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There are mailing lists, e-mail groups, and listservs for almost every topic imaginable. Over the last few years, I have made many friends through these lists and internet communities, some of whom I am still in contact with. Below is a list of groups I am currently subscribed to.

Don't Kill Spike Club
Founded by Jamie Marsters. I was appointed a co-founder in July 2000. The group discusses the character of Spike of Buffy the Vampire Slayer.

Spikeaholics United
Founded by Luna & Noctiluca. Currently down to 86 members. When I joined about two years ago, this was a high-traffic list, but as season 5 premiered, people started dropping out and losing interest as Spike was no long the character we loved.

Bringers
Originally founded by Solo84, the Bringers were a fan rights organization that tried to help Buffy webmaster who were under attack from Fox. They were later expanded to help other fandom sites, such as Harry Potter. The list is currently experiencing a lull in activity. I was also subscribed to several of the sub-lists including Ads, Afterdark, Newsletter, and Writers.

Velvet Chain
The update, news, and discussion list for the band, Velvet Chain. The Diva herself posts whenever she has time in her busy schedule. Many of the members were also frequent posters at The Bronze.

WolverineAndRogue
The original list for fans of Wolverine and Rogue, from X-Men the Movie. After a large flame war, the list was shut down, but the members joined other similar lists (see below).

WRBeta
The founders of WolverineAndRogue formed this list after the first one was shut down. It was a bit more moderated than the first. Minimal traffic.

LoganMarie
Another WR list with minimal traffic, usually in the form of fanfic posts.

Aussie-Farscape
Founded by Australian fans of Farscape. Moderate traffic. Sezza suggested I join the list, but it's a bit confusing as most of the memebers are Aussies and many of the events they coordinate (like Tascape) are half a world away. At one point Jonathan Hardy was a member, posting in Rygel's personality.

Farscape Anonymous
A group for thos hopelessly addicted to Farscape. A moderate traffic list with some very quirky members.

Triumverate
A list for posting fanfic based on Laurell K. Hamilton's Anita Blake series. Ihave this high-traffic list set to no-mail at the moment.

Alias Fanfiction
A list dedicated to fanfiction based on the new ABC show, Alias. Currently set to no mail to keep my mailbox free. Moderate traffic.

Elfling
This list exists for scholarly study of the languages invented by J. R. R. Tolkien. Several of the members have been highly influencial in the Quenya community and are thus invaluable sources. This is a high traffic list, wth April's message count reaching nearly 1450.