I would say that SF fandom influenced THE BEGINNINGS of furry fandom a lot. Ken Fletcher, Marc Schirmeister, Mark Merlino, Steve Gallacci, Timothy Fay, Ken Sample, Taral Wayne, myself, and other "founders of furry fandom" were already very active in SF Fandom. The first meetings of furry fans were held at SF conventions, and at comic book conventions which were heavily influenced by the SF conventions. The first Furry Parties were held at SF conventions, and the first four or five Furry conventions were modeled upon the SF conventions. After 1992 or 1993, furry fandom was flooded by new fans brought in by the Internet, particularly Fursuiters, who were not familiar with SF fandom and who led furry fandom in new directions.
I would say that SF fandom influenced THE BEGINNINGS of furry fandom a lot. Ken Fletcher, Marc Schirmeister, Mark Merlino, Steve Gallacci, Timothy Fay, Ken Sample, Taral Wayne, myself, and other "founders of furry fandom" were already very active in SF Fandom. The first meetings of furry fans were held at SF conventions, and at comic book conventions which were heavily influenced by the SF conventions. The first Furry Parties were held at SF conventions, and the first four or five Furry conventions were modeled upon the SF conventions. After 1992 or 1993, furry fandom was flooded by new fans brought in by the Internet, particularly Fursuiters, who were not familiar with SF fandom and who led furry fandom in new directions.
Fred Patten