Morton Oliver, from his review of Constance Penley’s book in the Nov 20, 1997 issue of Nature:
“People who are not fans find it hard to understand the nature of the fan’s relationship to his or her field, be it Arsenal football club, the Grateful Dead, Star Trek or whatever. The fans are experts, they are enthusiasts, they are critics and they are creators, writing stories, publishing ’zines and remixing bootleg tapes. They know the details and they delight in spotting the mistakes, but at the same time they imbue with value and significance whatever it is they’re attached to. They are a community of consumption convinced it is central to the whole process of production.”
Alaine Martaus 