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Open Doors celebrates the completion of 17 archive imports in 2022!

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2023-02-07 18:03:23 UTC
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Open Doors is pleased to announce the completion of 17 archive import projects in 2022, a total of over 18,500 works. This is a record number of completed import projects, beating our previous best of 15 in 2017! We hope that you will find old and new favorites in the collections listed below.

The Croft Codex

Completed: February 2022

The Croft Codex was an archive for all kinds of Tomb Raider fanfiction, founded in 2005 by HeidiA to house stories formerly archived at Lara Croft’s Tales of Beauty and Power. It ran until 2008, when the archive went offline as a generational shift in the fandom began. This coincided with fic culture shifting to sites such as fanfiction.net where authors managed their own work instead of sending them to curated, specialised smaller archives.

Find works at The Croft Codex AO3 Collection.

For more information about the archive and its move to the AO3, see The Croft Codex import announcement post. To learn the history of the archive or to share some stories of your own, check out The Croft Codex Fanlore page.

 

Thin Line

Completed: June 2022

Thin Line was a Severus Snape/Sirius Black fanfiction archive that opened in 2001. It later expanded to include pairings with Severus Snape and any male members of the Black family. The archive was a member of the Snape Slash Fleet, an association of archives centered around Severus Snape slash pairings.

Find works at the Thin Line AO3 Collection.

For more information about the archive and its move to the AO3, see the Thin Line import announcement post. To learn the history of the archive or to share some stories of your own, check out the Thin Line Fanlore page.

 

The Snape/Weasley Archive

Completed: June 2022

The Snape/Weasley Archive was a Harry Potter archive opened in 2001 that accepted fanworks that paired Severus Snape with any male member of the Weasley family. The archive was a member of the Snape Slash Fleet, an association of archives centered around Severus Snape slash pairings.

Find works at the The Snape/Weasley Archive AO3 Collection.

For more information about the archive and its move to the AO3, see The Snape/Weasley Archive import announcement post. To learn the history of the archive or to share some stories of your own, check out The Snape/Weasley Archive Fanlore page.

 

FrodoHealers

Completed: July 2022

FrodoHealers was a gen fanfiction archive for the Lord of the Rings fandom, focusing on angst or hurt/comfort stories involving an unwell Frodo Baggins. The archive was hosted on Yahoo! Groups, and began the move to AO3 following the Yahoo! Groups closure.

Find works at the FrodoHealers AO3 Collection.

For more information about the archive and its move to the AO3, see the FrodoHealers import announcement post. To learn the history of the archive or to share some stories of your own, check out the FrodoHealers Fanlore page.

 

Animators, Inc.

Completed: August 2022

Animators Inc., also known as Anita Blake Puddu's Site, was an Italian-language fanfiction archive for all pairings from the Anita Blake: Vampire Hunter series by Laurell K. Hamilton. The archive contained a forum with ongoing debates, sections for character portraits and book abstracts, and a fanfiction section with original Italian works and Italian translations.

Find works at the Animators Inc. AO3 Collection.

For more information about the archive and its move to the AO3, see the Animators Inc. import announcement post. To learn the history of the archive or to share some stories of your own, check out the Animators Inc. Fanlore page.

 

All Things Rat

Completed: August 2022

All Things Rat was an archive of fanfiction, fanart, and .wav sounds featuring Alex Krycek, a character from The X-FIles.

Find works at the All Things Rat AO3 Collection.

For more information about the archive and its move to the AO3, see the All Things Rat import announcement post. To learn the history of the archive or to share some stories of your own, check out the All Things Rat Fanlore page.

 

Weaver of Dreams

Completed: August 2022

Oded Fehr Weaver of Dreams was a fanfiction archive dedicated to Oded Fehr, "the actor and the characters he's portrayed and some that our imaginations create".

Find works at the Weaver of Dreams AO3 Collection.

For more information about the archive and its move to the AO3, see the Weaver of Dreams import announcement post. To learn the history of the archive or to share some stories of your own, check out the Weaver of Dreams Fanlore page.

 

Of Elves and Men

Completed: September 2022

Of Elves and Men was the archive for the Yahoo! Groups LOTR_Adult_Fiction and Of Elves and Men SLASH. It initially focused on FPS and RPS for the Lord of the Rings films, but later added several other fandoms.

Find works at the Of Elves and Men AO3 Collection.

For more information about the archive and its move to the AO3, see the Of Elves and Men import announcement post. To learn the history of the archive or to share some stories of your own, check out the Of Elves and Men Fanlore page.

 

Harry Potter Fanfic Archive

Completed: September 2022

The Harry Potter FanFic Archive (HPFanFicArchive.com) was created and run by Chad (CazBandit). Sadly, Chad died suddenly in March of 2020, but with the help of the archive's new custodian, HPFanFicArchive.com will continue through the AO3.

Find works at the Harry Potter FanFic Archive AO3 Collection.

For more information about the archive and its move to the AO3, see the Harry Potter FanFic Archive import announcement post. To learn the history of the archive or to share some stories of your own, check out the Harry Potter FanFic Archive Fanlore page.

 

By Your Command

Completed: November 2022

By Your Command was an archive for the Battlestar Galactica (1978) TV show; it preserved stories from the BSG Slash mailing list from the mid-1990s to mid-2000s.

Find works at the By Your Command AO3 Collection.

For more information about the archive and its move to the AO3, see the By Your Command import announcement post. To learn the history of the archive or to share some stories of your own, check out the By Your Command Fanlore page.

 

Pony Fiction Archive

Completed: November 2022

The Pony Fiction Archive describes itself as the original My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic fanfiction archive. It was active from 2011 to 2019.

Find works at the Pony Fiction Archive AO3 Collection.

For more information about the archive and its move to the AO3, see the Pony Fiction Archive import announcement post. To learn the history of the archive or to share some stories of your own, check out the Pony Fiction Archive Fanlore page.

 

West Wing Fanfiction Central

Completed: November 2022

West Wing Fanfiction Central is an archive for West Wing fanfiction that's working on being the most comprehensive archive of West Wing fanfiction on the net. It currently consists of three archives: the National Library, Big Block of Cheese, and the West Wing Fanfiction Archive.

National Library

Completed: June 2018

The National Library is a searchable archive of complete West Wing fics. Opened in 2002, it is the only current WWFC archive that is still accepting new works.

Big Block of Cheese

Completed: April 2022

Big Block of Cheese was an archive for The West Wing slash. The archive was last updated in May 2005, and was then taken over by The National Library.

West Wing Fanfiction Archive

Completed: November 2022

The West Wing Fanfiction Archive is the oldest of the WWFC archives. It was rescued in 2004.

Find works for all three archives at the West Wing Fanfiction Central AO3 Collection.

For more information about the archive and its move to the AO3, see the West Wing Fanfiction Central import announcement post. To learn the history of the archive or to share some stories of your own, check out the West Wing Fanfiction Central Fanlore page.

 

Elusive Lover

Completed: December 2022

Elusive Lover was a fanfiction, fanart, and poetry archive focused on the Star Wars Original Trilogy pairing of Luke Skywalker/Han Solo. It featured works published in the Elusive Lover zine series which ran from 1996 to 2001, as well as other works.

Find works at the Elusive Lover AO3 Collection.

For more information about the archive and its move to the AO3, see the Elusive Lover import announcement post. To learn the history of the archive or to share some stories of your own, check out the Elusive Lover Fanlore page.

 

The Bureau of Time and Space

Completed: December 2022

The Bureau of Time and Space is a Flint the Time Detective fanworks archive. The Bureau of Time and Space has been offline since the early 2000s. Small as it was, moving it to AO3 has doubled the amount of fic available for the fandom!

Find works at the The Bureau of Time and Space AO3 Collection.

For more information about the archive and its move to the AO3, see the Bureau of Time and Space import announcement post. To learn the history of the archive or to share some stories of your own, check out the The Bureau of Time and Space Fanlore page.

 

春日泽 (SpringFen)

Completed: December 2022

春日泽 (SpringFen) is a Chinese language Prince of Tennis fanworks archive focusing on the relationship Fuji Shuusuke/Tezuka Kunimitsu.

Find works at the 春日泽 (SpringFen) AO3 Collection.

For more information about the archive and its move to the AO3, see the 春日泽 (SpringFen) import announcement post. To learn the history of the archive or to share some stories of your own, check out the 春日泽 (SpringFen) Fanlore page.

 

The Kirk/Spock Fanfiction Archive

Completed: December 2022

The Kirk/Spock Fanfiction Archive includes stories, poetry, and essays about Kirk and Spock. All works in the archive feature the Kirk and Spock relationship as a key element. This is the largest single-pairing archive that Open Doors has imported yet!

Find works at The Kirk/Spock Fanfiction Archive AO3 Collection.

For more information about the archive and its move to the AO3, see the Kirk/Spock Fanfiction Archive import announcement post. To learn the history of the archive or to share some stories of your own, check out the Kirk/Spock Fanfiction Archive Fanlore page.

We want to give a huge THANK YOU to all of the archivists and volunteers who made these imports possible, as well as all the creators who have transferred or claimed their works! We look forward to importing more archives in 2023.

Commenting on this post will be disabled after two weeks, on February 22, 2023. If you have any questions, concerns, or comments regarding these imports after that date, please contact Open Doors.