lives under the assumption that their posts would remain private within the group. Given this, I’ve designed the catalog to respect (to the best of my ability) posters’ initial expectation of privacy. Linked content has all been previously published in other venues, and any other detailed personal reflections submitted by users specifically for the catalog have been made public with their consent.</p> <h2>What Qualifies A Community For Inclusion?</h2> <p dir="ltr"><span>There are no specific criteria determining inclusion in the QDCC. However, many of the communitites currently listed in the catalog have multiple references in contemporaneous periodicals, newsletters, web guides, or other LGBTQ-related informational websites. These sources are key for establishing not only the existence of a space, but its particular attributes.</span></p> <h2 dir="ltr"><strong>On Audience Labels</strong></h2> <p dir="ltr">All of the communities cataloged include descriptive metadata culled from various sources, including contemporaneous listings in print publications and online reference guides. However, the terminology used in archival sources does not always match current preferred terms. <a href="http://notchesblog.com/2017/11/28/troubling-terms-the-label-problem-in-transgender-history/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">As has been discussed elsewhere</a>, retroactively applying labels with which individuals or spaces might not have identified is a politically fraught act. In my metadata practices, then, I follow a policy similar to that of the <a href="https://www.digitaltransgenderarchive.net/about/policies" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Digital Transgender Archive</a>: whenever possible, I use terminology included in contemporaneous decriptions. If terminology is not used or a detailed description is not available, I categorize using terminology derived from the archival reference.</p> <h2>Adding Communities to the Catalog</h2> <p>This catalog is by no means complete, and I'm always looking for new groups to add, if additional information is available. Please feel free to suggest a community for inclusion using <a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSe9oGcXtpUNGXXhEBIYdZlb40HTj3EDzG_fk4xltxxcCck6AQ/viewform?usp=sf_link" target="_blank" rel="noopener">this form</a>, or email me directly at <a href="mailto:adame@winona.edu" target="_blank" rel="noopener">adame@winona.edu</a>.</p> BBS Bulletin Board System Name Name of Forum Fog City BBS Area Code Area Code of BBS 415 Area Code City and State/Province San Francisco, CA Year Founded (approximate) 1986 Last Year Active (approximate) Unknown Network/Platform Networks or Platforms the forum participated in Gaycom; Computerized AIDS Information Network (CAIN); AEGIS (AIDS Education General Information System) Network Baud Rate Unknown Intended Audience The forum's intended audience Gay people, People living with HIV/AIDS Primary Language Primary language used by participants American English Exterior References <ul> <li><a href="http://digitalassets.lib.berkeley.edu/sfbagals/Sentinal/sfs_index.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Regular advertiser in San Francisco Sentinel in 1988-1989 (advertisement attached)</a></li> <li>Host of <a href="https://archive.org/details/hypercard_caper-in-the-castro" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Caper in the Casto</a>, first LGBTQ video game</li> <li><a href="http://queerdigital.com/items/show/61" target="_blank" rel="noopener">"National AIDS Clearinghouse Guide to AIDS BBSes" (April 2, 1993)</a>&nbsp;- Listed in Guide, which is included in sci.med.aids FAQ.</li> </ul> Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Fog City BBS Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Bulletin Board System AEGIS Network bbs CAIN gay people GayCom people living with HIV/AIDS http://queerdigital.com/files/original/d7b02ee5b86c002e15c88d7f66aca657.gif 347b280010c7ff43e3f34a64b8eea673 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Queer Digital Community Catalog Language A language of the resource English Description An account of the resource <p dir="ltr"><span>This catalog collects basic information and resources on LGBTQ-related online communities prior to 2010, particularly those from the so-called Web 1.0 period. Each catalog entry includes information on the group’s format, its approximate dates of activity, its audience and topical focus, and links to other materials discussing the group, such as editorial columns, personal essays, or archival materials.</span></p> <p dir="ltr"><span>One of the driving impulses for the creation of this catalog was to offer a starting place for research into early LGBTQ life online. As I found in my own research, simply knowing the name of a place or person could, in some cases, be key to my archival research. Beyond just its research utility, however, this catalog is also meant to preserve the memory, if not the content, of communities and groups whose names might otherwise be lost or forgotten.<br /></span></p> <h2>Why a Catalog?</h2> <p dir="ltr">I’ve chosen to focus on a catalog, as opposed to an archive, for several reasons. Firstly, at its most basic level, an archive is focused on primary material—in this case, the content of posts. However, archiving for most online groups from the mid-1980s up to the late 1990s is often incomplete at best, so in many cases, there’s limited to no archival material available. Instead, what exists in many cases is secondary material, writing describing or reflecting on posters’ experiences with and in these spaces. The catalog, ideally, links these disparate materials together in order to give a slightly fuller picture of the online landscape at any given time.</p> <p dir="ltr">Secondly, posters in early LGBTQ groups often wrote (sometimes in detail) about close and personal issues in their lives under the assumption that their posts would remain private within the group. Given this, I’ve designed the catalog to respect (to the best of my ability) posters’ initial expectation of privacy. Linked content has all been previously published in other venues, and any other detailed personal reflections submitted by users specifically for the catalog have been made public with their consent.</p> <h2>What Qualifies A Community For Inclusion?</h2> <p dir="ltr"><span>There are no specific criteria determining inclusion in the QDCC. However, many of the communitites currently listed in the catalog have multiple references in contemporaneous periodicals, newsletters, web guides, or other LGBTQ-related informational websites. These sources are key for establishing not only the existence of a space, but its particular attributes.</span></p> <h2 dir="ltr"><strong>On Audience Labels</strong></h2> <p dir="ltr">All of the communities cataloged include descriptive metadata culled from various sources, including contemporaneous listings in print publications and online reference guides. However, the terminology used in archival sources does not always match current preferred terms. <a href="http://notchesblog.com/2017/11/28/troubling-terms-the-label-problem-in-transgender-history/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">As has been discussed elsewhere</a>, retroactively applying labels with which individuals or spaces might not have identified is a politically fraught act. In my metadata practices, then, I follow a policy similar to that of the <a href="https://www.digitaltransgenderarchive.net/about/policies" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Digital Transgender Archive</a>: whenever possible, I use terminology included in contemporaneous decriptions. If terminology is not used or a detailed description is not available, I categorize using terminology derived from the archival reference.</p> <h2>Adding Communities to the Catalog</h2> <p>This catalog is by no means complete, and I'm always looking for new groups to add, if additional information is available. Please feel free to suggest a community for inclusion using <a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSe9oGcXtpUNGXXhEBIYdZlb40HTj3EDzG_fk4xltxxcCck6AQ/viewform?usp=sf_link" target="_blank" rel="noopener">this form</a>, or email me directly at <a href="mailto:adame@winona.edu" target="_blank" rel="noopener">adame@winona.edu</a>.</p> Website A resource comprising of a web page or web pages and all related assets ( such as images, sound and video files, etc. ). Local URL The URL of the local directory containing all assets of the website http://www.qrd.org/qrd/ Year Founded (approximate) 1991 Last Year Active (approximate) Currently active Intended Audience The forum's intended audience Gay people; Lesbian people; Bisexual people; Transgender people; Queer people Exterior References <ul> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ron_Buckmire" target="_blank">Ron Buckmire (Wikipedia)</a> - Wikipedia page on QRD founder Ron Buckmire</li> </ul> Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Queer Resources Directory Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Website bisexual people gay people lesbian people queer people transgender people website http://queerdigital.com/files/original/c787eaadbebac161357b3f5d2c033620.TXT fcbfdd25ea0b70a88917748958293a39 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Primary Documents Collection Description An account of the resource This collection hold primary documents (listings, programs, applications, etc) related to LGBTQ life online pre-2010. When possible, files have been listed with their original date of publication and source. When mirrored from established sites, their original source is attributed and linked. If you have files you would like to submit for inclusion, please feel free to contact Avery Dame-Griff at <a href="mailto:admin@queerdigital.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener">admin@queerdigital.com</a>. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource sci.med.aids FAQ - 1995 Subject The topic of the resource Usenet newsgroup FAQ Description An account of the resource Frequently Asked Questions related to HIV/AIDS, including information and resources. Posted monthly to Usenet newsgroup sci.med.aids. Contains copies of:<br /> <ul> <li>"Norman Brown's Consolidated List of aids/hiv Bulletin Boards, 1993 Revision #9," published Oct 1, 1993.</li> <li>"National AIDS Clearinghouse Guide to AIDS BBSes," published April 2, 1993.</li> </ul> Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource Posting date unknown. Last modified February 2, 1995. Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Plain Text File Language A language of the resource American English Type The nature or genre of the resource BBS Listing bbs listing FAQ people living with HIV/AIDS Usenet http://queerdigital.com/files/original/3d2b639ec7744d0710322adb32b52b2e.txt a17483ec3da3aa8347cb4e872f5017b4 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Primary Documents Collection Description An account of the resource This collection hold primary documents (listings, programs, applications, etc) related to LGBTQ life online pre-2010. When possible, files have been listed with their original date of publication and source. When mirrored from established sites, their original source is attributed and linked. If you have files you would like to submit for inclusion, please feel free to contact Avery Dame-Griff at <a href="mailto:admin@queerdigital.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener">admin@queerdigital.com</a>. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource sci.med.aids FAQ - 1993 Subject The topic of the resource Usenet newsgroup FAQ Description An account of the resource Frequently Asked Questions related to HIV/AIDS, including information and resources. Posted monthly to Usenet newsgroup sci.med.aids. Contains copy of "Ben Gardiner's list of AIDS BBSes," published Dec 7, 1991 . Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Mirrored from the <a href="http://www.softlab.ntua.gr/Miscellaneous/faq/aids/faq.html" target="_blank">Software Engineering Laboratory at the National Technical University of Athens website</a>. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource Published Nov 10, 1993. Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Plain Text File Language A language of the resource American English Type The nature or genre of the resource BBS Listing bbs listing FAQ people living with HIV/AIDS Usenet http://queerdigital.com/files/original/c75ed7f9401589115a28b2fe87e7a72b.txt 2b014ad594489c5dcd057bfb4177588a Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Primary Documents Collection Description An account of the resource This collection hold primary documents (listings, programs, applications, etc) related to LGBTQ life online pre-2010. When possible, files have been listed with their original date of publication and source. When mirrored from established sites, their original source is attributed and linked. If you have files you would like to submit for inclusion, please feel free to contact Avery Dame-Griff at <a href="mailto:admin@queerdigital.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener">admin@queerdigital.com</a>. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Norman Brown's Consolidated List of aids/hiv Bulletin Boards - 1993 Revision #2 Subject The topic of the resource HIV/AIDS-related BBSs Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Norman Brown Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived <a href="http://textfiles.com/sex/abbs9302.txt" target="_blank">Original file</a> retrieved from "Sex, Sex Humor and Sexuality" collection on textfiles.com. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1993 Revision #2, updated February 1, 1993 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Plain Text File Description An account of the resource Listing of HIV/AIDS-related BBSs. Released and revised monthly. Language A language of the resource American English Type The nature or genre of the resource BBS Listing bbs listing people living with HIV/AIDS Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Queer Digital Community Catalog Language A language of the resource English Description An account of the resource <p dir="ltr"><span>This catalog collects basic information and resources on LGBTQ-related online communities prior to 2010, particularly those from the so-called Web 1.0 period. Each catalog entry includes information on the group’s format, its approximate dates of activity, its audience and topical focus, and links to other materials discussing the group, such as editorial columns, personal essays, or archival materials.</span></p> <p dir="ltr"><span>One of the driving impulses for the creation of this catalog was to offer a starting place for research into early LGBTQ life online. As I found in my own research, simply knowing the name of a place or person could, in some cases, be key to my archival research. Beyond just its research utility, however, this catalog is also meant to preserve the memory, if not the content, of communities and groups whose names might otherwise be lost or forgotten.<br /></span></p> <h2>Why a Catalog?</h2> <p dir="ltr">I’ve chosen to focus on a catalog, as opposed to an archive, for several reasons. Firstly, at its most basic level, an archive is focused on primary material—in this case, the content of posts. However, archiving for most online groups from the mid-1980s up to the late 1990s is often incomplete at best, so in many cases, there’s limited to no archival material available. Instead, what exists in many cases is secondary material, writing describing or reflecting on posters’ experiences with and in these spaces. The catalog, ideally, links these disparate materials together in order to give a slightly fuller picture of the online landscape at any given time.</p> <p dir="ltr">Secondly, posters in early LGBTQ groups often wrote (sometimes in detail) about close and personal issues in their lives under the assumption that their posts would remain private within the group. Given this, I’ve designed the catalog to respect (to the best of my ability) posters’ initial expectation of privacy. Linked content has all been previously published in other venues, and any other detailed personal reflections submitted by users specifically for the catalog have been made public with their consent.</p> <h2>What Qualifies A Community For Inclusion?</h2> <p dir="ltr"><span>There are no specific criteria determining inclusion in the QDCC. However, many of the communitites currently listed in the catalog have multiple references in contemporaneous periodicals, newsletters, web guides, or other LGBTQ-related informational websites. These sources are key for establishing not only the existence of a space, but its particular attributes.</span></p> <h2 dir="ltr"><strong>On Audience Labels</strong></h2> <p dir="ltr">All of the communities cataloged include descriptive metadata culled from various sources, including contemporaneous listings in print publications and online reference guides. However, the terminology used in archival sources does not always match current preferred terms. <a href="http://notchesblog.com/2017/11/28/troubling-terms-the-label-problem-in-transgender-history/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">As has been discussed elsewhere</a>, retroactively applying labels with which individuals or spaces might not have identified is a politically fraught act. In my metadata practices, then, I follow a policy similar to that of the <a href="https://www.digitaltransgenderarchive.net/about/policies" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Digital Transgender Archive</a>: whenever possible, I use terminology included in contemporaneous decriptions. If terminology is not used or a detailed description is not available, I categorize using terminology derived from the archival reference.</p> <h2>Adding Communities to the Catalog</h2> <p>This catalog is by no means complete, and I'm always looking for new groups to add, if additional information is available. Please feel free to suggest a community for inclusion using <a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSe9oGcXtpUNGXXhEBIYdZlb40HTj3EDzG_fk4xltxxcCck6AQ/viewform?usp=sf_link" target="_blank" rel="noopener">this form</a>, or email me directly at <a href="mailto:adame@winona.edu" target="_blank" rel="noopener">adame@winona.edu</a>.</p> Usenet Newsgroup Individual Usenet Newsgroup Year Founded (approximate) 1996 Abbreviations/Alias Any other names used to refer to this forum ASL; Later re-launched as alt.shoe.lesbians.moderated (ASLM) Intended Audience The forum's intended audience Lesbian people Primary Language Primary language used by participants American English Exterior References <ul> <li><a href="https://shoelesbians.com/about/index.htm" target="_blank">ASLM website</a>&nbsp;- Information on group history, FAQ, etc.</li> <li><a href="https://shoelesbians.com/about/index.htm" target="_blank">Google Groups: alt.shoe.lesbians.moderated</a> - Archive of ASLM posts</li> <li><a href="http://www.slate.com/articles/technology/bitwise/2014/08/lgbtq_nerds_and_the_evolution_of_life_online.html" target="_blank">Slate: When AOL Was GayOL</a> (2014) - Mentioned in article</li> </ul> Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource alt.shoe.lesbians.moderated Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Usenet newsgroup alt.shoe.lesbians.moderated ASLM lesbian people Usenet Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Queer Digital Community Catalog Language A language of the resource English Description An account of the resource <p dir="ltr"><span>This catalog collects basic information and resources on LGBTQ-related online communities prior to 2010, particularly those from the so-called Web 1.0 period. Each catalog entry includes information on the group’s format, its approximate dates of activity, its audience and topical focus, and links to other materials discussing the group, such as editorial columns, personal essays, or archival materials.</span></p> <p dir="ltr"><span>One of the driving impulses for the creation of this catalog was to offer a starting place for research into early LGBTQ life online. As I found in my own research, simply knowing the name of a place or person could, in some cases, be key to my archival research. Beyond just its research utility, however, this catalog is also meant to preserve the memory, if not the content, of communities and groups whose names might otherwise be lost or forgotten.<br /></span></p> <h2>Why a Catalog?</h2> <p dir="ltr">I’ve chosen to focus on a catalog, as opposed to an archive, for several reasons. Firstly, at its most basic level, an archive is focused on primary material—in this case, the content of posts. However, archiving for most online groups from the mid-1980s up to the late 1990s is often incomplete at best, so in many cases, there’s limited to no archival material available. Instead, what exists in many cases is secondary material, writing describing or reflecting on posters’ experiences with and in these spaces. The catalog, ideally, links these disparate materials together in order to give a slightly fuller picture of the online landscape at any given time.</p> <p dir="ltr">Secondly, posters in early LGBTQ groups often wrote (sometimes in detail) about close and personal issues in their lives under the assumption that their posts would remain private within the group. Given this, I’ve designed the catalog to respect (to the best of my ability) posters’ initial expectation of privacy. Linked content has all been previously published in other venues, and any other detailed personal reflections submitted by users specifically for the catalog have been made public with their consent.</p> <h2>What Qualifies A Community For Inclusion?</h2> <p dir="ltr"><span>There are no specific criteria determining inclusion in the QDCC. However, many of the communitites currently listed in the catalog have multiple references in contemporaneous periodicals, newsletters, web guides, or other LGBTQ-related informational websites. These sources are key for establishing not only the existence of a space, but its particular attributes.</span></p> <h2 dir="ltr"><strong>On Audience Labels</strong></h2> <p dir="ltr">All of the communities cataloged include descriptive metadata culled from various sources, including contemporaneous listings in print publications and online reference guides. However, the terminology used in archival sources does not always match current preferred terms. <a href="http://notchesblog.com/2017/11/28/troubling-terms-the-label-problem-in-transgender-history/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">As has been discussed elsewhere</a>, retroactively applying labels with which individuals or spaces might not have identified is a politically fraught act. In my metadata practices, then, I follow a policy similar to that of the <a href="https://www.digitaltransgenderarchive.net/about/policies" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Digital Transgender Archive</a>: whenever possible, I use terminology included in contemporaneous decriptions. If terminology is not used or a detailed description is not available, I categorize using terminology derived from the archival reference.</p> <h2>Adding Communities to the Catalog</h2> <p>This catalog is by no means complete, and I'm always looking for new groups to add, if additional information is available. Please feel free to suggest a community for inclusion using <a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSe9oGcXtpUNGXXhEBIYdZlb40HTj3EDzG_fk4xltxxcCck6AQ/viewform?usp=sf_link" target="_blank" rel="noopener">this form</a>, or email me directly at <a href="mailto:adame@winona.edu" target="_blank" rel="noopener">adame@winona.edu</a>.</p> Website A resource comprising of a web page or web pages and all related assets ( such as images, sound and video files, etc. ). Local URL The URL of the local directory containing all assets of the website www.lesbian.org Year Founded (approximate) Unknown Last Year Active (approximate) Currently active Intended Audience The forum's intended audience Lesbian people Exterior References <ul> <li><a href="https://archive.org/details/nc105_women" target="_blank">Interview with webmaster Amy Goodloe on PBS show Net Cafe</a>&nbsp;(1996)</li> <li><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/19961109095728/http://www.lesbian.org:80/" target="_blank">Lesbian.org (archived Nov 9, 1996)</a></li> </ul> Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Lesbian.org Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Website lesbian people lesbian youth lesbian.org website http://queerdigital.com/files/original/0349de7eec35e8b9f79213c9a50f07bf.txt c11ce01d4fd3bcaccbbb98de0fa7a98f Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Primary Documents Collection Description An account of the resource This collection hold primary documents (listings, programs, applications, etc) related to LGBTQ life online pre-2010. When possible, files have been listed with their original date of publication and source. When mirrored from established sites, their original source is attributed and linked. If you have files you would like to submit for inclusion, please feel free to contact Avery Dame-Griff at <a href="mailto:admin@queerdigital.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener">admin@queerdigital.com</a>. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Trial Balloon Gay BBS Listing - 1989 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Retrieved from the ASSTR archive, which holds documents published to the alt.sex.stories newsgroup. Original copy available <a href="https://www.asstr.org/files/Collections/libertine/Collected/Gaybbs.txt" target="_blank">here</a>. Subject The topic of the resource Initial trial listing of active Gay & Lesbian BBSs. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Unknown Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Alt.Sex.Stories Text Repository Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource Published August 20, 1989 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Plain Text File Language A language of the resource American English Type The nature or genre of the resource BBS Listing bbs bbs listing gay people lesbian people http://queerdigital.com/files/original/19be8cb928c41369be0ddb306639807c.png 60c811ae85eb4ebb54a63ee60fab3be5 http://queerdigital.com/files/original/ccde54a717f5ea0a12af7d5e8b0a75aa.pdf 91f744f671122ca16300f2037d67f7d1 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Queer Digital Community Catalog Language A language of the resource English Description An account of the resource <p dir="ltr"><span>This catalog collects basic information and resources on LGBTQ-related online communities prior to 2010, particularly those from the so-called Web 1.0 period. Each catalog entry includes information on the group’s format, its approximate dates of activity, its audience and topical focus, and links to other materials discussing the group, such as editorial columns, personal essays, or archival materials.</span></p> <p dir="ltr"><span>One of the driving impulses for the creation of this catalog was to offer a starting place for research into early LGBTQ life online. As I found in my own research, simply knowing the name of a place or person could, in some cases, be key to my archival research. Beyond just its research utility, however, this catalog is also meant to preserve the memory, if not the content, of communities and groups whose names might otherwise be lost or forgotten.<br /></span></p> <h2>Why a Catalog?</h2> <p dir="ltr">I’ve chosen to focus on a catalog, as opposed to an archive, for several reasons. Firstly, at its most basic level, an archive is focused on primary material—in this case, the content of posts. However, archiving for most online groups from the mid-1980s up to the late 1990s is often incomplete at best, so in many cases, there’s limited to no archival material available. Instead, what exists in many cases is secondary material, writing describing or reflecting on posters’ experiences with and in these spaces. The catalog, ideally, links these disparate materials together in order to give a slightly fuller picture of the online landscape at any given time.</p> <p dir="ltr">Secondly, posters in early LGBTQ groups often wrote (sometimes in detail) about close and personal issues in their lives under the assumption that their posts would remain private within the group. Given this, I’ve designed the catalog to respect (to the best of my ability) posters’ initial expectation of privacy. Linked content has all been previously published in other venues, and any other detailed personal reflections submitted by users specifically for the catalog have been made public with their consent.</p> <h2>What Qualifies A Community For Inclusion?</h2> <p dir="ltr"><span>There are no specific criteria determining inclusion in the QDCC. However, many of the communitites currently listed in the catalog have multiple references in contemporaneous periodicals, newsletters, web guides, or other LGBTQ-related informational websites. These sources are key for establishing not only the existence of a space, but its particular attributes.</span></p> <h2 dir="ltr"><strong>On Audience Labels</strong></h2> <p dir="ltr">All of the communities cataloged include descriptive metadata culled from various sources, including contemporaneous listings in print publications and online reference guides. However, the terminology used in archival sources does not always match current preferred terms. <a href="http://notchesblog.com/2017/11/28/troubling-terms-the-label-problem-in-transgender-history/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">As has been discussed elsewhere</a>, retroactively applying labels with which individuals or spaces might not have identified is a politically fraught act. In my metadata practices, then, I follow a policy similar to that of the <a href="https://www.digitaltransgenderarchive.net/about/policies" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Digital Transgender Archive</a>: whenever possible, I use terminology included in contemporaneous decriptions. If terminology is not used or a detailed description is not available, I categorize using terminology derived from the archival reference.</p> <h2>Adding Communities to the Catalog</h2> <p>This catalog is by no means complete, and I'm always looking for new groups to add, if additional information is available. Please feel free to suggest a community for inclusion using <a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSe9oGcXtpUNGXXhEBIYdZlb40HTj3EDzG_fk4xltxxcCck6AQ/viewform?usp=sf_link" target="_blank" rel="noopener">this form</a>, or email me directly at <a href="mailto:adame@winona.edu" target="_blank" rel="noopener">adame@winona.edu</a>.</p> BBS Bulletin Board System Name Name of Forum Gay and Lesbian Information Bureau Area Code Area Code of BBS 703 Area Code City and State/Province Arlington, VA Abbreviations/Alias Any other names used to refer to this forum GLIB Year Founded (approximate) 1986 Last Year Active (approximate) 2001 Baud Rate Unknown Intended Audience The forum's intended audience Gay people; Lesbian people; People with HIV/AIDS Primary Language Primary language used by participants American English Exterior References Attached advertisement from <a href="https://archive.org/details/Boardwatch_Magazine_Vol_09_03_1995_Mar" target="_blank" rel="noopener">March 1995 issue of&nbsp;<em>Boardwatch Magazine</em></a>. Attached letter of thanks was mailed by President Bill Clinton to GLIB sysop Jon Larimore for their work on the campaign.<br /> <ul> <li><a href="http://bbslist.textfiles.com/703/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">GLIB's listing in the Textfiles.com BBS List</a></li> <li><a href="https://youtu.be/TNQHQG6g0Sc" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Gay Fairfax: Episode #26 (1991)</a>&nbsp;- Recorded presentation by sysop Jon Larimore about GLIB, its services, and BBSes in general</li> <li><a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/1994/09/15/glib-users-are-talking-it-up/92d19833-ac76-4029-aee4-0862a7d4acaf/?utm_term=.816c8f0bbab7" target="_blank" rel="noopener">GLIB: Users are Talking It Up (Sept 15, 1994)</a> - Short Washington Post piece on GLIB</li> <li><a href="http://queerdigital.com/items/show/61" target="_blank" rel="noopener">"National AIDS Clearinghouse Guide to AIDS BBSes" (April 2, 1993)</a> - Listed in Guide, which is included in sci.med.aids FAQ.</li> <li><a href="http://www.bbsdocumentary.com/mp3/93BBSCON/bw100.txt" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Boardwatch Top 100 (1993)</a> - Includes GLIB at #5</li> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/19970228045752/http://www.glib.org:80/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">GLIB.org (archived Feb 28, 1997)</a>&nbsp;- Archived version of GLIB website, which BBS converted to in 1999</li> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20001203044100/http://www.glib.org/whatglib.htm" target="_blank" rel="noopener">What is GLIB? (archived Dec 3, 2000)</a> - Informational page on the history of GLIB</li> </ul> Sponsor or Institutional Host Organizations that hosted, sponsored, or maintained the forum Community Educational Services Foundation (CESF) Network/Platform Networks or Platforms the forum participated in GayCom, CAIN Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Gay and Lesbian Information Bureau (GLIB) Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Bulletin Board System bbs CAIN Gay and Lesbian Information Bureau gay people GLIB lesbian people people living with HIV/AIDS Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Queer Digital Community Catalog Language A language of the resource English Description An account of the resource <p dir="ltr"><span>This catalog collects basic information and resources on LGBTQ-related online communities prior to 2010, particularly those from the so-called Web 1.0 period. Each catalog entry includes information on the group’s format, its approximate dates of activity, its audience and topical focus, and links to other materials discussing the group, such as editorial columns, personal essays, or archival materials.</span></p> <p dir="ltr"><span>One of the driving impulses for the creation of this catalog was to offer a starting place for research into early LGBTQ life online. As I found in my own research, simply knowing the name of a place or person could, in some cases, be key to my archival research. Beyond just its research utility, however, this catalog is also meant to preserve the memory, if not the content, of communities and groups whose names might otherwise be lost or forgotten.<br /></span></p> <h2>Why a Catalog?</h2> <p dir="ltr">I’ve chosen to focus on a catalog, as opposed to an archive, for several reasons. Firstly, at its most basic level, an archive is focused on primary material—in this case, the content of posts. However, archiving for most online groups from the mid-1980s up to the late 1990s is often incomplete at best, so in many cases, there’s limited to no archival material available. Instead, what exists in many cases is secondary material, writing describing or reflecting on posters’ experiences with and in these spaces. The catalog, ideally, links these disparate materials together in order to give a slightly fuller picture of the online landscape at any given time.</p> <p dir="ltr">Secondly, posters in early LGBTQ groups often wrote (sometimes in detail) about close and personal issues in their lives under the assumption that their posts would remain private within the group. Given this, I’ve designed the catalog to respect (to the best of my ability) posters’ initial expectation of privacy. Linked content has all been previously published in other venues, and any other detailed personal reflections submitted by users specifically for the catalog have been made public with their consent.</p> <h2>What Qualifies A Community For Inclusion?</h2> <p dir="ltr"><span>There are no specific criteria determining inclusion in the QDCC. However, many of the communitites currently listed in the catalog have multiple references in contemporaneous periodicals, newsletters, web guides, or other LGBTQ-related informational websites. These sources are key for establishing not only the existence of a space, but its particular attributes.</span></p> <h2 dir="ltr"><strong>On Audience Labels</strong></h2> <p dir="ltr">All of the communities cataloged include descriptive metadata culled from various sources, including contemporaneous listings in print publications and online reference guides. However, the terminology used in archival sources does not always match current preferred terms. <a href="http://notchesblog.com/2017/11/28/troubling-terms-the-label-problem-in-transgender-history/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">As has been discussed elsewhere</a>, retroactively applying labels with which individuals or spaces might not have identified is a politically fraught act. In my metadata practices, then, I follow a policy similar to that of the <a href="https://www.digitaltransgenderarchive.net/about/policies" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Digital Transgender Archive</a>: whenever possible, I use terminology included in contemporaneous decriptions. If terminology is not used or a detailed description is not available, I categorize using terminology derived from the archival reference.</p> <h2>Adding Communities to the Catalog</h2> <p>This catalog is by no means complete, and I'm always looking for new groups to add, if additional information is available. Please feel free to suggest a community for inclusion using <a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSe9oGcXtpUNGXXhEBIYdZlb40HTj3EDzG_fk4xltxxcCck6AQ/viewform?usp=sf_link" target="_blank" rel="noopener">this form</a>, or email me directly at <a href="mailto:adame@winona.edu" target="_blank" rel="noopener">adame@winona.edu</a>.</p> Usenet Newsgroup Individual Usenet Newsgroup Year Founded (approximate) 1994 Abbreviations/Alias Any other names used to refer to this forum ssyglb Intended Audience The forum's intended audience Gay youth; Lesbian youth; Bisexual youth; Transgender youth Primary Language Primary language used by participants American English Exterior References <ul> <li><a href="https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/soc.support.youth.gay-lesbian-bi" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Google Groups Archive for newsgroup</a></li> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/19970301141627/http://youth.org:80/ssyglb/">Initial ssyglb homepage (archived March 1997)</a>&nbsp;- Contains basic information on accessing and posting to newsgroup</li> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20020528042553/http://www.ssyglb.org/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Later ssyglb homepage (archived May 2002)</a>&nbsp;- Contains information about newsgroup, FAQ, and moderator bios</li> <li><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/1995/07/02/us/some-on-line-discoveries-give-gay-youths-a-path-to-themselves.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><em>New York Times</em>:&nbsp;Some On-Line Discoveries Give Gay Youths a Path to Themselves (July 2, 1995)</a> - Article on use and impact of ssyglb</li> <li><a href="https://www.wired.com/1995/08/updata-40/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><em>Wired</em>:&nbsp;We're Here, We're Queer, and Now We've Got Virtual Support (August 1995)</a> - Short piece on the newsgroup</li> <li><a href="http://www.modemac.com/ssyglb.txt" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Post discussing origin of ssyglb, including the newsgroup's initial charter</a></li> </ul> Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource soc.support.youth.gay-lesbian-bi Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Moderated Usenet Newsgroup bisexual youth gay youth lesbian youth soc.support.youth.gay-lesbian-bi transgender youth Usenet Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Queer Digital Community Catalog Language A language of the resource English Description An account of the resource <p dir="ltr"><span>This catalog collects basic information and resources on LGBTQ-related online communities prior to 2010, particularly those from the so-called Web 1.0 period. Each catalog entry includes information on the group’s format, its approximate dates of activity, its audience and topical focus, and links to other materials discussing the group, such as editorial columns, personal essays, or archival materials.</span></p> <p dir="ltr"><span>One of the driving impulses for the creation of this catalog was to offer a starting place for research into early LGBTQ life online. As I found in my own research, simply knowing the name of a place or person could, in some cases, be key to my archival research. Beyond just its research utility, however, this catalog is also meant to preserve the memory, if not the content, of communities and groups whose names might otherwise be lost or forgotten.<br /></span></p> <h2>Why a Catalog?</h2> <p dir="ltr">I’ve chosen to focus on a catalog, as opposed to an archive, for several reasons. Firstly, at its most basic level, an archive is focused on primary material—in this case, the content of posts. However, archiving for most online groups from the mid-1980s up to the late 1990s is often incomplete at best, so in many cases, there’s limited to no archival material available. Instead, what exists in many cases is secondary material, writing describing or reflecting on posters’ experiences with and in these spaces. The catalog, ideally, links these disparate materials together in order to give a slightly fuller picture of the online landscape at any given time.</p> <p dir="ltr">Secondly, posters in early LGBTQ groups often wrote (sometimes in detail) about close and personal issues in their lives under the assumption that their posts would remain private within the group. Given this, I’ve designed the catalog to respect (to the best of my ability) posters’ initial expectation of privacy. Linked content has all been previously published in other venues, and any other detailed personal reflections submitted by users specifically for the catalog have been made public with their consent.</p> <h2>What Qualifies A Community For Inclusion?</h2> <p dir="ltr"><span>There are no specific criteria determining inclusion in the QDCC. However, many of the communitites currently listed in the catalog have multiple references in contemporaneous periodicals, newsletters, web guides, or other LGBTQ-related informational websites. These sources are key for establishing not only the existence of a space, but its particular attributes.</span></p> <h2 dir="ltr"><strong>On Audience Labels</strong></h2> <p dir="ltr">All of the communities cataloged include descriptive metadata culled from various sources, including contemporaneous listings in print publications and online reference guides. However, the terminology used in archival sources does not always match current preferred terms. <a href="http://notchesblog.com/2017/11/28/troubling-terms-the-label-problem-in-transgender-history/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">As has been discussed elsewhere</a>, retroactively applying labels with which individuals or spaces might not have identified is a politically fraught act. In my metadata practices, then, I follow a policy similar to that of the <a href="https://www.digitaltransgenderarchive.net/about/policies" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Digital Transgender Archive</a>: whenever possible, I use terminology included in contemporaneous decriptions. If terminology is not used or a detailed description is not available, I categorize using terminology derived from the archival reference.</p> <h2>Adding Communities to the Catalog</h2> <p>This catalog is by no means complete, and I'm always looking for new groups to add, if additional information is available. Please feel free to suggest a community for inclusion using <a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSe9oGcXtpUNGXXhEBIYdZlb40HTj3EDzG_fk4xltxxcCck6AQ/viewform?usp=sf_link" target="_blank" rel="noopener">this form</a>, or email me directly at <a href="mailto:adame@winona.edu" target="_blank" rel="noopener">adame@winona.edu</a>.</p> Usenet Newsgroup Individual Usenet Newsgroup Year Founded (approximate) 1991 Intended Audience The forum's intended audience bisexual people Primary Language Primary language used by participants American English Exterior References <ul> <li><a href="http://serf.org/jon/soc.bi/" target="_blank">soc.bi homepage</a> - includes FAQ, articles, and some usage statistics</li> <li><a href="https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/soc.bi" target="_blank">Google Groups Archive for soc.bi</a></li> </ul> Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource soc.bi Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Usenet Newsgroup bisexual people soc.bi Usenet http://queerdigital.com/files/original/48f3efc8c7de9c6da1db7ded36e3adc1.zip eb93078584fe59a9677fddc0cc8a2e1e Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Primary Documents Collection Description An account of the resource This collection hold primary documents (listings, programs, applications, etc) related to LGBTQ life online pre-2010. When possible, files have been listed with their original date of publication and source. When mirrored from established sites, their original source is attributed and linked. If you have files you would like to submit for inclusion, please feel free to contact Avery Dame-Griff at <a href="mailto:admin@queerdigital.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener">admin@queerdigital.com</a>. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Global Gaynet network file Subject The topic of the resource BBS network Description An account of the resource Information on joining national BBS network Global Gaynet. Contains description, network rules, conference list, and application. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived <span>Retrieved from&nbsp;</span><a href="http://cd.textfiles.com/swextrav4">Shareware Extravagana 4</a><a href="http://cd.textfiles.com/swextrav4/" target="_blank">.</a><span>&nbsp;</span><span>Original copy&nbsp;</span><a href="http://cd.textfiles.com/swextrav4/swextrav4-1/bbsnet/ggo.zip" target="_blank">here</a><span>.</span> Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1994 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource .zip file Language A language of the resource American English Type The nature or genre of the resource BBS network information packet bbs network bisexual people gay people Global Gaynet lesbian people transvestites http://queerdigital.com/files/original/a3fd13951a284e77de022041d20a7c4e.zip 0ec3ca5c0265d8380c52bea06c21fcde Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Primary Documents Collection Description An account of the resource This collection hold primary documents (listings, programs, applications, etc) related to LGBTQ life online pre-2010. When possible, files have been listed with their original date of publication and source. When mirrored from established sites, their original source is attributed and linked. If you have files you would like to submit for inclusion, please feel free to contact Avery Dame-Griff at <a href="mailto:admin@queerdigital.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener">admin@queerdigital.com</a>. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource International GayLink network file Subject The topic of the resource BBS network Description An account of the resource Information on joining national BBS network International GayLink. Contains description, network rules, conference list, and application. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived <span>Retrieved from&nbsp;</span><a href="http://cd.textfiles.com/swextrav4">Shareware Extravagana 4</a><a href="http://cd.textfiles.com/swextrav4/" target="_blank">.</a>&nbsp;<span>Original copy&nbsp;</span><a href="http://cd.textfiles.com/swextrav4/swextrav4-1/bbsnet/gaylink.zip" target="_blank">here</a><span>.</span> Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1994 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource .zip file Language A language of the resource American English Type The nature or genre of the resource BBS network information packet bbs network bisexual people gay people International Gaylink lesbian people transvestites http://queerdigital.com/files/original/35a72fc5dead6d8955519ced1e3de8d7.txt 2320e5d5609ae2320290e85736c27924 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Primary Documents Collection Description An account of the resource This collection hold primary documents (listings, programs, applications, etc) related to LGBTQ life online pre-2010. When possible, files have been listed with their original date of publication and source. When mirrored from established sites, their original source is attributed and linked. If you have files you would like to submit for inclusion, please feel free to contact Avery Dame-Griff at <a href="mailto:admin@queerdigital.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener">admin@queerdigital.com</a>. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource PCBL Gay Echo List Subject The topic of the resource List of Echo-Mail Conferences Description An account of the resource Listing of LGBT-related Echo-Mail Conferences Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource PC Bear Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Retrieved from&nbsp;<a href="http://www.textfiles.com/bbs/FIDONET/JENNINGS/GENERAL/" target="_blank">textfiles.com's Tom Jennings Collection</a>, which holds files related to Tom Jennings, the creator of FidoNet. Original copy <a href="http://www.textfiles.com/bbs/FIDONET/JENNINGS/GENERAL/echoes.txt" target="_blank">here</a>. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource Undated Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Plain Text File Language A language of the resource American English Type The nature or genre of the resource Echo-Mail Listing bisexual people echo-mail FidoNet gay people lesbian people listing transgender people http://queerdigital.com/files/original/b9c901be0194188e96a66d44c04134d0.zip 7d89b7349f3892b56167524724bea59c Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Primary Documents Collection Description An account of the resource This collection hold primary documents (listings, programs, applications, etc) related to LGBTQ life online pre-2010. When possible, files have been listed with their original date of publication and source. When mirrored from established sites, their original source is attributed and linked. If you have files you would like to submit for inclusion, please feel free to contact Avery Dame-Griff at <a href="mailto:admin@queerdigital.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener">admin@queerdigital.com</a>. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource THE GAY & LESBIAN BBS LIST Collection Subject The topic of the resource Gay & Lesbian BBSs Description An account of the resource This .zip holds copies of THE GAY & LESBIAN BBS LIST, a monthly listing of active Gay & Lesbian BBSes. The list was maintained by Risqilly, sysop of Risqilly BBS and S-Tek BBS in Montreal, from 1985 to August 1999 (when the final edition was published). Though many of the BBSes listed are based in North America, the list did include at various points in its existence a varied list of BBSes housed outside North America. Currently, the .ZIP archive holds 8 years of the list, from August 1992 to August 1999. However, there are significant gaps in some years, and this file may be updated to include new copies when they become available. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Risqilly Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived <span><span>All lists, except for those noted below, were r</span></span>etrieved from the copy of the alt.bbs.lists newsgroup archive, held within Archive.org's <a href="https://archive.org/details/usenethistorical"><span class="s2">Usenet Historical Collection</span></a>.<br /> <ul> <li>November 1994 retrieved from the Queer Resources Directory's <a href="http://qrd.org/qrd/misc/text/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Miscellanious Lists</a> collection.</li> <li>July 1995 retrieved from&nbsp;<a href="http://cd.textfil.es/nightowl/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">cd.textfiles.com's Night Owl BBS Collection</a>, which holds copies of shareware discs from Night Owl Publishing. Original copy available on Disc #18 (1995).</li> </ul> Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource August 1992 to August 1999 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource .ZIP archive containing Plain Text Files Language A language of the resource American English Type The nature or genre of the resource BBS Listing bbs listing bisexual people Gay & Lesbian BBS List gay people lesbian people transgender people http://queerdigital.com/files/original/ae7a941dd7bed32a4f675c5f6b0c419c.txt 611ff35072d1e3813995204fb653ed03 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Primary Documents Collection Description An account of the resource This collection hold primary documents (listings, programs, applications, etc) related to LGBTQ life online pre-2010. When possible, files have been listed with their original date of publication and source. When mirrored from established sites, their original source is attributed and linked. If you have files you would like to submit for inclusion, please feel free to contact Avery Dame-Griff at <a href="mailto:admin@queerdigital.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener">admin@queerdigital.com</a>. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource GAY & LESBIAN BBS LIST - Undated Subject The topic of the resource Gay & Lesbian BBSs Description An account of the resource Listing of active Gay & Lesbian BBSs. Published monthly. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Risquilly Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived <span>Retrieved from&nbsp;</span><a href="http://textfiles.com/sex/EROTICA/G/" target="_blank">textfiles.com's Erotica/G section</a><span>. Original copy available&nbsp;</span><a href="http://textfiles.com/sex/EROTICA/G/gaybbs.txt" target="_blank">here</a><span>.</span> Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource Undated Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Plain Text File Language A language of the resource American English Type The nature or genre of the resource BBS Listing bbs listing bisexual people Gay & Lesbian BBS List gay people lesbian people transgender people http://queerdigital.com/files/original/84a04f52bf716dbbe112e22b4c1d4762.txt 39f02ff9deb1068795280810a5ee8000 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Primary Documents Collection Description An account of the resource This collection hold primary documents (listings, programs, applications, etc) related to LGBTQ life online pre-2010. When possible, files have been listed with their original date of publication and source. When mirrored from established sites, their original source is attributed and linked. If you have files you would like to submit for inclusion, please feel free to contact Avery Dame-Griff at <a href="mailto:admin@queerdigital.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener">admin@queerdigital.com</a>. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Puss N Boots Restricted Section Application Description An account of the resource Application to access the "Restricted" sections of the Puss N Boots BBS, including "GAY/BI" and "TransGender" section. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Retrieved from <a href="https://textfiles.com/bbs/" target="_blank">textfiles.com's BBS section</a>. Original copy available <a href="https://textfiles.com/bbs/pnbreg.frm" target="_blank">here</a>. Type The nature or genre of the resource Application Form Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Plain Text File Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Aaron Davis Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource Unknown Language A language of the resource American English bbs bisexual people gay people lesbian people Puss N Boots transgender people http://queerdigital.com/files/original/a5018107d0c27391dafe02f2c27a271d.png 9ece6eead51a94b99538ef4c096c6ae3 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Queer Digital Community Catalog Language A language of the resource English Description An account of the resource <p dir="ltr"><span>This catalog collects basic information and resources on LGBTQ-related online communities prior to 2010, particularly those from the so-called Web 1.0 period. Each catalog entry includes information on the group’s format, its approximate dates of activity, its audience and topical focus, and links to other materials discussing the group, such as editorial columns, personal essays, or archival materials.</span></p> <p dir="ltr"><span>One of the driving impulses for the creation of this catalog was to offer a starting place for research into early LGBTQ life online. As I found in my own research, simply knowing the name of a place or person could, in some cases, be key to my archival research. Beyond just its research utility, however, this catalog is also meant to preserve the memory, if not the content, of communities and groups whose names might otherwise be lost or forgotten.<br /></span></p> <h2>Why a Catalog?</h2> <p dir="ltr">I’ve chosen to focus on a catalog, as opposed to an archive, for several reasons. Firstly, at its most basic level, an archive is focused on primary material—in this case, the content of posts. However, archiving for most online groups from the mid-1980s up to the late 1990s is often incomplete at best, so in many cases, there’s limited to no archival material available. Instead, what exists in many cases is secondary material, writing describing or reflecting on posters’ experiences with and in these spaces. The catalog, ideally, links these disparate materials together in order to give a slightly fuller picture of the online landscape at any given time.</p> <p dir="ltr">Secondly, posters in early LGBTQ groups often wrote (sometimes in detail) about close and personal issues in their lives under the assumption that their posts would remain private within the group. Given this, I’ve designed the catalog to respect (to the best of my ability) posters’ initial expectation of privacy. Linked content has all been previously published in other venues, and any other detailed personal reflections submitted by users specifically for the catalog have been made public with their consent.</p> <h2>What Qualifies A Community For Inclusion?</h2> <p dir="ltr"><span>There are no specific criteria determining inclusion in the QDCC. However, many of the communitites currently listed in the catalog have multiple references in contemporaneous periodicals, newsletters, web guides, or other LGBTQ-related informational websites. These sources are key for establishing not only the existence of a space, but its particular attributes.</span></p> <h2 dir="ltr"><strong>On Audience Labels</strong></h2> <p dir="ltr">All of the communities cataloged include descriptive metadata culled from various sources, including contemporaneous listings in print publications and online reference guides. However, the terminology used in archival sources does not always match current preferred terms. <a href="http://notchesblog.com/2017/11/28/troubling-terms-the-label-problem-in-transgender-history/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">As has been discussed elsewhere</a>, retroactively applying labels with which individuals or spaces might not have identified is a politically fraught act. In my metadata practices, then, I follow a policy similar to that of the <a href="https://www.digitaltransgenderarchive.net/about/policies" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Digital Transgender Archive</a>: whenever possible, I use terminology included in contemporaneous decriptions. If terminology is not used or a detailed description is not available, I categorize using terminology derived from the archival reference.</p> <h2>Adding Communities to the Catalog</h2> <p>This catalog is by no means complete, and I'm always looking for new groups to add, if additional information is available. Please feel free to suggest a community for inclusion using <a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSe9oGcXtpUNGXXhEBIYdZlb40HTj3EDzG_fk4xltxxcCck6AQ/viewform?usp=sf_link" target="_blank" rel="noopener">this form</a>, or email me directly at <a href="mailto:adame@winona.edu" target="_blank" rel="noopener">adame@winona.edu</a>.</p> BBS Bulletin Board System Name Name of Forum Cross Connection Area Code Area Code of BBS 818 Area Code Year Founded (approximate) Unknown Last Year Active (approximate) Unknown City and State/Province Los Angeles, CA Baud Rate 300/1200/2400 baud Intended Audience The forum's intended audience transgender people; transsexual people; gender community Primary Language Primary language used by participants American English Exterior References <ul> <li><span>Attached advertisement from&nbsp;<a href="https://www.digitaltransgenderarchive.net/files/xd07gs80t" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Cross-Talk: The Gender Community's News &amp; Information Monthly, No. 56 (June, 1994)</a></span></li> <li><span>Regular advertiser in&nbsp;<a href="https://www.digitaltransgenderarchive.net/catalog?f%5Bcollection_name_ssim%5D%5B%5D=Cross-Talk%3A+The+Gender+Community%E2%80%99s+News+%26+Information+Monthly" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Cross-Talk: The Gender Community's News &amp; Information Monthly</a></span></li> <li><a href="https://www.digitaltransgenderarchive.net/files/r207tp43x" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Cross-Talk: The Gender Community's News &amp; Information Monthly, No. 60 (October, 1994)</a>&nbsp;- Discussion of Cross-Connection in article on gender community-specific BBSs</li> <li><span>Appeared in&nbsp;</span><a href="https://www.digitaltransgenderarchive.net/catalog?f%5Bcollection_name_ssim%5D%5B%5D=Transgender+Tapestry&amp;sort=dta_sortable_date_dtsi+asc%2C+title_primary_ssort+asc" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">TS-TV Tapestry's BBS listings</a><span>&nbsp;from 1991-1995</span></li> </ul> Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Cross Connection Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Bulletin Board System (BBS) bbs Cross Connection gender community transgender people transsexual people http://queerdigital.com/files/original/d7b8f2df48d2f24274a24c224abec027.png 37b9b95b6251b4bd8bcee4f2379ef503 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Queer Digital Community Catalog Language A language of the resource English Description An account of the resource <p dir="ltr"><span>This catalog collects basic information and resources on LGBTQ-related online communities prior to 2010, particularly those from the so-called Web 1.0 period. Each catalog entry includes information on the group’s format, its approximate dates of activity, its audience and topical focus, and links to other materials discussing the group, such as editorial columns, personal essays, or archival materials.</span></p> <p dir="ltr"><span>One of the driving impulses for the creation of this catalog was to offer a starting place for research into early LGBTQ life online. As I found in my own research, simply knowing the name of a place or person could, in some cases, be key to my archival research. Beyond just its research utility, however, this catalog is also meant to preserve the memory, if not the content, of communities and groups whose names might otherwise be lost or forgotten.<br /></span></p> <h2>Why a Catalog?</h2> <p dir="ltr">I’ve chosen to focus on a catalog, as opposed to an archive, for several reasons. Firstly, at its most basic level, an archive is focused on primary material—in this case, the content of posts. However, archiving for most online groups from the mid-1980s up to the late 1990s is often incomplete at best, so in many cases, there’s limited to no archival material available. Instead, what exists in many cases is secondary material, writing describing or reflecting on posters’ experiences with and in these spaces. The catalog, ideally, links these disparate materials together in order to give a slightly fuller picture of the online landscape at any given time.</p> <p dir="ltr">Secondly, posters in early LGBTQ groups often wrote (sometimes in detail) about close and personal issues in their lives under the assumption that their posts would remain private within the group. Given this, I’ve designed the catalog to respect (to the best of my ability) posters’ initial expectation of privacy. Linked content has all been previously published in other venues, and any other detailed personal reflections submitted by users specifically for the catalog have been made public with their consent.</p> <h2>What Qualifies A Community For Inclusion?</h2> <p dir="ltr"><span>There are no specific criteria determining inclusion in the QDCC. However, many of the communitites currently listed in the catalog have multiple references in contemporaneous periodicals, newsletters, web guides, or other LGBTQ-related informational websites. These sources are key for establishing not only the existence of a space, but its particular attributes.</span></p> <h2 dir="ltr"><strong>On Audience Labels</strong></h2> <p dir="ltr">All of the communities cataloged include descriptive metadata culled from various sources, including contemporaneous listings in print publications and online reference guides. However, the terminology used in archival sources does not always match current preferred terms. <a href="http://notchesblog.com/2017/11/28/troubling-terms-the-label-problem-in-transgender-history/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">As has been discussed elsewhere</a>, retroactively applying labels with which individuals or spaces might not have identified is a politically fraught act. In my metadata practices, then, I follow a policy similar to that of the <a href="https://www.digitaltransgenderarchive.net/about/policies" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Digital Transgender Archive</a>: whenever possible, I use terminology included in contemporaneous decriptions. If terminology is not used or a detailed description is not available, I categorize using terminology derived from the archival reference.</p> <h2>Adding Communities to the Catalog</h2> <p>This catalog is by no means complete, and I'm always looking for new groups to add, if additional information is available. Please feel free to suggest a community for inclusion using <a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSe9oGcXtpUNGXXhEBIYdZlb40HTj3EDzG_fk4xltxxcCck6AQ/viewform?usp=sf_link" target="_blank" rel="noopener">this form</a>, or email me directly at <a href="mailto:adame@winona.edu" target="_blank" rel="noopener">adame@winona.edu</a>.</p> BBS Bulletin Board System Name Name of Forum The Backroom Area Code Area Code of BBS 718 Area Code Abbreviations/Alias Any other names used to refer to this forum Backroom BBS Year Founded (approximate) 1986 Last Year Active (approximate) 1997 City and State/Province New York, NY Intended Audience The forum's intended audience gay people; people with HIV/AIDS Primary Language Primary language used by participants American English Exterior References <ul> <li>Attached Boardwatch advertisement from <a href="http://outweek.net/pdfs/ow_55.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Issue 55 of <em>Outweek Magazine</em> (July 18, 1990)</a></li> <li><a href="https://archive.org/stream/Boardwatch_Magazine_Vol_06_02_1992_Apr#page/n9/mode/2up/search/backroom" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Boardwatch Magazine, Vol. 06, No. 2 (April 1992)</a>&nbsp;- Discussion of advertising the Backroom in&nbsp;<em>Boardwatch</em></li> <li><a href="https://archive.org/stream/TheJoyOfCybersexPart3/The_Joy_of_Cybersex_Part_3#page/n17/mode/2up/search/backroom" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Joy of Cybersex (1993)</a> - Discussion of The Backroom and it's various boards</li> <li><a href="http://bbslist.textfiles.com/718/">The TEXTFILES.COM Historical BBS List: 718 Area Code Map</a> - Description of BBS creation, history, and impact</li> <li><a href="http://www.oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/c8ks6s66/entire_text/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">David Charnow Upper Westsider papers, 1987-1990 (Finding Aid)</a> - Collection holding printouts of posts from Backroom&nbsp;BBS</li> <li>"<a href="http://www.slate.com/articles/technology/bitwise/2014/08/lgbtq_nerds_and_the_evolution_of_life_online.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">When AOL Was GayOL," Slate (Aug 2014)</a>&nbsp; - Discussion of the Backroom's place within early LGBT life online. Includes scan of Backroom magazine ad</li> </ul> Network/Platform Networks or Platforms the forum participated in Host BBS of GayCom network Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource The Backroom Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Bulletin Board System (BBS) bbs gay people GayCom people living with HIV/AIDS The Backroom