actifan

(n.)
(pl. -fans, -fen) [active + fan] a person who participates in fan activities, such as publishing a fanzine, working on conventions, writing letters to magazines, etc. Compare passifan.

• 1944 J. B. Speer Fancyclopedia № 6/1: With the increase in the number of prozines, [...] a flood of new fans came into fandom, usually thru the Triumvirs' activities, and many remained and became actifans.
• 1947 Startling Stories (Jan.) № 107/1: If there are any fans in North Carolina, would you please get in touch with me [...]. If you even read StF you'll do. You don't have to be an actifan, just so you read StF.
• 1950 A. Rapp Spacewarp (Jan.) № 2: Palmer announced at Cincy that OW would eventually be liked not only by the herd of non-actifan readers, but also by the fans.
• 1958 R. M. Holland Ghu's Lexicon № 3: ACTIFAN — Active fan. One who proves that misery really does love company by attempting to spread and intensify the disease as much as possible. He organizes and officers fan clubs, publishes or writes for fan or pro zines, writes innumerable letters, etc., etc., etc., ad infinitum.
• 1995 Dragoncon: NASFiC? or ComicCon? (Usenet: rec.arts.sf.fandom) July 15: Worldcon site selection as administered is generally only voted on by a minority, I do believe, of Worldcon attendees. Most of those who vote are very probably actifen.

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