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'''SFnal''' allows you to explore details and connections between aspects of literary Science Fiction. The authors, awards, conventions, clubs, fanzines and fans. Items have descriptions, maps, photo albums, timelines, powerful filters and targeted searches.  


Consult the [https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Help:Contents User's Guide] for information on using the wiki software.
Part of the '''[https://expounder.info Expounder]''' family of websites, it does not host much original content, but uses [https://wikidata.org Wikidata] as a backbone to display [https://en.wikipedia.org Wikipedia] and [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Main_Page Wikimedia] data and link to other sites in a friendly fashion.


== Getting started ==
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* [https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Manual:FAQ MediaWiki FAQ]
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* [https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Localisation#Translation_resources Localise MediaWiki for your language]
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Read about [[Q111529510]], a 1997 [[Eastercon]] in the [[Q145]] whose guests of honour included [[Q720787|Dave Langford]], or read his [[Q115867318]] fanzine.
 
The site is a work in progress. If authors are missing, its probably because they are not in the [[Q5099499|Science Fiction Encyclopedia]] or [[Q2629164|ISFDB]]. For conventions, fanzines and fans, its probably because they aren't in Wikidata yet. Comments on site functionality to webmaster [https://johnbray.org.uk John Bray], errors in content can be fixed by editing Wikidata.
 
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Revision as of 12:44, 28 July 2024

SFnal allows you to explore details and connections between aspects of literary Science Fiction. The authors, awards, conventions, clubs, fanzines and fans. Items have descriptions, maps, photo albums, timelines, powerful filters and targeted searches.

Part of the Expounder family of websites, it does not host much original content, but uses Wikidata as a backbone to display Wikipedia and Wikimedia data and link to other sites in a friendly fashion.

Read about Intervention, a 1997 Eastercon in the United Kingdom whose guests of honour included Dave Langford, or read his Twll-Ddu fanzine.

The site is a work in progress. If authors are missing, its probably because they are not in the Science Fiction Encyclopedia or ISFDB. For conventions, fanzines and fans, its probably because they aren't in Wikidata yet. Comments on site functionality to webmaster John Bray, errors in content can be fixed by editing Wikidata.