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Dear Lemmy, why Star Trek?? (programming.dev)

submitted 11 months ago by actual_patience@programming.dev to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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Every single large server in this federation has at least one Star Trek community. There is even an entire server dedicated to Star Trek.

Not only that, these communities are some of the most active I've ever seen. There is no other franchise I know of that dominates the federation as much as Star Trek does.

So, what's the correlation with Lemmy and Star Trek? Why not other sci-fi series? Please, are there any connections?? Is this all coincidental?

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[–] scrubbles@poptalk.scrubbles.tech 93 points 11 months ago (3 children)

Most of the internet was started with Star Trek boards. If I recall correctly, one of the first emails ever sent was about Star Trek

[–] The_Picard_Maneuver@startrek.website 41 points 11 months ago (3 children)

Also credited with the first widespread fanfics of a TV show, I believe.

[–] cheesymoonshadow@lemmings.world 26 points 11 months ago (1 children)

I haven't thought of this in years but back in the '90s I participated in an email fantasy RPG where we all roleplayed Romulans. One person would write a chapter from their character's POV and email it to the group, then the next person does one, and so on, so the story unfolded in unexpected ways. It was actually pretty fun.

[–] The_Picard_Maneuver@startrek.website 16 points 11 months ago (1 children)

That sounds like such a an awesome early internet thing.

[–] cheesymoonshadow@lemmings.world 3 points 11 months ago (1 children)

It was. And then of course this one guy asked me if I wanted to take it private so our characters could have their own little love subplot. And uh... I said yes.

[–] The_Picard_Maneuver@startrek.website 3 points 11 months ago

Now THAT also sounds like early internet too...

[–] Xariphon@kbin.social 10 points 11 months ago

Including the one that is the reason we call laughably stupid perfect characters Mary Sue.

[–] GreenTeaRedFlag@hexbear.net 6 points 11 months ago

And first male pregnancy fan fiction, fan fiction rings, shipping wars, and so on. House wives created the world AO3 writers live in today

[–] thezeesystem@lemmy.world 6 points 11 months ago

Do you know of a wiki or link to this about trek boards and first email? Search engines now a days are getting on my nerves about not showing what I typed into it.

[–] actual_patience@programming.dev 5 points 11 months ago

Wow, didn't know the roots were that deep...