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fancruft

noun
/ˈfænˌkrʌft/

Etymology

From fan + cruft.

  1. derived from villūtus — “having shaggy hair”
  2. derived from velu — “hairy, furry”
  3. derived from vluwe
  4. compounded as cruft — “crust + fluff”
  5. compounded as fancruft — “fan + cruft”

Definitions

  1. Trivial or excessively detailed information on a work of fiction added by fans to a…

    Trivial or excessively detailed information on a work of fiction added by fans to a general-interest wiki.

    • Fancruft (sometimes shortened to just cruft) is a derogatory term for these types of articles, which are sometimes just barely tolerated.
    • This contrast shows how dedicated Star Wars fans use the niche Wookieepedia to create and value content with a vast amount of detail and precision, even if the same content is viewed as fancruft within the more general Wikipedia community.
    • Editors are the folks who detect and remove original research and fancruft.

  2. Low-quality material (especially literature) produced by fans of a performer, group,…

    Low-quality material (especially literature) produced by fans of a performer, group, author etc.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for fancruft. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA