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Originally Posted by goldustsongbird
I think the people at the X-Files OS were responsible for coining the term shipper. Or at least, the XF fanbase. Could be wrong, but that's the way it was always told in phile land.  |
I think that's right, or at least I believe it. Given when it aired, The X-Files was really one of the first television shows that was able to develop an obsessed online fan community, and the whole will-they-won't-they thing was always a huge part of that.