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Page numbers disclaimer

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The copy of Poole's book I have is digital and it has unclear page numbers, so I apologize if the page numbers provided are a bit off. Hopefully one day someone with paper copy can correct any errors. Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus| reply here 10:15, 17 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Additional sources

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There are few more sources I found that could be used to expand this, if they are deemed reliable and/or we can get full text:

  1. Driven to Madness with Fright: Further Notes on Horror Fiction book by S. T. Joshi seems to have an entire chapter on "The World of Lovecraft Fandom". Unfortunately, it is a WP:SPS: publisher is CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, so it is likely not reliable, although SPS also says: " Self-published expert sources may be considered reliable when produced by an established subject-matter expert, whose work in the relevant field has previously been published by reliable, independent publications.", and S. T. Joshi is considered an authority. In either case, I don't have access to this book, but it might be a useful source for expanding it. Wonder why Joshi didn't publish i properly (could indicate it is poorly researched, sigh).
@Piotrus: I think I voted merge in the AfD, but am not familiar with S. T. Joshi, but from what I can see he's well-known. Given the lack of refs, this could be included (as it's probably marginally reliable), but I don't think it counts to GNG. Many thanks! VickKiang (talk) 00:19, 18 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
The book was published by S. T. Joshi's Sarnath Press micro-imprint. He uses it to publish works that he does "not wish to burden other presses with" and projects that are "impractical to publish by ordinary means" due to their sheer size. ―Susmuffin Talk 20:46, 18 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
  1. This article seems "upcoming", as in, announced by the author but not available online yet: Loos, Martijn J. "Affirmative Lovecraft Fandom: Beyond Disavowal and Apologism as Approaches to Lovecraft's Racism." Journal of Fantasy and Fan Culture 2 (2022).
    Available now, right here. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 207.38.151.213 (talk) 04:57, 1 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]
  2. There is also an older Master Thesis that is weekly reliable (being a MA). I also can't seem to locate a digital copy: Lowe, Christopher (2006). The Cult of Cthulhu: The Cthulhu Mythos Fandom and the Norms of Copyright. National University of Ireland, Maynooth.
  3. There also some discussion in this fanzine (?), New Frontiers, from 1964 (NEW FRONTIERS, May 1964, Volume 2, Number 1). [1]. The article is JOSEPH FANN AND HIS BROTHERS. Fans of the Caves. by Harry Warner, Jr. Whether the source is reliable, it's anoher question (Fanzine...). The author is probably Harry Warner Jr., who has been active in science fiction fandom (per his article). -- Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus| reply here 10:27, 17 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
    This has some useable content. There are relevant sources in Lovecraft studies. ―Susmuffin Talk 18:24, 18 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Note on Merge

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Accidentally typed incorrect edit summary only "external link" when it should be "external link and Merged content from Lovecraft fandom to here. See Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Midnight Shambler. Sorry for this error, in a new minor edit posted the correct summary per copyright. Apologies. VickKiang (talk) 00:52, 20 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]