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The burning of the Library of Alexandria for fandoms
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Honest quetion, what's a stan account?
From How To Geek.
Originally it was a portmanteau of "stalker-fan." Think "super fan."
It was actually a reference to Eminem's song "Stan" about an insane fan who murders his family or something.
Might be both!
Let's take that etymology one step further: "fan" comes from "fanatic", so a stan is a stalker fanatic. Which somehow has become a positive term in some circles.
Ooooooohhh! I never made that connection.