Welcome To SciFiNoir Literature
SciFiNoir Literature is hosted by Tracey L. Minor and is run without charge for
the benefit of fans and contributors from all backgrounds to speculative
fiction. If you wish to join and maintain membership in the list, you must
agree to the guidelines below. Also included in this document is information
designed to help you get the most out of your membership. These guideline were
created in response to feedback from SciFiNoir Literature Members. Save this
message to make the most of your SciFiNoir Literature membership.
SCIFINOIR Literature FAQ & Guidelines
Created: October 13, 2002
1. What is SciFiNoir Literature
2. Why a special list on speculative fiction literature for people of color?
3. Who is on the list
4. Important addresses
5. Posting a message to SciFiNoir Literature for the whole group to view
6. Introductions:
7. Membership Options: Help I love the group, but I am receiving too many
emails!
8. Complaints: I have a problem where do I go to obtain help?
9. Off-topic subjects
10. Private conversations
11. Attachments:
12. Formatted text:
13. Spamming - Can I promote my business?
14. Flaming - What about personal verbal attacks?
15. Why are the rules so harsh?
16. Submit your suggestions
17. Reminders
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1. What is SciFiNoir Literature
SciFiNoir Literature is a community of people from a variety of ethnic
backgrounds who have a deep appreciation for any and all literature involving
speculative fiction. In a addition to traditional science fiction, members are
also free to discuss horror, paranormal, scifi erotica, fantasy, paranormal,
sci fi romance, and Afrofuturism. Particular emphasis is placed on discussing
how people of color ( African American, Asian American, Hispanic, and native
American) and women are addressed in speculative fiction or treated in the
industries that promote the genre. Fans, creative contributors and critics
participate on the list. We will help to keep you up-to-date on what's going
on in speculative fiction, the people of color involved, and its impact on
people of color. In addition to lively discussion, we will provide you with
profiles, news, event announcements and more!!
2. Why a special list on speculative fiction literature for people of color?
This list was set up after I became aware that the stereotype that only white
males were interested in speculative fiction was not true. I was not alone in
my love of the genre. There were others like myself. Over the past few years,
I continued to meet women and other people of color that felt as I did about
speculative fiction. I also noticed that most of us were not always
comfortable about expressing our thoughts about the portrayal and treatment of
people of color and women in the genre. The original Scifinoir list grew out
of a desire to establish a place online where people could come and find others
with similar interests, support for their creativity, and openly express their
feelings about race and speculative fiction. I created this list because the
other list became dominated by discussions on speculative fiction TV and Film
which downed out the voices of those interested in speculative fiction
literature. This list is my solution to that problem.
3. Who is on the list
This list is comprised of the most diverse group of fans, critics, and
contributors to speculative fiction. They come from all walks of life and
almost every ethnic background. There are African American, Asian American,
Hispanic, Native American, and White people on the list. While the list is
dominated by Americans, there are also members from Canada, Puerto Rico, The
Caribbean, South America, and Europe. There are students, teachers, writers,
artists, screenwriters, comic book producers, accountants, web masters,
engineers, parents, grandparents, secretaries, scholars, business-owners, and
other people from almost every walk of life you can imagine. This list seeks
to reflect the mosaic that makes up our country and the world.
4. Important addresses
The following addresses can help you in a variety of ways. With them you can
change you subscription, post a message to the group, contact me, or post.
Community email addresses:
Post message: SciFiNoir_lit@yahoogroups.com
Subscribe: scifinoir_lit-subscr...@yahoogroups.com
Subscribe Digest Mode: scifinoir_lit-dig...@yahoogroups.com
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List owner: scifinoir_lit-ow...@yahoogroups.com
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5. Posting a message to SciFiNoir for the whole group to view
There are two ways in which you can go about posting messages for the group to
view.
a. Send your message via email to: SciFiNoir_lit@yahoogroups.com ( the group
name is not case sensitive)
b. Submitti
